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GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART-II 231
precious human life as a penniless gambler.
Some ascetics sit in front of a ritual fire but their five fires of the body are
not extinhTllished. The fires ofthe body are extinhTllished with devotional love
of the Lord. Without a proper spiritual hTllide they do not go in recitation of
the Lord's Name with love. Without a proper spiritual hTllide they roam the
pilgrim centres but this does not rid them from their mistaken beliefs. The dirt
of the mind is not washed. They talk ill of others. Some rub ash on their body
and read the scripture but tell lies. They do not meet a proper spiritual guide.
They do not practise recitation of Name. So, they do not get peace of mind.
Some recluses tie their hair. Some do not speak. They have no spiritual
knowledge. Their mind is in desires. Some carry a beggar's bowl in their
hands. Their minds are in desires. They are running after women in passions.
They make followers but they themselves are not in love ofthe Lord's Name.
They remain in suffering till the end of their life.
The real renouncement is, whether one is a sadhu or a yogi or a recluse
or any other ascetic, that one should wash his dirty mind with the Lord's
Name and have one desire to meet the Lord. He should be in the incessant
remembrance of the Lord, drink the Lord's nectar.
The crux is that without the recitation of the Lord's Name there is no
salvation.
After listening to the Guru's discourse many sadhus of different faiths
started treading on the true path of recitation of the Lord's Name with love.
Their followers were also benefited. Many householders became Gurudisciples
and were blessed.
Then the Guru left this place and came to Rohtas.
In 'The Twarikh-i-Khalsa' it is written that the Guru got one place dug up
from where water came out like a fountain. This nice cool spring of water is
still there. It is called Choha Sahib Guru Nanak. A very beautiful hTllrdwara is
constructed there.
Bute Shah has written in his book regarding this spring as follows:
Near Rohtas Fort that is on the peak of the mountain, there is a spring of
water that sprang up by the blessings of Guru Nanak when he put his sacred
feet on this land. Sher Shah Afghan liked that place and constructed stonewalls
of a fort around the spring. But the spring ofwater dried up there and starting
springing out from outside the walls. Sher Shah got constructed more walls to
bring the spring of water inside the fort area but every time it dried up within
the walls and sprang up outside the walls of the fort. Sher Shah perforce gave
up. As it is, the walls ofthe fort still stand and the spring is flowing down below.
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