The Sangat listened to Guru ji’s Katha and asked Guru ji: “how was Suryadev’s colour dark before?” Sri Guru ji then started to tell them the history of Suryadev: “listen Sangat of how and why this happened to Suryadev. Kashyap Rishi did very difficult Tapps. He had many wives. One of his wives was Ditti. Ditti gave birth to the Daynts (Asuras – evil demons). Another wife was Dhun, who gave birth to 100 sons known as the Danavas (demons but not necessarily evil). From his wife Binata was born Aruna and Garuda. Garuda was the mount of Vishnu and the king of the birds. Garuda was very strong and was praised by all. Another wife of his, named Kadru, gave birth to the Panugs or Nagas. Takshak was one of her sons. The Devatas were also the children of Kashyap, born to his wife, Aditi. The Devatas drank Amrit (the nectar of Immortality) and became immortal.
When Aditi was pregnant with Suryadev in her womb, the son of Chanderdev, Budh, became a Brahamachaari (celibate) and was doing Tapasya in the jungle. He would beg for food as part of his strict lifestyle of renouncing the world. One day, he came to Aditi’s door to beg for food. Being pregnant, Aditi did not get up to give Budh his donation as she was tired. Budh stood at her door for a long time. Budh was furious as he stood there and cursed Aditi. He said: “you did not come to give me food because of this womb. Your womb will be blistered and will not survive.” Budh then went to some other home to beg for food. Aditi got scared and went to her husband. She told Kashyap what had happened and said: “please protect the child in my womb.” Kashyap blessed her and said: “the child will be saved but his outer layer will die out, taking the brunt of the curse. The outer layer will be a numb layer on his body. I bless him that once his outer layer be removed, underneath it, will come out a handsome form. He will be like the yolk inside a dead “aandaa” (egg), and therefore will be know as Maartandh (from a dead egg).” In this way, Surya then took birth. He was born with a dead body on top. His outer form was dark like smoke, and dry. It was numb to him. When Vishwakarma chiseled is outer form, his handsome and radiant form came out. Vishwakarma used Surya’s dead layer for other things. Vishwakarma created the radiant “Sudarshan Chakra” out of that outer layer and gave it to Vishnu ji, the husband of Lakshmi. He also made the powerful Trishool (trident) of Trinainang (Shiva- the one with three eyes). He made other things from that dead layer as well.” The Sangat listened to Guru Amardas ji and was very happy. They now understood a lot of things about history. They all bathed in the Jamuna and headed forward.
In the Mughal kingdom, there was a tax implemented for Hindu Teeraths for Hindus. The name of the tax was called Jaziyah. The guards who would receive the Tax were known as Jaghatis. When the Jaghatis saw Guru ji, their minds were at peace and they recognized the aura and powerful radiance of Guru Amardas ji. Thousands of people were bowing to Guru Amardas ji. The Jaghatis saw that there were so many people with Guru Amardas ji. They got scared and decided not to take the Jaziyah from Guru ji. They got scared and bowed to Guru Amardas ji’s feet. They folded their hands and said: “Satguru ji, please bless us with your love. Whoever is with you, please accept our service to pass through without being charged the Jaziyah. We won’t charge you or your followers. We have great respect for you. We fear your radiance. We don’t want you to curse us. Whoever says your name, we will not tax them either. It is our duty for the crown to take taxes from everyone but we won’t tax your people. Please go forward without any worry.” Guru Amardas ji heard them and said: “if you are afraid of me, don’t fear anything. Keep this in mind, if someone after I go, comes, don’t tax them either, who say my name. The whole Sangat coming behind me are all my Sikhs. If you want to take money, then I am ready to give you all the money now. I will pay for all the Sangat behind me. I don’t want you to bother poor people and stop them afterwards. Take it now from me if you want.” The Jaghatis said: “Satguru ji, whoever is with you, they can go without paying the tax. We will not charge the people who say your name.” Guru Amardas ji then went ahead towards Haridwar to the Ganga. Thousands of people were with Guru ji. The Jaghatis kept to their post and asked the people behind Guru ji for tax. The people who weren’t with Guru ji also figured out that: by saying they are Guru ji’s Sikhs, they won’t be taxed. So the other people going to Haridwar also said they were Guru Amardas ji’s Sikhs. They were not charged. The whole day, every man and woman that were stopped, they all said Guru Amardas ji’s name and weren’t charged any taxes. They all sang Guru ji’s praises and said: “Dhan Guru Amardas ji.” The Jaghati’s were regretting their decision as they did not make any money that day. They said: “we made no money today.” They were quiet and kept looking at each other. They couldn’t stop anyone that day. They said to each other: “it looks like the whole world is behind the Guru today. We will not get any money today and we will get in trouble.” They regretted their decision. Guru Amardas ji made the world known that the fortunate ones that follow Guru Amardas ji will pass through the nets of the Jumms. The ones who follow Guru Amardas ji will not be taxed by the messengers of Death. It is good to stay under the protection of the Satguru. They will not fear the Jumms, just like the Sikhs who crossed the poll of the Jaghatis. Guru ji showed the world this day of what happens to people who recite the name of the Guru. Great crowds were following Guru ji now. As the sun set, many people came to meet Guru ji. They all bowed and followed the Ganga’s shoreline. Everyone shouted out the Jaikaras of Guru ji’s name and were in complete bliss.
The Sangat came to Kunkhal (Kunkhal was the place where Shivji’s first wife, Sati burned herself after not tolerating the disrespect of her husband by her father. Prajapati Daksh was also killed by Virbhadra at this place). The Sangat saw a good place along the shores of the Ganga and set up camp. Satguru ji set up camp and sat down near a Pipal tree. Many people heard of Guru ji’s praises and came to see him, bringing food for the Langar. There was a great crowd gathered there. Everyone ate Langar and rested.
In the morning everyone woke up. Satguru ji bathed in the Ganga with its pure waters. As the sun rose, many people heard of Satguru ji and came to see him. Rishis, Munis, Pandits and the people living at the Teeraths, Saints, Mahants and many Jagyasos came. Brahamachaaris, Audhoos, Sanyasis, Ghristis, Bairagis and many types of Sadhoos came to see the ocean of wisdom, Guru Amardas ji. They all came around Guru ji and bowed to him. The top scholars and leader came and sat near Guru ji, just as Munis would sit near Vyaas. Jogis and Digambars came. They wanted to see Guru ji and had a lot of questions and Guru ji gave them their answers. They would ask questions according to their understanding of life and Guru ji would answer them accordingly. They all received their answers and were in peace and bliss. Guru ji calmed everyone’s minds and their questions. They became still. They saw that Guru ji’s wisdom and knowledge was deep and Guru ji was very patient. They bowed to Guru ji and went back home, singing Guru ji’s praises.
Guru ji then praised the Ganga: “oh Goddess. You came to Earth after many kings had done Tapasya and died. You then came by the great Tapp of Bagheerath. Shiv kept you in his locks and then sent you to earth to wash the sins of people. You wash the sins of everyone in the three worlds. I had done your Seva before. Because of doing your Seva, I was given the great reward of finding the Guru, who showed me the mythical properties of the world. See my sincere love for you and visit me in a physical form.” Ganga heard Guru ji’s plea and came out of her waters, incarnating into a human form to visit Guru ji. Ganga bowed to Guru Amardas ji and said “Dhan, Dhan. You are the light of Eshwar Akaal Purakh. You have achieved the Jot of the Parmeshwar. Please bless my waters with your holy feet. You are the supreme Avatar. Oh Guru ji, I have washed the sins of many. The sins are sitting inside of me. I feel the great burden of their sins and I am in pain. Please put your feet in my waters and make me pure again.” Guru ji heard Ganga’s request and was happy. He made Ganga pure with his feet, washing the sins of people away from inside of her. Ganga was in bliss and disappeared back into her waters. Guru ji stayed there for many days and bathed in the Ganga. He gave the poor people a lot of donations during that time. The whole Vaheer then started to make their way back to Goindwal. The Sangat would sing Guru ji’s praises and were in bliss, being in his company.