Guru RamDas Ji (Punjabi: ਗੁਰੂ ਰਾਮ ਦਾਸ)
(Born in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan on
24 September 1534 – 1 September
1581, Amritsar, Punjab, India) was
the fourth of the Ten Gurus of
Sikhism, and he became
Guru on 30 August 1574, following in the
footsteps of Guru Amar Das. He was
born in Lahore to a Sodhi family of the
Khatri clan. His father was Hari Das
and mother Anup Devi, and his name
was Jetha, meaning 'first born'. His wife was Bibi Bhani, the younger
daughter of Guru Amar Das, the third
guru of the Sikhs. They had three
sons: Prithi Chand, Mahadev and
Arjan Dev. As a Guru one of his main
contributions to Sikhism was organizing the structure of Sikh
society. Additionally, he was the
author of Laava, the hymns of the
Marriage Rites, the designer of the
Harmandir Sahib, and the planner and
creator of the township of Ramdaspur (later Amritsar). A hymn by Guru Ram Das from page 305 of the Guru Granth
Sahib: "One who calls himself a Sikh of
the True Guru shall get up early
morning and meditate on the Lord's
Name. Make effort regularly to
cleanse, bathe and dip in the ambrosial pool. Upon Guru's
instructions, chant Har, Har singing
which, all misdeeds, sins and pains
shall go away." Guru Ram Das
nominated Guru Arjan Dev, his
youngest son, as the next Guru of the Sikhs.
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