Many days passed and Sri Hargobind ji was getting bigger and stronger. Everyone was happy to see him grow. Guru Arjan Dev ji saw his son grow up fast and thought to himself: “it is time that Sri Hargobind ji begins his studies. He should receive an education.” Guru ji was considering where to send Sri Hargobind ji for his studies. He continued thinking: “I should discuss this with my elder brother, Baba Mahadev ji. His mind is calm. I will go to his home and ask him.” Guru ji went to his brother’s home and met him.
Guru ji bowed to his brother with respect and sat down. It was as though Krishan was meeting Baldev (Balram). They met with love and Guru ji began to speak: “you are my elder brother. You are like my father. You never think about my merits or demerits. Sri Har Gobind ji is your servant. You have been graceful to him. You have prayed for him which has saved him from many troubles. I have come to tell you that it is time that he should begin his education. I ask you for your advice on who should be teaching him. Where should we send him?” Baba Mahadev ji heard his brother’s words. Baba ji was an Aatamgyaani even though he did not speak much. He said to his brother: “don’t think of anyone else, you should go to the person who gave you your son. The Jatt, the wise one, Baba Bhudda ji is complete and powerful. His words are never without meaning. He is complete in powers. He is omnipotent. He is a warrior who has destroyed the vices. Don’t send your son to anyone else but him. Baba Bhudda ji will teach your son as you want him to. He has all types of educations.” Guru ji heard Baba Mahadev ji’s words and obeyed.
Guru Arjan Dev ji called 5 Sikhs and said to them: “where the wise Baba Bhudda ji lives, go to him and bow to his feet with your hands folded. Say my name and ask him that I have asked him to come to me. Bring him back with great respect. Go to him right now.” The Sikhs bowed to Guru ji and headed towards Baba Bhudda ji’s Beer. They all met Baba Bhudda ji and bowed to his feet with respect. They gave Baba ji the message. Baba Bhudda ji was happy to have been called upon by Guru ji. A great joy arose in his heart. Baba Bhudda ji got up and traveled to Amritsar with the Sikhs. He came to meet Guru Arjan Dev ji, whose Bani makes your sins run away. Baba Bhudda ji met Guru Arjan Dev ji and bowed to his feet. Guru ji saw Baba ji and got up. He respected him a lot. Guru ji gave a lot of respect to Baba ji and had him sit next to him. He asked how he was: “are you well? Your mind is connected to Akaal Purakh. You are generous who has the Aatam Gyaan. You have Brahmgyaan in your heart.” Baba Bhudda ji spoke: “Satguru ji, you came to earth taking on a human form. People were going to Hell and you came to protect them and save them from Hell. You are hidden from the unwise. The wise people know exactly why you have come to Earth.” Guru ji asked for 5 Munns of Prashaad. The Prashaad was placed in front of Baba Bhudda ji. Guru ji then said the great words: “Baba ji, please command us to distribute this Prashaad to the Sangat. Please take Sri Hargobind ji as your student. Please teach him Gurmukhi and other educations. He has come by your words and so you must bless him further. Please teach him the 35 letters of Gurmukhi and have him recite the correct pronunciations.” Baba Bhudda ji responded: “I am a Jaat who keeps grass. I don’t know anything. I don’t know how to teach. I’ve never taken an education so how will I teach?” Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji said: “you are the keeper of all of the powers. What skill or thing is there in this world which you do not know? Whatever you don’t know, that does not exist in this world. Whatever is in this universe, you are aware of it all. You know all of the skills and arts. Please don’t show me yourself like this. You are omnipotent. Today is a great day, complete my request by saying the name of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Give Sri Hargobind ji the education.” When Guru ji praised Baba Bhudda ji, Baba ji obeyed his request. There was nothing that Baba Bhudda ji did not know. Baba ji was happy and had the Karah Prashaad distributed. He bowed to Guru Arjan Dev ji and had him do the Ardaas for Sri Hargobind ji to begin his education. Baba Bhudda ji brought slates and wrote the 35 letters. He gave it to Sri Hargobind ji. Baba Bhudda ji wrote Ik Oankaar and the other letters. He wrote it to the last letter. Sri Hargobind ji read all 35 letters the first day.
It was the second day and Sri Hargobind ji memorized the 35 letters. On the second day he learned the Mohaarni- the vowels with the Mukta letters. Sri Hargobind ji memorized the Mohaarni as well. On the third day, he began to write words. Sri Hargobind ji began to pronounce the letters perfectly. Sri Hargobind ji was the cause of all the education. He was learning Gurmukhi as a drama. He was Akaal Purakh in a child’s form. Baba Bhudda ji then had Sri Hargobind ji read from the Pothi. Everyone was amazed to see how fast the child learned. The ones that did not know his glory were amazed: “it didn’t take long for him to learn. He reads like he already knows.” Guru Arjan Dev ji was happy that his son was able to read Sri Japji Sahib. He saw that he was ready to read Gurbani. He was able to read everything right away. Guru ji asked for more Prashaad and placed it in front of Baba Bhudda ji. He had Sri Hargobind ji bow to Baba Bhudda ji: “he has given you education. Education lives in his heart.” Sri Hargobind ji bowed to Baba Bhudda ji. Karah Prashaad and Langar were distributed in celebration of reading Gurbani. Guru Arjan Dev ji gave great donations to the poor and needy. There was a great celebration. The Dhundhabs, Shehnais and Napheeryas played. The big Nagaras sounded. Sri Hargobind ji was loved by all. The fortunate ones would meet him. Baba Bhudda ji was happy and filled with love. He hugged Sri Hargobind ji and looked at him. He kissed his forehead and blessed him: “you will be a great warrior who will have a quiver full of arrows in the kumerkassa. You will have a great sword by your waist and a strong bow in your hand. You will kill many sinners. There will be no one stronger than you. You will wage war on the battle field and be victorious. Your arms will be powerful. Your body will be big and strong.” Just as Vishvamittar was happy with Ram Chander and gave him Vidya; he gave him mantras and blessed him; he gave him education with love; that is how Baba Bhudda ji gave education to Sri Hargobind ji. He gave him the blessing which gave him the skills. Baba Bhudda ji was really happy. There was a great celebration.
Baba Bhudda ji gave the Vidya of reading Gurbani which Sri Hargobind ji learned quickly. Baba ji then blessed Sri Hargobind ji with warrior skills. He said: “you will learn how to fight by yourself. Archery and sword fighting you will understand. You will know how to kill many enemies. You will be a great rider of horses. You will ride it and make the horse jump. You will know how to fire a gun while riding.” Baba Bhudda ji gave all of the Vidya to Sri Hargobind ji (as every word from Baba Bhudda ji’s mouth became reality; the universe obeyed his every word). As days passed, Sri Hargobind ji grew bigger. Mata Ganga ji was happy to see him grow up. She would ask him to recite Gurbani while having him sit in her lap. Mata ji was really happy to hear him. She would bow to Guru Nanak Dev ji in gratitude. The days passed and Sri Hargobind ji grew. (Baba Bhudda ji had learned the Vidya of the Warriors, Shastervidya, from Guru Nanak Dev ji after returning from Sach Khand. Baba Bhudda ji had that Vidya which he taught to Sri Hargobind ji but as he was so powerful, he was able to transfer most of it with his words).