Whoever has earned the Shabads of Sri Guru ji, they have won their 5 vices. I bow to such Saints, I place my head on to their feet.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Listen Guru Angad Dev ji to the Katha ahead. The Jagdeesh (Master of the Universe) sat near the wall of the Kabbah for a few minutes. The Provider to the Poor then said: “the Kabbah you wished to see, Mardana, see it now.” Bhai Mardana ji said: “Sri Prabhoo ji, there are walls all around it. How can I see it? How can I have faith? The Turks seem to be ignorant about this. What tradition is this? They do its Pooja with love. It looks unorthodox to me. It seems to be a farce. What do they revere?” Guru ji said: “go inside first and see how it’s made.” Bhai Mardana ji heard this and went inside with joy. As he came to the doors, the Majours who sat there said: “do here what you want to do, what you wish to do ahead and go (tie a blindfold).” Bhai Mardana ji said: “I am a Turk! Why do you not let me go forward (why must I tie a blindfold)? I wish to go inside to do the Darshan. I will be in joy then.” The Majours said: “you don’t have permission to do that. Tie a blindfold. Fold your hands and bow your head.” Bhai Mardana ji heard this and became depressed. He came back to Guru ji.
Guru ji laughed and said: “did you see the place?” Bhai Mardana ji said: “they didn’t let me go in. How can I see inside? If I want to go in, they want me to tie a blindfold. I came with you but will leave without seeing anything. I will suffer because I will never know what is it they worship inside. When will I come again if I don’t see it with you? Please show me what is inside. Then let’s leave.” Guru ji said: “you really want to see inside, eh? Go again, Mardana. You will be able to see but the Majours won’t be able to see you. You can go inside without fear.” Bhai Mardana ji got permission and had faith. He was really happy. Bhai Mardana ji walked inside the Kabbah Mandir. Everyone else went blind at that time. Nobody could see Bhai Mardana ji going inside.
Bhai Mardana ji went inside and saw a stone idol. He looked around and came out quietly. He came back to where Hari ji was. Guru ji said: “what you wished for, was it fulfilled? What did you see inside?” Bhai Mardana ji said: “there was nothing inside. There was a big stone inside. Please tell me the Katha of the stone. How did this stone come here? Why is it revered and worshiped? Why don’t they let anyone else see it? They blindfold everyone. Turks say that you shouldn’t worship idols but they all bow to a stone idol. You know everything, oh Compassionate One. You give Ridhis and Siddhis. Erase my doubt.” Sri Guru ji said: “they are hypocrites and keep it hidden. I will tell you the story from the beginning. Ooma’s husband, Shiv ji, his Ling has been kept here. This is the Pinaaki Ling. There was no Mandir here, it was just a jungle. How it was made, I will tell you. There was a tyrant king here named Khunak. He was a very strict Turk. He only favoured the Turks. The Ling of Mahadev, the Jyotirlinga, Khunak saw it here and got angry. He said to his servants: “pick up this Ling and throw it somewhere else.” When his servants came towards the Ling, they saw a big illumination. Many lands caught on fire. Cities, villages, homes and markets; all burnt. Khunak’s capital was burnt. Seeing such a radiance, Khunak folded his hands and stood up. He destroyed his ego and bowed to the Ling many times. He made many requests. He then became a servant of the Ling. At night, he had a dream of Shivji. He was told: “make my Mandir here. Whoever comes inside with a blindfold, their wishes will be fulfilled. If you don’t follow what I say, you will be in pain.” In the morning, the king had the Mandir made. The place gave joy. Without a blindfold, they think a person would go blind if they go in. Since then, this Mandir has been made. Mahesh, Shiv ji, the powerful, had this place made, which was huge. The Devatas would bathe the Ling. The water would come outside. The Hajjis would come and take the water and treat it as Amrit. This place washed their sins.” Bhai Mardana ji heard this and said: “I didn’t go blind though. Please relieve another doubt of mine: they call the Hindus as Kafirs and see them as lower than them.” Sri Guru ji said: “they are Kafirs (infidels) themselves but call others infidels. Sri Kartaar ji was compassionate towards you. He didn’t let you go blind. You were able to see inside.” Bhai Mardana ji was happy to hear this. He sat down with Guru ji, outside, near the Kabbah. In this way, the whole day passed. The Master spent the whole day talking to Bhai Mardana ji.
When night fell, Guru ji set up his Dhera, sleeping place. Guru ji was to destroy the hypocrisy. Guru ji slept with his feet facing towards the Kabbah Mandir. When it was 3 am, a Mullah named Jeevan came and saw Guru ji sleeping. He saw Guru ji’s feet facing the Kabbah. Jeevan used to broom the area at that time. He saw Guru ji and kicked Guru ji’s legs. Jeevan was a fool. He was unwise. He spoke harshly like one would speak to normal people: “where did you come from? You are unwise. Your feet are facing the Mandir of the Rasool (Prophet). What is your religion, Hindu or Turk? Get up and leave. Your painful days are ahead of you. You are shameless. Why did you come here? You don’t know the glory of Mohammed, which is spread throughout.” Guru ji heard this and spoke to give Mukti: “I walked and I walked. My feet were tired. As I walked, I got really tired. I was anxious and didn’t realize in which direction my feet were in. I made this mistake being unaware, so don’t get so angry. Move my feet around because I don’t have strength to get up now. Take my feet and push them to a different direction. We are from a foreign land. We don’t know the traditions of this place. Do what you like. Don’t get angry. In the direction where the Home of Khuddah is not, according to your mind, oh Maulana, push my feet to that direction. I won’t stop you.” The Mullah was angry. He took Guru ji’s feet and dragged them with all his might. He pulled Guru ji’s leg towards the opposite direction. As he did this, the Kabbah moved like a canoe moves in the water. The Kabbah moved to the direction where Guru ji’s feet was pointing to. When Jeevan put Guru ji’s feet down, he looked up and saw that the Kabbah had moved. Guru ji’s feet were still pointing towards the Kabbah. The fool was shocked. He didn’t know what was happening. He dragged Guru ji’s legs again. As he moved the legs, the Kabbah, along with its white minarets and domes, moved as well. Jeevan was embarrassed. The fool did not understand the power of Guru ji, that it is Khuddah himself. When he dropped Guru ji’s feet, the Kabbah stopped moving. The fool Jeevan was really angry. There was nothing he could do. He spoke harsh words: “hurry up and get out from here! Don’t waste any time here! Tell me the truth, who are you? Your traditions are like Hindus. A Mussalman would never do such an orthodox thing. You are sleeping during the morning. You don’t know that it was the time for the Nimaaz. You didn’t do that. You are uncivilized. Where are you from? You don’t have the shame for the Imaan.” Guru ji got up and was going to give Jeevan wisdom. He was going to tell him about the true Nimaaz. He uttered a Salok.
Sri Mukhvaak.. M:1..
There are five prayers and five times of day for prayer; the five have five names (Fazr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib and Isha).
Let the first be truthfulness, honest living the second, and the third asking for the good will of all/charity donations in the Name of Khuddah.
Let the fourth be good intentions, and the fifth be the praises of the Lord.
Repeating the Kalima (of good deeds), and then, you may call yourself a Mussalman.
O Nanak, the false obtain falsehood, and only falsehood. ||3||
(SGGS 141)
Jeevan heard Guru ji’s words. He couldn’t respond. He said: “you Kafir! Why do you speak blasphemy? You do not know Allah nor his Rasool. The stubborn person will come and kill you. Listen to me, if a strict Mussalman comes here, he will beat you. I speak the truth. Leave from here. You wear the garb of a Hajji but you don’t know the traditions of the Hajji. I figured you out. You are born a Hindu. Why are you here if you don’t have faith or want to earn it?” The sun came up. Other Maulanas had come. They saw the Kabbah in a different place. They were shocked in their hearts to see this. They all got together. Jeevan said to them: “a Kafir had spent the night hear. He placed his feet towards the Kabbah. I tried to stop him. When he didn’t listen, I grabbed his legs and dragged them with all my strength. I pointed his feet in the opposite direction. When I looked up, the Kabbah came in front of his feet. He seems to be wise in Mantras and Jantras. He seems to be very powerful but I don’t know him. You should come and see him. See if he is a Hindu or a Turk. I couldn’t figure it out.”
The Mussalmans all heard this and were shocked. They came to the Karuna Nidhaan. The Peers and Mullahs had high statuses. They kept looking at the Kabbah, at the direction of Guru ji’s feet and were shocked. The elders surrounded Guru ji and said: “are you a Hindu or a Turk? Where are you from? Your ways are not of Muslims. Your feet face the Kabbah.” Guru ji said a Salok:
Salok M:1..
Let mercy be your Maseed (mosque), faith your Musalla (prayer-mat), and honest living your Koran.
Make modesty your Sunnat (circumcision), and good conduct your Roja (fasting). In this way, you shall be a true Mussalman.
Let good conduct be your Kabbah, Truth your Peer (spiritual guide), and the karma of good deeds your Nivaaz (prayers).
Let your Tasbih (rosary) be that which is pleasing to His Will. O Nanak, God shall preserve your honor. ||1||
(SGGS 140)
There was a Qazi there named Rukandeen. He heard this and said: “do you believe in Khuddah and his Paikambers (Prophets) or not?” Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji spoke: “there are many in front of Khuddah’s court. Many Paikambers stand with their hands folded. Many Peers, Sheikhs and Angels are there. Many Sardaars are there. Who would be able to count them? There are many. The ones that are in the presence of Khuddah, nobody can stop them. The ones who have forgotten the Khuddah, the Prophets come for them. They show them the righteous path of Bandagi. They then return to their home after. The way of your Paikamber, you unwise people have forgotten it. You are busy debating and arguing. You will go to Hell by the noose of the Jumms. I have come to give you wisdom. I will show you the righteous path. If you don’t listen to it, you will go to Hell.” The people heard Guru ji’s great words. They asked about Guru ji’s Dharma: “is the Hindu bigger or the Turk? Tell us. You showed us your great power. Nobody has ever been able to do this before. You moved the Kabbah with your feet. We see your greatness. It is great.” Guru ji then spoke to the people: “the five prime elements were made in one way. The eyes, ears, nose, skin (and tongue) were made in one way. Everyone has the same. The way of the hands and feet are the same as well. The clothes are different of various lands. People use this and fight. They argue, being fools. They divide themselves and fight. The ones who connect to the name of Khuddah, they are praised here and in the court of Khuddah. They see their real form of the Aatma and cross this world with success. Without good deeds, both would go to Hell. The body stays here but your account of deeds will be discussed there. Wealth, family and your Karma; these are your 3 friends. Till there are Pranas in your body, the love of money lasts only till then. When you are cremated or buried in a grave, that’s how long your family lasts. Nobody will be with you then. Understand this properly in your hearts. The third friend is your Karma. That will always be with you. It will give you fruits and results, wherever you are. They will never be destroyed. For this reason, the one that will stay with you all the time, do the good Karma with love. Let go of taking sides and conflicts. Only see the One Hari as your friend. The one who doesn’t have the doubt about their body, their mind becomes pure. They don’t tie their claims to sides in this world. Who is a Hindu or a Muslim? They see everyone as the same. They destroy their doubts and see everything as One. Ram, Raheem, Allah is seen as the Akaal from. They know that Khuddah is the Ikankaar. The fools don’t understand this and keep arguing. They keep the conflict going. They don’t know the result. They will go to Hell and be punished.” They all heard Guru Nanak Dev ji and bowed to him. It was like the bow bending, once the string is pulled. They became humble and knew that it was Khuddah in a human body. They saw Guru ji’s power and bowed to his feet. Their minds were happy to see Guru ji. They bloomed like the Lotus. They saw Guru ji’s face, which was now like the morning sun, awakening the sleeping lotus from the night of attachment. They served Guru ji with joy, like a bee is ecstatic around a lotus. His feet were like the lotus for them. A lot of time passed. Guru ji stayed there. The Adhyaaya is now complete. The Katha is great which gives joy.