Guru AmarDas Ji gave boon to Bibi Bhani Ji

Yes, this is a well-known and profound episode in Sikh history. The event highlights the deep devotion of Bibi Bhani Ji and marks a pivotal turning point in how the succession of the Sikh Gurus took place.

According to traditional Sikh chronicles (Sakhi), the event unfolded as follows:

The Incident of the Broken Stool

One morning, while the third Sikh Guru, Guru Amar Das Ji, was deeply absorbed in meditation, Bibi Bhani Ji (his daughter) noticed that one of the legs of his low wooden bathing seat (chauki) was cracking and about to collapse. Fearing that the sudden fall would disturb her father's divine meditation, she immediately placed her own hand and arm underneath the broken seat to support it.

A sharp splinter from the wood pierced her arm, causing her to bleed heavily. Despite the severe pain and the flowing blood, she remained completely still and held the heavy platform until Guru Amar Das Ji finished his devotions.

The Boon and the Prophecy

When Guru Amar Das Ji opened his eyes, he was deeply moved to see his daughter bleeding just to protect his peace. Impressed by her unmatched spirit of Seva (selfless service), he told her to ask for any boon or favor.

Bibi Bhani Ji requested that the Guruship (Gur Gaddi) should remain within her lineage (the family of her husband, Bhai Jetha, who later became Guru Ram Das Ji).

Guru Amar Das Ji granted her wish but also gave a serious prophecy:

He foretold that by locking the succession within one family, she had "dammed the clear flowing stream" of the Guruship (which had previously been passed solely on non-familial merit).
He warned her that as a consequence, great sacrifices, torture, and heavy bloodshed would take place in her upcoming lineage.

Bibi Bhani Ji humbly accepted this, stating that sacrificing their lives for the truth would be an honor for her womb.

How the Prophecy Met Historically

True to the boon, the Guruship remained within her family from that point forward. However, just as Guru Amar Das Ji prophesied, her direct descendants faced immense martyrdom and shed their blood to protect righteousness:

Her youngest son, Guru Arjan Dev Ji, became the first Sikh Guru to be brutally martyred by the Mughal Empire.
Her great-grandson, Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji, was publicly executed in Delhi.
Her great-great-grandson, Guru Gobind Singh Ji, sacrificed his entire family—including all four of his sons (the Chaar Sahibzade)—in the fight against tyranny.

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