PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

Sant Jevandh Singh Ji was a very spiritual soul and a Saint with great understanding
who instantly understood Baba Ji’s words.
When the time came, he graciously took leave and continued repeating those very
same words that Baba Ji had said to him with his mind focused on Baba Ji’s sweet
lotus feet. And he knew that what Baba Ji had to him was soon to come true.
Baba Ji’s leaves for the Lords Abode
Now Baba Ji had been preaching the Gurus teaching and serving humanity all his life,
saving many a stray souls and helping them back on to the Lords track.
It was now the month of Asu, (which falls in September) when the weather was sweet
and pleasant, neither too hot and neither too cold.
Panna 134: In the month of Asu, my love for the Lord overwhelms me. How can I go
and meet the Lord?
Baba Ji was feeling the desire to depart from his vessel to become one with the ever
existing and ever prevailing True Creator. Like a water pitcher full of water placed in
a river, even though the water sits separated by the mud walls of the pitcher, the water
within and outside are the one and the same. So in this way there is no difference
between a complete Saint and God, as the light of eternal Lord ever exists within
them.
Panna 272: O Nanak, there is no difference between the Holy people and God. ||8||7||
But until the body, the vessel is left and the soul truly mixes to become one with the
eternal Lord light one does not experience the complete and everlasting bliss.
Baba Ji had deliberately let his body deteriorate for almost two months. As physical
pain still has to be experienced by both the Lords Saints, as well as the non spiritual
souls. Even Gods servants such as Avtars and Prophets have to experience physical
pain but the difference is that they remain calm and at peace, as they believe it to be
the karma of the body that needs to be borne. And so they face it bravely while the
non spiritual soul suffers through it and fights against it creating more pain.
Even though Baba Ji was very ill, they still awoke as usual and continued their usual
routine in the early morning hours, not allowing any weakness in their meditation.
The devotees tried to persuade him otherwise, but they continued on in their own way.
On this occasion there was a recital of Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj kept at Hoti for
a Bibi Kartar Kaur, who previously had been blessed by Baba Ji with a child.
Her wish was for Baba Ji to name the child and to place a robe on the child with their
own hands. Now at the end of this program, a blessed prayer was done and Guru
Maharaj’s word (Hukumnama) was taken, for which Baba Ji was presence. The name
of the child was given in accordance of the first letter of Guru Maharaj’s word and
then a robe was placed on the child by Baba Ji. Now straight after this Baba Ji
declared to the congregation that he was now free, as everything had now been
completed. The congregation was in shock, picking up on what Baba Ji was hinting to
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