Background
At the age of 5, he became youngest Guru in Sikhism on 7 October 1661, succeeding his father, Guru Har Rai. Har Krishan was born in Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, India to Guru Har Rai and Kishan dei (Mata Sulakhni).
At the age of 5, he became youngest Guru in Sikhism on 7 October 1661, succeeding his father, Guru Har Rai. Har Krishan was born in Kiratpur Sahib, Rupnagar, Punjab, India to Guru Har Rai and Kishan dei (Mata Sulakhni).
Har Rai chose Har Krishan, rather than his elder son Ram Rai, because Ram Rai was in collusion with the Mughal Empire.
He is also known as Bal Guru (Child Guru). He had the shortest tenure as Guru, lasting only 2 years, 5 months and 24 days. Har Krishan was only five years old when he succeeded his father as Guru.
Foreign the enlightenment of any person or to be named as the guru, softness was of prime importance.
At Panjokhra, near Ambala, Haryana, there stands a magnificent gurudwara in memory of the miracle done by Guru Har Krishan. it is told that doubting the abilities of a small child to be a Guru, a local pandit (learned man) challenged him to translate and explain the Sanskrit verses of Bhagvad Gita. At that time, Sanskrit was read & studied only by eminent people.
He brought with him a completely illiterate man with limited mental ability named Gangu Jheevar. Guruji pointed a stick on Gangu"s head as a blessing and that disabled illiterate man started uttering the sermons of the sacred text to the perfection.
When they reached Delhi, Guru Har Krishan and his party were the guests of Raja Jai Singh World War II An epidemic was then raging in Delhi.
Guru Har Krishan helped to heal many sick people. Guru Har Krishan, being soft and kind hearted, served the ill and is said to have taken smallpox upon himself. On March 30, 1664, Guru Har Krishan decided to name his successor.
He called for five coins and a coconut.
He took them, and being too weak to move, waved his hand three times in the air, and said Baba Bakala(Punjabi: ਬਾਬਾ ਬਕਾਲੇ), meaning his successor was to be found in Baba Bakala town. Guru Har Krishan then died of at the age of 8, as he had refused treatment.
One of the historic gurdwaras in India, the Bangla Sahib in Delhi, was built on the site where Guru Har Krishan helped the sick. Guru Har Krishan died at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi.