PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

could someone call Baba Ji to their house and then run off. Some of the disciples
looked around informing Baba Ji that Karam Chand was not around and asked Baba Ji
to give them instruction as they would prepare the food. Baba Ji said, “Bhey! His is
the one who called me to his house so that’s where I shall eat before leaving, now
break his door lock.”
So the devotees and disciples following Baba Ji’s instruction broke the door lock,
when they entered into the house they saw the rations for the food which were just
enough to prepare food for about five or six individuals. On finding the reason of
Karam Chands distress and running away, being that there was no way that he could
prepare food for so many devotees which were accompanying Baba Ji. Baba Ji
laughed compassionately at this Sikhs innocent devotion and asked the disciples to
search the whole house to see its contents. Seeing the state of this poor Sikhs home
and how little he had they all felt sorry for him and informed Baba Ji saying,
“Maharaj! There’s nothing else in his house only five sacks of seeds. His just a poor
Sikh, on seeing such a large amount of devotees which he was unable to provide for
he just ran off. If you give us instructions we can provide and prepare the food
ourselves.”
Baba Ji said, “No Bhey! He has called us? So the free kitchen shall be from him as the
Lord himself completed Kabirs wish, they themselves will protect this poor
individual’s honour.” Baba Ji continued told them to make a fire and getting a large
cooking vessel in which the food was to be prepared.
Meantime Baba Ji went into the house and then using his shawl he covered the sacks
of seeds and told the disciples to only take out rice and fill up the large cooking vessel
and not to worry about butter or sugar as it would all take care of itself. Also
instructing them further to line up and seat the devotees and then to feed them as no
individual should go hungry.
Now to the amazement of the disciples, when they reached in with the bowls, out of
the sacks of seeds came bowls full of rice, the disciples and devotees all looked on as
this miracle unfolded in front of their eyes but that wasn’t all, when they boiled the
rice in the large vessel the smell of sweet rice with butter and sugar began to spread
through the atmosphere, the disciples again looked at each other as non had sugar or
butter and non had put any in.
Everyone was served, this sweet rice as the devotees found it very hard to resist
second servings. This free kitchen continued from twelve noon until eleven at night.
Finally when all the devotees were completely full and this task had been completed,
Baba Ji returned back to Hoti in their throne with his disciples and all the devotees
returned back to their homes.
The news of this had reached Karam Chand and he finally returned back home
regretting his stupidity, running off. Hearing of the miracle of Baba Ji turning sacks of
seeds into rice, he realized that if he stayed that Baba Ji would have protected his
honour in this way. Now how was he to show his face to Baba Ji, in fact his
neighbours had to take him by force to Hoti and upon seeing Dhan Baba Karam Singh
Ji Maharaj he fell at their feet and begged for forgiveness saying he had made a huge
mistake. Baba Ji always showering his compassion said to him, “I had told you first
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