Thus, Sri Amardas ji would do seva while letting go of joy and sorrow. He was unaffected by what people would say about him, good or bad. One night, a sand storm came along with rain. There was a lot of mud everywhere. It was winter, so there was frost forming everywhere. People stayed under their cotton comforters or sat by lit fires. At around 2 am, it was time for Guru Angad Dev ji’s bath so Sri Amardas ji headed out to get water from the well. He filled his pot and headed back from the well. He had the pot placed on top of his head and walked back slowly. He was very careful, to not spill the water. He didn’t want to delay the bath of the Guru. On the way back to the Dharmsala (Gurduara) there was a house that belonged to Julahas (weavers). There was a lot of mud around their house. Tiny drops of rain continued to fall which made the place muddier. The Julaha had hammered a wooden stud into the ground, which he used to weave cloth with. It was quite dark. When Sri Amardas ji walked by, he tripped over the wooden stud and fell into a nearby ditch. He saved the water in the pot, though. He didn’t let the water spill. He used all his might to save the water from spilling out. Sri Amardas ji then stabilized himself and got up, placing the pot of water on top of his head again. The only thing he could think of was: “I need to get the water to Guru Sahib in time for his bath. I don’t want to be late.” The Julaha and the Julahi were laying down, covered in their blankets and heard someone fall outside their home. The Julaha shouted out: “who goes there? Who is outside? Are you a thief or someone else? Tell me who you are!” Sri Amardas ji heard the Julaha and responded out loud: “I am the servant of the Satguru. I came to get water.” The Julaha then said: “which servant is it that is out during this dark night, in the freezing cold? It is raining and the clouds have casted a dense cover. There is mud everywhere.” The Julahi spoke out in a hurtful way: “it can’t be anyone else at this time except for that Amaroo Nithava (the homeless). He’s the only one out during this time. It’s got to be him. He doesn’t sit still all day or all night and wanders around all the time. He eats, filling his belly, everyday and doesn’t talk to anyone. He left his own home and tolerates other people making fun of him. He lives close by to the Tappa (Saint). He doesn’t care for his reputation. He doesn’t care what anyone else says, good or bad, about him.” Hearing the Julahi, Sri Amar ji spoke out: “I am not Nithava (homeless)! I serve the most powerful, most reputable and most pleasant-natured Satguru. You are crazy for saying all these things and have no wisdom in your heart. You do not understand the power of the Master of the Universe.” Sri Amardas ji then headed towards the Guru’s home with the pot on top of his head.
Guru Angad Dev ji was standing on top of his bathing stool, ready to take a bath. He had sensed already all that had happened with Sri Amardas ji a little while ago but he wanted to test his servant. He recognized the great patience that his servant had. Sri Amardas ji did not say anything and began to perform his seva of giving Guru ji a bath, right away. He pored water onto the Guru’s feet and on top of his body. Meanwhile at the house of the Julahas, the Julahi had lost her mind as soon as Sri Amardas ji called her “crazy.” She began grinding her teeth and speaking nonsense. When the sun arose and the day started, Guru Angad Dev ji called Sri Amardas ji. Sri Amardas ji came and bowed to Guru Sahib. He stood up and looked towards Guru ji. Guru Angad Dev ji spoke: “tell me everything that happened last night. Did someone say something to you while you were bringing the water?” Sri Amardas ji folded his hands and said: “Guru ji, you are the Master of the Universe and know what’s in everyone’s hearts. You know everything that happens. I don’t wish to hide anything from you but I dare not say what happened, as I would be applying my personal bias towards the story.” Guru Angad Dev ji heard Sri Amardas ji’s words and called the Julaha. The Julaha brought his wife, the Julahi, to Guru Angad Dev ji. As soon as the Julahi came into Guru ji’s presence, her senses came back to her and she was back to normal. Guru Angad Dev ji asked him: “tell me the truth of what happened last night. I want to hear the whole truth. If you hide anything from me, you will be punished in this world.” The Julaha got scared, as he just witnessed the words of Sri Amardas ji come true in an instant. This was his Guru who was more powerful than him. He figured that if he didn’t say the truth, he would have to suffer for it. He began to speak: “I asked out loud what the noise was outside my home. My wife was awake, but in and out of sleep. She spoke out loud, after hearing me shout: “it must be that “Amaroo Nithava (Amaroo the homeless).” Then, your servant called her “crazy.” She immediately lost her senses as soon as he said that. Now that we came to you, she has calmed down and returned to normal. We are scared right now. I have said everything as it happened.” Guru ji then looked towards Sri Amardas ji and said: “is this how it happened?” Sri Amardas ji then folded his hands and began to speak: “she called me homeless, Guru ji. That was true, but she doesn’t understand the ways of the soul. One may still be in a home and still be homeless if the mind keeps wandering. I was wandering around aimlessly, as the deer wanders in search of the musk, already inside of it. I was not at peace. When I came to your seva, I was at peace. This Julahi doubted my peace, and I could not tolerate it and called her crazy.” Listening to the love-drenched words of Sri Amardas ji, Guru Angad Dev ji’s heart became filled with love. Guru ji noticed the seva that Sri Amardas ji had done for the last 12 years. He noticed the faith and devotion he had and became very gracious towards him. He wanted to bestow such immeasurable, such unachievable gifts on to his Sikh today. He was eager to give his Sikh the whole universe and spoke to him:
“You are the home of the homeless, you are the reputation of those without any reputation. You are the support of the supportless, you are on the side of the ones with nobody on their side. You are the strength of the weak, there is no other like you. You give the impatient their patience and you are the Peer of Peers. You can return the most difficult lost things to all; you save the people who are badly stuck. You have the power to create and destroy, the world’s subsistence is in your hands.” Guru Angad Dev ji gave these 12 blessings to Sri Amardas ji with great joy. Guru Angad Dev ji was extremely impressed and happy. He hugged Sri Amardas ji. They had goosebumps all over their bodies. Guru Angad Dev ji then said to Sri Amardas ji: “as we hugged today, we are now one. Just as though a river flows into the Ganga and then becomes one with the Ganga; just as raindrops become one with the ocean, that is how we are now one. Just as sparks are one in the fire, that is how we are now. There is no difference between you and I. I will be entering your body and fulfilling many tasks of the world. I will be leaving my body soon and entering yours.” Guru Angad Dev ji and Sri Amardas ji thus become one in the same. Doing the seva of the Satguru, all rewards are received. The seva of a Sikh never goes unrewarded or unnoticed. The Sikh receives all desired wishes. Guru ji then removed the “crown” that was on top of Sri Amardas ji’s head, collected over the last 11 years. The tied Siropas, which had tiny insects in it, was removed and Guru Amardas ji was given a bath. He was dressed in brand new clothes. Guru Angad Dev ji said to Sri Amardas ji in front of all the Sikhs of the Guru’s court: “I will place you on to my throne and give you the Gurta Ghuddi.” Guru ji looked towards the Sangat and said: “he is now the same as me. There is no difference between us. We are two bodies but one soul. There is no other like Sri Guru Amar ji.” Guru Angad Dev ji was extremely happy. He asked Guru Amardas ji, after not speaking to him for 12 years: “Purkha, how many people are in your family? How many children do you have?” Sri Amardas ji folded his hands and said: “oh treasure of virtue, you already know everything. Since you have asked, after knowingly being in the unknown, I will tell you. I have two sons: Mohan and Mohri. I also have two daughters with your blessings.” Guru Angad Dev ji then spoke: “listen Purkha, I will tell you something that is to your advantage: I want you to leave Khadoor now, and go to another place. When Guru Nanak Dev ji gave me the Guruship, he told me to do the same. He told me to leave his place and go to a new place. I then came to Khadoor and have been living here for many years. Sri Chand ji and Lakhmi Das ji live at the place of their father and take care of it. In the same way, you should go and live somewhere else and establish a new place, keeping all of the traditions. My sons, Dattu and Dasu will stay here and take care of this place. If they don’t see you, jealousy will not come near them. As long as they don’t see your glory and radiance they won’t burn on the inside or begin a conflict with you.” Thus, the Guruship was transferred to Sri Guru Amardas ji and Guru Angad Dev ji asked Guru Amardas ji to move from Khadoor.