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

GURU NANAK CHAMATKAR PART - II 79
Sister: That means you are not coming from Lahore? You have come
from some other nearby place. It is true, before the rain, the clouds arrive and
before spring, nice breeze comes. Your putting sacred feet here, indicates that
brother is coming.
These conversations were going on, when, from another road Bhai Lalo,
the image of humility and sacredness arrived. On seeing the hustle-bustle of
holy conhJTegation, he came and bowed his head. On seeing Lalo, everybody
felt reassured that the Guru would surely come.
Rai asked: Is there any message from the beloved Guru?
Bhai Lalo: 0 respected Rai, while reading the scripture, I got a vision and
I saw him at Talwandi. So, I thought he must have arrived here and his
birthday is nearing also. That is what has brought me here.
Sister Nanki: The cranes come before the arrival of dewy winter nights.
The nightingales come before the arrival of delicious juicy mangoes.
The Lord's ideal men are coming before the arrival of dear brother.
Brother will surely come.
In this way, in longing and craving, in divine singing, in prayers, days
passed. For the disciples, the day of festival came. For the family his birthday
came. Preparations were made.
The first day passed, the night passed. It became early morning, but there
was no news. Where the sacred tank is situated now, Rai came and sat here in
meditation. Bhai Sajjada started singing divine songs in a soft tone. The three
disciples and brother-in-law Jai Ram came and sat down. Before daybreak,
sister Nanki with mother and father also came and sat down. The divine songs
finished. The sunrays spread. The Guru has not arrived. Everybody has got
faith that the Guru is arriving. But God only knows. It became daytime. The
sun rose and it became hot. Everybody is quiet and in remembrance of the
Lord's name. When the sun rose high, then Rai opened his eyes and said: In
this holy conhJTegation my soul is too heavy. You throw me away so that the
boat may sail. I eat the king's food. I eat from the money of my subjects. The
Guru is coming but my sins are holding him back. Please get up, a friends,
sisters, and mothers and go home. He said this and had tears in his eyes.
Then after a little conversation everybody went home.
Rai kept sitting there only and remained in meditation of Name. He got
immersed in the love of the Lord. He said: Today, is the festival of the
beloved. Today is a day for rejoicing. To read his scripture is meeting him.
The real happiness is to keep the mind away from worldly entanglements and
be absorbed in the love of the Lord. Today, the mind should not think of
anything except the Lord. That will be my celebration of the festival.
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