DESU,

DESU, Jatt of Chahal clan, was a minor chief at Bhikhi, in present day Bathinda district, when Guru Tegh Bahadur visited that village travelling through the Malva region in 1672-73. As he came to see him, the Guru asked him why he carried a walking stick in his quiver. Desu replied that although he was a Hindu by birth, he was a follower of Sultan Sakhi Sarwar, and carried the stick as an emblem of that faith.

According to Malva Desh Ratan di Sakhi Pothi, the Guru gave Desu five arrows from his quiver and said that if he kept these with him he should prosper and want nothing. Desu discarded the Sultani stick. Desu`s wife broke and burnt the arrows given by the Guru. This, it is said, brought a curse on his house and his son and grandson perished at the hands of his enemies and his direct line came to an end.

References :

1. Malva Desh Ratan di Sakhi Pothi. Amritsar, 1950
2. Santokh Singh, Bhai, Sri Gur Pratap Suraj Granth, Amritsar, 1926-37
3. Gian Singh, Giani, Twarikh Guru Khalsa. Patiala, 1970