PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

Ji’s feet with not even an acknowledgement from them. He said, “Maharaj! I have
come with ten thousand rupees and you haven’t even looked at me, but yet you accept
this old ladies measly coin.”
At first Baba Ji said nothing, then to bring up the Judges hidden deeds Baba Ji
informed him that this poor lady with great love and through honest labour had saved
together these five paise so why shouldn’t he accept it.
As soon as he heard the words, ‘Honest living’ it struck him like an arrow and he said,
“This money I have given is also yours, to put into the free kitchen.”
Baba Ji replied, “You put it to use yourself and don’t put these ideas in our minds.”
Again the Judge with pride and his ego said, “Maharaj! Just as you accepted everyone
else’s money, put this towards the Hoti camp expenses.”
But Baba Ji refused and said, “Beloved soul! This money is not forgiving. Go and
give it somewhere else.”
The Judge in anger and ego abruptly asked, “What’s the problem with it?”
Baba Ji informed him that it had the blood of the poor on it. But the Judge did not
understand instead taking it literally and asked Baba Ji to show him where.
Eventually Baba Ji said to him that he though that he had wanted to keep his deeds
hidden, but instead he himself was revealing it. So Baba Ji asked him directly if he
had taken a bribe of one hundred thousand rupees in return for releasing five
murderers. Out of which ten thousand rupees he had bought here for charity. Baba Ji
continued to tell him that they wished not to burden themselves with such rubbish and
fill themselves with such bad karma, further explaining that giving this money to
Spiritual Saints will not benefit them, instead it will have a negative effect breaking
them from their meditations, then explained that just like Malik Bhago, he was doing
charity to save his own skin and also burdening everyone else with his sins.
Baba Ji told him that Guru Ji has given stern words for those who take bribes, that
they would will be shackled in chains by demons and beaten.
Panna 951: They accept bribes, and block justice.
If someone asks them, they read quotations from their books.
Panna 1032: They take bribes, and give false testimony; the noose of evil-mindedness
is around their necks. ||3||
With these fearless words he was suddenly confronted with the vision of himself after
death being punished and those innocent people who were murdered, hunting him and
cursing him. The vision showed the pain of his family and the image of demons
punishing evil doers. Awaking from this semi subconscious state he was drenched in
sweat and fearfully he narrated this vision to the entire congregation and finally
realizing the truth he fell at Baba Ji’s feet. He humbly begged saying, “Allahs beloved
Holy Man! You are the Lords image, shower me with your compassion as I’m a
sinner and my sins are unforgivable. But you, Allahs beloved! can save the biggest
sinners. From this day on I will not commit such a deed so please protect me from
punishment after death.”
Baba Ji compassionately listened to his plea in the court of Dhan Guru Nanak Dev Ji
Maharaj and said, “If from this day you will not except bribes and give fair judgments
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