Guru Gobind Singh was born at patna on Dec.22,1666. On that propitious day, Guru Gobind Singh was born to Mata Gujari, wife of Guru Tegh Bahadur, Patna was touched with eternal holiness. Guru Tegh Bahadur named him Gobind Das. He lived there for about five years, and come to Punjab in 1672. He was brought up like a prince. He was taught Persian, Sanskrit, Hindi, Gurmukhi, Arabic, Arithmetic Granth and History by competent teachers. The tiny Gobind passed first five years of his life at Patna. Many stories have been related by chroniclers about his childhood. In the early childhood Gobind Singh was bold and fearless. Living at Patna Gobind was eager to join his father at Anandpur as soon as possible. The family left Patna after received letter of Guru Tegh Bahadur ji. News of the child Guru’s departure spread like wild fire. His maternal uncle Kirpal recruited a small force of Sikhs for the protection of the young guru. More and more daring young men began to visit Anandpur, and prolonged their stay to keep inspiring company of the Guru. Anandpur was a paradise on earth. For Gobind Singh this was the happiest time of his life. The greatest blessing was the affection of his father, Guru Tegh Bahadur. The mornings and evenings he spent in meditation and in receiving instruction and the rest of the time of day in hunting and other manly sports.