Guru Arjan Dev ji and Mata Ganga ji were extremely happy. Guru ji wanted his Sikh to be praised and so everyone was praising Baba Bhudda ji. Guru ji wanted a son with a great radiance, which no one else could face.
Baba Bhudda ji’s words soon became true. Mata ji was pregnant. Guru ji, Mata ji and the Sikhs were all happy. Everyone that had love for Guru ji were happy. They were waiting for the Avatar Satguru, who was going to have a great radiance and was going to be a warrior. The maids were waiting to get gifts when the Avatar was going to be born. They were waiting for the great Avatar to be born. They said: “there will be a great celebration when he will be born. The sinners will be worried and destroyed.” The maids praised Baba Bhudda ji as well: “look how quickly the saint’s words were true? The Saints are like Akaal Purakh.”
Guru Arjan Dev was thinking about the curse that came from Baba Bhudda ji’s mouth. He thought to himself: “that curse should come out to be true as well. He gave the curse before the blessing of the son. That curse should come out first. It should be carried out before the Avatar is born. I will have to complete it. Baba Bhudda ji said: “where is the Guru’s family going to in a hurry?” This will become true. Nobody can reverse these words nor can they be erased.” As Guru ji was thinking about this, Guru ji found out that Sulhi Khan was coming with 5000 soldiers from Delhi. He was a friend of Baba Prithi Chand who was in constant contact with him. Prithi Chand told Sulhi: “I am being wronged. I am the eldest son of Guru Ramdas ji and I am sitting with nothing. My younger brother took the Gurta Ghaddi and everything else. I need you to help me.” Sulhi Khan took an army and made his way to Punjab. He said to the Emperor: “Guru Arjan Dev ji has done wrong. I will arrest him and loot the city of Ramdaspur. I will help my friend Prithi Chand.” In this way he came from Delhi. Guru Arjan Dev ji heard about all this. He knew it wasn’t Sulhi’s fault. These were Baba Bhudda ji’s words coming out to be true. Sulhi Khan had the power of Baba ji’s curse. It was time for this to come true. Guru ji thought to himself: “we will have to leave in a hurry.” Guru ji commanded everyone to pack up. Guru ji casually packed up and left Amritsar for the purpose of fulfilling Baba Bhudda ji’s words. He was leaving in a hurry. Other citizens of the city went with Guru ji. The people emptied their houses and cursed at Prithi Chand: “Prithi Chand is a jealous person who is calling Sulhi Khan to bother Guru ji.”
Guru ji and the Sikhs came to a village named Vadaali (also known as Guru ki Vadaali). All of the Sikhs praised Guru ji and did the Simran of Satnam. Everyone was in joy and without fear. Prithi Chand heard that his friend was coming with an army for him. He thought to himself: “my brother heard this and left the city. I will go and meet my friend and impress him. He troubled himself for nothing as my enemy already left. I will tell him not to come here.” Prithi Chand collected many gifts and went ahead to meet Sulhi Khan. He went ahead and met Sulhi Khan. The two hugged and were happy to see each other. Prithi Chand presented money to welcome him and said: “you did a great favor for me by coming.” Sulhi Khan said: “I am not here to take money from you. I will be giving you money because you are the Guru of the world. People come to you to fulfill their wishes. Many people come to you and bow to your feet to become your servants.” Prithi Chand said to Sulhi Khan: “listen friend, see this money as Prashaad from the house of the Guru. I gave you the money for your food. Take this and be happy. I trust you wholeheartedly and that you can’t see me in pain. You came with a great army to help me. Nobody can fight with me.” Sulhi Khan praised Prithi Chand: “you are a great friend of mine. I read your letter and came to help you from Delhi. I will arrest Guru Arjan Dev ji and loot the city of Ramdas Nagri. Meeting you, my radiance has grown. I will punish your enemies and go back to my Emperor, Jahangir. I will tell everyone that the Guru is Baba Prithi Chand ji. I will make an announcement here too. You are my friend; I will make you the Guru and give you a lot of joy.” Prithi Chand was happy to hear this and said: “you are great Sulhi Khan. The tales of our friendship will be praised for generations to come. I will give you some good news: when my enemy found out that you were coming with 5000 soldiers, he left the city. He made everyone leave the city with him. There is nothing left for you to loot. You are so great that even your name has value. It was just your name that fulfilled my task. You came yourself and therefore I haven’t a worry in the world now. You completed all my tasks by coming. You did a great service to me. You made me flourish like giving water to a dry tree. I will call people to come and live in Amritsar. I will call the people who follow me and make houses for them. The ones that left, that is fine. If they wish to come back, I won’t stop them. Sulhi Khan, you can go back home from here now. My work is already done. May your connection with the Emperor grow four times deeper. I bless you.” Sulhi, the fool, heard Prithi Chand’s words and was happy to hear that the enemy left because of his name. He smiled and said: “ok, forget the enemy. Why bother thinking of their name? You should take care of your house and re-establish the city according to you. If your brother tries to come back here and be your enemy, or tries to be worshipped here, just send me a message and I’ll be back. I will come and kill him.” The two met like two brothers. Both were happy. Prithi Chand thought he had a direct connection with the Emperor.
Prithi Chand went home happy. Sulhi Khan went to another place in Punjab for a royal task. After doing his task, he returned to Delhi. He looked towards his army and was filled with pride to have 5000 soldiers under his command. He thought to himself: “I can do whatever I want. Nobody can face me. The Emperor listens to me as well.” Prithi Chand resided in Amritsar. He thought: now that Guru Arjan Dev ji was gone, he was going to get all of the money. But that wasn’t case. He was burning all the time with greed. He wanted money and power. He wanted to be worshipped like his father. When the Sangat heard that Guru ji was no longer in Amritsar, they went to Vadaali to meet him. As Prithi Chand found this out, his anger and jealousy grew. Just like a firefly thinks it is the sun, and doesn’t know that the sun is much stronger; he thinks he is the sun in the night; this is how Prithi Chand was. He wanted to compare himself to Guru Arjan Dev ji.
The Fifth Paatshaah was in Vadaali. He was a calm and serene person, void of corruption and greed. His nature was simple. He came to this earth with a body to be generous to everyone. He lived where he wished. Wherever he lived, the Sikhs came to serve and worship him. Guru ji had a house built in Vadaali for him. It was a beautiful home. It was as big as the family needed to live in, with peace. The people that came with Guru ji from Amritsar, they left their homes and made new homes in Vadaali. They were without sorrow as they were with Guru ji. Guru ji noticed that water was scarce there. Guru ji had a well dug there. Guru ji sang the praises of this well as it was the Guru’s. It was called the “Chirhatta.” The ones that bathed from that well, their sins were washed away. Guru ji gave this blessing himself about the well: “the ones who bathe from this well on the day of Masya (new moon), if a woman has an illness of not being able to be pregnant, they will be cured and have children. They will receive the wishes they desire. Having faith in their heart, they should worship the place.” When the Sangat found out that Guru ji was in Vadaali, the Sikhs came there to meet him. Some new Sikhs came to Vadaali, bringing many gifts and money for Guru ji. They would present the gifts and do Ardaas to Guru ji. There was a great crowd in Vadaali. One group would come and one group would go. They would do Seva and be blessed. They all received joy for doing Seva. A lot of Karah Prashaad was distributed everyday. Whoever came, their illnesses were all gone. They came from Khurasan, Kabul, Peshawar, Kashmir, Dhunni, Ghayp, Lamma Desh, Balak Bukhara, Multan, and other places. They came and brought expensive gifts from their areas. Many Sikhs came from afar to have their wishes fulfilled. They met Guru ji and their hearts blossomed with joy. They were in constant joy and decided to live with Guru ji forever. The wise ones came to Guru ji to get the Gyaan from his feet. The enemies saw Guru ji and were in pain. They couldn’t take the glory of Guru ji growing. The slanderers wanted to act like swans but were nothing but flamingos. A flamingo can never be a swan. Prithi Chand wanted money and people didn’t like that when they noticed that about him. Prithi Chand tried to make Guru ji look bad but it didn’t work. He was always getting bad karma. Prithi Chand’s supporters would hide their intentions and didn’t do Seva.
In Vadaali, nine months passed. The Sikhs were being looked after by Guru ji. The Sikhs did Simran of Satnam. Many Sikhs came to Guru ji and brought gifts for him. The money that came from the Sangat, Guru ji used it to make wells or use it for the good of the people. The Langar was constant. The Masands would do the Seva themselves. Guru ji wouldn’t touch the money himself. The Masands would handle it all and spend it where it would be commanded. When the gifts would come, Guru ji wouldn’t touch those either. Guru ji only wanted to help everyone. The people of all dimensions sang Guru ji’s praises. As the nine months passed and the tenth month was upon them, Mata ji was in labor. The midwives were called who said: “may you have a son.” 8 Divas were lit in every corner of the room. The time was right. All of the nine planets came to bow. It was 1652 (Vikram), Harr (June/July) 21st, as the night was half way, it was the time of Pukhya Nakshatra (Cancer), which was a pure time (children born in this time were to be great kings); Guru Hargobind Sahib ji was born. It was Sunday, the first of the light phase of the moon, when the great Guru was born. There was a great illumination which amazed the midwives. It looked like as though the moon was born. It was a very powerful form. It was the destroyer of the sinners and the protector of the servants. He was a beautiful and wise child. He was going to burn the vices like firewood. He was to have the strength of a great conqueror. His illumination made the light of the Divas low. The midwives said: “we have seen many babies but this baby brought so much light. He is the most beautiful baby we have ever seen. He did not cry being born. He is smiling. Both he and his mother had no pain at all.” Just as the lightening flashes, that is how his illumination is. The midwives told Mata Ganga ji: “a son is born! Congratulations! He will purify the people of Kaliyuga.” Mata ji was happy to hear this. The Tapasvis and Jappis received their reward today. The form of Akaal Purakh came to bless the midwives. It was as though a poor person received the Kalapbrish. Everyone was happy in this manner. Mata ji wanted a son for a long time; this was fulfilled today. Mata ji did not worry about the family either. Mata ji’s eyes were gleaming like a lotus flower. Mata ji gave her necklace that she was wearing to the midwife that gave her the good news. Mata ji was very happy. Mata ji said: “open the treasury and give everyone what they want.” The maids did what Mata ji said. Mata ji saw Guru Hargobind Sahib ji and was filled with joy. She gave gifts to everyone in the home. The news spread in the whole city. People came to celebrate from their homes. The whole place was celebrating and the news came out like waves from the sea.