PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

They took of their face vales and walked over to Baba Ji and bowed humbly, and
began to praise Baba Ji through their singing. But this time it differed hugely as they
now sung,
“Now our Pir has come,
He has come and we have had his vision.
You are the Lord! You are the Lord! You are the Lord!”
Singing this they became intoxicated in true love and began to dance around Baba Ji,
to the extent were they lost all sense of their surroundings. Baba Ji seeing their faith
and devotion showed his compassion on them. He sat down and asked them to sit
also, Ram Das along with the other accompanying devotees also sat, as a small
spiritual congregation took place at that very spot.
Now these Pataaneeya were off to an engagement occasion to sing and dance but
Baba Ji already knowing this had sent Meghnath Ji to Hoti to get a basket of fruit and
twenty one rupees. Meanwhile they themselves went into a deep spiritual state whilst
surrounded by the Pataaneeya whom all sat intoxicated in the True Lords love.
So fortunate are those who get to sit in the Lords Complete beloved Saints company.
Panna 283: Service to the Holy is obtained by great good fortune.
In the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, the Kirtan of the Lord's Praise is
sung.
As the ever prevailing Lords name taken in any language is accepted by him as he
understands all languages and is beyond language.
Now as these Pataaneeyas sat intoxicated in true love, the engagement party was
awaiting them. As time passed by the engagement party were eventually informed
that their singers and dancers were sitting out on the road, singing with the Sikh Holy
Man Baba Karam Singh Ji. In anger the Pataans of the engagement party picked up
their weapons and came out to find them, thinking they would beat and chase off this
Kafir non believer. On finding them, the sight they saw were all of them sitting on the
ground surrounding Baba Ji, with their heads down intoxicated in Allahs love, totally
unaware of everything around them repeating the words ‘Allah hoo! Allah hoo!’
But as soon as these heated and angry Pataans had the sweet vision of Dhan Baba
Karam Singh Ji Maharaj’s glowing heavenly face, their anger turned into love as
complete peace ran through out their whole body and the words, ‘Allah hoo!’ came
out of all of their mouths and they began to walk repeatedly around Baba Ji saying,
“True Pir Baba Karam Singh Ji, please forgive our sins, we are sinners and please
forgive them,” referring to the women.
At that moment listening to their request Baba Ji opened their pearly eyes and from
their own small water vessel, they filled their hands with water and sprinkled it over
the woman and asked them to stop playing the musical instrument. Everyone sat
quietly as Baba Ji placed the basket of fruit and the twenty one rupees in front and
told them to take it and share it out as it was a gift for them all.
Every one was in a state of melancholy intoxicated in Allah’s love, Baba Ji asked
them all to make the way to Bagdad village as time had passed by so quickly but these
Pataan men and women were reluctant to leave, but not refusing Baba Ji’s words they
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