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<blockquote data-quote="singhbj" data-source="post: 83069" data-attributes="member: 5360"><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong><u>Bibi Santi </u></strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">( Source: "Nau Visheshtaiyaan Sri Sukhmani Sahib jee" by Bhai Gurikbaal Singh )</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">During the time of Guru Hargobind Sahib, there was a Sikh woman, Bibi Santi, who was married into a family in the village of Butala. Bibi Santi's parents were Sikhs but due to circumstances, found herself married into a family that believed in Sakhi Sarvar (a Muslim Pir). Bibi Santi read Gurbani daily and had a deep love for the Guru. Her mother-in-law however, could not tolerate this faith in Sikhi. Eventually, Bibi Santi was asked to leave the family's house and was made to live in a hut outside.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bibi Santi was in a way happy that now she would be able to read Gurbani without anyone objecting. Slowly she was able to influence her husband through stories of the Guru and he too became a Sikh.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">After some time, a son was born to Bibi Santi who was named Pulla. The happiness in the small family was short lived however as Bibi Santi's husband died quite suddenly. </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Faith in Satguru Jee</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bibi Santi did not lose her faith and kept walking on the path of Gurmat. She taught her son stories of the Guru and also Gurbani. Bhai Pulla too developed a love for the Guru and had a deep desire to one day have Guru Sahib's darshan. He would ask his mother when Guru Sahib would come to them and Bibi Santi would reply, "Satguru jee is antarjami (all-knowing). Wherever his Sikhs remember him, he will certainly come to meet them."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Young Bhai Pulla now had a non-stop longing to cast his eyes on his Satguru. Bhai Pulla was convinced that Guru Sahib would come to him and so he wanted to be ready for the moment. Though he and his mother were very poor, he decided the best offering he could give to Guru Sahib was <strong>gur</strong> (sugar-jaggery). Wherever he went, Bhai Pulla carried the <strong>gur</strong> with him, tied in a cloth, not knowing when Guru Sahib would hear his ardaas and give his darshan.</span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Darshan</span></strong></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bhai Pulla's ardaas day and night bore fruit one day. Guru Sahib arrived in village Butala with some Sikhs. Most of the villagers were followers of Sakhi Sarvar and so no one paid Guru Sahib any respect. Guru Hargobind Sahib and his Sikhs however went directly to where Bhai Pulla was sitting and stopped their horse in front of him. Bhai Pulla recognized that his Satguru had finally come and was overjoyed. He remembered the guR he had tied in the cloth and began to fumble with the knot so he could offer it to Guru jee. Bhai Pulla tried, but could not open the long-tied knot. Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib cast his loving eye on his Sikh and said, <strong>"Pulla! Here, let me open your knots…"</strong></span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕੇ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕੇ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਬੰਧਨ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਬੰਧਨ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾਟੈ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਾਟੈ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">सतिगुरु सिख के बंधन काटै ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Saṯgur sikẖ kė banḏẖan kātai.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">The True Guru cuts away the bonds of His Sikh.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਰ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਗੁਰ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਾ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਬਿਕਾਰ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਬਿਕਾਰ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਤੇ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਤੇ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹਾਟੈ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਹਾਟੈ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">गुर का सिखु बिकार ते हाटै ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Gur kā sikẖ bikār ṯė hātai.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">The Sikh of the Guru abstains from evil deeds.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਉ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਉ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਮ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਨਾਮ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਧਨੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਧਨੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਦੇਇ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਦੇਇ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">सतिगुरु सिख कउ नाम धनु देइ ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Saṯgur sikẖ ka&shy;o nām ḏẖan ḏė&shy;ė.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">The True Guru gives His Sikh the wealth of the Naam.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਰ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਗੁਰ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਾ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਵਡਭਾਗੀ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਵਡਭਾਗੀ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹੇ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਹੇ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">गुर का सिखु वडभागी हे ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Gur kā sikẖ vadbẖāgī hė.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">The Sikh of the Guru is very fortunate.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਾ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹਲਤੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਹਲਤੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਪਲਤੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਪਲਤੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਵਾਰੈ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਵਾਰੈ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">सतिगुरु सिख का हलतु पलतु सवारै ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Saṯgur sikẖ kā halaṯ palaṯ savārai.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">The True Guru arranges this world and the next for His Sikh.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਨਕ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਨਾਨਕ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਿਖ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਉ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਕਉ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਜੀਅ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਜੀਅ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਲਿ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਨਾਲਿ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਮਾਰੈ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸਮਾਰੈ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥੧॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">नानक सतिगुरु सिख कउ जीअ नालि समारै ॥१॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Nānak saṯgur sikẖ ka&shy;o jī&shy;a nāl samārai. ||1||</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">O Nanak, with the fullness of His heart, the True Guru mends His Sikh. ||1||</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Source: <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=0&Param=286" target="_blank">Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib</a></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">What a blessing Guru Sahib gave to Bhai Pulla. What more could Bhai Pulla ask?</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Guru Sahib opened the knot and Bhai Pulla humbly placed the guR before Guru Sahib and bowed. Satguru jee then said, "Pulla! My Sikhs and I am hungry. Take us to your home and give us langar."</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bhai Pulla could not contain his happiness and quickly lead Guru jee and the Sikhs to his small home. Mata Santi upon seeing Sri Guru jee's darshan, lost all awareness. Bhai Pulla shook his mother and said, "Guru Sahib wants to have langar. Prepare langar for him." </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Villagers and the Langar</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The villagers of Butala were bitter and went on to their rooftops to see what was happening. They saw that Guru Sahib and his Sikhs were waiting for langar and began to laugh that Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla who sometimes could not even manage one meal a day for themselves were now being asked to cook for so many. The villagers decided amongst themselves that no one would help the two Sikhs nor give them any loan to help buy rations for the langar. They would see the humiliating scene when Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla would tell Guru Sahib that they could not make the langar and have the opportunity to laugh at them.</span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Satguru Hargobind Sahib knew all and saw the crowds on their rooftops looking at them. Guru Sahib said to <em>Bhai Pulla, "Pulla! Go invite all the villagers to have langar here as well today."</em> Bhai Pulla obeyed the hukam and went to all the villagers and asked them to come to their home for langar. The villagers laughed and said that today the humiliation would be double what they expected. The mother and son could hardly feed themselves let alone all the Sikhs and now all the villagers. </span></p><p> </p><p><strong><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The Miracle</span></strong></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Guru Hargobind Sahib called Bhai Pulla and gave him two kerchiefs and told him to put one on the flour and one on the daal. Mata Santi should not look underneath them after that. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Bibi Santi had prepared all the flour in the house for parshadas but it was still very little. There was also a little daal she had prepared. The two kerchiefs were placed on each and Bibi Santi began to prepare the parshadas while Bhai Pulla did the seva of distributing them. To their amazement, all the Sikhs and all the villagers had their fill of langar and still the parshadas and daal under Guru Sahib's kerchiefs were not finishing. </span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The villagers were awe-struck and fell at Guru Hargobind Sahib's feet. They had wanted to see the humiliation of the two poor Sikhs but Guru Sahib had shown that he would never let his Sikhs be humiliated in such a way. The faith of the villagers in Sikhi was born that day and Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla's faith was rewarded.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਜਿਨਿ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਜਿਨਿ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸੇਵਿਆ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਸੇਵਿਆ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਤਿਨਿ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਤਿਨਿ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਪਾਇਆ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਪਾਇਆ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਮਾਨੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਮਾਨੁ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">जिनि सेविआ तिनि पाइआ मानु ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Jin sėvi&shy;ā ṯin pā&shy;i&shy;ā mān.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">Those who serve Him are honored.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'AnmolUniPr'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਨਕ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਨਾਨਕ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗਾਵੀਐ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਗਾਵੀਐ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਣੀ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਗੁਣੀ </span></a><a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਿਧਾਨੁ" target="_blank"><span style="color: #800000">ਨਿਧਾਨੁ </span></a><span style="color: #800000">॥</span></span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #008080">नानक गावीऐ गुणी निधानु ॥</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px">Nānak gāvī&shy;ai guṇī niḏẖān.</span></span> </span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><span style="font-family: 'TAHOMA'"><span style="font-size: 9px"><span style="color: #000080">O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.</span></span></span> </span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Source: <a href="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=2&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=0" target="_blank">Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib</a></span></p><p> <span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><strong>Main Source: <span style="color: #3366ff"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"><a href="http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"><span style="color: black">http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/</span></a></span></span></strong></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="singhbj, post: 83069, member: 5360"] [FONT=Verdana][B][U]Bibi Santi [/U][/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=Verdana]( Source: "Nau Visheshtaiyaan Sri Sukhmani Sahib jee" by Bhai Gurikbaal Singh )[/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]During the time of Guru Hargobind Sahib, there was a Sikh woman, Bibi Santi, who was married into a family in the village of Butala. Bibi Santi's parents were Sikhs but due to circumstances, found herself married into a family that believed in Sakhi Sarvar (a Muslim Pir). Bibi Santi read Gurbani daily and had a deep love for the Guru. Her mother-in-law however, could not tolerate this faith in Sikhi. Eventually, Bibi Santi was asked to leave the family's house and was made to live in a hut outside.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Bibi Santi was in a way happy that now she would be able to read Gurbani without anyone objecting. Slowly she was able to influence her husband through stories of the Guru and he too became a Sikh.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]After some time, a son was born to Bibi Santi who was named Pulla. The happiness in the small family was short lived however as Bibi Santi's husband died quite suddenly. [/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]Faith in Satguru Jee[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]Bibi Santi did not lose her faith and kept walking on the path of Gurmat. She taught her son stories of the Guru and also Gurbani. Bhai Pulla too developed a love for the Guru and had a deep desire to one day have Guru Sahib's darshan. He would ask his mother when Guru Sahib would come to them and Bibi Santi would reply, "Satguru jee is antarjami (all-knowing). Wherever his Sikhs remember him, he will certainly come to meet them."[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Young Bhai Pulla now had a non-stop longing to cast his eyes on his Satguru. Bhai Pulla was convinced that Guru Sahib would come to him and so he wanted to be ready for the moment. Though he and his mother were very poor, he decided the best offering he could give to Guru Sahib was [B]gur[/B] (sugar-jaggery). Wherever he went, Bhai Pulla carried the [B]gur[/B] with him, tied in a cloth, not knowing when Guru Sahib would hear his ardaas and give his darshan.[/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]Darshan[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]Bhai Pulla's ardaas day and night bore fruit one day. Guru Sahib arrived in village Butala with some Sikhs. Most of the villagers were followers of Sakhi Sarvar and so no one paid Guru Sahib any respect. Guru Hargobind Sahib and his Sikhs however went directly to where Bhai Pulla was sitting and stopped their horse in front of him. Bhai Pulla recognized that his Satguru had finally come and was overjoyed. He remembered the guR he had tied in the cloth and began to fumble with the knot so he could offer it to Guru jee. Bhai Pulla tried, but could not open the long-tied knot. Sri Guru Hargobind Sahib cast his loving eye on his Sikh and said, [B]"Pulla! Here, let me open your knots…"[/B][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕੇ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕੇ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਬੰਧਨ"][COLOR=#800000]ਬੰਧਨ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾਟੈ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਾਟੈ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]सतिगुरु सिख के बंधन काटै ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Saṯgur sikẖ kė banḏẖan kātai.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]The True Guru cuts away the bonds of His Sikh.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਰ"][COLOR=#800000]ਗੁਰ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਾ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਬਿਕਾਰ"][COLOR=#800000]ਬਿਕਾਰ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਤੇ"][COLOR=#800000]ਤੇ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹਾਟੈ"][COLOR=#800000]ਹਾਟੈ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]गुर का सिखु बिकार ते हाटै ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Gur kā sikẖ bikār ṯė hātai.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]The Sikh of the Guru abstains from evil deeds.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਉ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਉ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਮ"][COLOR=#800000]ਨਾਮ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਧਨੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਧਨੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਦੇਇ"][COLOR=#800000]ਦੇਇ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]सतिगुरु सिख कउ नाम धनु देइ ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Saṯgur sikẖ ka­o nām ḏẖan ḏė­ė.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]The True Guru gives His Sikh the wealth of the Naam.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਰ"][COLOR=#800000]ਗੁਰ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਾ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਵਡਭਾਗੀ"][COLOR=#800000]ਵਡਭਾਗੀ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹੇ"][COLOR=#800000]ਹੇ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]गुर का सिखु वडभागी हे ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Gur kā sikẖ vadbẖāgī hė.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]The Sikh of the Guru is very fortunate.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਾ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਾ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਹਲਤੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਹਲਤੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਪਲਤੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਪਲਤੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਵਾਰੈ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਵਾਰੈ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]सतिगुरु सिख का हलतु पलतु सवारै ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Saṯgur sikẖ kā halaṯ palaṯ savārai.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]The True Guru arranges this world and the next for His Sikh.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਨਕ"][COLOR=#800000]ਨਾਨਕ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਤਿਗੁਰੁ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਿਖ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਿਖ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਕਉ"][COLOR=#800000]ਕਉ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਜੀਅ"][COLOR=#800000]ਜੀਅ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਲਿ"][COLOR=#800000]ਨਾਲਿ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸਮਾਰੈ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸਮਾਰੈ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥੧॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]नानक सतिगुरु सिख कउ जीअ नालि समारै ॥१॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Nānak saṯgur sikẖ ka­o jī­a nāl samārai. ||1||[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]O Nanak, with the fullness of His heart, the True Guru mends His Sikh. ||1||[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Source: [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=0&Param=286"]Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib[/URL][/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]What a blessing Guru Sahib gave to Bhai Pulla. What more could Bhai Pulla ask?[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Guru Sahib opened the knot and Bhai Pulla humbly placed the guR before Guru Sahib and bowed. Satguru jee then said, "Pulla! My Sikhs and I am hungry. Take us to your home and give us langar."[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Bhai Pulla could not contain his happiness and quickly lead Guru jee and the Sikhs to his small home. Mata Santi upon seeing Sri Guru jee's darshan, lost all awareness. Bhai Pulla shook his mother and said, "Guru Sahib wants to have langar. Prepare langar for him." [/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]Villagers and the Langar[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]The villagers of Butala were bitter and went on to their rooftops to see what was happening. They saw that Guru Sahib and his Sikhs were waiting for langar and began to laugh that Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla who sometimes could not even manage one meal a day for themselves were now being asked to cook for so many. The villagers decided amongst themselves that no one would help the two Sikhs nor give them any loan to help buy rations for the langar. They would see the humiliating scene when Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla would tell Guru Sahib that they could not make the langar and have the opportunity to laugh at them.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Satguru Hargobind Sahib knew all and saw the crowds on their rooftops looking at them. Guru Sahib said to [I]Bhai Pulla, "Pulla! Go invite all the villagers to have langar here as well today."[/I] Bhai Pulla obeyed the hukam and went to all the villagers and asked them to come to their home for langar. The villagers laughed and said that today the humiliation would be double what they expected. The mother and son could hardly feed themselves let alone all the Sikhs and now all the villagers. [/FONT] [B][FONT=Verdana]The Miracle[/FONT][/B] [FONT=Verdana]Guru Hargobind Sahib called Bhai Pulla and gave him two kerchiefs and told him to put one on the flour and one on the daal. Mata Santi should not look underneath them after that. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]Bibi Santi had prepared all the flour in the house for parshadas but it was still very little. There was also a little daal she had prepared. The two kerchiefs were placed on each and Bibi Santi began to prepare the parshadas while Bhai Pulla did the seva of distributing them. To their amazement, all the Sikhs and all the villagers had their fill of langar and still the parshadas and daal under Guru Sahib's kerchiefs were not finishing. [/FONT] [FONT=Verdana]The villagers were awe-struck and fell at Guru Hargobind Sahib's feet. They had wanted to see the humiliation of the two poor Sikhs but Guru Sahib had shown that he would never let his Sikhs be humiliated in such a way. The faith of the villagers in Sikhi was born that day and Bibi Santi and Bhai Pulla's faith was rewarded.[/FONT] [FONT=Verdana][FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਜਿਨਿ"][COLOR=#800000]ਜਿਨਿ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਸੇਵਿਆ"][COLOR=#800000]ਸੇਵਿਆ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਤਿਨਿ"][COLOR=#800000]ਤਿਨਿ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਪਾਇਆ"][COLOR=#800000]ਪਾਇਆ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਮਾਨੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਮਾਨੁ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]जिनि सेविआ तिनि पाइआ मानु ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Jin sėvi­ā ṯin pā­i­ā mān.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]Those who serve Him are honored.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=AnmolUniPr][SIZE=1][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਾਨਕ"][COLOR=#800000]ਨਾਨਕ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗਾਵੀਐ"][COLOR=#800000]ਗਾਵੀਐ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਗੁਣੀ"][COLOR=#800000]ਗੁਣੀ [/COLOR][/URL][URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.dictionary?Param=ਨਿਧਾਨੁ"][COLOR=#800000]ਨਿਧਾਨੁ [/COLOR][/URL][COLOR=#800000]॥[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=1][COLOR=#008080]नानक गावीऐ गुणी निधानु ॥[/COLOR][/SIZE] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1]Nānak gāvī­ai guṇī niḏẖān.[/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=TAHOMA][SIZE=1][COLOR=#000080]O Nanak, sing of the Lord, the Treasure of Excellence.[/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] Source: [URL="http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=2&g=1&h=1&r=1&t=1&p=0&k=0"]Sri Granth: Sri Guru Granth Sahib[/URL] [B]Main Source: [COLOR=#3366ff][FONT=Verdana][URL="http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/"][COLOR=black]http://tuhitu.blogspot.com/[/COLOR][/URL][/FONT][/COLOR][/B] [/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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