LAKHMĪ DĀS, BĀBĀ, also called Lakhmī Chand (1497-1555), the younger son of Gurū Nānak, was born to Mātā Sulakkhṇī at Sultānpur Lodhī, in present-day Kapūrthalā district of the Punjab, on 19 Phāgun 1553 Bk/12 February 1497. Unlike his elder brother, Srī Chand, Lakhmī Dās got married and led a householder's life. The Bedī families of the Punjab claim their descent from him. He died at Kartārpur (on Rāvī) on 13 Baisākh 1612 Bk/9 April 1555.

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