One day a devotee presented a silken dress to beloved 'Guru with the plume5. Beloved Guru wore the dress and started towards Keshgarh. On the way one handsome disciple named Nand Singh was plastering a wall with mud. A flighty drop of mud stained the Guru's silken dress as if it was craving to touch.
Nand Singh in his mind thanked the Guru that the Guru has remembered him. Sweet is his reprimand. Mercy is his benevolence. Both ways he has bestowed love on me. Even if the Guru remembers 'we sinners and full of mistakes' once in his sacred mind, our sins are redeemed, our life becomes fruitful and the Lord's Name shall settle in our mind.
The beloved disciple considered it as Lord's will and was happy.
Meanwhile the Guru looked back, noticed what had happened and said: I ordered "One slap. What went wrong that he got so many"?
Then the disciples said: Beloved Guru! You commanded. Whosoever heard the command he obeyed and carried out your order, bless us that we should remain obedient to you and always do whatever you order. We should never disobey.
Then the order is "Give your daughter to him to marry" said the Guru. "When you say that you are obedient to me, then I would like to test you".
On hearing the order the disciples became quiet. Their faces turned pale and felt shameful. They were new disciples. It was a unique test. They had come from far off places. They had heard that the Guru's command is supreme but they had not seen the splendour in the Guru's command. They had not tasted the sweetness or sourness of the Guru's command.
Everybody went into thoughts with faces looking down.
Meanwhile Ajab Singh a devotee from Kandhar, when he heard the story about what the Guru had ordered and had really happened and also the Guru's miraculous-ness, fell at the Guru's feet, clamped his feet and prayed: O miraculous! O redeemer of sinners! I am yours. Whatever I possess is your gift. If it were mine, I would have said mine but all is yours. All belongs* to you. My child is your daughter. You marry her. You have written destiny on the forehead in the heaven. You fulfill it here yourself. Whatever you order we should obey. My ego should vanish. I should see you everywhere.
On hearing the words of devotion from the disciple, beloved Guru's eyes filled with tears that were dearer than diamonds. He said: You are blessed. Your soul shall immerse in the Supreme soul and you will live in ecstasy. Your daughter is my daughter. Marriages are made in heaven. We shall arrange the marriage ceremony today only. Congregation will assemble and bless the couple.
The same moment beloved Guru returned, entered the hall of audience and ordered: "Arrange the marriage function immediately. He said: Ajab Singh's daughter is my daughter.
Ajab Singh said: My daughter has become a blessed daughter and he escorted her to the Guru's hall of audience. The marriage was celebrated and everyone was delighted.
More than that everyone was blessed with the recitation of the Lord's name by beloved 'Guru with the Plume'.
Nand Singh was delighted to marry. Everyone congratulated him.
Everyone praised the Guru and said: Beloved Guru is miraculous.
Beloved Guru blessed Ajab Singh and he got eternal happiness.
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