Reading and listening (of Gurbani) are like milk. Add the culture of love into the milk. Churn it with the Simran; see your real form and eat the butter with joy.
Sri Bala Sandhur Vaach..
Sri Guru Angad Dev ji, listen to the great Katha. The Gunkhaani travelled on and came to Sri Kartarpur. The Sikhs were happy to see him and bowed to him. Both of Guru ji’s sons came and bowed to his feet. They were in bliss to see their father. Everyone was really happy to see Guru ji. Panchamrit was made at that moment. An Ardaas was done and the Karah Prashaad was distributed to all. Keertan was done like clouds thundering. The Sikhs from around the area came to do the Darshan of Guru ji. Their wishes were fulfilled. Guru ji began to reside in Kartarpur. He spread the Simran of the Naam in the world. Guru ji’s praises spread many times over. He won all 10 directions and his radiance spread. The Satnam Chakkar spread. The Peers and Meers of the world had all bowed to Guru ji’s feet. Pandits and fake Gyaanis; the knowers of Vidya and the egotistical; the ones who used powers to be known in the world; on top of them, the Prabhoo’s praise overshadowed them all. The Sidhs of Gorakh were all defeated in debates in every way. They all lost. The Sidhs showed their powers but got tired. They couldn’t do anything to Guru ji. They lost and were embarrassed. They didn’t let their egos go. They were proud that the world worshipped them. To break their egos, the Flag of the Bedis made the efforts. He wanted to break their egos and show them the path of Prema Bhagti, for he was Akaal Purakh himself. He loved them all. He wanted them to be saved. In Kartarpur, Guru ji took off his clothes of Fakirs. He wore the clothes of regular householders. He had the fields farmed. From the crops that grew from Guru ji’s fields, Guru ji ran the Langars. Many Sikhs came to Kartarpur to do his Darshan. Some stayed with Guru ji and decided to spend the rest of their lives in Seva. Some would go back to their homes.
At 3 am, Keertan was started everyday which gave bliss. Guru ji said: “do the Simran of Satnam.” He gave this wisdom to all. “Low or high, king or pauper; doing the Simran will make the terror of the Jumms go away. Pure or impure mind; do the Simran. It will make the mind pure from the desires and vices. Gyaan will come. The bonds will be broken. There is no easier way in Kaliyuga than Simran.” The fortunate Sikhs heard this wisdom. Their minds focused into the Prema Bhagti. They became drenched in this. Many Sikhs received Mukti like this. They remained detached from the world and became Vivekis (understanding the infinite from the finite world).
Hearing the news from his own city, Bhai Ajitha ji quickly came to the feet of the Master of the Universe. His mind was like the bee for the lotus of Guru ji’s lotus feet. Guru ji stayed in Kartarpur for many days. Many Sikhs had their bonds of attachment and desires broken.
The Mela of Shivratri came. The Mela of Achal was celebrated in a well way. All of the Sidhs came and did their Asanas. When they came, many came to worship them in Vatala. Their Pooja was done and people brought them a lot of gifts. Guru Nanak Dev ji knew about the Mela. He took a few Sikhs and came to Achal Vatala. Bhai Ajitha ji was with Guru ji at that time and so he traveled to Vatala with Guru ji. We all reached Achal and set up our Dhera. Night soon came and it became dark. A strong blinding wind came which made rocks and pebbles fly along with dust. It started to rain with hail. The lightening flashed. People lost their patience. The birds on the trees were killed. In the morning, Guru ji sat on a high place. The Mela gathered. Many people heard of Guru ji’s arrival and so they ran to do his Darshan. Whoever brought gifts for the Sidhs, they gave them to Guru ji instead. There was a great crowd around Prabhoo ji. People did their Ardaas for wish fulfillments. There was no place to stand around Guru ji. People were happy to see Guru ji’s face. Men and women brought a lot of gifts. They bowed from far away. They were not satiated with Guru ji’s Darshan like the Chakor is not satisfied seeing the full moon. A lot of gifts piled near Guru ji’s feet. Many types of gifts came. Nobody went to the Sidhs. The Sidhs sat and stared at Guru ji. They were not happy. They were sad that they weren’t being worshipped. Not one gift came to them. They were angry and jealous. They all gathered and had a discussion: “we are not being worshipped. We need to do something about this. People will never follow us then. We need to take care of him. The Mela is crowded. We need to make him embarrassed. Let’s show him our powers so his ego is destroyed. When we do this then we will be followed and worshipped. Otherwise leave without any hope. Don’t bother coming back here to do your Asanas.” When Mangal Nath heard this, he tried to give the other Sidhs wisdom: “you have already lost in debates with him. You showed your powers to him before. Whoever had powers, you used them all to your full extents. You all lost then. You couldn’t say anything. You are all being egotistical again. You are being stubborn. You are shameless. You won’t be able to defeat the Guru. You can’t embarrass him. He will defeat you again as he did before. Whatever wish you have of being worshipped, get rid of your ego. Follow him and go to meet him. You will get whatever you wish for.” Bhunger Nath heard this and got angry. He was an empty metal pot making loud noises. He said: “Mangal Nath, you have always sided with him. We sent you to debate with him but you sided with him. You left your own Panth and took on his ideology. We can’t agree with you. We will debate with him. Watch, we will win over him. You will then believe us.” After saying this, they all went to where Prabhoo ji was with the crowd.
Raas dancers were doing their own Bhagti there. Some dressed as Radha and some dressed as Krishan. They were dancing in front of Guru ji. Many people watched this dance drama. There was a great crowd gathered there. There was no place to stand. A lot of money was showering there, given to the dancers by the Mela attendees. Everyone watched the dancers with delight. They gave a lot of money. Seeing this, the Sidhs got jealous. They saw money coming to Guru Nanak Dev ji as well. They couldn’t tolerate Guru ji’s radiance. Like ghee touching fire, the anger of Sidhs grew seeing this. There was a pot near the dancers in which people were putting money in. It was overflowing with money. Bhunger Nath became invisible and hid the pot full of money. The dancers noticed that their pot of money was gone. They couldn’t see the pot and forgot their Bhagti. They became depressed and said: “who took the pot?” They started to look around. A ruckus arose. Satguru ji knew what had happened. He thought to himself: “these Sidhs became jealous. He took the pot of money 200 Kos away into the sky. They did this with their power.” Without delay, Sri Guru ji raised his hand and brought the pot back. He gave the pot back to the dancers. Seeing the immense power of Guru ji, the Sidhs got angry. They came to Guru ji to debate with him.
Bhunger Nath came with a lot of pride and said: “you don’t know the traditions of Gyaan, not even one! You put kaanjhi in white milk. Now the milk has spoiled. It can’t be churned now so no butter will come of it. You travelled as an Udaasi before and dressed as a Fakir. You travelled many lands and gave your wisdom to many people. You became a Virakat and left your whole family. You were a fakir in the world. Now you wear worldly clothes like regular householders. You sit with your big family now. You didn’t see the highest form and got stuck amongst the Ghristis again (this is what the kaanjhi in the milk referred to). One cannot be saved in the Ghristi Ashram. This makes one entangled in many webs and bondages.” Sri Guru ji heard this and said: “Bhunger! You don’t know the highest form. You are unwise. Your mother (in Jogi terms, the Guru is referred to as the mother) is not proper. The mother did not know how to wash the pot properly. For this reason, butter was not achieved for you. Your milk was not churned because your ego was too much. You left Grist and became an Ateet but you still had love left in your heart. You went to the homes of the Ghristis to beg for food. You went from home to home, staining your honour. Without being given something to you, you got nothing. You are dependent on desires. You wander in doubt.” Hearing this, Shamboo Nath spoke with a lot of ego: “what power did you show to the world? Why did you delay in showing it to us? Go and hide. We will find you. Otherwise we will hide and you won’t be able to find us.” Guru ji said: “you have powers that you can show. You can go and hide where you wish to. Use your full powers.” The Sidhs heard this and came to a decision amongst themselves: “let’s separate and go in 10 different directions.” Shamboo Nath went towards east and Bhunger Nath went to the west. Ooram and Dhooram went north. Machinder Nath went south. In the Paavak Aagneya (southeast) direction, Kanak went. Langar Nath went Vayavya (northwest). In the Nairat direction (southwest) Jhunger Nath went. In the Ishanya direction (northeast), went Gaun Guaal. Some went to the Patals and some flew to the sky. They went towards the 10 directions in this way. Guru ji knew exactly where they all were. Guru ji made many forms of himself, as many Sidhs there were. Mangal Nath and the other wise Sidhs just stood there, watching the drama. Guru ji went to the hiding Sidhs and grabbed them by their moustaches. Bhunger Nath thought he was being chased and Shamboo Nath thought the same. Jhunger, Langer and others thought only they were being chased. All of the hiding Sidhs saw Guru ji standing before them. Guru ji made many forms of himself. The complete Prabhoo grabbed them all by the moustaches and brought them to one place. They were strengthless. They went quiet and weak. They became embarrassed. Sri Prabhoo ji said to them: “now you come and try to find me. If you can’t find me then take a Takka and do an Ardaas. As soon as your head touches the earth (while bowing), I will give you my Darshan right away.” After saying this, Guru ji separated his body into the 5 primal elements. The Jot went into this Kartaar form. The one who gives Mukti to his servants, the Sidhs started to look for him. They searched the 10 directions but couldn’t see Guru ji anywhere. They used their powers to search the deepest places: dense jungles, deep trenches in the oceans, deep and dark caves in the mountains; they got tired but couldn’t find Guru ji. They were all shocked. They all got together and did an Ardaas. They then bowed by lowering their necks. Guru ji appeared right away. The Sidhs were amazed. Their power was nothing in front of Guru ji. They were embarrassed and didn’t say anything. They were like angry thieves who used the full potential of their powers but got caught. They wanted to show their powers but couldn’t. They had no love in their hearts. They didn’t fall to Guru ji’s feet. They drowned in their egos. They wanted to compare themselves to Guru ji. They were angry. The Sidhs burned in jealousy. They had no love. How could they be saved? The fire did not extinguish. It flamed higher. They took on many forms. Some became lions and some became panthers. Some spewed fire and shouted harsh words. Some walked on the walls and some wore deerskins and flew towards the sky. Some became snakes and pythons, showing scary forms. They jumped and hissed. Some made their bodies really big. Some flew upwards and had fire in their hands. They yelled in anger. Many gathered in the sky and made it rain fire onto the earth. Some walked on the water of the Sarovar like a boat. Some became really small and couldn’t be seen. They used Mantra and Jantras. There was a great crowd there. They scared everyone. The people were scared. Seeing the scary forms, the people were terrified. Many ran away, losing their patience. Guru ji gave them all hope. Guru ji said to Bhai Ajitha ji: “go around all of the people and make a line around them saying Vahiguru.” Bhai Ajitha ji got up and made a line around the people. He was very powerful too. He went into the Sarovar and laid out a cloth. The cloth did not get wet. He sat on the cloth like he was sitting on a boat. The birds that had died the night before, Bhai Ajitha ji picked them up and made them alive again. He made them fly again. The people all saw this. The line that was made around the people, the Sidhs couldn’t come close to it, who were snakes and spewing fire. They showed their powers from the outside. They made scary faces and yelled. They were regretting the fact that their powers did not work. They couldn’t enter the line. Guru ji separated his elements again. The Sidhs got tired. They used their powers to find Guru ji. When Guru ji looked towards the Sidhs, he took all of their powers away. It was like squeezing a lemon dry; like crushing a sugar cane; the Sidhs were powerless and angry. They all sat humbly. They were embarrassed and quiet. It was like a king arresting a thief. All of their egos were gone. It was like a king had taken the kingdom of an enemy. They were embarrassed amongst the people there. The highest Sidhs were embarrassed. Mangal Nath, Praan Nath and the others, they were all happy to see this. They said: “they didn’t listen to us. Now they are humbled. Their ego is destroyed.”