After another pause, Sham Singh said; "You are, not an ordinary woman, but an angel of mercy. You are truly blessed that you want to spend your life in service to your brothers. May Waheguru Ji grant you your wish, my dear sister! As for me, you can consider yourself free to do what ever makes you happy, and to lead a meaningful life. However you will have to develop manly qualities to last out here." Balwant Singh: "I too am very happy, my dear sister! You are truly Guruji's daughter, with the courage of a lion. May Waheguru protect you! May Mai Bhago bless you"

Saraswati: "My brother, since the body is perishable and one day it must die, why not let it die in a good cause?

"Remember how the beloved sons of our Guruji faced death with a smile on their faces, and Bhai Mani Singh Ji laughed in the face of his torturers as they cut his body at every single joint! When such holy men are sacrificing their lives: then why should we protect and save ourselves, and for what? I have seen with my own eyes that the love of parents, relatives and friends is short lived"

"When you saved me from the burning pyre, my; dear brother, you risked your life, unlike ordinary brothers. In your heart was devotion to your religion, love for Guru Ji, and a great degree of self respect which made you take pity on me. "I too want to follow a religious path and make truthful living my aim." "You are feeling hesitant because you feel that a woman is not only physically weak, but mentally and spiritually as well. Please believe me when i say that a woman's heart can be soft as butter, and yet hard and yet a rock too. "When she is filled with religious fervor, she can be so firm and determined that nothing can influence her. I say this, not out of empty boasting but with the confidence that Guru Ji will make, all this possible."

Sham Singh and Balwant Singh looked very happy and moved at these words and praised Saraswati for her firm faith and clear thinking.

In the morning, everyone gathered in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib ji for the morning prayers. After' the 'Ardaas' Sardar Sham Singh told the Sikhs about Saraswati's resolve to stay with them and spend her life in service to her religion and her brothers. "We have therefore resolved that she will be given 'Amrit’. it is our request that the whole Khalsa nation acccept her as the daughter of Mata Saheb DevaJi and Guru Gobind Singh Ji and treat her as their sister."

In a solemn atmosphere, Saraswati partook the holy 'Amrit' and when the ‘Shabad’ was read from Guru Granth Sahibji, she was given the name Sunder Kaur and became well known as Sundri

The camp’s atmosphere changed dramatically with Sundri’s presence. The young men had been long separated from their families and learnt to be tough and stoic.