Bhatt Mathura was a
Brahmin
Brahmin (; ) is a ''Varna (Hinduism), varna'' (theoretical social classes) within Hindu society. The other three varnas are the ''Kshatriya'' (rulers and warriors), ''Vaishya'' (traders, merchants, and farmers), and ''Shudra'' (labourers). Th ...
bard in the court of
Guru Arjan
Guru Arjan (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਅਰਜਨ, pronunciation: ; 15 April 1563 – 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expande ...
, whose 14 hymns are present in ''
Guru Granth Sahib
The Guru Granth Sahib (, ) is the central holy religious scripture of Sikhism, regarded by Sikhs as the final, sovereign and eternal Guru following the lineage of the ten human gurus of the religion. The Adi Granth (), its first rendition, w ...
'', the holy book of
Sikh
Sikhs (singular Sikh: or ; , ) are an ethnoreligious group who adhere to Sikhism, a religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ''Si ...
s. The title
Bhatt is given to learned Brahmins and he is Bhatt Kirat’s brother.
Early life
Born in a
Gaur brahmin family of Kaushish/
Kaushik gotra to Bhat Bikha this family received the title of Bhat from Guru himself because of their knowledge of Sanskrit and Gurumukhi.
Battle and martyrdom
In the second battle of shri Har Gobindpur Bhat Mathura ji fought with conspicuous courage as Senapati of khalsa army. Bairam Khan, the Mughal commander, challenged him for duel covered his full body with armour he considered himself invincible. However, when he again open his mouth to throw a challenge, Bhat ji thrust his dagger in his mouth and killed him with one stroke.
He met his end in this battle being fully injured fighting from front killing many Mughal deputy-commanders like Bairam khan.
[Page 5, Encyclopaedic History of the Sikhs and Sikhism: National movement and the Sikhs: The martyrdom tradition
1999,Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Limited, 1999]
References
Sikh Bhagats
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