Sikhism - Culture - Gurmat Veechar

This is a unique and distinct description of a religious head or
Guru, explaining in such a clear cut and explicit words, his past life and
how he was persuaded by the Almighty to. come to this world and the
purpose ofhis coming.
Then for those who do not believe the above version and
sometimes contest that Guru Sahib did not write Bachitter Natak, and
the same has come out ofthe pen ofsome other writer, there is another
story relating to his advent that speaks ofthe same facts. Pir Bhikham
Shah, an Islamic Sufi Pir, who was based in Punjab, one fine morning
did his Namaz or Salida towards the East instead of the customary
practice of doing the same to the West i.e. towards Mecca - the birth
place of Hazarat Mohammad. His disciples were quite perplexed of
this development and anxiously asked about this grave violation of
Islamic rule by him. The Pir replied that his God, 'Allah Taala' had
made his appearance, (zahoor) in the East, at Patna and that was why
he read his Namaz in the East. To meet their curiosity he along with
some ofthe disciples started on a journey to Patna. After several days
ofjoumey, when they were not allowed to have a glimpse ofthe young
child being the baby ofa few days only and could not be exposed, they
sat outside their residence and vowed not to move without having a
'darshan' ofthe young child. Ultimately the mother and the maternal
uncle had to budge. The child was shown to them, he took the test of
the child and came back to their place.
Although this small essay is not meant to write his glorious
performance and achievements in detail, as the same needs volumes
and volumes, yet when we see his total physical span oflife of42 years
(from 1666 to 1708), and the turmoil he had to undergo, the sacrifices
he made, the land marks he established and the complete
transformation he made ofthe Sikhs ofGuru Nanak into Khalsa Panth
as per the dictates of the Almighty, there does not remain an iota of
doubt that he completely fits into the definition ofa true Guru as given
in Sri Guru Granth Sahib and what ever he said in the Bachitter Natak
was no exaggeration at all.
We have seen above the instinct of Pir Bhikham Shah and his
disciples and how they went completely satisfied when the little child
Gobind touched both the little pots with his tiny hands. The story that
goes may be briefly described here, as the same may not remain a
mystery for those who are not conversant with the same. Pir Bhikham
Advent Day - Guru Gobind Singh Sahib 135