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Sri Gur Pratap Sooraj Granth — Raas 2

Chapter 2-38

The Signs of the Amrit Sarovar appear

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As the Pingala bathed in the water of Amritsar, he became well again. He saw the results and was extremely happy, while amazed at the same time. His hands and feet were normal again. His pain was all gone. It was as though he had drunk Amrit. He was no longer weak. His disease was gone. It was as though some Devata came and fixed his whole body. His body was the temple of beauty now. He was handsome and strong. With the blessing of Prabhoo, he received a body that was new and strong. If one was to see him before this, he couldn’t be recognized as the same person. He bathed in the water over and over again. It was as though someone living in Hell was taken to Heaven; a poor person from birth was given the Chintamani and the joy of the 9 Niddhis; a beggar receiving new clothes and jewellery. He became handsome. He came out and came back to the Beri tree. He put his basket upside down and sat on top of it. He waited for his wife to come back. He was really happy. He looked towards the Tungh village. Raj Kaur was begging from the Tungh village. She got the food and was walking towards her husband. She followed her Dharma completely. She was “pativrata.” She was chaste and only thought about her husband. She had endured a lot of pain from hunger and pulling her husband’s basket, but she did not complain, ever. She was the daughter of a king but she was able to endure the pain of poverty. She did not reject her duties as a wife.

When Bibi Rajni came back, she saw a young and strong man sitting on top of the basket. She thought to herself: “where is my husband? Who is this person sitting here? He seems to be a sinner. I think he killed my husband. He may want to possess me.” She shouted at the person from afar: “who are you, you sinner? What are you doing here? Where is my husband? I left him here and went to the Tungh village to get food. If you have killed my husband, I will go to the king and have you arrested and hung. Tell me where my husband is if you want to stay alive. Hurry up! Show me my husband as soon as possible. I want to see him and be calm again.” Her husband spoke to her: “I am your husband! Try to recognize me! Oh form of Dharma, don’t be in doubt. I’ll tell you what happened. My good karma came to fruition. I saw crows bathing in that pond over there, and becoming swans. This pond is not normal. It’s filled with Amrit. The crow was white and turned into a swan. I figured out what the water was. I slowly crawled to the pond and bathed in it. My leprosy was gone and my body became beautiful. I am your husband, don’t doubt this. Come and meet me, my dear. It is because of your radiance and Tapasya by which I am better.” Rajni responded with anger: “you are a liar! You killed my husband to get to me! How can a leper, who has no fingers, be well again after bathing in this water? I don’t believe you. I think you are a sinner. If my husband is dead, I will not live either. I will kill myself. I will have you arrested and hung first, then I will die. I will not let any other man come near me.” When Bibi Rajni shouted out loud, the people nearby all came closer to them. Both of them told their side of the story as people asked them what happened. The people said: “don’t argue about this. The Omniscient One will be able to help you. The Satguru, Guru Arjan Dev ji lives here. Go to his feet and see what he says. You can believe him without a doubt. Every word from his mouth is true.” Bibi Rajni was happy to hear about Guru ji because she was already a believer: “this is good. He will remove our doubts.” Both of them took a few people and went to Guru Arjan Dev ji.

The master of masters was sitting at the place of Santokhsar. The history of Santokha Rishi had just occurred when the couple came to Guru ji. This was the second miracle after the previous one. They both folded their hands and bowed to Guru ji’s feet. They both sat down at the corner of the Santokhsar Sarovar. Many Sikhs were doing Seva of the Sarovar there. There was a crowd there. The couple stood up again as Guru ji looked towards them. Guru ji said: “what is the reason you came here? It looks like you have a problem.” Folding her hands, Bibi Rajni said: “oh Guru of the world, master of masters, Guru Arjan Dev ji: your glory is spread everywhere. We have heard the glories of Guru Nanak Dev ji; of all the Sidhs and Peers bowing to him. His glory is spread far. He gives his servants wisdom. His radiance is spread in every direction. The imposters all hid in front of him. You are on his seat right now and know everything in your heart. My mind is stuck in the mud of doubt. My greatest fear is: falling from my Dharam. Your words are always true and I only trust your words. I have come to your feet for this. We are 5 sisters, who look similar. My father got mad and made me marry my current husband who had leprosy. I have served my husband according to my Dharma. I carry my husband in a basket and go from village to village to get food. I only eat after feeding my husband. I serve him, day and night. People look at my husband and hate him. On the eastern part of your city, there is a Beri tree. I left my husband in a basket under the tree. There was a small pond there as well. I then went to the village to ask for food. In the western direction there is a village called Tungh. I went there to get food. It took me 6 hours to get food. When I came back, I didn’t’ see my leper husband. I saw this man sitting there on top of the basket, placed upside down. He was sitting there where my husband was. I asked him who he was and he said that he was my husband. I couldn’t believe him. I couldn’t believe how this could be true.” Guru Arjan Dev ji heard her story and looked towards the man. He asked him: “tell me how you were cured. Tell me everything otherwise you will be punished. If you killed this woman’s husband, she will not go with you.” The man heard Guru ji and said: “I will tell you the truth as it happened. When my wife left me under the Beri and went to get food, there was a crow that came to drink the water in the pond. It also bathed in the water. The crow became white and transformed into a swan. He was no longer black. He was white, like someone had rubbed soap to get his black colour off. I figured that the water was something special. I moved and crawled to the pond. I put my hands in the water and took them out. My fingers were back and my hands were normal again. I then put my whole body into the water and rubbed the mud on my body. My body was like gold and healthy. I am her husband. I tried to tell her but she didn’t believe me. She said that Guru ji knows everything and that we should come to you. The Omniscient One knows everything and so she was only going to believe him. She argued with me the whole way. Please tell her the truth Guru ji. All of the people we met tried to convince her too but she said she would only believe you.” The whole Sangat was listening and were amazed at the man’s story. Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji then said: “both of you should listen to me. Listen to Gurbani Keertan. I will tell you everything in a half an hour.” Guru ji closed his eyes and took his focus into his own divineness and connected to his real form of Akaal Purakh. Guru ji knew where the Amritsar Sarovar was but didn’t want to locate it himself. He wanted everyone else to see the glory and holiness of the Amritsar Sarovar which was initiated by his father, Guru Ramdas ji.

From Sri Gur Pratap Sooraj Granth — Raas 2 by Bhai Jaswinder Singh Sehmbi ji