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The Meaning Of LifeDevi Dyal had only asked for one verse to be translated. GuruHar Krishan jee replied, “I can explain the verse, but you won’tunderstand it, you haven’t enough wisdom. Go to the next villageand bring any person, he’ll explain it to you.” Devi Dyalthought, “this Guru is a bit big headed,” but off he went to thenext village and was told about a deaf man who couldn’t speakand always had watering eyes. The dumb man’s previous goodactions, or Sancham Karam, were about to awaken. He was toreap the fruits of the good actions he’d planted in past lives.Guru Har Krishan jee saw the dumb man and said, “BelovedSikhs, wash and clothe him.” When he was clean, he tookhis place near Guru jee and was tapped by him with his walkingstick. The dumb man was blessed with all of God’s knowledge,or Brahm Gian, and to everyone’s great surprise, heexplained the verse. Devi Dyal fell at Guru jee’s feet andbegged, “Forgive me, forgive me, Guru jee” Guru Har Krishanjee instructed him, “Burn all your useless books and meditateon God’s Name.”When Guru jee went to Delhi the people were dying from acholera epidemic. Family homes were empty of people, everyonewas dying. Sikhs came to Guru jee with their sad plight,but were told, “O don’t give up hope, the ones that have diedhave gone, but the ones about to die will be saved.” Guru HarKrishan jee took the whole of Delhi’s cholera epidemic uponhis own body.“Sree Har Krishan Dhia-ay, jis dithe sabh dukh jaa-i.Meditate on Guru Har Krishan jee,seeing whom ALL pains go.”177