Sri Guru Amardas ji decided that it was best to avoid conflict. He left his home in the middle of the night and went to a different place. Guru ji left alone and did not take anything, not even his shoes, with him. He went to a place near his home village of Baasarke. There was a small home of a dairy farmer there. Guru Sahib put a sign up on the doorway that said: “whoever opens this door, they are not my Sikh and I am not their Guru. They will lose their purpose in this world and in the next. I will not protect them.” Guru ji went inside the small home and sat down in the Padamasana (lotus posed seating posture, with both feet coming out on top of the crossed legs). He sat there in solitude. Nobody else knew that he was there. He focused his attention inwards and immersed into his own eternal light, the form of Akaal Purakh. This form was unmoving, without end and without placement. He went into a deep Samadhi. He was one with the blissful Aatma Brahm Saroop (the supreme from of Akaal Purakh, impossible to be reached by any other Avatar except for the Gurupurshotam Avatar).
The sun came up and it was morning. The Sangat noticed that Guru ji was not in Goindwal. They all looked for him but couldn’t find him. They wondered where he went. Baba Dattu heard of this and was pleased. He was happy. Baba Dattu took all of Guru ji’s things. He wore expensive clothes and jewellery and sat on top of the Guru’s throne. He waited for servants to come and serve him. Nobody from the Sangat came close to him. Everyone was angry at Baba Dattu for the disrespectful acts that he had done to Guru ji. They would see him and walk the other way. Nobody came to pay their respects to him. The Sikhs saw Baba Dattu and felt hurt. They would say: “he has greed in his heart and look what he did.” Everyone stayed where they were and nobody went to go see Baba Dattu. Baba Dattu sat there alone and began to get anxious. The Sangat did not like him and he was now aware of that. He got depressed and started to pack up the items he took from Guru ji’s place and Guru ji’s court.
As dusk came, Baba Dattu made his way back to his home, taking some of his servants along. It got darker on the way home. They were then met ahead with robbers who held them up. The servants saw the robbers and ran away. The robbers stole all of the loot that Baba Dattu had picked up. Baba Dattu came home empty-handed. He even lost the jewellery and clothes he had brought along from his own home when he first set out. His leg, which he used to strike Guru ji, was hurting as well. Sitting in his own home, he was regretting his acts. He said to himself: “I have committed a grave sin. I went to take all the money in Goindwal, but I now lost my money and possessions as well, in the robbery. My leg is hurting a lot too.” He was ashamed for his deed and did not come out of his home, out of his own ego. He didn’t tell anyone what he had done.
In Goindwal, all of the Sikhs held the Divaan. They then discussed on what to do next. They were sad and depressed without Guru Amardas ji, just as a lotus flower droops, not seeing the sun. They were in pain, just as the army is sad without the king; the Devatas are in pain without Inder; just as birds without their wings; like a wife without her husband; just as trees dry up without water; the Sikhs were in pain without Guru ji. Everyone spoke, according to their own intellect: “Guru ji has gone into a Samadhi and went to Sach Khand. He saw the anger of the son of Guru Angad Dev ji and renounced the world. Leaving and staying is the same for him. He stayed in Goindwal for the Sikhs.” Some said: “he must have gone into the jungle. He didn’t want to tolerate the conflict with Baba Dattu.” Others said: “Satguru ji may have gone to another country to make more Sikhs. Those people are fortunate. He will make many new Sikhs.” They tried to think of many places where Guru ji may have gone but they did not decide on one particular place. Then, one person spoke up: “Baba Bhudda ji must know where Guru ji is. He is the vizier of the Guru’s court. Let’s go to his house and ask him where Satguru ji is. He will surely find him. There is no other way to find Guru ji.” The Sikhs were talking and shedding tears. They were heartbroken from the recent events. Just as Krishan ji went into a Samadhi, and the Gopis all became sad.
The Sikhs got together and went to Baba Bhudda ji’s home. They placed Karah Prashaad in front of Baba Bhudda ji and bowed to him. They folded their hands and stood before Baba Bhudda ji. They sang his glories and said to him: “there is no difference between you and Guru ji. Both of you are one light but two bodies. You are the support of the Sikhs and bless them greatly. The whole Sangat is standing in front of you. The Sikhs are drowning in their own doubt. Please become a ship and save everyone. You are the lead of the Sikhs. You place the Guruship mark on the forehead of the next Guru and have them sit on the Guru’s throne. You are a Brahmgyaani of the highest level. You are omniscient as well, and know the hearts of all. You are all-powerful and fully capable of any task. You hide your powers from everyone but please be gracious to the Sangat. We have come to you for your help.” Baba Bhudda ji heard the Sangat and said: “why are you not at peace? I will do whatever I can. Tell me everything what happened. Doing the seva of one Sikh gives you a lot of rewards; to be able to serve the whole Sangat is a very rare opportunity. When Satguru ji is gracious, he gives his seva to the fortunate ones.” The Sangat folded their hands and said: “The Sikh Sangat is anxious without Guru ji. Guru ji has disappeared all of a sudden. It’s as if the sun has set forever. To whom shall we bow our heads? Whose shelter shall we seek? Just as the moon sits with the stars, that is how Satguru ji used to sit with us. You are the person that seats the next Guru. The Sangat follows the Guru that you, Baba Bhudda ji, place the Guruship tilak on.” The Sangat was under the impression that Guru ji left the Earth and that a new Guru was to take his place. They all knew that Baba Bhudda ji was blessed with knowing who the next Guru is. Baba Bhudda ji heard the words of the Sangat and went into a Samadhi to see what had happened with his divine vision. For about half an hour, Baba Bhudda ji kept his eyes closed and sat with the Sangat in a focused Samadhi. He searched the three dimensions but did not find the physical form of Satguru ji. He then searched if Guru ji was hiding somewhere and checked many places. He then searched the ether of the mind and connected to Guru ji. He then came to know that Guru ji was sitting in a small house, in solitude. He saw that he had the door closed and was not spreading his consciousness outwards. Guru ji was in a Samadhi. Baba Bhudda ji then opened his eyes. He thought to himself: “if I tell the Sangat where Guru ji is and that he is in a deep Samadhi, then my powers and strength will be revealed and they will praise me. It is not good to show off your powers like this. I will have to use another strategy to show them where Satguru ji is.” Baba Bhudda ji spoke to the Sangat: “don’t worry Sikhs, Satguru ji will make everyone’s pain go away. He will support you and will continue to fulfill your desires. Do Simran of Satguru ji with love and devotion. He will come and support all of you. Come, let’s go do Goindwal. I will come with you.”
Baba Bhudda ji lead the way and the Sangat, now happier, followed him. They came to Goindwal quickly. The whole city was not radiating like it used to. Without Guru ji, the place had no glory. It was as though heaven was without Inder. Everyone was worried, men and women. Baba Bhudda ji stood underneath Guru ji’s window, under the chabarra. He stood there and made a request, an Ardaas to Guru ji: “oh Satguru ji, please look towards the Sangat. Please resolve their doubts. Please make their worries go away. Oh Prabhoo ji, their hearts and homes are empty without you. Nobody likes anything, without you here. No one likes to eat or drink anything. Please make their troubles go away, please give them the company of your divine presence.” Baba Bhudda ji then came to the Sangat and sat down with them. He asked the Sangat: “how did this all happen? When did Guru ji leave? First tell me what happened, then we will go looking for him.” Everyone told Baba Bhudda ji what happened: “Guru Angad Dev ji’s son came and struck Guru Amardas ji with his foot. Guru ji left at around midnight, but nobody knows which way he went. Baba Dattu then took all of Guru ji’s belongings and money, and went back to Khadoor. He left one horse though, which was the beloved of Guru ji. That mare is standing outside Guru ji’s home. Baba Dattu tried to mount the mare; she didn’t let him. When he tried, she thew him down. He was stubborn and tried his best. He tried many times to mount the horse but was unsuccessful. The mare was very cleaver and loved by Guru ji. She didn’t let Baba Dattu mount her saddle. For this reason, he left the horse. He looted Guru ji’s whole house, though.”