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brought the food there and put it before (the wolf, in which his father's ghost was). Then he

asked: "0 father, how bast thou come into this birth?" He replied: "Without the perfect

Guru I have come into this birth. I was the disciple of a religious mm,'' who had allowed me

to eat the flesh of fish. With me were profligate companions (and thus) the lust also seized

me, my desire went also that way. When the time of my death came, I became di-itressed; in

punishment thereof I have come into this birth." Then that one rose and went away and this

one ran off. DunI Cand came back and fell down at the feet (of Nanak), and took the Guru

Baba to his house. Upon its door seven flags were fastened, of which every one was worth one

Lakh (of Rupees). The Baba asked: "Whose flags are these?" Dun! Cand answered: "Sir,

these flags are mine." Then the Baba gave him a needle and said: "Keep it as a deposit of

mine, we shall demand it again in the other world." Dun! Cand brought the needle to his wife

and said: "Keep this needle, which the Guru gave (me) and said: 'We shall demand it in tho

other world.'" His wife replied: "Will this needle go on with thee to the Lord?" Dun!

Cand said: "What is to be done?" His wife replied: "Go, give it back to him." Dun! Cand

brought the needle back to the Baba and said: "This needle cannot go with me to the other

world, take it back!" The Gui-u Baba replied: "How wilt thou bring these flags there, as thou

art not able to bring a needle there?" Dun! Cand rose and bowed his head and said: "Sir, tell

me that word, by which they may arrive there." The Guru replied: "Give in the name of the

Lord! put (food) into the mouth of ascetics and uninvited guests, thus (the flags) will arrive

there with thee." Then Dun! Cand gave away (as alms) the flags of seven Lakhs (of Rupees)

and removed them. He obeyed the order. The order of the Guru is this, whoever will obey it,

will be saved. Then Dun! Cand became a votary of the name and began to mutter: "Guru,

Guru!" The Baba said then: "Mardana, play the rebeck!" Mardana did so, and the Var of

Rag Asa was made, fifteen Pauns on the subject of Dun! Cand.

After that the Baba went to his house and remained some days in Talvand!. One day a Brahman came, who was strict in the observance of the prescribed religious duties; he was hungry and having come in he pronounced a blessing. The Baba was just sitting at his meal and said: " Come, 0 Misr, the meal is ready! " The Pandit replied: " I shall not eat this food, I shall eat that which I have prepared myself. When I shall dig up the ground a cubit long and make a Cauka^ and when I shall dig up the ground a span long, I will make a hearth, and having washed the fuel, I will lay it upon it; — of what kind is the ground of this cooking-place? — I will not eat." The Baba said: " Give to this Pandit a new cooking-place." A new cooking- place was given him. The Pandit went out and began to make a Cauka and to dig up the ground; wherever he dug, there bones came forth. He went about digging for four watches ( = twelve hours). When ho had become quite exhausted by hunger, he said (within himself):

' The sense is: Thou Iiast made no ofTering to his manes. ' WittldT) properly: strict in observing tlie prescribed religious duties.

' The x:tOo^| (m.) is a small place, defined by lines and smeared with cow-dung, in which Hindus cook tlieir food.

"I will go to the Eaba." He came, fell down at his feet and said: "May that food be given to me, I am dead of hunger." The Guru said: "That time of meal is passed, but go and say: ' vah Guru! ' dig up the ground, make a cooking-place and eat! " Then the Baba uttered a Sabd in the Rag Basant, Mahala I. [there follow four verses].'

One day the Guru gave the order, that in the last watch of the night the praises (of God) should be sung. One boy of seven years rose from his house and came (too), and stood behind the Guru. "When the recital of the Arti' was made, he rose and went. One day the Baba said: " Keep to-day the boy back." When he went away, after having bowed his head, the society held him back and placed him before the Guru. The Guru asked him saying: " Why art thou coming here and rising at this time? Till now it is for thee the time of eating, playing and sleeping." That boy replied: "Sir, one day my mother said to me: '0 my son, kindle a fire!' I set to kindle it. When I had put on the wood, the fire first seized the small pieces and afterwards the larger ones. At this I became afraid, lest I might (also) depart (this world) whilst little; in growing big we may meet or not meet (with God), like the pieces of wood. Therefore I said: 'I will mutter the Guru!'" The assembly hearing this became astonished, and the Baba also was much pleased. The boy fell down at his feet. At that time the Baba uttered the Sabd in the Bag Siri Bag, Mahala I. [there follow four verses].'

Then the Baba started from his house and passed the second time a retired life in the BaMan {south). He got his livelihood by filling his begging vessel with morsels;* on his feet ho had sandals of wood, in his hand a staft', on his head rolls of rope; on his forehead as Tilak the paint of a point. With him were Saido and Siho of the Gheho Jat tribe. The Baba went to the country of Dhanasari and remained some days there. At night-time Saido and Siho of the Gheho tribe both went to the river to perform worship. They went when yet one watch of the night was remaining, and thought in their heart that what the Guru had got from the Khavajah,'' he had got in that very place. One night they went and saw a man coming towards them, in. whose hand was a fish. That man a.sked: "Who are you?" Said5 and Siho said: "We are the disciples of Guru Nanak." That man asked (further): "What for are you come here?" Saido replied; "We are always going here in the last watch of the night to worship the Xhavajah, because our Guru has obtained (something)^ from the Khavajah." Then Saido asked: "Sir, who are you and where wiU you go?" That man answered: "I am the Khavajah and am continually going to the Guru; I go at this time to pay worship to him. To-day I bring him a fish as an ofi'ering." Then Saido and Siho.came and fell down at his feet and said: " We are saying that the Guru has got it from you, and you are saying that you are always going to perform service (to the Guru), and that you bring to-day an offering to the Guru." Then Khavajah Khidir said; "0 ye men of the Lord, I am the water and that Guru is the wind. I have many times been produced from him and many times I have been absorbed in him." Both disciples, Saido and Siho of the Gheho tribe, went then and fell down at the feet of the Guru. The Guru asked: "Why