A GURSIKH
(Kirpa) or his anger (Keher) by turning him (a King) into a person
Once, a King went to see Guru Gobind Singh jee. He was in the court
of Guru Gobind Singh jee and while going to retire Guru jee saw the
King and stopped by the place he was sitting. He said to the King, "O
Sikh, I am happy to see you here. Ask what you want and your wish
will be fulfilled". Upon this the King who was already rich, asked
Guru Gobind Singh jee to shower his blessings (Kirpa) on him (so
that he could be progressive spiritually as well). Guru Gobind Singh
jee then looked at another Sikh and then turned to the King as asked
him, "So should I turn you into a Sikh like him, Nihal Singh who is
standing over there". The King for a moment saw Nihal Singh and
thought in his mind that has the Guru gone crazy. Nihal Singh does
not look in right state as his clothes were all shabby and the spade to
which cow dung was sticking was on his shoulders and he smelled
awful. The King asked the Guru that if he was showing his mercy
of Guru Gobind Singh jee and while going to retire Guru jee saw the
King and stopped by the place he was sitting. He said to the King, "O
Sikh, I am happy to see you here. Ask what you want and your wish
will be fulfilled". Upon this the King who was already rich, asked
Guru Gobind Singh jee to shower his blessings (Kirpa) on him (so
that he could be progressive spiritually as well). Guru Gobind Singh
jee then looked at another Sikh and then turned to the King as asked
him, "So should I turn you into a Sikh like him, Nihal Singh who is
standing over there". The King for a moment saw Nihal Singh and
thought in his mind that has the Guru gone crazy. Nihal Singh does
not look in right state as his clothes were all shabby and the spade to
which cow dung was sticking was on his shoulders and he smelled
awful. The King asked the Guru that if he was showing his mercy
(Kirpa) or his anger (Keher) by turning him (a King) into a person
like Nihal Singh (peasant).
Then Guru Gobind Singh jee called Nihal Singh and also said to him,
"O Sikh, I am happy to see you here. Ask what you want and your
wish will be fulfilled". Upon this Nihal Singh too asked Guru Gobind
Singh jee to shower his blessings (Kirpa) on him. Guru Gobind Singh
jee then looked at the King and then turned to Nihal Singh as asked
him, "So should I turn you like that King who is standing over there.
Upon this Nihal Singh humbly with folded hands asked the Guru that
if he was showing his mercy (Kirpa) or his anger (Keher) on him by
turning him into a person like the King.
Hearing this, the King was amazed. He thought that Nihal Singh
would be glad to accept the Guru's offer to turn him into a King, but
Nihal Singh was not happy to be a King like him. Then the Guru
explained to the King. He said, "O King, you thought Nihal Singh to
be an ordinary man, but he is nothing ordinary. He is a devout Sikh
who has a lots of Sewa and Simran behind him and he is in the
blissful state of being one with the Almighty. When I asked you that
should I turn you into a person like Nihal Singh, what I meant was
spiritually. But O King, you only saw Nihal Singh's outer appearance
and though you also wanted to achieve the blissful state but you could
not recognize that Nihal Singh was in that state and you thought that
I am going to turn you into a peasant. On the other hand, Nihal Singh
when was offered to be turned into a King got scared that he will lose
his Sewa and Simran by becoming a King as he might get pride in his
head, thus he declined to become a King and leave his state of
blissfulness because once you reach that state, nothing entices you
any more. The king felt real sorry for judging Nihal Singh just by what
he looked and asked Guru jee for his forgiveness.
DMn gurU DMn gurU ipAwry[
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