Sri Satguru ji's feet are like the philosopher’s stone. My mind is like a rusty piece of iron. Touching Guru ji's feet, one becomes gold and is not hurt from the pain by the Jumms. Guru ji sat in Samadhi for 2 days. His eyes did not bloom like a lotus. Mardana was hungry. He hadn't eaten for 2 days. He thought he was going to die. Sitting in the jungle, there was no one around to give him food. There was cold water nearby. Mardana ji would go and drink the water when he would get thirsty. He was hungry but couldn't leave. He thought to himself: "how will I stay with him? I am in pain with hunger. This will be a common thing. When he comes to his awareness, I will ask for leave. I will go back to my home. It's hard to live with him. I am really hungry, which is making me anxious. I haven't eaten anything. I can't leave the Compassionate One though. This is a difficult situation I am in. I am stuck. I can't stay and I can't go." He thought like this all night.
In the morning, the sun came up. Guru ji's lotus-like eyes opened. He became aware of his body. He knew Mardana ji's thoughts and spoke with concern: "tell me your concern. Your face looks sad." Hearing Guru ji, Mardana ji said: "hunger and thirst is far from you. You are not affected by them because you are Parmeshwar. They both bother me though. You made these characteristics so you are not affected. I am human, I can't tolerate hunger. I need food and clothes. I am really hungry. Prabhoo ji, how can I eat? You want to keep me with you, so make my hunger and thirst go away. 3 days have passed without food. My body is weak. How can I be satiated and how can I survive with you? I need food all the time. My body is weak and I have to walk with you. The path, we will always have to walk on foot." Sir Guru Nanak Dev ji said: "listen Mardana with your ear, staying with me, it will always be like this. If you are good with this, then stay." Bhai Mardana ji said: "make my hunger go away or give me food to eat. I can stay with you then. Otherwise I won't be able to stay with you." Guru ji said: "that's up to the Kartaar. Kartaar is the one that does everything. With me, it will be like this. We will have to do with what we have. If it is your joy, then stay with me; otherwise, you can go home." Bhai Mardana ji was in doubt. He remembered his wife and children. He said: "Prabhoo ji, give me permission to go home. I will give news of you to your parents." Bhai Mardana ji got ready to go home. Guru ji said: "give this Rabab to my sister. Then you can go home." Bhai Mardana ji heard the words and then left his presence.
Mardana ji went to the home of Bebe Nanaki ji. When Bebe Nanaki ji saw Bhai Mardana ji come, she was concerned. She laid out a bed and had Bhai Mardana ji seated with respect. She said: "you came after many days. Where were you? How much was this Rabab you are holding? It is beautiful. Where is my brother? The Lotus-bodied one, Giver of Mukti, where is he?" Bhai Mardana ji said: "I took leave from him and am going home to Talwandi. I can't stay with him. He is the Avatar with powers. I can't stay with him. Only an equal can stay with him. He never eats or drinks. I came to give you the Rabab. Do you have a message for your parents? I am going to Talwandi now." When he said this, Bebe Nanaki ji heard this and began to shed tears from her eyes. The tears dropped on the ground. She lost her patience and was in pain. Her joy was gone. Her brother's love was an ocean, in which she was immersed in. She couldn't find the shore of Gyaan. The ship, Guru ji, was not close by which she would be saved. Dasi Tulsa was like the waves in the ocean. Tulsa gave her hope as Bebe ji cried. She wiped her tears and gave her hope with great effort: "don't cry." Bebe Nanaki ji was full of Gyaan. The glory of Guru ji's love, Bebe ji was upset being away from her brother. Bhaiya Jai Ram ji was not home. As this was going on, Bhaiya ji came home and saw his wife crying. He asked Tulsa: "what's wrong? Why is she crying, the daughter of Kalu?" Tulsa said: "Mardana is going back home and Bebe ji is upset. She is sad that her brother will be alone and will go away to far off lands. She is upset about separating from him. He has come to keep the Rabab here. This made her sad." Bhaiya Jai Ram ji said: "let's try to keep Mardana here. He can stay here so he doesn't go home. He is upset as well." Bebe ji said: "listen son of Aryan, if Mardana stays with my brother, he will keep him busy. He won't go far away then. If he is alone, he will be upset and go to faraway lands. He's still here so we can see him. If he goes to another land, I won't be able to see him again. This is why I am upset." Bhaiya ji said: "you have faith in Guru ji. Your heart was still; like the Sumer Mountain. Today, doubt, the Vajjar, has moved the mountain. Your patience is gone today. You used to give me hope. Why are you in doubt today? Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji is the support of all. His devotees know this. He doesn't need any support. Mardana should stay in Sultanpur. We can try something. He seems upset as well. Why does he want to go to Talwandi?" Bebe ji said: "ask him why he is upset." Bhaiya ji said: "listen Mardana, why do you want to go home? You have love for him. Why did you want to leave? Stay here. Don't leave. Take what you need without delay." Bhai Mardana ji said: "listen Jai Ram ji, I can't stay with him. He is the powerful Avatar. He was in Samadhi for 3 days. I didn't get any food to eat. He is never hungry or thirsty. I need food though. If I get food, I have no problems then. What will I get in the jungle?" Bhaiya ji said: "listen Mardana, try to make it work in any way you can. We will make the effort. Stay here. You can eat whenever you need to. Come here, day and night to eat. If you need to go somewhere with Guru ji, take money from us. You can buy food and eat it. Don't go home. Stay here. Stay with Guru Nanak ji and be happy." Bhai Mardana ji heard this and was happy. He decided to stay with Guru ji. He said: "I will do as you say. I won't go home." It was night and so Bhai Mardana ji stayed the night. Bebe Nanaki ji was really happy. It was like someone affected by the planets, was now cured. That's how Bebe ji was. The pain was gone.
In the morning, Bhai Mardana ji said: "I am going to Guru Nanak Dev ji now." Bebe ji said: "I am preparing food. Eat and satisfy your hunger." Bhai Mardana ji obeyed and ate the food. He got ready to go to Guru ji. As he was leaving, Bhaiya ji gave the chola he was wearing to Bhai Mardana ji. Bhai Mardana ji was happy and wore the Chola. Bhaiya ji gave Bhai Mardana ji 20 Rajitpuns. Bebe Nanaki ji said: "I would like my brother to give me his Darshan. He is the house of virtues. I have no other wish in my heart. I wish to see him. May he come here with compassion. You can go to him now. Make sure he doesn't leave." Bhai Mardana ji put the Rabab on his shoulder and went to Guru Nanak Dev ji.
Bhai Mardana ji bowed to Guru ji and sat down. Guru ji said: "why did you bring the Rabab back?" Bhai Mardana ji said: "when I went to give the Rabab, your sister became sad. I told her I was going home. This made her upset. She began to cry. Jai Ram ji came and said: "stay in Sultanpur and eat food from our home." He gave me his chola and 20 Rajitpuns. They gave me love and sent me to you. Your sister asked for your Darshan." Guru ji said: "what nonsense did you do? You, after all, acted like a Doom! My sister is raising my son, Sri Chand ji. You went to her and asked for money. This was not a good thing you did. Greed came into your heart. Obey me and give the money back to my sister. Don't keep this money with you." Bhai Mardana ji said: "I am not lying! I didn't ask for the money. They gave it to me out of love. I brought it here. I will do what you say though. I will obey you. I will stay with you. Think about my food though." Guru ji said: "don't keep any hopes in life. This is a vice. Desires and hungers are never satiated. They make you go in doubt and wander from door to door. When desires arise, they make one ask from one and then go to a second. He then goes to a third with humility. From the fourth he becomes anxious. Desires make the person dependent. Only wish for the indestructible Parmeshwar. Destroy your other desires for begging. The Parmeshwar gives wherever a person is. He gives to insects within the rocks. He nurtures one within the womb. When one is born, he gives them food. The breast only gets milk when the baby is born. Understand this and be still. Be content with what you have. In water, land, rock, sky, the snakes in the copper earth; food is sent everywhere by the Parmeshwar. The life that walks and doesn't walk (plants), he nurtures them all. Nobody is without food. Understand the Parmeshwar and let go of your doubt. The pain of desires, you are stuck in this." When Bhai Mardana ji heard this, contentment came into his heart. The desires of many lives were gone with the Brahm Gyaan. Bhai Mardana ji said: "let's go. Your sister called for you. I will go with you and give them back the money. I have decided all this right now." Guru ji said: "I won't return your words Mardana. I have a lot of work with you. Let’s go."
Guru ji and Bhai Mardana went to his sister's home. Tulsa Dasi saw them coming. She said: "my lady, your brother his here!" Bebe Nanaki ji was really happy to hear this. She was like the peacocks hearing the rumbling clouds. Bebe ji ran to Guru ji and bowed to his feet. She threw her Dharam away and didn't care. She bowed to her younger brother. Guru ji grabbed her and lifted her up. He said: "the Param Purakh is the greatest. This is why I don't come to your home. You always bow to my feet. I won't come to your home from now on. This is a bad thing for me. It's sinful for me for you to bow." Bebe Nanaki ji said: "listen brother, I will obey what you say. Give me your Darshan all the time. Don't forget me, ever. I do your Simran all the time. I think of when the Prabhoo will come. Be compassionate towards me." The Lotus face one said: "when you wish to see me, I will come as soon as I can. If I am close or far, I won't delay. Mardana, give the money to Bebe ji." Bebe Nanaki ji said: "he didn't ask for it. I gave him the money out of love." Guru ji said: "you are the beloved Bhagat of Parmeshwar. He listens to you. Prabhoo listens to the elders. Give me to Kartar now. All will be well." Bebe Nanaki ji said: "you must think I see you as my brother. I see you as the Supreme Parmeshwar. You are the complete and ancient Purakh. Don't make me say this over and over again." Guru ji said: "sister, take the money from me. Mardana is a Marashi of the Bedis. When he comes some other time, you can give him money. Take the money now. Don't let him go empty-handed, any other time. You are the daughter of the Bedis. You are raising Sri Chand ji. I should be giving you. Give me permission with joy. I need to go to far off lands. Don't worry about anything. Don't think of anything. Have patience like the Earth. When you do my Simran, I will come to you. Don't think I am lying." The sister heard this and said: "you were living here and still didn't come to my home. I had hope though. If you go to faraway lands, I will lose my patience. I won't know where you are. I won't be able to see you. You are leaving our love. How can you like this? You know of every heart. Why don't you stay with me?" Guru ji said: "this attachment is bad. You should let it go sister. The ones who are tied to attachment, they can never leave their homes. They are stuck in work 24 hours. Have patience and figure out the difference between Truth and false. I will come when you remember me. I wish to see the other lands but I want your permission." Guru ji gave his sister hope. He said many other things. The money was returned to Bebe ji. Guru Nanak Dev ji took leave from his sister and set out to destroy the pain of others.
Guru ji and Bhai Mardana ji left. Bebe Nanaki ji cried. She couldn't keep him. Kavi Santokh Singh ji says: "the Adhyaaya is complete. Remembering Guru ji, the pain is gone."