The farmers of Khadoor all met each other with great joy. It rained a lot and their fields were green again. Everyone met and said: “we disrespected Guru ji. We have committed a grave sin. He is very powerful. He is full of miracles. His servant had so much power that he made it rain to our heart’s content. He’s been living here all along and we didn’t know of his greatness. Now he is gone to another place. All of us should quickly go to him and ask for forgiveness. Otherwise, he may put a very scary curse upon us. The curse may take all our happiness away.” All of the farmers began to prepare gourmet foods for Guru ji. They all went to where Guru ji was camped.
They all came with humility to convince Guru ji to grant them forgiveness. They arrived at the Theh (place) of Khan Rajada and saw Guru ji sitting there. All of the farmers bowed to Guru ji and spoke to Guru ji with great humility: “Sri Guru ji, we were unaware of your greatness. The Tappa had misguided us. The sinner would always talk bad about you. The fraud was full of nothing but greed. He was evil-minded and did many sins. He got what he deserved, though. All of us farmers have come to seek your protection. Please forgive us Guru ji, you are a Saint, worthy of the utmost respect.” Satguru ji listened to their words and smiled. He looked towards them and spoke: “this whole world is false and mythical. It is vain. I have no hatred towards anyone. Pride and disrespect are also false; joy and sorrow, I do not adhere to. A person receives results according to their karma. Both good and bad do not go unnoticed and will produce fruits, accordingly. The wise ones do not attach themselves to this falseness. They attach themselves to their true form and remain immersed into it. When I saw the hatred in your hearts, I left Khadoor. I didn’t want you to be in pain. I wanted you to live in peace. I am in bliss, no matter where I sit. I do not lose or gain anything. I do not think of gain or loss. I am happy in this jungle.” The farmers listened to Guru ji’s words and realised that the greatness of the Guru could not be quantified. They had not seen such greatness before. They grabbed the feet of the Guru and spoke: “please forgive us. You are the form of Gobind (the nurturer of the world). Please come back to the village. Please come to the house which you left earlier. Please continue your gracious nature and forgive all of us.” Guru ji then casually spoke: “I am not stubborn, nor have I even thought of being stubborn, but this jungle is the same for me as the village. Staying inside or outside is the same to me. If it would make you all happy, then take me with you. I’ll live where you want me to live. I am not into acceptance or rejections. I am happy spending my time anywhere I sit.” Everyone was happy to hear Guru ji’s words and picked up Guru ji’s bed, with Guru ji on top of it.
The Sikhs had picked up Guru ji’s bed along with the other items that were brought along. Everyone then headed back to the village; the Sikhs, the farmers and Guru ji’s family. Guru ji was in a single state of mind. Everyone walked towards Guru ji’s home. There was a village named Bhaironpur on the way. A person by the name of Kheeo Bhalla lived there. When Kheeo heard about Guru ji passing by his village, he came to meet Guru ji with great love and devotion. He bowed and spoke in humility: “this time is blessed. Please rest here a while and I will bring food for you. I would be blessed if you were to accept my request. You see both rich and poor as equals. Sri Nanak ji went to Bhai Lalo’s house, pulled by his love, and blessed him. He rejected the Brahmans, Khatris and Vaishyas. Instead, he went to the Shoodra’s home and ate his food. Ram Chander ji went to the low caste Bheelni’s home and ate her half-eaten fruit.” He got Satguru ji to stay in his village and went home to prepare food. He quickly prepared Langar and came back to Guru ji. He folded his hands and said: “Guru ji, you are the treasure of virtues. The food is ready. Please set foot in my house and bring the whole entire Sangat as well. Please fulfill my wish as you only come by sometimes.” Seeing the love in the heart of Kheeo Bhalla, Guru ji went to the fortunate man’s house. Kheeo sprinkled water to purify the space and laid out beautiful cloths. He placed nice stools on top. He had more mats laid out on Guru ji’s stool and had Guru ji seated there. He placed a plate with Kheer, ghee and sugar in front of Guru Angad Dev ji. Kheeo served Guru ji with his own hands and was happy seeing Guru ji eat the food. He served the rest of the Sangat as well. The Sangat was very happy to eat the delicious food. He then brought cold water for everyone to drink which was a delight for the Sangat. He assisted the Sangat in cleaning their hands and mouths by bringing more water. Guru ji then got up to leave. Guru Angad Dev ji gave Kheeo a blessing: “you will have many kids and you will live in happiness.” Guru ji then headed off to Khadoor along with the Sangat and the farmers.
Guru ji came into his home and sat on his throne. When the rest of the villagers found out, they came to meet him. Everyone was happy that it had rained and that Guru ji was back in his home now. He didn’t curse anyone and forgave them. They worshipped the feet of Guru Angad Dev ji. Worshipping these feet releases one from the cycle of birth and death. Guru Amardas ji then asked for permission to leave from Guru Angad Dev ji and headed towards Goindwal. Many other Sikhs took leave as well and they all walked backwards from Guru ji’s home.
On the way, there was a human bone on the ground. It was unknown as to how long the bone had been there. As Guru Amardas ji, the most powerful being, was walking backwards. His foot touched the bone. The sinner, whose bone it was, came out of Hell. All of his punishments were washed away. He became a living, breathing human again, in his original flesh. Everybody was watching and were amazed. The live person ran off. Guru Amardas ji, in his carefree way, continued to Goindwal, walking backwards. Guru Amardas ji spent the night in his home and then came back in the morning.
Guru Amardas ji bowed to Guru Angad Dev ji and sat down in the Sangat. The Sikhs that were with Guru Amardas ji a day before, said to Guru Angad Dev ji: “Guru ji! We saw something truly amazing yesterday as we were walking to Goindwal with Sri Amardas ji. A human bone touched Sri Amardas ji’s foot and became a living breathing human being. The person got up and walked into the direction of his choice. He didn’t speak to anyone.” Guru Angad Dev ji heard this and called his servant, Sri Amardas ji, to him. He spoke to Sri Amardas ji: “Akaal Purkha Vidhatta has placed a Padam (lotus) mark on your foot. On top of that, you did the seva of every kind in the house of the Guru. Nobody can imagine the amount of power that you have. The way of the Saints is not to show any of those powers. You don’t wish to show any powers either. A person came to life by touching your foot but everyone thought this was a miracle. When you walk, you walk casually. In this manner, you will give life to many others. This is not good for the world. The way of the Saints is not aligned with this. For this reason, listen to my teachings and never forget them: when you wish to see me, I will come to you. In this way, the miracles will not happen accidentally. This is what I like. You should do this. This is the good path of the Saints.” Sri Amardas ji listened to Guru Angad Dev ji’s words and folded his hands. He then spoke: “oh saviour, whatever pleases your heart is good. Whatever you do not like, a person can never be happy going against your wishes. I am the servant of your feet and wish to see you all the time. I am never satiated and wish to be in your presence all the time. Whatever makes the Satguru happy, makes me happy as well.” Guru Amardas ji took the teachings from Guru Angad Dev ji and engraved them in his heart. He took leave in the evening and walked backwards to Goindwal.