He told the messenger to be on his guard against Prithia and to give the letter over only to his fathers, the Guru's, hand. When Arjan heard this from the messenger, he wrote a third letter, this time putting a number "3" on it. He sent another message that Arjan was to remain in Lahore until sent for. I am ever a sacrifice unto the True Guru." This time, Prithia grabbed the letter out of the messenger's hands, and grew more angry than before. In it, he wrote, "I love the sight of the Guru's face and the sound of his words, and it has been long since I have seen him. He then wrote a second letter with strict orders that it be given only to the Guru. When Arjan received this message, he suspected that Prithia, and not his father, had sent the message. So he hid the letter in his coat and sent the Sikh back to Arjan telling him that the Guru said he should stay in Lahore until sent for. He said, "I will take the letter to the Guru myself." When he read the letter he knew that it was so beautiful that it would move the Guru's heart in Arjan's favor.
When the messenger reached Amritsar, Prithia saw him and suspected that he had a letter for the Guru from his brother. He sent this letter with one of the Sikhs who had come with him to Lahore. I am always a sacrifice unto the True Guru." "My soul longs for the Guru like the pied-cuckoo longs for the rain of the monsoon. When he expressed his longing to see his father to his new friends, they suggested he write a letter asking that he be allowed to return. Still, all the time he was there, his heart was with his father, Guru Ram Das Ji.
The last words he said to Arjan were, "You should stay in Lahore until I send for you."Īrjan Mal stayed in Lahore after the wedding and grew to be much loved by his relatives and the Sikhs of the city.
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Any donations he received were to be given to the free kitchen to feed the poor. He asked Arjan to spend some time in Lahore to share the Guru's teachings with the Sikhs there. Arjan said, "I only desire to do what you wish." Guru Ji was very pleased. Mahadev who lived his life lost in meditation, said, "I have no desire to involve myself in worldly affairs."įinally, Guru Sahib Ji asked Arjan if he would go. Having no luck with Prithia, Guru Ji then turned to Mahadev. And I hate going to weddings."Īctually, he feared that if he were away from the Guru for too long, he might not be appointed the Guru's successor. When the Guru asked him to attend the wedding in Lahore, Prithia replied, "I have to take care of the collections. Prithia was in charge of collecting donations, of which, it is widely said, he secretly took a portion for himself. Guru Ram Das Ji had three sons: Prithi Chand or Prithia, Mahadev and Arjan Mal. Perhaps I can send one of my sons instead." Guru Ji said, "I will not be able to go because I can't leave my duties here as Guru. Oneday a cousin of Guru Ram Das came to Amritsar from Lahore especially to ask Guru Sahib to attend his son's wedding. The following is the story of Prithi Chand's scheme. The elder brother of Guru Arjan Dev, the fifth Sikh master, it is thought that his scheming ended any chance of his heartfelt desire to become the Fifth Sikh Guru. Prithi Chand was the eldest son of Guru Ram Das, the fourth Sikh Guru.
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