Blessed By The Gurus
Phul along with his brother Sandali became orphans in 1618 AD and both were taken under the wings of their uncle Chaudhary Kala who founded Mehraj on the advice of the sixth Guru Hargobind . They both visited Guru Hargobind as youngsters, it is said that their uncle told them to rap their bellies to indicate to the guru the poverty and hunger they were enduring. On being told his name was Phul which means flower, the Guru Hargobind said, “ The name shall be a True Omen, and he shall bear many blossoms .” The guru blessed Phul and is said to have told him that he would make a king. When Shah Jehan’s army attacked the guru in 1635 at Lehra near Mehraj, Kala along with his clan sided firmly with him. The guru ended victorious. A happy Guru Har Gobind asked Kala to fence as much land he wanted to. By evening, Kala had marked twenty-two villages and put his fence (Morhi) into the ground. The Bhullar Jats, who considered themselves to be the original dwellers and owners of this area removed his fence and threw it into a well. When Kala complained against this to the guru, he remarked: "Bhai Kala, your roots have reached to the other world." Hence, Kala founded a village and named it as Mehraj.
The Guru Har Rai had blessed him thus: You feel’eth hunger now, worry no more...your house shall be a very big Charity House ....donating and feeding many…….the horses of you Armies shall graze in grasslands spanning the area between the Yamuna and Sutlej and the prophecy of the guru was fulfilled.
The sons of Phul, Tilok Singh and Ram Singh were blessed with Khande da Pahul by Guru Gobind Singh himself at Damdama Sahib. Guru Gobind Singh in a Hukamnama (royal edict) addressed to the two sons of Phul, Rama and Tiloka on 2 August 1696, called upon them for aid in his fight with the Hill rajas proclaiming " tera ghar mera asey " meaning Your House is My Own bestowing special status on the House of Phul. It is said that it is because of this blessing from Guru Sahib that the other 11 Misls never attacked the Phulkian states despite some provocations. They were blessed with the Apaar kirpa of Guru Gobind Singh evidence of which can be seen in the Patiala Hukumnama (edict) sent by Guru Sahib in 1696 AD. Its translation into English reads:
There is one God. The Guru is great. It is the order of the Guru. Bhai Rama and Bhai Tiloka, the Guru will protect all. You are required to come with your contingent. I am much pleased with you. Your house is my own. On seeing this letter you should come in my presence. Your house is my refuge. You should come to me immediately.On seeing this letter you should arrive with horsemen. You must come. A Sirpau (robe of honour or Jorra) for you is being sent . Keep it with you. Bhadson 2 Samat 1653 Bikrami
This was the initiation of the prestigious Sikh Sirpau or Siropa, as it is popularly known. Bhai Tiloka and Bhai Rama had been the most ardent devotees of Guru Gobind Singh and had won Guruji's favour by showing extraordinary valour in battles and were baptised by Guruji himself at Damdama Sahib.
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