Mata Sulakhni

[6] Sulakhni's father, Mul Chand Chona, was unwavering about his desire to have a traditional marriage ceremony for his daughter and was opposed to Nanak's innovations.

[6] A surviving portion of the wall is believed to be preserved within the Kandh Sahib Gurdwara encased in a glass shield.

[1][14] At some point, Nanak's father, Mehta Kalu, tried to tempt his son with the possibility of taking on a second wife but Nanak purportedly refused to entertain the idea as he thought Sulakhni was the most suitable wife for him, having been chosen by God to be his partner, and wanted to stay with her until death.

[5][15] She lived an ordinary life of a trading-class housewife at Sultanpur until the year 1499 or 1502, when her husband's religious preaching began after the River Bein episode.

[16][10] After one of Guru Nanak's udasis (travels), it is said he met-up with Sulakhni, their sons, and his father-in-law in Pakhokhi village.

[17] Sulakhni had expressed her desire to accompany Nanak but remained at home to tend to and raise their sons.

[18] She was reportedly a devouted wife and mother, who fully supported her husband's spiritual path and partook in it full-heatedly as a devotee herself.

[19] After the founding of Kartarpur by Nanak, Sulakhni moved there with him and was responsible for providing food and ensuring a comfortable stay for the visitors who came to see her husband and those who decided to remain there to live with him.

Wedding of Guru Nanak and Sulakhni. From the Unbound set of Janamsakhi paintings, ca.1755–1800
Janamsakhi painting depicting Guru Nanak visiting Mata Sulakhni and his two sons