Amardas ji, Sri Satguru, the omniscient one, called the gem of the Sodhis to him. Guru ji said to him: “listen Saum (moon, a word of endearment; my dear), I want you to find a nice place and establish a new city. Start a new city and plant your feet there. That city will grow slowly. Just as I served the Guru in Khadoor and then came here to Goindwal, follow this same great tradition with great care and establish a new city. Make a new home for yourself there. You have the deed for the whole area, given to you by the Badshah, Akbar.” Sri Ramdas ji heard Guru ji and folded his hands. He said to Guru ji: “Satguru ji, I cannot disobey you. I am happy with whatever your will is. I have promised myself to never disobey you. Whatever you say, is good. You only say what is good. What can a human like me think about? You are the ocean of all virtues. You wish for me to find a new place and start a new city, but what wisdom do I have? You are the omniscient one. My wish is what you wish. Guru ji, I will establish the city where you wish. I haven’t the wisdom to evaluate the best place. Living independently from you, I can’t do anything. I am your servant and dependant upon you. I will do how you motivate me.” Guru Amardas ji heard Sri Ramdas ji’s love-filled words. Guru ji said to him: “listen Ramdas ji, there is a village named Tung near Gillvalli. You should seek the land between these two villages. Where Sultanwind is, look towards the west of it. You should make your house there. Whatever money is required to build the new home and establish the village, take it from Baba Bhudda ji. When your home will be made, go towards the East of it and make a Teerath there. Start to dig a pool there, examining the four directions of the place. You are to only dig the Sarovar. Your children will make it permanent. You are to only establish the village and dig the pool/Sarovar. The village will grow slowly as people from every direction will come and settle there.” Guru ji gave Sri Ramdas ji the directions and made preparations. Guru Ramdas ji was given the horse of Bhai Paro ji. Guru ji said to him: “this horse is amazing. She does not let anyone else mount on top of her. She has Aatamgyaan. Only you and I can ride her. Bhai Paro used to ride her before, when he would come to Goindwal. This is your horse from now on. Groom and care for her well. Take Baba Bhudda ji with you as well and go to the new place.” Guru ji gave Sri Ramdas ji leave and sent some Sikhs along with him.
Slowly, Guru Ramdas ji reached the place that Guru Amardas ji had described. He saw the boundaries of all the villages and located his new village. He set up a boundary of the new village in the ground. Baba Bhudda ji architected the village and set up the area. Sweets were brought for the ground-breaking ceremony. They placed Karah Prashaad and thought of Guru Amardas ji. Baba Bhudda ji did an Ardaas for the new place. Many people from the nearby villages came when they found out that a new city was about to be established. They took part in the Ardaas as well. The Karah Prashaad and the sweets were distributed among everyone. Guru Ramdas ji broke the ground and set up a sign at the boundary. He named the place “Guru Ka Chak.” Kilns were set to bake the bricks. Guru Ramdas ji began the construction of his own house, as per Guru Amardas ji’s directions. The whole village, as planned by Baba Bhudda ji, was being constructed. (The house that Guru Ramdas ji constructed, Guru Arjan Dev ji and Guru Hargobind Sahib ji lived there as well. Guru Tegh Bahadhur Sahib ji was born in that house.)
Guru Ramdas ji took Baba Bhudda ji and headed East from his new home. He scoped out the area as Guru Amardas ji had instructed. As Guru ji described the signs, Sri Ramdas ji looked for them. Guru ji went North from the area and saw a forest of Beri trees. He noticed the area, slowly, and hoped to find the area which was described by Guru Amardas ji. Both Guru Nanak Dev ji and Guru Angad Dev ji had visited this place during their times and made prophecies of a great city to exist there in the future. Guru Ramdas ji soon came to a Tahli tree (the place of Tahli Sahib) and noticed that it was the place that Guru Amardas ji had said. Guru Ramdas ji and Baba Bhudda ji sat under the Tahli and began to scope the area. They noticed that there was a lower gradation of the ground with a small pond. Guru Ramdas ji said to Baba Bhudda ji: “I believe this is the area which was described by Guru Amardas ji.” They examined the area around the pond. Guru Ramdas ji showed Baba Bhudda ji where the four-sided Sarovar should be dug. It took a whole day to find the place. At night they went back to the new home and rested.
The next day, they woke up at Amritvela and bathed. Guru Ramdas ji sat in Samadhi till the sun came up. Guru Ramdas ji decided to start the Seva of the new Sarovar. He called for sweets from the Sikhs and had everyone gather at the Tahli. This is the place of the Sarovar of Santokhsar. Many Sikhs and labourers gathered there ahead of time. There was a great gathering there with workers and Sevadaars. There was a celebration there. Guru ji sat under the Tahli and performed the traditions by doing Ardaas to the first three Gurus. Sweets and Prashaad were placed. After the Ardaas, the ground-breaking ceremony took place. Guru Ramdas ji made the first dig of Santokhsar Sarovar. This was a great thing for humankind. It was to be a place for people to wash their sins. The labourers began to dig the Sarovar and removed the dirt in an assembled fashion. Some dug and some carried the dirt out. Many workers and Sikhs did the work. In this way, the work of the Sarovar started. Guru ji would sit under the Tahli and direct the work.
There was Seva going on in the new village as well as the new Sarovar. On a daily bases, many Sikhs came to do Seva. They came with faith and devotion. In a few days, the Sarovar was well on its way but Guru Ramdas ji began to miss Guru Amardas ji and wanted to go and see him. He headed towards Goindwal where Guru Amardas ji was. Many people had made their new homes in Guru Ka Chak. They had begun to live in their new homes. Guru Ramdas ji came to Guru Amardas ji’s home and bowed to Guru ji’s feet. He gave him all of the updates: “my home has been made along with other Sikhs’ homes. The Sarovar has begun to be dug as you commanded. The Sarovar is not complete yet, though.” Guru Amardas ji, who knew past, present and future, saw the whole update with his divine vision. He saw the new homes and the Sarovar.
Guru Ramdas ji stayed in Goindwal for a few days and handled the income that came. Sri Ramdas ji did other maintenance work that needed attention. The leader of the Sodhis immediately completed tasks as Guru Amardas ji commanded. Day and night, Guru Ramdas ji would do Seva all the time. He had no other wish inside his heart, but to serve Guru ji. He didn’t care what people had to say and served the Guru without laziness. He was not looking for praises either. He did Seva in the Langar and took care of the finances. He applied the money where it was required. The Seva of the Guru’s house grew but Guru Ramdas ji did all the Seva. He was without ego. He was obedient to Guru ji’s command. Bibi Bhaani ji would serve Guru Amardas ji all the time. Guru Amardas ji, the true Guru, noticed the Seva of both husband and wife. He noticed that they were without desire. He was very happy with him. He had decided to give Guru Ramdas ji the Guru’s throne.