Lakhmi Das

Lakhmi Das (12 February 1497 – 9 April 1555), also known as Lakhmi Chand, was the younger son of Guru Nanak and Mata Sulakhni and founder of the Jagiasi sect of Sikhism. Biography He was born to Guru Nanak and Mata Sulakhni in Sultanpur Lodhi on 12 February 1497. He differed in his life path from his elder brother, Sri Chand, as the latter became an ascetic recluse whilst Lakhmi Das married and had children, living the life of a householder. He married a woman named Dhanvanti and settled in Dera Baba Nanak. Lakhmi Das worked the land as a farmer. Lakhmi Das was also fond of hunting and was an avid huntsman. His wife eventually bore him a son in 1515, named Dharam Das (also spelt as Dharam Chand). Guruship candidacy