PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

out into the middle of the river, where the coffin was slowly lowered into its final
resting place.
The devotees had gathered in such huge numbers, that all that could be seen was an
ocean of devotees as far as the eye could see, not even the river banks were visible.
They paid their last respects to this Light of the True Lord, who loved and cared for
them unconditionally. In tears the disciples and devotees eventually returned back to
the Sikh Temple of Khairabad, where still more devotees had gathered and where the
finally prayers were completed and the Gurus sweet words (Hukumnama) were taken:
Panna 748: Soohee, Fifth Mohalla:
Your Saints are very fortunate; their homes are filled with the wealth of the Lord's
Name. Their birth is approved, and their actions are fruitful. ||1||
O my Lord, I am a sacrifice to the humble servants of the Lord.
I make my hair into a fan, and wave it over them; I apply the dust of their feet to my
face. ||1||Pause|| Those generous, humble beings are above both birth and death.
They give the gift of the soul, and practice devotional worship; they inspire others to
meet the Lord. ||2||
At which time the Sikh Priest of this temple, Bhai Tek Singh Ji (a very spiritual soul)
explained to the congregation.
“Though this body of ours is made of earth and has a lot of dirt and impurities, the
bodies of the Saints through reciting and meditating upon the Lords name become
pure. Just as the water used to bathe them was saved and collected by the devotees,
even the wet earth was gathered by many souls so they could have a token to
remember them by. Whilst those who have deserted the Lords name, those individuals
when they die no one even wishes to touch their dead body, and if they accidentally
do they don’t eat until they have first bathed.
Panna 1256: The value of sandalwood lies in its fragrance.
The value of the human lasts only as long as the breath in the body.
When the breath is taken away, the body crumbles into dust.
After that, no one takes any food. ||3||
Instead they run away from a distance. But Dhan is Baba Karam Singh Ji Maharaj and
Baba Aaya Singh Ji Maharaj whose physical bodies were always completely pure.”
With these few words the Gurus food was served to all the devotees as many hadn’t
eaten since the morning. And so after when this day came to an end they all returned
back to their homes, with the sweet everlasting memories of Baba Aaya Singh Ji
Maharaj and knowing themselves to be very fortunate souls!
Sant Baba Ram Singh Ji and Baba Mahja Singh Ji returned back to the Hoti with the
rest of the Hoti disciples and begun a recital of Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj.
Messages of invitations were sent to all the Saints, Holymen and devotees, for which
everyone again gathered, even the Nirmala Saints from Haridwar had come. On the
final day once the recital had been completed all the Saints and Holymen, had
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