Receiving the happiness of both worlds, Baba Saavan Mal ji Realised that there was no one greater than Guru Amar Das ji. He was extremely happy. He thought to himself: “the Satguru has done the right thing to destroy my ego. I have been given the congregation of Hari Pur and I have been given many powers. He has made all of my wishes and aspirations come true.” Saavan Mal ji said to Guru ji: “Guru ji, the king of Hari Pur, Raja Hari Chand, is here to see you along with his queens, ministers and soldiers. With your kind permission, the king would like to see you and have his wishes fulfilled. They wish to have their sins washed away and their minds be purified by bowing to you. They have recognized you as the complete, omniscient, omnipresent Guru, before their journey to Goindwal began.” Guru Amardas ji responded: “they must first sit in the Langar and have a meal. Afterwards, the king and his men may all come, but the women may not.” Saavan Mal ji then asked again: “Maharaj, please hear my plea, the queens of the king have travelled a great distance and they wish to see you. They have come with great love and faith in their hearts. Please bless them as well. They will be sad if they don’t get to see you. Please let them see you as well, Guru ji.” Satguru ji then gave instructions to Saavan Mal ji to pass along to the women: “tell the queens and their lady maids, along with any other women that wish to come see me: they are to wear white clothes and not to cover their faces with the traditional veils. They may then come. They are all to eat in the Langar at the same level and not to have any doubts. They may come see me but they are not to portray any signs of traditional shame that is intended for women by their culture. They can then come and see me only if they follow these rules.” Saavan Mal ji then went to the king and the queens and told them what Guru ji’s instructions were: “Guru ji was not agreeing to have the women come meet him. He has agreed now, but with certain instructions. Women usually don’t come and meet him. They stand outside his door. Women don’t come to meet him face to face but he has asked you to come if you agree to the following: wear white clothes, and do not cover your face; then you may come.” The king and the queens happily agreed to the instructions.
Everyone had Langar in the Langar hall and then the king asked all of the women to wear white clothes. All of the women changed into white clothes and did not cover their faces with the traditional veils. Guru ji stood in the window of the chabarra of the top floor of his home. This is how everyone got to see him. Guru ji was standing in the window, holding on to a hook near the window. The wise people would stand below the window, outside, while Guru ji stood in the window of the chabarra. This is how Guru ji would see everyone. Once the people would see Guru ji, they would be on their way. The next person would then get to see Guru ji. Guru ji did not accept any gifts. The fortunate ones would get to offer their money to Guru ji and even that, it would be an amount of money needed for just one day’s worth of Langar. If Langar was already there, even that small amount was not accepted. The people that lived with Guru ji, knew about this tradition. There was no other way to see Guru ji. The king’s turn came to see Guru ji. He saw Guru ji and folded his hands. He bowed his head towards Guru ji and was about to offer many gifts to Guru ji. The Sikhs standing there told the king of Guru ji’s instruction. The gifts were not accepted and so the king had to move on forward. The ministers and soldiers then came to bow and went on ahead. The queens and the lady’s maids came and bowed next, wearing white clothes. One of the king’s queens covered her face as soon as she came in front of Guru ji. She was young and very shy. She forgot Guru ji’s instructions and covered her face. Guru ji spoke immediately: “why is this silly girl here if she did not wish to see me?” Immediately, the young queen lost her senses and became silly, indeed. She began to take off her clothes and ran the other way. People ran after her and tried to surround her. When the king came to know of this, he got scared and was amazed. The king’s faith in the Guru grew even more now, as he came to realize how powerful Guru ji was. The words out of Guru ji’s mouth were like Ram Chander ji’s arrows, always on target.
The king stayed in Goindwal for many days. He visited Guru ji everyday and bowed to him. The one queen, out of many, that lost her senses and ran off, was not found. She had run off into the jungle very fast. The king would sit with his ministers and other officers as well as his servants in the Langar Hall and eat everyday. Everybody was afraid to break any of Guru ji’s rules. They were very humbled in front of Guru ji. After staying many days, Satguru ji instructed the king: “Saavan Mal is your Guru. Listen to what he tells you. He had made your son alive again and had also fulfilled many of your wishes already. He will continue to fulfill your wishes. Your faith and devotion towards him should be solid, so all your pains and hurdles could go away. He is the Guru of your entire kingdom. Serve him in the same way as you did before, with love and devotion.” The king folded his hands and agreed. The king said to Guru ji: “I have been, and will always be, under his command. A person’s son is equal to their life. He has given me the gift of life by making my son alive again. Who can be better than him, who has been in your presence, Guru ji?” The king took leave from Guru ji and went back to Hari Pur. The king did the Simran of the Satguru and worshiped Baba Saavan Mal ji. The ministers and the citizens of Hari Pur, all followed Baba Saavan Mal ji and brought him many gifts. Baba Saavan Mal ji would sometimes come back to Goindwal and then go back to the king.
There was one Sikh who would go into the forest and collect wood everyday. He was devoted to the feet of the Guru and nothing else. He did not love anyone else. He did not understand the traditions of life or meeting and greeting. He did not know about giving or receiving. He did not know how to read, speak, meet, or listen to anyone. He did not know how to recite a mantra or do Simran. He only liked to do seva. He loved to do seva. He would only say one phrase from his mouth: “sachan sach (true is true).” He wouldn’t say or hear anything else. He would only say “sachan sach” as he walked, did work, or sat down. He would think of the Satguru in his heart all the time. The Sikh Sangat heard what he would say all the time and would refer to him as: Sachan Sach. Everyone was nice to him and loved him dearly. They were happy with how he did seva all day long and was such a simple, not-so-clever of a person. They would say: “welcome Sachan Sach,” when he came to them. He would bring firewood for everyone and always did what anyone asked him to do. Everyone loved him and were impressed by his selfless seva. The Sangat was happy with him and so, Satguru ji was also happy with him. Whoever the Sangat was happy with, Guru ji would also be happy with them. If the Guru was happy with someone, the masters of the three dimensions and all of the Devatas, elements and powers were happy with them too. If the Guru was happy, the whole universe was happy with them, with all its consciousness, aware and unaware matter.
Sachan Sach would wrap himself with a blanket, for this reason, he was also known as “bhoori vala (the one with the brown blanket).” He would do seva in the Langar and bring firewood. He would make many trips to the jungle to get firewood.
One day, Sachan Sach went to the jungle to get firewood. The queen of the king of Hari Pur, that lost her senses, was continuously wandering around senseless in the jungle. She saw Sachan Sach and ran towards him, making a very scary face. She grabbed Sachan Sach and bit him in the face. She scratched his body with her nails and injured him. Sachan Sach tried to free himself but was unsuccessful. He then got really scared. He some how freed himself from her grip and grabbed a hold of a piece of wood. He struck the woman a few times, to which, she ran back into the jungle. Being jolted in this way, he was still in shock. He collected some pieces of firewood and tied them up. He lifted the pieces on top of his head and headed back to the village. He walked ahead but was still so scared. He kept looking back, fearing the return of the senseless women. He was bleeding a lot and only managed to pick up a few pieces of wood. People asked him: “what happened to you? Who did this to you?” Satguru ji called Sachan Sach to him and asked him: “where did this all happen? Who has beaten you and caused you such harm? You are terrified. You brought back only a few pieces of wood. You were in the jungle for a long time. Tell me everything.” Sachan Sach folded his hands and said: “there is a witch in the jungle whose hair is open and all over the place. She is totally naked and she came running to me when she saw me. She started to bite and scratch me. I released myself from her grip, using all my might. I don’t want to go back there. She will catch me and kill me. She didn’t let me collect any firewood because I was terrified. I was fortunate to escape, otherwise, she would have killed me. I yelled and screamed but there was nobody else there to help me. I will go to a different place to get firewood from now on. Whatever happened here, happened.” Guru Amar Das ji heard Sachan Sach and said to him: “don’t be afraid, she is not a witch. She is one of the queens of the king of Hari Pur. She has gone senseless and doesn’t know what she is doing. Take one of my wooden slippers with you. When she comes towards you, hit her on the head with it and she will be okay again. Once she is better, bring her back with you.” The whole Sangat was amazed at these events. They all said to Sachan Sach: “don’t be afraid. Go to the same place again.”
The next morning, Sachan Sach went to the same place he did a day before. The woman came out and started to scream and jump around. She was very scary to look at. She jumped very high and came towards Sachan Sach. She raised her hands to grab Sachan Sach. Sachan Sach took out Guru ji’s slipper and smacked her in the head with it. As soon as the slipper hit her head, her senses returned and she sat down. She noticed that she was naked and was embarrassed. She curled up her whole body to cover herself. She began to remember when Guru ji called her “silly.” She spoke to Sachan Sach: “oh Gursikh, give me a blanket so I may cover myself. I would like to go to Guru ji and ask for forgiveness. I had been like this because I did not obey his command. I have been in pain. Now my senses are back to normal. Visiting Guru ji, my sins will be washed away. Take me back to the village.” Sachan Sach gave her his brown blanket. She covered her body with the blanket. Sachan Sach and the queen went to the village and approached Guru ji. Guru ji saw them both and smiled. He then spoke to them: “listen, both of you should live as wife and husband now. Your efforts have been successful. Go home and meditate on me. Take my other wooden slipper as well. If you are ever in pain, touch my slippers and you will be cured of any illness. No pain will ever come back again. Any words that come from your mouth would reverse any curse. Go and live in your home without any worry. Spread the message of Sikhi everywhere you go.” With Guru ji’s blessings, both Sachan Sach and the woman were now filled with powers and devotion.