The Brahmin woke up in the morning and took Sri Hargobind ji in his lap. He played with him in the house where Mata Ganga ji could see him. The maid came, bringing yoghurt with sugar in it. It was in a silver bowl. Sweet yoghurt was given to Sri Hargobind ji everyday. The maid gave the yoghurt to the Brahmin. He took the yoghurt and looked around like a thief. He took the bowl of yoghurt to the top floor of the house. He took the pouch with poison in it out. He mixed the poison into the yoghurt and mixed it with his finger. His heart was beating really fast as he did it. He was scared. He did it all really fast. He took the bowl and put it to Sri Hargobind ji’s mouth. Guru ji, the Omniscient One, already knew everything. He raised his nose and turned is head away. The Brahmin turned Guru ji’s head with great force. He scolded Sri Hargobind ji and told him to drink it quickly: “drink this quickly or the monster will come! He will come and take you unless you drink this yoghurt. It’s really good. Hurry up!” Guru ji knew that the Brahmin was determined to make him eat the yoghurt with force. He was up to no good. Guru ji put his hand on top of the bowl and pushed it away. He was a strong boy. The Brahmin got angry and scolded Sri Hargobind ji. He grabbed both his hands tightly with one hand and used his other hand to feed him the yoghurt. His eyes were red and was getting angry at him. Guru ji noticed that the Brahmin wasn’t stopping so he decided to call out to his mother. He screamed and began to cry out loud. The Brahmin put the bowl to his lips but Guru ji moved his mouth. The Brahmin grabbed his hands aggressively. He was no longer compassionate. He had the intention to kill a child. He said to him: “what’s wrong with you? Why aren’t you drinking the yoghurt? If you don’t drink it then the monster will come. I won’t protect you then. He will take you away.” He tried to scare him or talk to him sweetly. The Brahmin had his arm around Guru ji’s neck. He just wanted him to drink the yoghurt. He didn’t care if he cried after that. His work would be done. The Brahmin was shaking with fear and loosing his patience. Guru ji kept crying but the Brahmin kept trying. His work will be done if he drank it. Nobody would know who poisoned him. Sri Hargobind ji screamed out loud. His screams were heard far into the neighbourhood.
Mata ji was downstairs, doing the daily work of the house with the maids when she heard the scream. She wondered why her son yelled so loud. Guru Arjan Dev ji was eating on his seat. Mata ji went to him and said: “Sri Hargobind ji is screaming. Where is he? He yelled so loud.” Guru ji said: “Pandit ji had just taken him upstairs. He was well a little while ago. See what happened.” Guru ji sent a servant to the top floor to see why their son was crying. The servant ran upstairs and saw Guru ji in the Brahmin’s lap, crying. When the servant came, the Brahmin let Guru ji’s hands go. The servant asked: “Guru ji is asking why is the Sahibzada crying?” The Brahmin said in a hurry: “I was giving him yoghurt but he wasn’t drinking it. I got mad at him and so he got scared. Look, I’m trying but he won’t drink it.” He put the bowl close to Sri Hargobind ji’s mouth and Guru ji turned his mouth. The servant came down and told Guru Arjan Dev ji what was going on. Guru ji said: “call them both downstairs. Let’s see why Sri Hargobind ji isn’t drinking the yoghurt.”
The servant brought everyone down. The Brahmin said: “look Guru ji, I’m trying to feed him but he won’t drink it.” The Brahmin was going pale and his lips were dry. He was afraid that he would be exposed. Mata Ganga ji was standing there as well. Sri Hargobind ji’s eyes were filled with tears. There was a little yoghurt on his top lip. He was crying with agony and taking deep breaths. He looked at his father Guru Arjan Dev ji and gave him a signal with his eyes that something is wrong. Guru Arjan Dev ji understood what was going on. Sri Hargobind ji told his father with his eyes that the Brahmin is trying to poison him and that he wanted him to expose the Brahmin. Mata Ganga ji came forward to pick her son up. He had never cried like that before. Guru Arjan Dev ji, the Omniscient One, said to the Brahmin: “Pandit ji, why isn’t he drinking the yoghurt?” The Brahmin said: “I don’t know. I give it to him everyday. I wonder why he won’t drink it today. He pushed the bowl away and turned his head away. I was trying to hold his hands and told him the monster will come. He then began to cry out loud. I don’t know why he cried out so loud.” Guru ji said: “don’t worry, bring him to me. Speak to him with love and then make him drink it.” The Brahmin was happy. He would do it in front of Guru ji and no one would suspect him: “this is good. My work will be done and no one will suspect me of wrongdoing.” He placed Sri Hargobind ji on a seat and tried to give him the yoghurt. He was planning on blaming his death on a stomach problem. The Brahmin put the bowl to Sri Hargobind ji’s mouth. He was waiting for Guru ji to drink the yoghurt. There was hatred in the Brahmin’s eyes now. Sri Hargobind ji pushed the bowl with his hand again. Guru Arjan Dev ji knew that there was something in the yoghurt. Guru ji said: “have him sit in my lap. Guru ji wiped his son’s eyes and took the bowl of yoghurt in his hand. He was going to give him the yoghurt in his hand. The Brahmin was happy that the father was going to feed his son himself. He would be void of suspicion. As Guru Arjan Dev ji put the bowl close to Sri Hargobind ji’s mouth, Sri Hargobind ji lowered his eyes. The Brahmin noticed that the boy was powerful. He wasn’t drinking the yoghurt from his father’s hands. The Brahmin figured out that the boy knew about his plot. He was afraid of being exposed: “what will I do now?” Sri Hargobind ji did not drink the yoghurt. There was a small dog in the house that always sat under Guru Arjan Dev ji’s seat. He always stayed close to Guru Arjan Dev ji’s feet. That dog was a great Tapasvi from many births that received the reward to be a dog and stay close to Guru Arjan Dev ji’s feet at all times. As Guru Arjan Dev ji lowered his hand with the bowl in it, Guru ji called out to the little dog by his name and put the yoghurt in his doggy bowl. The dog did not eat the yoghurt. There was power in the dogs of the Guru. They were able to perform miracles just as humans were. The dog knew there was poison in it after sniffing it. He looked towards Guru Arjan Dev ji with his eyes and shook his head. He moved his ears and gave the signal to Guru ji that: “there is poison in this yoghurt. I will have a disrespectful death if I eat it. This corrupt Brahmin has poisoned it. Why should I eat it and die a terrible death?” Guru ji heard the voice of the dog’s mind and gave his mind a response: “you were with me in this world and will be with me in the next world. You will never leave me. You will always be with me. Don’t doubt this. Eat the yoghurt so the sinner can be exposed.” The dog heard this and was fearless. He had faith that he was going to Sach Khand to be with Guru ji. He did not hesitate any longer and ate the yoghurt. Mata Ganga ji was sitting close by. The Brahmin was trembling. The servants were waiting to see what was going on. Nobody knew what was going on. The Brahmin was going pale and was sweating. He didn’t know what to do. His own sin was eating hm up. He knew we was about to be exposed. He looked towards the ground and played with the dirt on the ground.
After about a half hour, the dog suffered the effects of the poison. He laid down after wandering around. He cried in front of Guru ji’s feet. He had fallen at Guru ji’s feet when he took his last breath. Guru ji took his foot and put it on the dog’s head. The dog’s soul came out of its body and boarded a special vessel that took him to Sach Khand. Everyone in the house was shocked to see the dog die. The servants and maids began to yell out in amazement. They said: “thank Akaal Purakh that Sri Hargobind ji didn’t eat the yoghurt. He was saved.”