The Amrit Gyaan resides along with the gems of Bhagti and Vairagya; Guru Granth Sahib ji is the ocean. I bow to them with love.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Listen Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, we spent many days there. Sri Guru ji said to Bhai Mardana ji: “where you wish to go, let’s go there.” Bhai Mardana ji heard this and said: “where the grave of Mohammed is, please show me that place. I have seen the façade of the Kabbah. I wish to see the Medina next. We are here so let’s go there. You complete the wishes oh Gun Khana.” Guru ji said: “Medina is 12 days from here. The place where Mohammed’s grave is, it’s 12 days away.” Bhai Mardana ji was happy to hear that. He said to Guru ji: “we will get there quick. It’s close by. It’s not far.” Guru ji heard this and laughed. Guru ji said: “12 days is quite far. You are saying it’s close by.” Bhai Mardana ji said: “Prabhoo ji, we came many miles in the blink of an eye. It didn’t take long. I don’t think it’s far. Travelling with you, we will get there quick. You are the Avatar of Kartaar. You came to save the humans of Kaliyuga.” Guru ji said: “Mardana, I cannot refuse your words. What is called Medina, let’s go. I will show it to you.”
We travelled slowly and reached Medina in 12 days. The Giver of Joy sat down in a nice place, near the Medina. Guru ji said: “we are here. Go inside and see for yourself. You wanted to see the grave of Mohammed Sahib ji.” Bhai Mardana ji said: “they will surely stop me here too. How will I go and see it?” Guru ji said: “they won’t blindfold you here. You are a Turk. They won’t stop you here. Go without a doubt.” Bhai Mardana ji said: “such Turks should burn in an oven. I am not one of them. I am in the sanctuary of your feet.” Guru ji said: “if you are determined with this and you don’t see yourself as one of them, then why did you want to see the Mecca Kabbah?” Bhai Mardana ji said: “I didn’t come to worship it. I just wanted to see what was there. The Turks praised it a lot and I wanted to see for myself what was there. I’ve noticed that the Turks are not wise.” After saying this, Bhai Mardana ji went to see the grave. He wasn’t happy to see it. He had already thought that this place was also praised falsely. He then came back to Guru ji. Guru ji got up and wore his shoes. We went to the room where the grave was. There were many Maulanas there who did the Seva of the grave. They were bowing to the grave. They saw Guru Nanak Dev ji coming and spoke to him, not knowing his greatness: “who are you, coming here with your shoes on? You are unwise and don’t know the tradition of this pilgrimage. You didn’t respect Mohammed Sahib. This is the place of the Rasool. Go back!” Guru ji, the Home of Virtues, heard this and said:
Siri Raag Mahalla 1 Ghar 2..
They have made this their resting place and they sit at home, but the urge to depart is always there.
This would be known as a lasting place of rest, only if they were to remain stable and unchanging. ||1||
What sort of a resting place is this world? Doing Bandagi, deeds of faith, pack up the supplies for your journey, and remain committed to the Name. ||1||Rahao||
The Yogis sit in their Yogic postures, and the Mullahs sit at their Mukaams – the resting places.
The Pandits recite from their books, and the Siddhas sit in the temples of the Devatas. ||2||
The Devatas, Siddhas, worshippers of Shiva, heavenly musicians, Munnis, Saints, sheiks, Peers, preachers, spiritual teachers and commanders.
each and every one has left, and all others shall depart as well. ||3||
The sultans, Khans, Malooks and kings, the rich and the mighty, have marched away in succession.
In a moment or two, we shall also depart. O heart, understand that you must go as well! ||4||
This is described in the Shabads but only a few understand this.
Nanak offers this prayer to the One who pervades the water, the land and the air. ||5||
Allah is the Infinite, Unknowable, the Inaccessible, All-powerful and Merciful Creator.
The whole world comes and goes-only the Raheem – the Merciful Lord, is permanent. ||6||
Call permanent only the One, who does not have destiny inscribed upon His Forehead.
The sky and the earth shall pass away; He alone is permanent. ||7||
The day and the sun shall pass; the night and the moon shall pass; the hundreds of thousands of stars shall disappear.
He alone is permanent; Nanak speaks the Truth. ||8||17||
(SGGS 64)
When Guru ji recited this Shabad, the grave bent towards Guru ji’s feet. The grave bowed and went back to its place. Everyone was shocked to see this. The Mullahs were shocked in their hearts. They understood that it was Khuddah standing in front of them. They all wanted to bow to Guru ji’s feet. They thought to themselves: “Hazarat Mohammed ji is beloved to us. We follow his Path. His grave has bowed to this person. Why should we not bow as well?” They respected Guru ji and had him sit on a high seat. They folded their hands and said: “give us wisdom.” Sri Guru ji spoke: “remember your own death. Don’t forget it. The vices and self-identification with sides, let it all go. See the Khuddah in the whole world. Do the Simran of the Naam in your heart, all the time. The Jumms and Hell, you will not see then. To show off to others, let it go. Earn the truth and you will be in peace.” Everyone was happy to hear this. They wished to have one of the sandals of Guru ji. They took Guru ji’s sandal and wanted to worship it. They kept the sandal where the grave was. We spent some days at Medina.
Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji came back to the Kabbah in Mecca. He sat where he sat before. He then met the same Hajjis we met in Bhukher. They had finally arrived after a year. They were amazed to see Guru ji. They said to others: “since when did this Hajji arrive? We left him back. How did he come here before us? He is born a Hindu.” The people that were sitting there, they said to the Hajjis: “they have been here for a year now. He is the powerful Jaganath. The Kabbah moved by his feet. The Turks all saw this and bowed to him. He is the body of Khuddah. He came to save the world.” The Hajjis heard Guru ji’s praises and wanted to see Guru ji’s power. They said: “if this is Khuddah’s body, he should call water here, right now.” Guru ji was holding a staff. He took the staff and stabbed it into the wall of the Kabbah with force. A stream of water came pouring out. The Hajjis did there Oujoo with the water. They bowed to Guru ji’s feet then. They understood Guru ji’s power. They asked Guru ji: “how did you take out so much water from this place? Tell us everything. You are the Mine of Virtues.” Sri Guru ji spoke, who was the Ocean of Power: “this is the place of the Shivling. There is a lot of glory in this place. Whatever you wish for, this place fulfills your wishes. The Angels come themselves to bathe the Ling with water. That is the water that came out. You did Oujoo with that water. Your Paikamber, who is named Mohammed, whom you all follow; he did his Tapp here. Seeing this place as the place of your Elder, he ate food here and did the Bandagi of Allah for a long time. The Farishtas of Khuddah came to him. He then became powerful. He became a complete Paikamber in the world.” Everyone heard this and said: “Dhan Dhan!” They had other conversations with Guru ji. They had love in their hearts. The Katha is quite long. I don’t wish to make the Granth long. I have summarized the Katha here. These discussions were recorded by many people in Mecca and can be found today.
The Turks did Guru ji’s Simran and worshiped his feet. The Turks became his servants. The Qazis became humble. They spoke with their heads bowed: “please give us one of your sandals. We will worship it with our heart.” The second sandal was placed inside the Kabbah. All of the Turks worshipped it. They said: "Khuddah came himself to save humanity in a human body." This was their faith. Guru ji was praised everywhere. His glory was bright like the full moon. One day, Guru ji was sitting alone when he spoke to Bhai Mardana ji, sitting close to him: "today, my sister, Bebe Nanaki ji is remembering me. We should go quick. I need to see how she is, in Sultanpur." Bhai Mardana ji said: "it’s evening now. How can you go now? We should stay the night. We can leave in the morning." He did not know the greatness of the Ocean of Compassion. Guru ji said: "we should go now to Sultanpur. I promised my sister. I can't go back on my word." Guru ji quickly left in the evening. When it was about 9 pm, Guru ji arrived in Sultanpur.
Tulsa Dasi was really happy to see Guru ji. She said: "Bahoo ji, congratulations! Your brother has come back." Bebe Nanaki ji heard this and was really happy. It was as though she gained the mani of Shaishnaag. She was overjoyed. She saw her brother and grabbed his feet. Guru ji raised her and respected her. The Destroyer of Pain said: "you remembered me. I came right away. Understand this." Bebe ji laid out a bed. Guru ji sat down and said: "tell me sister, what is your task? I will complete it right away." Bebe Nanaki ji said: "I only wished to do your Darshan. I thought of you as it had been many years since I saw you. I thought you had forgotten me." She then shed tears from her eyes. She wiped her eyes and asked how Guru ji was. She said: "you must have been close by as you came pretty quick." Bhai Mardana ji said: "listen to me, for you, he came thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. It would take years to travel that much." Guru ji signaled Bhai Mardana ji with his eyes to not say too much. Guru ji said: "if your wish is fulfilled, please give me permission to go. I need to go. Please send my regards to Jijaji. We are in travel; we need to go on ahead." Bebe Nanaki ji became anxious when she heard this. She began to cry. Baba Sri Chand ji came and stood in front of Guru ji. I folded my hands and said: "your sister is crying. She is in my pain. Your Jijaji is not home yet. You should stay the night." Guru ji then stayed the night, accepting my request. Kaval Badan, the Home of Gyaan, who cuts the attachment of his servants and destroys the pain, decided to stay.
Bhaiya Jai Ram ji came home as well. He bowed to Guru ji's feet. Guru ji picked him up and bowed to his Jija's feet. They both asked how each other were with respect. They all sat down. Good food was made. The food was eaten and the pain was destroyed. Guru ji ate the food and laid down on the nice bed. He hadn't slept on a bed for many years. His Darshan would destroy the bonds of the world.
At 1:30 am, Guru ji woke up and bathed. He wished to save the world. In the morning, Guru ji got ready to leave. He said to Bhai Mardana ji: "take your Rabab on your shoulder." Bebe Nanaki ji came to meet her brother. She said: "please accept my request: stay for a month. I am always longing to see you. Give me joy and stay here." Bhaiya Jai Ram ji said: "what task do you have that you can't rest? You came after a long time. Stay here and rest for a month." Kamal Badan said: "the hearts that are connected, are always connected. There is never a separation between them. My sister, destroy your attachment. Think about the Gyaan. Meeting and separation are the Dharma of the body. I am standing on the way. I want to leave now. Give me leave. Don't delay. I will come back and stay with you forever. Make your sorrow go away. Listen to me." Bebe Nanaki ji said: "when will you come back?" Guru ji said: "when you think of me, I will come." Bhai Mardana ji and I left with Guru ji. His words were like a ship, sailing one across the ocean. We left at around 4:30am.
We travelled 5,000 kos. When we stood at a place, Guru ji said: "Mardana, where are we? Look around and recognize the place." Bhai Mardana ji said: "you are the Avatar of Kartaar. You are unlimited. Even Shaishnaag hasn't found your greatness. We are unwise. What would we know where we are? The Vedas call you "Nayt Nayt," they have not found your greatness. This seems like the same place of Bhukher, though." Guru ji laughed and said: "you recognized the place." Guru ji looked at me and said: "where do you want to go now? Tell me." I said to Guru ji with my hands folded: "listen Prabhoo ji, Giver of Mukti: wherever you wish to go, you should go. We will follow you, oh Giver of Joy." Sri Guru ji said: "on top of the Sumer Mountain, the Sidh Mandali lives there. They are egotistical. Let's go there." Bhai Mardana ji got up and folded his hands. He said: "please destroy my hunger and thirst first. Then I can go with you." Guru ji heard this and laughed a little. Compassion was in his eyes. He took on a human body to save the people of the world. He came to destroy hypocrisy. He is the King of the World. He said: "you will get what you wish for. You won't feel the pain of hunger again." As soon as Guru ji said that, we walked a little and the ground became gold. Bhai Mardana ji was happy to see the ground. He folded his hands and said: "I am surprised to see this. The ground is made of gold. The river is beautiful. The water is pure. There are no humans here. The Gold and water are useless." Guru ji heard this and said: "the beloved servants of Preetam get to come to this land. Humans can't come here. They are not deserving of drinking this water. They are egotistical. The ones who don't wish for their own praise, only they can drink this water. They will be satiated forever. They will never be hungry or thirsty again. Their focus will stay in the Naam of Parmeshwar." Bhai Mardana ji heard this and was really happy. He said to Guru ji: "if I have your permission, I will drink this and destroy my hunger, thirsty and ego." Guru ji smiled a little and said: "if you can tolerate the intolerable then you can drink this." Bhai Mardana ji said: "give us a boon to digest this." After taking the permission, Bhai Mardana ji was going to drink the water. As soon as he drank the water, he received Mukti. His focus came to the Dasam Duaar. He lost sense of his body. He opened his eyes after 3 hours. His attachment was all gone. He did not see "your or mine." He had Gyaan. His Agyaan was destroyed from his heart. He was humble. He folded his hands and bowed to Guru ji's feet. He praised Guru ji: "you are the Master of the universe, the Giver of Mukti, destroyer of Attachment, destroyer of hypocrisy. Forgive my mistakes. Saying your name, the Jumms can't take one. I was unwise when I spoke in front of you. You are the sustainer of the world. You destroy and create." Guru ji heard this and was happy. He said: "whatever you ask me, this Katha will be spoken of. Whoever reads and listens to this Katha, they will know the righteous path of Prema Bhagti. When you ask me anything, I am happy with you. Don't think of anything else. Those Sikhs are wise and good who state their doubts to their Guru. It is always good to have your doubts relieved. Those people request their Guru and lose their doubt. That is the one deserving of Mukti. The Guru that can relieve the doubts can give Mukti. The Sikh becomes peaceful. If the Guru doesn't say anything, and the Sikh doesn’t ask, they are both greedy and hypocrites. This is the best relationship of the Sikh and Guru which talk about the doubts. Whatever is in the heart, the Guru answers and destroys the doubt. If the servant asks and the Guru's doesn’t answer, you should leave that Guru without delay. Such a Guru cannot give Mukti. The Guru does not get Mukti; how can he give Mukti to the Sikh?" Hearing this, Bhai Mardana ji's hunger and thirst went away. I have been with them since that day. Bhai Mardana ji was never hungry nor thirsty after that again. He folded his hands and bowed to Guru ji. His mind was without doubts. His doubts were all gone. He travelled with Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. He saw his body as successful. Bhai Mardana ji said: "why are you never hunger nor thirsty? You go a year or two without food or water. What food do you live by? Please tell me. This is a doubt in my mind. Destroy it please before we go." Guru ji said: "the good Sikhs who have love in their mind, they have Bhagti of Parmeshwar in their minds. The ones who don't leave their faith upon their Guru, when they eat, the Sikhs that feeds other Sikhs, I get that food. My hunger is satiated then. That’s how I eat. This is the truth, Mardana." After saying this, we headed towards the Sumer Mountain to destroy the ego of the Sidhs.