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Guru also saved the emperor’s
life by killing a tiger and the Gurudwara there is known as the
Gurudwara Shri Sher Shikar Sahib. Once it so happened that the emperor
was taken sick and was in a very serious state. The doctors who came to
attend him were all bribed to suggest him the remedy of seeking
blessings from some holy man to cure his illness.
After this the emperor
requested Guru Har Gobind to stay in the palace. He agreed and during
his stay he found out that 52 Rajput rulers were taken as prisoners by
Jahangir and lived in a miserable condition. He was touched and promised
to take them along with him when he left the palace.
When the health of Jahangir was becoming worse his wife consulted a
saint who told her that the holy man is not to be trapped in the palace.
Hearing this, Jahangir immediately sent orders to release Guru Sahib. At
this time the guru placed a condition that he would also take the 52
Rajputs along with him when he goes away.
As a counter condition
Jahangir said that he would release only those who would be able to hold
the Guru’s cloth till the next morning knowing that the Rajputs would
never go against their ethics but surprisingly next day he found all of
them holding the Guru so he was bound to release them and this is how
the Gurudwara there is called as Gurudwara data Bandi Chhod.
Getting There
The easiest way to get to Gwalior
is definitely by train. Gwalior lies on the main rail routes between
Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Chennai and is a halt for a number of north-south
and north-west bound trains. The journey to Gwalior from Delhi is
comfortably short as two superfast trains, the Taj Express and the
Shatabdi Express have daily morning services to Gwalior. Both trains
return to Delhi each night, making it ideal for day-trippers. The ride
by the Shatabdi takes around 3 hours from Delhi and by the Taj Express,
approximately 41/2 hours. Both trains travel via Agra, which is just an
hour and half away.
Gwalior Airport
is approximately
10 km North-East of
Gwalior. You can use any of the public
transport to reach there.
Air India Regional
operated schedule flights connecting this Airport with Delhi and
Mumbai.
There are regular bus services
connecting major cities including Agra (118 km), Bhopal (423 km), Delhi (318
km), Indore (486 km), Khajuraho (280 km) and Sanchi (344 km) to Gwalior. But
the state run transport buses are not very comfortable or quick, though the
low cost of fares often compensates the budget traveller.
Getting Around
Metered taxis, private cabs, auto
rickshaws cycle rickshaws, tongas (horse drawn carts), city buses and the
rattletrap three wheeled tempos that try to carry more passengers than
possible are the different modes of public transport readily available.
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