The Emperor tried to understand which way his conversation was going with Prithi Chand. He started to think back. He had heard from someone else about Prithi Chand’s situation. He had heard that Sri Guru Ramdas ji was the supreme and omnipotent Satguru who had given the Gurta Ghaddi to his youngest son. He had gone to Sach Khand after that. He was not happy with his eldest son. The reason why the eldest son did not get the Gurta Ghaddi was because he did not do any Seva nor was he obedient. He did not have the virtues to be the Guru. The Emperor thought about this and spoke: “Baba Prithi Chand ji, we are the servants of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. How can we give justice to our masters? Only Sri Satguru ji can make a decision on this. This is the feeling we have towards the House of the Guru. We don’t appose or interfere with Saints and Fakirs. Guru Ramdas ji was omniscient and knew of every mind. He listened to our prayers. How can we decide for them? He was wise and omnipotent. He gave the Gurta Ghaddi to the youngest and found him deserving. We can’t reverse his decision. The decision that he made, we cannot refute it. If you would have been deserving, you would have been Guru. We would have bowed to you then. He was your father. He wasn’t your enemy. You should accept your father’s decision with contentment. Be humble and become a Sikh of the Guru. This is the best thing for you: bow to Guru Arjan Dev ji. He is omnipotent. The one who has virtues, that person is great. It is not an age factor. The one who has no virtues is small. The elephant is big and the lion is smaller, but the lion is the king of the jungle. Crystal is big but it is not as valuable as the smaller diamond. There are many conches but nobody wears them around their neck. Only pearls are worn around the neck. There is a lot of brass but only gold is worn as jewellery. Even a little bit of gold is desirable than a lot of brass. Only good qualities make a person great. Your father tested all of you. There is no jeweller better than him. He knew which son was the diamond. He was omnipotent. How can we argue his decision? He is a Mahapurakh full of virtues. Everyone bows to the Guru. Nobody is equal to him. You should bow to him too.” Prithi Chand heard the Emperor and burned in his mind. He was really angry but couldn’t show his anger. He saw his last hopes diminish in front of him. Prithi Chand said to the Emperor: “I fought and was kicked out. How can I go back? I can’t show my face there again. There is no way I can go back. You are kicking me out too. You are not giving me justice. I have no strength if you don’t give me justice.” Jahangir heard Prithi Chand and said: “why are you upset? Your brother impressed your father and got the Ghaddi. He didn’t snatch it from you. If he did the Seva and got the Gurta Ghaddi, why are you upset? You didn’t do your father’s Seva. Nothing can happen now. You should make your living on your own. I can’t give any commands towards them.” The Emperor was angry when he said this. He then focused his attention towards another task. He didn’t look towards Prithi Chand again. Prithi Chand sat there with his head down. He was burning inside. The Emperor began to give attention to his administrative tasks. Prithi Chand was worried and embarrassed. He thought of the money he spent and the hope he had for coming to Delhi. He regretted coming to Delhi. He regretted not doing Seva of Guru Ramdas ji. He regretted that he couldn’t impress his father. He was scratching the ground with his nails. He couldn’t say anything more. He sat there with a drooping face. After the court was adjourned, everyone went home.
Prithi Chand went home and laid down on his bed. He took a blanket on his face and took deep breaths. His eyes were shedding tears. He didn’t want to eat. He was worried all day and night. He stayed in Delhi for 2 months. The Emperor did not call upon Prithi Chand again. Prithi Chand would meet with Sulhi Khan and talk about his problems. He was always worried. His task didn’t go as he planned.
One day, Prithi Chand met with Sulhi Khan and spoke to him while crying: “the Emperor didn’t do anything. I had great hopes for him. What shall we do now? I need to save my reputation. How should I leave Delhi and show what I got, when I go back? Instead of getting more reputation, I lost what I had.” Sulhi responded: “There is nothing I can do now. The Emperor will think I am on your side and that I take money from you. You should meet some of the other Umraavs and get them on your side. One is named Abdul Khan and the other is Mohammad Khan. They take money and present pleas to the Emperor. They will take bribes to do your work. Pay them and take them to the Emperor. When they refer you, there is some hope for your task to go forward.” Prithi Chand heard this and began to arrange a meeting with Abdul Khan and Mohammad Khan.
Prithi Chand was soon able to secure and confirm a meeting with Abdul Khan and Mohammad Khan. He paid them 300 coins as a bribe and said to them in a humble way: “it has been 2 months since I’ve been here. The Emperor did not call for me or listen to my plea. I came to get the Gurta Ghaddi which was my right. I can’t get that now. Now my reputation is ruined. Please take this money and have me respected from the Emperor so I can get some Jageer. If you can, help me get the Gurta Ghaddi from Guru Arjan Dev ji. If the Emperor makes me the Guru, no one will appose it. If he helps me, my task will be complete. If this is not possible, help me get some Jageer in any location. I will live there and my reputation will be sustained. Help me do this. I will keep you in mind and continue to bring money for you. I will get you Siropas from the Guru’s house. This is the work of Khuddah. Get me the Gurta Ghaddi. You will be blessed for doing this task. Use your cleverness to speak to the Emperor. I will make you rich. Make sure the Emperor doesn’t find out that I spoke to you. He is smart and knows what a person is thinking. You will need to be smart too so that he is not suspicious. You will have to fix the Emperor’s view of me. The Emperor thinks that Sulhi Khan is on my side and won’t listen to him now.” The Khans took the money and said: “we know the Emperor. We know when to speak to him. We won’t let him be suspicious. He will get you the Ghaddi or a Jageer. Your task will be complete. The Emperor thinks deep and wants to be just. He doesn’t want anyone to feel like they were treated unfairly. Pauper, rich, man or woman, he treats them equally and listens to them all with great care. He may give you a Jageer of some villages but we are doubtful that you will get the Gurta Ghaddi. He analyzes things with care. We will do good with you. The thing is, your father gave the Gurta Ghaddi to your brother with joy. The Emperor knows this. There is no doubt in this. The Emperor won’t believe us if we try to refute this. We will have to be smart about this. This can go bad too. Let us tell you about the just ways of the Emperor, oh son of the Guru (they were going to praise the Emperor falsely to scare Prithi Chand): there is a bell that hangs over the Emperor’s head with a long rope attached to it. The other end of the rope is in the market. One day, Jheevars were carrying water on their bulls. The Jheevars were making the bulls ride fast. They soon reached the place where the rope was hanging. One of the bulls rode by and the rope got pulled. The bell rang and the Emperor heard it. The Emperor said to his servants: “go and find out who is ringing the bell.” The servants ran to see who rang the bell of justice. When the servants went to the place, they didn’t see anyone. One person told them: “nobody rang the bell. There were bulls passing through here and the rope got caught in one of their hooves and the bell rang.” The servants went back to the Emperor and told him: “it was no one looking for justice. It was the water carrying Jheevars that were passing by with their bulls. Everyone is happy in your kingdom. Rich and poor are all at peace.” The Emperor said: “go again and bring the bulls. The bull that rang the bell, I want to see it. He must be in pain. Nobody rings the bell without any problem. I will give the bulls justice.” The servants ran and found the bull with the Jheevars. The bulls were brought into the court. The Jheevars came where the Emperor was sitting. The court was full and everyone was watching. The Emperor said: “who rides this bull?” The Jheevar showed himself with the bull. The bull had three water-carrying pouches hanging from him. There was only room for two. The Emperor said: “why is there a third pouch hanging from the bull? This is unjust. That’s why the bull rang the bell. He was in pain. From now on this will be law; only carry 2 pouches, not more than that. The bull can only carry 2. If you attach a third, that person will be arrested and fined. Tell all the other Jheevars not to be oppressive with the bulls.” See how just our Emperor is? He thinks about the animals too. He is just to humans too.” Prithi Chand heard this and was upset. He figured that he was never going to be the Guru. He didn’t want the Emperor to think so deeply. He was looking toward the Jageer now so he could save his reputation. He was planning on showing the Jageer and saying that he got the Gurta Ghaddi.
Prithi Chand, Abdul Khan, Mohammad Khan and Sulhi Khan went to the court of the Emperor. Prithi Chand wore a long chola and nice clothes. He was, although, handsome. The Khans praised Prithi Chand and said: “Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji was their elder who had Hindus and Muslins as his disciples. On his throne sat Guru Ramdas ji, who was praised in the world. In his family, this saint was born. His name is Prithi Chand who is like the moon. We have gone to him many times. The whole world follows him. They all bow to his feet. He is omnipotent and fulfills his Sikhs’ wishes. The whole world sings his praises. He has the Jot of Guru Nanak Dev ji. He is forgiving and washes people’s sins. This is the throne that your elders used to bow to. They all visited the Gurus in the past. It is a blessing that he has come to your home. Please give him justice. Please give him respect and give him a gift. If you don’t respect him, his reputation will be stained and his Sikhs won’t respect him either. He is of your home. He will bless you and pray for you to Khuddah. Whatever you think is good, please give him. Lakhs of people follow him. They will all pray for you. This is the tradition of Guru Nanak Dev ji. If you protect the house of saints, you will be praised too. You will be considered great in Akaal Purakh’s court.” Jahangir heard this and figured out what was going on. He thought to himself: “these guys have been bribed by Prithi Chand. They never spoke of Prithi Chand before. Today, they are praising him in a sneaky way. Prithi Chand bribes people and makes them do bad. He is not a Guru. The Guru would never do this. He is not deserving of the Gurta Ghaddi. He has no Gyaan or wisdom. He is still the son of the Guru. I can’t say anything bad to him. I will give him respect.” Jahangir said: “welcome. I will give you 1 village. This is all I can do for you. Make your home there and live there. Don’t go to Guru Arjan Dev ji at all. When I come to Lahore, I will call you there. I will call your brother too and listen to the both of you. Don’t start any fight with hatred now. I have now given you a Jageer. You can make a living there.” A Patta was written in Prithi Chand’s name and he became the owner. The Emperor said: “come meet me in Lahore but don’t do anything before that.” Prithi Chand felt a little happy after getting the Jageer.
Prithi Chand left Delhi with something. He went to where his allotted village was in Malva. He made a nice home there and made a living by collecting the taxes. People came to him and bowed in that area known as “Sodian da Kottha.” He brought his whole family to live there and had people worship him. A few Sangat would come to him and bring him gifts by which he made a living. He was like a firefly trying to make his presence known to the world. He tried hard but failed at his task of being the Guru. He tried to be equal to Guru Arjan Dev ji, but that was just a dream.