Oh Bani, you are the giver of boons and good wisdom. You are the root of joy. You are the blessing queen. You are illuminated in the world. The dust of your feet is worshipped by the Kavis.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
We then travelled on. The sins would see Sri Guru ji and run away. He was the great donor. The 14 Loks felt his presence. Both of us were with Guru ji. We were very fortunate. We came to a village. The Home of Gyaan, Guru ji, looked at the village. There was a tree on the outskirts of the village. Guru ji did his Dhera under the tree. A Doom Miraashi of the village came to us. He was really hungry. He came and said: “you look like a great king. Give me some alms. Complete my wish. Seeing you is a blessing. Your Darshan takes away sorrow.” Guru ji heard the Marashi. Guru ji had compassion in his eyes. He was so radiant. The Kavis are attracted to his form. Guru ji spoke Amrit words: “the root of the tree, look at it with focus. You will get what you wish for. I will give it to you without doubt.” The Doom ran to the tree and saw a golden coin. This is what he wished for. He picked up the golden coin and was happy. He bowed to Guru ji and came to his village. He told the people of his village: “a great saint has come. He fulfills wishes. He is a great donor.” When the people heard this, they became humble and came to Guru ji. The people that came, whatever they asked for, Guru ji told them what they needed to be told. He told the people to go to different places. The people went to where they were told to go and got what they wanted. The praises of Guru ji spread in that area. Guru ji was the destroyer of sins. The people said: “he is a great saint. Whatever he says, that happens. He is a great donor. There is no one like him.” The people that heard this, they came to meet Guru ji. When they would see Guru ji, they would make their minds become Guru ji’s servant. A great crowd gathered. They bowed and were blessed. They folded their hands and spoke of their wishes. They would say: “give us your wisdom. Your form is peaceful.” They were happy to see Guru ji. Their hearts became pure by Guru ji’s Darshan. They became humble and took Guru ji’s wisdom. They wanted their sins to be washed away. As Guru ji heard the humility of the poor people, Guru ji became compassionate. His eyes were like lotus petals. He said the great wisdom: “do the Seva of Saints. Chant the Name of the Deva. Have love in your hearts when you do Simran. Destroy your vices. Remember death. Your body is deteriorating by the day.” Guru ji washed his feet, which gave joy. I took the water from his feet and gave it to the people. They all became Sikhs by taking the Charan Pahul. They were fortunate.
The king of the land heard of Guru ji: “the True saint form has come. He gives Mukti and is really powerful. Seeing him, you are blessed.” The Raja gathered clothes for gifts. He wanted the coverings of his heart to rip. He wanted to meet his Aatma. Many soldiers came with the Raja. The Raja came to where Guru ji was sitting. The Raja bowed to Guru ji’s feet with his hands folded. He saw Guru ji’s joyful face and was happy. He became humble and said: “you took on a human body to save the people of earth. Please give me your wisdom and make me your Sikh. The bonds of the world and my sins, destroy them for me. I heard of your glory and come with faith and devotion. I fear the Jumms and come to grab your feet.” The Giver of Joy said words of Mukti: “in joy and sorrow, chant the Naam everyday. Don’t ever leave the love for the Satsang. The body is a priceless ruby. Don’t trade it for a Kodi. The Seva of the Satsangat is priceless. Spend your body in this Seva. Make your wish for Mukti. Do the Seva of Satsangat for a long time. Your heart will become pure. Do the Simran of the Naam.” Guru ji washed his feet and gave the Raja his Charan Pahul. A Dharamsala was made and Sangat started there. Guru ji then left the place and went somewhere else.
Guru ji took us with him and went on to save the world. He wanted to destroy sins and the hypocrisy. He had succeeded. We came to a land called Munafiq Desh. The people of this land were without the name of Parmeshwar. They were in pain by their sins. They had never heard of Satsangat. The people were fools. They did not know of who the Kartaar was. They were stuck in their household tasks and were covered by the darkness of attachment. They were aimless fools without Bhagti. The fools did not think of the Naam of Hari. They didn’t know what that was. The Compassionate One saw them and wanted to bless them: “there is no Keertan of the Hari here. They don’t know of the afterlife. They will go to Hell and suffer pain.” Guru ji saw a nice field and sat near the edge. He gathered firewood and lit a fire. He was dressed as a Dervish. Guru Angad Dev ji, let me tell you of the backwards traditions of this Desh. The people worshiped the king like he was Ram. When they wanted it to rain, they would go to the king and ask him. The King would chant the name of Indra. When he would say the Mantra of Indra, it would rain. This is how the farmers got by. They didn’t know anyone other than the King as the Parmeshwar. Since Guru Nanak Dev ji came, it did not rain. The crops dried up. The people went to the king and said: “without rain, our green fields will dry up. Say the words to make it rain.” The king chanted the Mantra of Indra. He chanted a lot of Mantras but it didn’t rain. The people went home and came back the third day. They said: “we wanted it to rain but it didn’t. We don’t have any rivers or wells in our area. We only look to the skies for rain.” The king said: “don’t worry. It will rain. Be patient.” The people went back home.
The people came back after 6 or 7 days again. The Raja kept remembering Indra but not a drop of rain fell. The Raja lost his patience along with the people of his land. They were all worried. The fields were drying up. The fields where Guru ji was sitting, the owner of those fields was depressed. Guru ji knew what the land owner was thinking. Guru ji said: “you are depressed. Tell me what is wrong. You aren’t happy.” The land owner said: “listen saint, I will tell you what’s wrong. I have lost hope of living a long time. It is not raining. The drought will come. The field will dry up without rain. The king and the people are worried. We can’t find a way to make it rain. We have no hope.” Guru ji said: “how did you make it rain before?” The land owner said: “listen oh saint, our Raja would chant Mantras to make it rain. He said the Mantra many times but it didn’t rain. It is gone bad, this tradition. We are worried now. The Raja is depressed as well.” Guru ji said: “chant the Name of Kartaar. Let go of your devotion for your king. It will rain a lot. You will have a lot of crops.” The land owner said: “who is Kartaar? Where is his home? I have never heard of this name nor have I ever seen him before. He never came here before. He has never given alms to anyone here.” Sri Prabhoo ji laughed and said: “he lives in every heart and every place. He is omnipresent and omnipotent. When you do his Simran, he is present, always. The Bhagwant is without end. He gives to the unconscious, sentient and insentient, animals and plants. The Devatas and the Daynts ask from him. He created the universe and the Khands. Remembering him, the pains are destroyed. Chant his Naam. He will make it rain. Your crops will give a great and joyful harvest.” The land owner heard this and said: “we aren’t familiar with him in our area. I heard of him from you for the first time. Many saints have come before but never mentioned the Kartaar. The one whom you speak of, show him to me. When I see him, I will believe you. I will do his Simran day and night then.” Guru ji said: “he can’t be seen. When you do his Simran, your wishes will be fulfilled. He can only be known through nature. He does not show himself to anyone.” The land owner said: “if I can’t see him with my own eyes, how can I ask him for things? I don’t know who “nature” is. Show me nature so I can know it.” Guru ji said: “go home and bring a plough. Run the plough through your fields and plant your seeds. Trust me. When the seeds grow, your crops will grow. You will know who nature is then.”
The land owner obeyed and went home. He said to his people: “there is a Sadhoo near my fields. He said to me: “first do the Simran of the Name of Kartaar and then plant seeds.” He said my tasks will be fulfilled.” The people laughed at the land owner. They saw him as unwise and foolish. They said: “without rain how can your fields grow? You can plant the seeds but you will be left with only seeds.” He heard the words and laughs of the people and became depressed. He came back to Guru ji and said: “my people laughed at me. They think I am a fool. How can the fields grow without rain? Everyone knows this.” Guru ji said: “go and bring the seeds. If the planted seeds don’t grow, I will be responsible. If they don’t grow, I will give them back to you.” The land owner had hope and brought a plough. He folded his hands and got permission from Guru ji. He did the Simran of Kartaar and ploughed the fields. He planted wheat. He then bowed to Guru ji’s feet and sat down. He had faith in his heart. His mind did not wander. At night he went home.
In the morning, the land owner came to his fields. He saw greenery sprouting in his fields like it was spring. It was as though the field had been watered continuously for many days. He was happy and came to bow to Guru ji with his hands folded. His faith got deeper for Guru ji. The other people of his village heard about this. They were amazed at what they were told. They ran to the fields and were surprised to see the miracle. They understood that the saint was powerful. They came to Guru ji with faith. They bowed and offered gifts. They all asked about how they can grow their crops as well. Guru ji was compassionate with them and said: “say the name of Kartaar. Do the work with your hands. Have the Naam in your heart. Fold your hands for rain. A lot of rain will fall.” The people bowed to Guru ji’s feet. They ploughed the fields and planted the seeds. The fields indeed had crops growing very quickly. The sorrow had lifted. The people said: “this saint is powerful. We should follow him.” When they asked about rain, Guru ji said: “if you want it to rain, make Karah Prashaad and chant Satnam in your heart. When the Sangat gathers in one place, fold your hands and do Ardaas while standing up. Ask for rain with humility. The rains will come in great quantities. The crops will grow.” The people did as they were told. They chanted Kartaar and did an Ardaas with Karah Prashaad while standing up. When they bowed, asking for rain, the rain clouds came in, thundering loudly. A lot of rain started to fall. The drought was over in the whole area. The fear and sorrow lifted.
The Raja heard of Guru ji’s glory. He came to Guru ji with a lot of gifts. He came with a lot of soldiers. His faith was deep. Where the Compassionate One sat, the Raja came and bowed with humility. He spoke with humility: “you are the complete saint that is omnipotent. You have great powers. Give me wisdom that will be good for me. We were unwise. We did not know who Kartaar was or since when, he was. When we would say Indra’s Mantra, it would rain. The plants would grow. This was our tradition but you stopped it. We will do what you say now. I will do that which will give joy to all. The people will be fearless. I have seen your glory. I have faith in you.” When Guru ji heard the words of faith, Guru ji gave him the Charun Pahul. Guru ji said: “do the Simran of Hari. Love the Satsangat. Bathe at Amritvela. Get together and sing the glories of Parmeshwar and be in bliss. Establish a Dharmsala to sing Keertan. Let go of jealousy and hatred. Give up the deceitful ways. Take on truth, calmness, contentment, and forgiveness. Destroy the wanderings of the mind. Have compassion over all. Give food to the hungry and clothes to the poor naked ones. Meet with saints and spend your time with them. You will successfully cross this world without a doubt.” The people heard the wisdom of Naam and bowed their heads with their hands folded. The Dharmsala was built quickly. Guru ji sat there and blessed them all. The whole land was saved by doing the Simran of Kartaar. We stayed there for a few days. Guru ji saved many people there. The king and the people came to bow to Guru ji. This gave them joy. They heard Guru ji’s words and were filled with love. They did the Simran and loved the Name. They met each other with love. The first land owner that met Guru ji, he folded his hands and said: “please tell me about this nature. Oh Giver of Joy, show me nature.” Guru Nanak Dev ji heard this and said: “go to your fields and pull one plant. You can see the great nature. Its form is amazing. Nobody can know it fully. Devatas, humans, Asuras, snakes and the Patals; the sky and the universe, he has made it all.” The wise land owner heard this and went to his fields. He pulled a wheat plant and was amazed. He saw sparks of fire. He couldn’t tolerate their heat. Everyone came to see this. They were eager to see this. They were amazed to see the fire in the fields. They wondered why the crops were not burning. The crops were green. They said: “Kartaar’s nature is amazing. This is amazing. The plants are growing on the fire. It is green.” Guru ji showed the nature and made them chant the Satnam. There was a Dharmsala made in every village. Simran and charity were practiced by all. The land had become pure. They all sang the glories of Parmeshwar. The great tradition of Sikhi started in a good way. Such a Satguru, one is a sacrifice unto, who gave the wisdom of Satnam and charity.
The people sang Keertan will love. They had faith on the Naam. The Simran was the giver of all. It gives Dharm, Arth, Kaam and Moksh. This Naam is the home of joy. Many sinners were saved by Simran. The space, earth and the Pataal rely on the support of Naam. The land of Munafiq was then given a new name by Satguru ji. It was then called “Suwaliyo.” A new tradition was established. Guru ji was generous. He then wanted to go on from there. He established a bridge of Keertan for all. He gives bliss to his Sikhs. Guru ji blessed the Raja and the people. He went to a new place. The people were sad to see Guru ji go. They said: “we were unwise. We didn’t serve him enough. We weren’t satiated with doing his Seva for the time he was here. We were happy to serve him.” They wanted to do more Seva. Santokh Singh runs to the shelter of Guru ji’s feet. This will give you bliss.