PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

The Lord of the World is fascinated with this melody. ||2||
The numerous, countless places of celestial peace
there, the Saints dwell, in the Company of the Supreme Lord God. ||3||
There is infinite joy, and no sorrow or duality.
The Guru has blessed Nanak with this home. ||4||35||104||
Taking a different route
One day Baba Ji was making their way from their meditation hut to the Hoti site by
foot, normally they would take the direct route to Hoti but today Baba Ji feeling the
pain of a soul in distress gave word to their disciples and devotees that they were to
take a different route, which was know as the middle route. It ran along lower lands
passing through water in many places and a lot of wild and rough terrain. It was
known to all as being quite dangerous, so the majority of people avoided it. But today
who was to turn down Baba Ji’s wishes?
So Baba Ji with others devotees such as, Sant Damodar Singh Ji, Bhagat Sukha Nand,
Sant Ram Singh Ji, Bhai Ram Krishan from village Garri and many more made their
way through a dirt track. Now lying ahead was folk in the track going to different
directions, Sant Ram Singh Ji (who was next on the seat of Hoti) Baba Ji’s disciple,
asked Baba Ji to follow his way, but Baba Ji replied with a wise words in Persian
saying that, that way had many thorny bushes and snakes and was very dangerous.
Sant Ram Singh Ji continued on this path even though Baba Ji had warned him and as
he walked ahead he noticed the route becoming heavier with wild thorny shrubs.
Suddenly hearing a noise his attention went towards a large shady bush, from under
which suddenly he noticed a large thick snake making its way out hissing its tongue
aggressively. In fear he called out at Baba Ji, saying that there was a large wild snake
that seemed to be following them and asked for them to please come over. Baba Ji
went over to see what all the fuss was about, and on reaching him, Sant Ram Singh Ji
was attacking the snake with his spear. Baba Ji told him to stop, saying that the snake
would die itself tomorrow as it was fortunate enough to have the vision of the Gurus
devotees and now it would free from its cycles of live and death.
Baba Ji explained that this snake in its previous life was a rich business man of
Shabash Garri whose name was Ruldu Mal and that at the last moments of his life his
mind wondered towards his money and now he has come as a snake. After having
been blessed with the vision of Baba Ji, the snake went off into the river and Baba Ji
and the devotees went on to Hoti.
The next day Baba Ji on his way back from Hoti to his hut took this same route and to
the every ones amazement they found the very same snake lying dead. All the
disciples and devotees knew that Baba Ji had blessed the snake cut its cycles of birth
and death and given it salvation.
Baba Ji instructed his disciples to lovingly bury it in the sand and then explained to
the devotees saying, “Beloved souls! He was a loving Sikh during Baba Karam Singh
Ji Maharaj’s time and had served at this site, but in his last moments his mind went
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