PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

eligious singers with hundreds of thousands of devotees and Holy men of whom all
had tears of love in their eyes, as they remembered this True light.
On reaching its final destination at 4.00pm in the evening at Kherabad, the coffin was
placed on to two boats. It had been filled with sugar rocks and almonds and many
other fruits and gifts from the devotees. Large rocks were then tied to the coffin to
help take it to the bottom of the river. Sahibzaada Baba Nagina Singh Ji stepped
forward to complete the final prayer, then with this sweet memorable prayer the coffin
was taken to the middle of the river and then slowly lowered into the water with
ropes. For a short while it lay floating on the surface, fulfilling the endless thirst of the
devotees allowing every beloved soul to pay their final respects then suddenly it sank
straight down into the river.
As the congregation stood watching, some more devotees were still making their way
to Saidu for their final vision of Baba Ji. These Hindu’s and Muslim’s came to the
river where the Baba Ji’s body had already been laid to rest and realizing that the
coffin had already been placed into the river they in desperation wishing to pay their
final respects made a wish, saying, “O King of the Poor! You are the knower of
everyone’s hearts; please bless us, if we are unable to have your vision then at least
bless us with the vision of your coffin.”
With tears of love they stood on the river bank shouting this request whilst starring at
the river. Then suddenly after forty five minutes of the coffin sinking to the bottom of
the river, it floated back on to the surface of the river and all the congregation in their
thousands witnessed this as they sat reciting the prayer of Jap Ji Sahib. At which point
without thinking the beautiful sweet words, ‘Dhan Baba Karam Singh Ji Maharaj!’
were uttered by all. With this final sighting the coffin sank back to the bottom never
to be seen ever again.
Dhan Guru Nanak Dev Ji Maharaj, Dhan are you beloved!
And so this priceless diamond of the Khalsa Panth was given to the river Lunde, all
the devotees mourning their loss returned back to the Sikh Temple of Kherabad.
Paying their respect to Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj they sat in memory of their
beloved completing the final recitals of scriptures followed by Guru Maharaj’s words
(Hukumnama), which was:
Panna 679: He alone is called a warrior, who is attached to the Lord's Love in this
age.
Through the Perfect True Guru, he conquers his own soul, and then everything comes
under his control. ||1||
After which sweet meal and then the Guru’s meal was served to all, even the heavens
cried as tears in the form of rain drops blessed the earth. Baba Aaya Singh Ji Maharaj
returned back to Hoti with all the student disciples and devotees of Hoti, as each and
every other beloved devotee returned home of whom many began full recitals of Guru
Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj in memory of Dhan Baba Karam Singh Ji Maharaj, Panchmi
Parkash the light (Noor) of Hoti Mardan.
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