PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

don’t fulfill this devotee’s wish it will hurt his faith, but also that Baba Karam Singh
Ji Maharaj’s name may be tarred as well as my Gurus. Baba Ji, considered this Sikh’s
faith and innocence for him to post such a request.
Baba Ji considered all the consequences of this situation, until finally he asked the
disciple to write a reply. The devotees were amazed at Baba Ji’s compassion on
blessing this soul. Many of the devotees in their hearts echoed the words ‘Dhan Baba
Karam Singh Ji Maharaj with whose blessing so many devotees even in foreign lands
had been and were still being saved! And Dhan Baba Aaya Singh Ji Maharaj! Who
had so much compassion on his devotees!’
The disciple obeying Baba Ji’s words did just that and wrote a reply back which Bhai
Jeeva Singh Ji received within a week. In joy he went and informed his brother of this
whole situation and that Baba Ji had fulfilled his wish. Now reading this letter Sahib
Singh was very pleased as flickers of hope began to rise, but still he waited for this to
come true.
As timed passed after a year Bhai Sahib Singh’s second wife gave birth to a beautiful
baby boy, leaving the whole family ecstatic and in celebration they gave charity by
giving to the poor and gained their blessings. All of the family began to have great
faith in the Hoti camp and many of the villagers who got to know of this episode also
became devotees of Hoti. Bhai Sahib Singh Ji asked his brother to take them to Hoti
for Baba Ji’s sweet vision and so that Baba Ji could name the child.
When the child reached the age of forty days old, they made arrangements along with
other devotees to go to Hoti. With devotion on reaching Hoti, they humbly paid their
respects in Baba Ji’s presence, placing the dust from Baba Ji’s lotus feet onto their
foreheads and gave a small amount of money as a gift. All knowing Baba Ji asked
their well being and then made arrangements for them to stay for the night.
The next day a full recital of Dhan Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj was kept and on the
final day they sponsored a free kitchen. Baba Ji with their own hands placed a robe on
the child and then kept the child’s name. The family spent their time at Hoti serving
and attending the congregation twice a day listening to Baba Ji’s priceless words.
Towards the end of their stay the whole family came up to Baba Ji. Baba Ji noticed
that the older wife of Bhai Sahib Singh Ji was sad, but Baba Ji in compassion feeling
her pain, thought to himself that one had been blessed but the others arms lay empty.
Baba Ji showered her with a sweet blessing saying, “Go you shall also be blessed with
a son.” With these tender words her withering heart blossomed and with she was
forever indebted to her Saviour.
They returned home and within another year the older wife also had a baby boy and
the whole family were again overjoyed and forever became faithful devotees of Hoti.
Dhan Baba Aaya Singh Ji Maharaj.
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