The spirit of the nurse came into the space above. She realized that people were scared so she disappeared and spoke: “don’t be afraid of me. I will tell you my whole story. In my last birth, I was a Gandharvi, a singer from Heaven. I was really powerful and I was proud of my powers. I was a skilled singer and very beautiful. I was happy, living in Heaven. One day, I was singing in the court of the Devatas. All of the Devatas were amazed with my singing. The Guru of the Devatas, Brihaspati came into the court. All of the Devatas stood up in his honor. They bowed to him with respect as he was their Guru. He was the holder of Brahm Vidya. He was an expert with this knowledge. Brihaspati looked around and saw that everyone was mesmerized with the Raags that were being sung. I was singing and didn’t get up to respect him. Brihaspati looked towards me and said: “this arrogant singer is corrupt. She is proud of her singing and beauty. She did not get up because she is egotistical. This Gandharvi is not eligible to sit in the court of Devatas. She thinks she is higher than me. Everyone stood up and bowed to me, but she did not get up. She will be punished to destroy her ego. I curse her!” With his curse, I was born in the world. He said: “go and be born into the world as a corrupt woman. You will be a nurse and work for a living. You will commit sins and be in pain. You will be born in Madhur Desh, Punjab. You will commit sins and be of bad character.” I folded my hands with fear. I said to him: “when will I be saved? I was egotistical and so now I am punished. I request you to have mercy on me and show me a path to be forgiven. I was proud to be a beautiful woman and that I sing well. Sadhoos are always full of mercy. They forgive everyone. Please forgive me.” Brihaspati Guru said: “Sri Guru Arjan Dev ji will be the 5th incarnation of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji. His son, Guru Hargobind Sahib ji will be born. He will deliver you from your curse. He will kill you and wash your sins away. You will then die and become a Gandharvi again. You will be the same as you were before and come to live in Heaven.” I was kicked out of Heaven and forced to be born on earth. I did not know who I was as a nurse. For many years I wandered in my life. I eventually came to the city of Guru Ramdas ji and began to live there. I met the maid of Baba Prithi Chand ji who took me to his wife, Karmo. I met Karmo who gave me 100 Rajitpuns and promised me more money. She sent me to Vadaali with the direction to kill the child of Guru Arjan Dev ji and do a favor for her. I came here because of greed. To kill the child, I put poison on my breasts. I came with evil intentions. Mata Ganga ji, your son is the Avatar of Parmeshwar, who killed me with his hands. I am now a Gandharvi again. I am going to Heaven now. I bow to all of you and take your leave. Prithi Chand is your enemy. He is jealous of you. He hates your whole family. Be aware and don’t trust him. He will try to do bad for you.” After speaking, the soul of the nurse went back to heaven with great joy.
All of the women that heard the nurse’s story were amazed at what they saw and heard. They said to each other: “Karmo is a cursed person. Her whole life is a curse. She was going to kill a child. What was she going to get by killing a child? Karmo does not understand Karma. She showed us what was inside her heart. She doesn’t understand that whom Parmeshwar protects, even a piece of their hair is not affected. Prithi Chand was born into the pure family of the Sodhis. But now, he and his wife have stained their own names. They are fortunate to be born to Guru Ramdas ji who followed the path of love and became the Guru. Guru Arjan Dev ji did the Seva of love and became the Guru. He did Simran of Satnam all day and night. Sikhs come and bring many gifts for him. They bow to his feet and worship them. They place money at his feet. Guru ji and Mata ji are never proud that they are worshiped. They give peace and joy to everyone. Their son is an Avatar of Akaal Purakh ji. The nurse has told us this as she left for Heaven. What fool can do bad of this family?” The women praised Guru Arjan Dev ji and spoke bad about Prithi Chand. Mata Ganga ji hugged her child tight. Her eyes were shedding tears. She was hurt that her own family members wanted to kill her child. She said out loud: “why did I place my son in the lap of that nurse? Our own family is our enemy. I could never think that they would do this.”
One of the servants went to Guru Arjan Dev ji to tell him what had happened. Mata ji instructed him to give Guru ji her message: “your son was protected by Guru Nanak Dev ji. A nurse tried to kill him. The body of the nurse is till here. She flew into the sky and told us her story. Your brother Baba Prithi Chand has stained the name of the family. Because of him, we left our home and came here. He still is thinking bad about us. He didn’t think that who he was going to kill was from the same family as him. He loves to be bad but we have never thought bad for him. Go and tell Guru ji quickly to inform him. Ask Guru ji to come home quickly.” The servant ran to Guru ji where he was sitting. Guru ji was sitting outside and holding Divaan. The servant told Guru ji: “oh blesser of all, you are sitting here without worries. Something really bad was going to happen at home. The Satguru has protected your family, otherwise something really bad was going to happen.” The servant told Guru ji everything. Guru ji got up with a few Sikhs and came back home. Guru ji already knew everything. Guru ji came home and had the body of the nurse removed and thrown away. Guru ji said: “Guru Nanak Dev ji is our protector in and out of the home. Nobody can do us harm as our protector is Guru Nanak Dev ji.” Guru ji then sang a Shabad in Raag Asa:
Sri Mukhvaak.. Asa Mahalla 5..
The complete Guru protected us with his hand.. The glory of the servant has been illuminated in the world..1..
Gur Gur was chanted and Guru Gur was remembered.. The servant’s Ardaas was towards the feet of the Guru.. Rahao..
Being in the sanctuary of the Guru.. The Seva of the servant has been complete..2..
The body, youth, vitality was protected.. Nanak says, I am a sacrifice to such a Guru..3..8..102..
(SGGS 396)
Guru ji praised Guru Nanak Dev ji in this way. Whoever reads this Shabad, they will never be in fear.
Seeing this event, everyone was amazed. Guru Arjan Dev ji calmly went to Guru Hargobind Sahib ji and was in joy. Karah Prashaad was prepared. All of the Gurus were remembered and thanked. The Ardaas was done: “we were protected. The sinners were punished. Your glory is spread in the world. You are the lover of your servants. Whoever remembers you, they get all of the joys of the world. Your name dispels all of the troubles.”
Mata Ganga ji was always careful now while raising her child. Within the house there was a swinging crib which Mata ji would place her child in. She would keep him in the swing all of the time while spending most of her time there. She wouldn’t bring her child into crowds anymore. She didn’t want any evil eyes for him. She would do Ardaas: “please protect my child.” She would bathe him with warm water and wipe him with fine cloths. She had a tiger nail embedded in precious metals and put around Guru Hargobind ji’s neck. Some time passed and Guru ji began to sit on his own. He was a beautiful boy. His sight was strong. Guru Arjan Dev ji would take his son in his lap. The Sangat would see the father and son. They would see the two and say: “they look like Dashrath and Ram Chander ji.”
Guru Hargobind Sahib ji began to crawl and make baby noises. Everyone would hear him and be happy. He would crawl on the rugs and sometimes into the dirt. The Sangat would come and sit around him. They would play with him and smile at him. Guru ji would smile at everyone and entertain them. The Sangat would be happy to play with him. Two teeth came from the bottom gums. People would see them when he would smile. They would look like two expensive pearls in a box. They could be seen when he smiled. The drool in his mouth looked like Amrit between the pearls. Kavi Santokh Singh ji say: “I see those two teeth as pillars of glory.” Guru ji would crawl on his knees around the middle of the house. When he would crawl, the bracelets in his feet would clank onto the floor. Kavi Santokh Singh ji says: “I bow to these two feet that Satguru ji drags as he crawls. These feet give the 4 gifts of life (Dharam, Arth, Kaam, Moksha). He came to relieve the weight of sin in the world. He will carry weapons and punish the sinners. He will give peace to the saints and give them Gyaan. This is why he came. He has come to pull the roots of corruption. He is playing around as children do.”