SRI GURU HARKRISHAN SAHIB JI Sri Guru Har Krishan eighth of the 10 gurus.became guru at the age of five, and is known for his wisdom and compassion. Sonof Guru Har Rai and Mata Kishan (aka Krishan or Sulakhni) Kaur. HarKrishan (Kishan) the youngest son of Guru Har Rai Sodhi. and had a brother,Ram Rai. Nine years his senior, and a sister, Sarup Kaur, four years older. Historians conclude that the name of Har Krishan’s mother was either Kishan(Krishan), Kauror Sulakhni. Guru Har Krishan expired as child and son ever married. He appointed as his successor, “Baba Bakale.”meaning,”He of Bakala.”. Har Krishan was a child of five when his dying father, Guru Har Rai, appointed him to be the eighth guru of the Sikhs. a position coveted by Ram Rai. Guru Har Krishan was made to swear never to look upon the face of the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb nor be persuaded to go to his court where Ram Rai was in residence. Ram Rai attempted to proclaim him self guru and plotted with Aurangzeb to have Guru Har Krishan brought to Delhi and denounced. Aurangzeb hoped to create a rift between the brothers and weaken the power of the Sikhs. Jai Singh, Raja of Ambar. acted as his emissary and invited the young Guru to Delhi.. Guru Har Krishan made the trip from Kiratpur to Delhi by way of Panjokhra. passing through Ropar, Banur, Rajpura and Ambala. Along the way he healed those afflicted with leprosy. comforting them with his own hands. A proud Brahman priest, Lal Chand, approached and challenged the young Guru to give a discourse on the Gita. The Guru responded asking that an illiterate water bearer named Chaju, who happened by, spoke for him. Chaju humbled the Bhram in with an astonishing depth of intellectual knowledge and spiritual insight into scripture which only for the most learned and well versed of priests could have delivered.