Sri Satguru Hargobind ji was soon 2 years old. He played around in Vadaali and made everyone around him happy. Prithi Chand continued to plot against his brother and his nephew. He hired a snake charmer. He sent him to Vadaali to release a poisonous snake. The snake charmer went into Guru ji’s home and released the snake where Guru Hargobind Sahib ji was playing. Guru ji did not like to be picked up so he would play around in the middle of the home. He was a beautiful toddler. Everyone would be happy who would see him. He could save anyone he pleased. Guru ji wanted to save the snake and give him Mukti. The snake was cursed. Guru ji was crawling around the home and began to look around for the black snake. The snake was looking for a place to hide. Mata ji was focused on another task at that time. The servants were also occupied in other tasks of the home. Guru ji crawled quickly and found the snake. He began to play with the snake. The snake tried to escape but Guru ji chased him and grabbed him. The snake hissed and wiggled to get away but Guru ji held him by the head. The snake was trapped. The toddler was too strong for him. Guru ji squished his head with his hands onto the ground. When he crushed his head, the snake’s tail fluttered and eventually calmed down as it died. Mata ji came to see her son and saw that there was a dead snake on the floor. Guru ji took the dead snake and threw him away. Mata ji, scared, came to pick up her son quickly. The hood of the snake was spread out and the body was straight. It was a scary looking snake. Mata ji picked up her child and checked his body to see if the snake had bitten him. She said: “there is no sign of a snake bite. The snake is dead. Guru Nanak Dev ji saved my child from the snake.” Guru ji was dirty with soil and Mata ji wiped her son. She eventually calmed down. The whole house found out and there was a lot of noise. Mata ji sent a servant to tell Guru Arjan Dev ji of what had happened.
The servant came to Guru Arjan Dev ji and said: “a snake came into the house but Sri Hargobind ji grabbed it. It seemed as though the snake had already died. The snake did not bite Sri Hargobind ji as he was saved by Akaal Purakh ji.” Guru Arjan Dev ji heard this and went to his home. The Sikhs that were sitting with him came along.
Guru Arjan Dev ji came into the home and saw the dead snake lying on the ground. When Satguru ji came close to the snake, a spirit came out of the snake. The spirit formed into an illuminated human form. Guru Arjan Dev ji said to him: “who are you and how did you become a snake? How did you die and how did you become into a spirit?” The spirit folded his hands and said: “Guru ji, I was a Muni in my last birth that did a lot of Tapasya. I performed a strict Tapasya but I became proud of myself. I had an ego. I thought no one else could sing the Vedas like me. One day, Naarad Rishi ji came to my home. He discussed a lot of Gyaan with me and said that Prema Bhagti is the best. I was egotistical and so I questioned him on his ideology. I challenged his knowledge. I thought I was his equal. I spoke bad words to him which angered Naarad Rishi. He said to me: “why are you doing Tapasya? You are a fool. You sing the Vedas but you don’t understand them. You disrespected me and so you will have to suffer the consequences. You have poison inside of you that you didn’t listen to or have faith upon my words. You will become a snake. You will forget your knowledge as well. You read the Vedas and make your body go through Tapps. You will be rewarded for that though, when you die as a snake. Seeing the troubles of the life forms on earth, Akaal Purakh will take an Avatar and save everyone. As soon as he touches you, you will be saved and will go to the dimension of the Devatas, Heaven. You will be a snake till he comes.” Sri Guru ji, that time was today. A snake charmer brought me here and released me. The snake charmer was sent by your relative, Baba Prithi Chand. He paid him to release me here. I was looking for a place to hide here but the child Avatar of Parmeshwar crushed my head and killed me. I will now go to Heaven. Your child has given me moksha and freed me from my curse. I bow to you and your child’s feet.” The Sikhs that were standing in the home heard the whole story. They could see the spirit speaking. Guru ji had the snake’s lifeless body buried somewhere. Guru ji celebrated the event with Karah Prashaad being distributed. Guru Nanak Dev ji was remembered and an Ardaas was done.
Baba Prithi Chand’s spies went back to him and told him what had happened. Prithi Chand got angry and said: “these people are fools. I didn’t send the nurse or the snake. They are all lying. How can a 2-year-old kill a snake with his bare hands? I don’t believe this. Guru Arjan Dev ji is making up these stories to make his son look big. He is greedy and wants people to worship him. He wants people to come and give him money and therefore making up stories so people sing his praises. The child is 2 years old and the Guru makes up things and praises him. He wants people to come and bring more money.” Prithi Chand would say this to his Sangat when they would come. He continued: “Guru Arjan Dev ji makes false stories to make himself look big. He is a fake. He claims to be the Guru. I am the Guru. I was given the Pugri of the Guru. My Sikhs should never go to Guru Arjan Dev ji and only worship me. Only come to me.” Prithi Chand would lie to his Sangat and talk bad about Guru ji. He would speak bad about the Guru who was always forgiving him. Guru Arjan Dev ji forgave his brother and never spoke bad about Prithi Chand. Guru ji was always above joy and sorrow. Guru ji was above bhog and jog. He was gracious to everyone.
Guru Arjan Dev ji went back to his Divaan. Mata ji looked towards her son and was amazed to see how great and powerful he was. She went to bathe him and spoke to the maids: “look what a blessing my son got today. The snake was very poisonous. Akaal Purakh ji protected him today. I always have my attention on him. Today, for a little while a went away, look what was going to happen. Only I know what I went through today.” Mata ji wiped her child’s face with a cloth. New clothes were brought for Guru ji. Mata ji dressed him up. She took money and circumvented it around his head and gave it to the poor. She said to the poor: “pray for my child’s safety.” Music was played and Gurbani was sung. Everyone spoke bad about Prithi Chand. Mata ji didn’t understand that her son was Akaal Purakh. He was the same power that killed the Kalia Naga. That snake was killed by Krishan ji. It was the same power that came into Krishan to kill Kesi, Bakasur and Kans. That power came from Guru Hargobind Sahib ji, Akaal Purakh. Malya, Chandoor, the wrestlers were killed along with Meghnaad. He also destroyed Jarasandh and controlled all of the bulls in his stables. Mata ji would begin to think about her son and notice that he was an Avatar of Akaal Purakh: “Sri Guru ji is the complete Avatar of Akaal Purakh. He destroys the troubles and has all the powers. He killed a dangerous snake and the evil nurse.” When Guru ji would see that his mother figured out who he was, he would do something to make her fall into the chains of attachment again. He wanted his mother to see him as her son. He would ask for food from her and she would feed him. When he would be dirty, she would clean him. He would not sit still in her lap. When Mata ji would see her child playing, she’d be convinced that her child was indeed a child and not an Avatar as people would say. She would raise him, play with him, and keep him in front of her eyes.
After a few days, Guru ji began to stand on his own. He would run around the house. He was the Guru who was going to save his Servants by making them recite Satnam. There were bells on his feet, waist and wrists that would make noise as he walked. The jewellery had diamonds and gems embedded in them. He dressed like a king. The neighbour’s children would come and play with him as well. The children would play and make a lot of noise. Guru Hargobind ji and the kids would be happy playing with each other. Sometimes they would sit down and sometimes they would wrestle. They would play both in and out of the house. The children of Vadaali were fortunate to play with Guru ji. They were rewarded for their Tapasya. Delicious foods were made for the kids. They would play all day long. Guru ji would love to wrestle with the kids. He would pin down the kids that were bigger and older than him. His plays were that of warriors. In the evening, his friends would go back to their homes to sleep.