Guru Nanak Chamatkar (Part 2)-Bhai Vir Singh English ... - Vidhia.com

GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART-II
the neighbourhood. Her friends who used to get together in the afternoon,
gossip and play are astonished as to what has happened to her? Why does
she keep quiet and where does she go with a pot full of milk?
The gossip went round among the young ladies, then among the older
ladies, then to the men and finally to her husband named Dada, that your
wife leaves the house with a pot full ofmilk in the afternoon and then returns
late in the afternoon.
Dada was not a very civilized type of man but he loved his wife very
much. He owned land but he was not a very big landlord. His net earning
after paying the taxes was just enough to run the house reasonably well. He
had enough for food and clothing. He had his own cow and buffalo for the
milk.
He could manage hriving gifts etc on social functions without taking loans.
But, he did have a desire to become a rich landlord. He also desired a son.
He had been married for about seven years but did not have a child.
Sometimes, when he got tired of working, or when a demand of taxes came
and he fell short of money or when he had to buy another buffalo and felt a
problem for money, then he used to say to his wife: Dodi, shall we ever have
a son and riches? She used to heave a Sigh.
But otherwise, Dada had a pleasant and carefree nature. As such he
never felt depressed with these thoughts. To have a son was in the hands of
God, but for riches, he could do enough. Dodi herself used to cut hJTass and
bring it home for the cattle. When some hJTains were surplus in the house or
when some butter was extra in the house, she used to make ghee and sell it to
the village head and save money. When the husband had to buy new cattle,
she used to hrive her savings to him. The husband and wife were passing good
time in this way.
Dodi used to get up early in the morning, do all the cleaning, milk the
cow and buffalo, chum the yogurt, take out butter, make bread and then take
food for her husband to the fields. She used to pick cottonseeds and do all
household chores. She was not lazy.
As such, Dada was not anh'TY when he heard the accusation for his wife
from other men and did not get furious. But he did get into thinking. He
wanted to just forget about it but now it carne to, I tell, you tell, he tells, she
tells, everyday.
Still, he was not readyto believe anything. But after a careful thought he
found a solution. The solution was that he should follow his wife un-noticed.
So, one day he followed his wife when she left the house with a pot of
milk.
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