The powerful and complete Satguru, Guru Amardas ji was preaching the path of Sikhi to the Sangat. Many Sikhs came and had their wishes fulfilled. One day, Bhai Bhulloo ji stood up and spoke: “oh Prabhu ji, you relieve the pain of many Sikhs. People from all four castes have come to this place to make it their home. Their homes are being built but are not complete. This is proving to be a worry for them. It is causing them quite the inconvenience. If you were to grant your blessing, the houses would be built better and faster. People would be happy living in their homes then. The material that we need to make the homes are all there, except for the long beams to hold the roofs. The fact that we have short beams, the result is: the roofs are not strong and big. We need the long beams made of a good and strong wood. All of the Sikhs look towards you as their support, and no one else. The Sikhs do complain about not getting the long beams to me, but they do not say anything to you.” Guru ji heard this and was happy. He then spoke, “there will be long beams soon. There will more than enough by the blessing of the Guru.” Guru ji’s brother had a son named Saavan Mal. Guru ji called Baba Saavan Mal ji to him and said: “there is a place called Hari Pur between the mountains. Saavan Mal, go there. There are a lot of tall strong trees there. The Beas River flows along Hari Pur. Collect the long trees and throw them into the Beas. The long beams will reach Goindwal. As they come down the current, it will be easy to take the logs out of the river. We can then use those logs to construct the houses as we wish.” Baba Saavan Mal ji folded his hands and said: “how can the logs come without money? I don’t have any men to help me out either. What can I do there alone? The people dwelling in the mountains don’t know me. Why would they help me? They do not know your glory, Guru ji. Please bless me with your advice as to how may I complete this task. I will do exactly as you say, with your blessing. If I had powers to perform miracles, I may impress the king of Hari Pur and get him to do my work. The region of that area would become Sikhs and would listen to me. I would be able to bring as many logs as we would need.” Guru Amar Das ji listened to him and responded: “ok, Saavan Mal, what ever will be in your heart, will come true.”
Baba Saavan Mal ji’s mother, who was very old, heard that her son was going to the mountainous regions. She was upset at this news and her hands and feet began to tremble in fear. She came to Satguru ji’s presence. She bowed to Guru ji and said: “I only have one son. I have heard there are witches that live in the mountains. I have heard that they take travellers heart’s out and eat them. If my son dies, there will be no other power to save him. I only have one son, please send someone else and have pity on me. I hope to see him alive and have him live here with me. My son is not very clever, he doesn’t know how to talk to people. The witches will possess him. How will he return from such a dangerous place?” Guru ji saw the attachment in his sister-in-law’s heart for her own son. Guru ji was very sensitive to other’s emotions. He smiled at her superstitious beliefs and spoke to her with love: “your son has nothing to fear. The ghosts and witches will be afraid of him. I have given him so much power that no one will be able to harm him. The 52 Birs (the follower beings of Kali, who are known to be the powers in the centre of Tantra) and the 64 Kaljognis (attendants or manifestations of the Goddess, Durga, that were usually engaged in fighting demons. Also, powers in Tantra) will listen to Saavan Mal’s commands. All of the Devatas and Demons will be afraid of him. He is very powerful, so don’t be afraid of anything.” The mother then had some hope after hearing Guru ji’s words. She then returned home. Guru ji called Baba Saavan Mal ji close to him again. Guru ji used to have a handkerchief which he used to dry his hands. He gave his nephew the handkerchief and said: “Saavan Mal, this handkerchief has the power to kill anyone or to give them life again. This is from the house of Guru Nanak Dev ji and is full of power. If you were to place this on someone’s head, their wishes will be fulfilled. The Devatas and Demons will respect this handkerchief. Don’t see this as a handkerchief, for this is a bag full of miracles. Take this with you. Go and make the people your Sikhs. They will listen to you. The mountain dwellers will listen to you along with the people of the three worlds. The Devatas will listen to you as well.” Baba Saavan Mal ji picked up the handkerchief. He was happy. He folded his hands and said: “now everything will be ok. The people will be impressed with this handkerchief.” Baba Saavan Mal ji took the handkerchief and placed it on top of his head. As soon as the handkerchief touched his head, his visions began to open and powers came inside of him. His wisdom flourished and his doubts and shadows were all gone. He saw all of the Riddhis and Siddhis standing in front of him. Baba Saavan Mal ji was amazed as to what he was now able to see. He bowed to Guru ji and went to his home.
When Baba Saavan Mal ji reached home, he bowed to his mother and met his family. He consoled everyone and said: “Mata ji, don’t worry about me. The Satguru ji has given me great powers. Don’t be worried or doubt anything. Satguru ji has given me a very high status. Such a high status I have now received which I could never have imagined.” He addressed his family and showed them the handkerchief. He then set out towards Hari Pur. He walked slowly, all alone. He soon reached Hari Pur. He saw the huge mountains and the beautiful green forests. He saw the trees and fruits of the area. He saw the Beas River, flowing valiantly with birds singing songs. There were many people walking around. People wore colourful clothes there. The people were very handsome and pretty with nice eyes and features. Their necks and lips were beautiful. Their walk was mesmerizing. They were so pretty that they would attract the strongest of yogis. The people of this area were different. The capital of this area was Hari Pur. The capital was very beautiful. When he reached close to the king’s palace, Baba Saavan Mal ji heard crying and yelling. Hundreds of people were crying all around. He approached one person and asked about the crying. “What is the problem that is upsetting everyone?” The person said: “the son of our king has died. The king had only one son. He was very handsome too. He was loved by the queen and king very much. For this reason, the whole city is in mourning. Our king has removed his Dastaar and is beating his head because of this pain. He has fainted from the stress and is unaware of what he is doing. The queen is in no less pain. If the king is happy then the people are happy. But since the king is in pain, the people are in pain.” Baba Saavan Mal ji heard the situation and decided that “it was the time to show a miracle to get the work done. It will be wise to resurrect the prince. The whole city will become Sikhs then. The people will become my servants and listen to my commands. This is a good thing; there is no other way.” Baba Saavan Mal ji was happy that a good situation came up for him to show his powers. Baba Saavan Mal ji approached the palace where he heard the women crying. The women were beating their heads and thighs. They were crying out loud. There was crying everywhere. The king was on the ground, laying down in depression. The ministers were crying too. There was no one to console them. A lot of people were rolling around on the floor beating their fists on the floor. Some talked about the prince’s beauty and other good virtues he had. The prince was the heir to the throne and was to be their support. Baba Saavan Mal ji was now filled with pity. He also had a hidden agenda. The ministers called Baba Saavan mal ji to them. Baba Saavan Mal ji took the head minister to the side where they were alone. He said to him: “this is really bad what happened. I can make the price alive again with the blessing of my Guru. Everyone will have to become the Sikhs of the Guru, then I can make the prince alive again. The king will need to become a Sikh first; followed by the ministers and then the army. They will need to take the Charan Pahul.” The minister was happy to hear that the prince could be alive again. The minister went to the bereaving king and told him that there is a saint here; “my King, there is a great saint here. He says he is the Sikh of Guru Nanak Sahib ji. He said that if the king becomes a Sikh and listens to him, he will resurrect the prince right now. He will raise the prince immediately. Everyone will need to become a Sikh.” As soon as the words came to the king’s ear, it was as though the nectar of immortality fell into his ears. The king said: “if my son is alive again, we are all ready to become Sikhs. Tell him to make my son alive. We will do whatever he says. I will serve him and become his servant. Go and get him immediately. He will be giving all of us life by making my son alive again.” The ministers ran to Baba Saavan Mal ji and took him to the king. They met each other. The king gave Baba ji a lot of respect and bowed to his feet. He said: “Sant ji, please make my son alive again. We will serve you day and night, becoming your servants.” Baba Saavan Mal ji said: “bring me the body of the prince and tell everyone else to sit down quietly and not cry. Tell them to do the Simran of “Vahiguru.” Tell everyone to have faith on Satguru Nanak Dev ji. The Satguru will fix everything.” The body of the prince was placed before Baba Saavan Mal ji. Everyone was watching carefully. Baba ji removed the cloth from the body’s face and asked for water. He took the handkerchief given to him by Guru Amardas ji. He dipped one side of the handkerchief into water and put the drops of water into the mouth of the prince. Baba ji then said: “say out loud, “Satnam.” He then touched the handkerchief to the prince’s head. The prince opened his eyes and was alive again. Just as Laxman was alive after given the Sanjeevani plant, it was the same situation. The water was the Sanjeevani plant, making the prince alive. The king and queen ran to the prince and hugged him tightly. They kissed his forehead repeatedly. The prince was up and fully awake.