Sri Arjan ji said to the Sikh: “don’t meet Baba Prithi Chand first.” He gave him strict instructions to give the letter to Guru ji after bowing. Sri Arjan ji focused his attention on his father’s form in his mind. He bowed to him in his mind and said: “my heart longs to meet you, why are you not recognizing this? You are the friend of the lowly, you are omniscient. You are gracious and the giver of peace. You are the Master of the Universe. I do not wish to eat or drink anything during the day. I can’t sleep at night after lying down. You have forgotten me, seeing me as useless. I am anxious to see you.” He had many conversations with his father in his mind. He made many pleas in his mind. Satguru ji was aware of every conversation Sri Arjan ji had in his mind with him. Satguru ji is always bound by love. He just wanted to see if his son was obedient. He wanted to give his son the supreme throne of the Gurta Ghaddi. The Sikh from Lahore thought of Guru ji and set off towards Amritsar. He thought to himself: “I will need to be smart about seeing Guru ji.”
The Sikh arrived in Amritsar in the early evening and entered Guru ji’s court. He hid from Prithi Chand as he came in where Guru ji had the Divan set up. He finally saw Guru ji and went to bow. He folded his hands and bowed to the Master of the Universe, he so longed to do for a while. He said: “Guru ji, I and the Sangat of Lahore bow to you.” The Sikh presented the letter of Sri Arjan ji and said: “Guru ji, this letter has the Ardaas of Sri Arjan Dev ji.” Guru Ramdas ji heard this and took the letter. He opened the letter and read it right away. There was a lot of love in the letter. He read: “I wish to see your court. I am not at peace. I am anxious without your love.” Guru ji said: “my son is anxious to see me.” Guru Ramdas ji’s eyes filled with tears. His throat swelled up and he was not able to speak. He thought to himself: “out of my three sons, only this son has the love for Gursikhi. He has fulfilled it well. He is obedient and wishes to see me. He will be able to carry the responsibility of the Gurta Ghaddi. He has great tolerance and is without ego. He has kept the light of the Sodhi family lit. He did not let the Gurta Ghaddi go out of the Sodhi family. He has composed very beautiful lines of Gurbani. This Gurbani will give Mukti to people. He stayed obedient in my command and stayed in Lahore for 2 years.” Guru Ramdas ji was extremely happy knowing his son was longing to meet him. Looking towards Baba Bhudda ji, Guru ji said: “look Baba Bhudda ji! My son Arjan’s letter. Look how much love is in his letter. He sent this letter that he has composed. Look how beautiful and lovely this Bani is. It has been a long time since he has been in Lahore. I didn’t ask for him either. Baba Bhudda ji, go to him and bring him. He is very anxious to see me.” Baba Bhudda ji heard the words of Guru ji and began to praise Sri Arjan ji. He said: “he has such a calm personality. He does not have a trace of ego in him. He obeys your every command. I will go to Lahore in the morning and bring him back to Amritsar. He wishes to see you.” It was night time and everyone rested.
In the morning, Baba Bhudda ji took permission from Guru Ramdas ji and headed to Lahore, resting one night on the way. The next day he arrived at the Dharamsala of Lahore. Sri Arjan ji and the Sangat saw Baba Bhudda ji and stood up. Everyone came to Baba ji and bowed to his feet. Baba Bhudda ji was seated in the court. Everyone then heard Guru ji’s message and was very happy. Baba Bhudda ji said: “I am here to take you back home.” It was as though Amrit fell into Sri Arjan ji’s ears. He was filled with bliss, that is indescribable by any poet. It was as though a poor person received the Kalapbrish (tree of wishes) overnight. Everyone rested the night. Sri Arjan ji met Baba Sanghari Mal ji and other relatives to ask for leave. He met the Sangat of Lahore. The Sangat bowed to Sri Arjan ji and were sad to see him go. Sri Arjan ji saw the Sangat and gave them hope: “stay happy. Come see Guru ji and me in Amritsar when the Jor mela happens. Be in bliss when you see him.”
Sri Arjan ji got on top of his cart which was pulled by strong bulls. The bells in the bulls’ necks rang as they moved. Sri Arjan ji was anxious to see his Guru-Father. The bulls were well-fed so they rode fast. Baba Bhudda ji sat with him. The bull driver went fast too. Sri Arjan ji took money out of his bag and told the driver to go faster. He was happy to be going back. They reached Amritsar in 9 hours. As soon as the Sarovar of Sri Amritsar Sahib could be seen, Sri Arjan ji bowed from afar. He kept thinking of seeing his father and was shedding tears. He tolerated the separation for many days. He said: “today is a great day. This is a great time.” Where Satguru Ramdas ji had his court, the bulls stopped there. Sri Arjan ji saw his father from afar and bowed. Just as the lotus flower blooms seeing the sun, that is how Sri Arjan ji bloomed. Guru Ramdas ji’s form was like a full moon and Sri Arjan ji’s eyes were like the eyes of a Chakor. Sri Arjan ji jumped off the cart and walked towards his father. He approached his father and bowed to him, lying on the floor like a long staff. He washed the Guru’s feet with his tears. Guru Ramdas ji saw his son, drenched in love, and lifted him from his arms. He hugged his son and held him to his chest. He kissed his forehead and said to him: “you have made the house of the Sodhis great and will make it greater. You kept our name in high esteems. Oh strong one, take the great weight of the Gurta Ghaddi. You have great patience.” Guru Ramdas ji called for the letter and read it out. It made his chest calm when he read it out. Guru ji said to his son: “listen son, since you left, why did you only send one letter back? You stayed in Lahore for a long time in the Satsangat. Why did you not send any other letter? You are a great writer and composer. You sent this letter and wrote the number 3 at the end. Why was 3 written since there is only one Shabad? You should have written 1, not 3. Tell me why is it like this?” Guru Ramdas ji purposely asked his son this question in front of everyone to bring his plan into action. Sri Arjan ji folded his hands and said: “it is not right to speak in front of you. You are omniscient and know what is in every heart. Nothing is hidden form you, oh Master of the World. Since it is your command though, I will tell you: I have sent two letters before this one. That had the Bani of two Shabads. This letter is the third one, that’s why I wrote 3. You saw the 3 and that’s why you asked.” Guru Ramdas ji heard this and said: “I did not receive any other letters. Who did you send them with? Who took them and hid them? Or did they get lost on the way?” The Sikh that brought the letters was sitting in the court as well. He spoke up and said: “it was me, who brought the letters; but the letters were taken from me by your eldest son. He told me to stay outside and went inside your home, alone. After, he came out and said: “Satguru ji has read the letter and he said to tell everyone that everything is good.” He told me to go back to Lahore. He didn’t let me see you. He did this to me twice. He didn’t let me see you both times. I had to leave without seeing you.” Guru Ramdas ji heard about Prithi Chand’s treachery and wanted to expose him in front of everyone. Guru ji said: “where is he right now? Go and get him. Bring him to me.” Somebody spoke up: “it is a hot day today so he is bathing by the well.” Guru ji said: “call him from there then. It is my command. Tell him to come quick from where he is.” The Sikhs heard Guru ji’s command and went to get Prithi Chand.
The Sikhs saw Prithi Chand bathing near the well. Many servants were with him and serving him, happily. They were putting water on Prithi Chand’s body. One person was rubbing his body with soaps and oils, one person was standing by, holding Prithi Chand’s clothes. Another person was cleaning his shoes. They were all standing around and praising Prithi Chand, trying to please him. They were standing around him and spraying him with water in a playful manner. It was the middle of summer so it was really hot. The Sikhs sent by Guru ji came close and spoke out loud: “Sri Satguru ji has summoned you to his court, right away. Go to the court right now and meet everyone.” Prithi Chand heard the command and put his clothes on, right away. He was drenched in treachery but went quickly. His servants followed him too. He was laughing and playing with his servants as he walked back. He had no idea what was about to happen.