PACHMI PARKASH - Global Sikh Studies

of Narangabad, as apart from them doing their usual prayers and meditations they also
got them to add twenty-five Sri Jap Ji Sahibs to this routine after which they blessed
them with Amrit baptism with the Guru’s Mantra and spiritual instructions.
Now Baba Khem Singh Ji Bedi would always wake up at 1am in the morning (Amrit
Vela) and after bathing they would sit on their meditation place and first recite 25 Jap
Ji Sahibs followed by their usual daily prayers and meditations, after which they
would go to the Sikh Temple in Guru Granth Sahib Ji Maharaj’s presence. They were
greatly blessed and even the rulers which at this time was the British Raj, had great
respect and fear for not only him but all other great Sikhs, knowing for their spiritual
powers and strength. One day Baba Khem Singh Ji was traveling on horse back and
came across a British Officer also on horseback. The Officer stopped and got of his
horse and taking off his hat greeted them and asked pompously with folded hands,
“You are the child of Pir Guru Nanak Ji! This horse is about to have a calf, amuse me
and tell me if it will be male or female calf?”
Now the English Officer knew of the Sikhs and their spiritual powers and with
arrogance wished to test Baba Khem Singh Ji Maharaj. Baba Ji knowing this thought
to himself that this Officer seems to be very proud of his British Raj. But knew that he
was also jealous of the Sikhs spiritual powers and strength and thought that if he
doesn’t give him an answer it will discredit The Guru house.
So replied saying, “O man! From your horse’s stomach shall be born a male calf.”
Shocked at getting a reply as he wasn’t expecting anything at all, he thought that Baba
Khem Singh Ji was trying to be smart. Any how they both went on their way, and
later sometime the Officer took his horse to see a veterinarian to get it checked and to
his amazement they confirmed it to be a male calf. But sometime later when this horse
gave birth the male calf did not survive.
When the Officer again came across Baba Khem Singh Ji Maharaj in a bazaar, he
with the same arrogance asked them another question, saying that if the Government
needed Sikhs to help them, how many could he provide? Baba Khem Singh Ji replied
that he could provide one hundred thousand Singhs. Now the Officer instantly went
back and notified the British Raj that Baba Khem Singh Ji was a threat as he may be
capable of creating great problems to their Raj and so the Raj decided to place Baba Ji
under watch from then onwards.
(Present time of Baba Karam Singh Ji Maharaj)
Baba Khem Singh Ji’s daughter, Bibi Chand Kaur was married to Tika Ram Narayan
Singh Sodhi Sahib. This Sodhi Sahib and Bibi Chand Kaur came to see Baba Karam
Singh Ji Maharaj at Hoti. Baba Ji showed them both a lot of respect and love as both
were from Guru Ji’s family names one of Bedi and the other Sodhi.
Sodhi Sahib and Bibi Chand Kaur bowed humbly at Baba Ji’s feet and Sodhi Sahib Ji
placed a garland of flowers around Baba Ji and gave a gift.
After staying for a couple of days having Baba Ji’s presence and serving at the camp
they prepared to returned back to Anandpur Sahib but before they left, with hands
folded necks they humbly requested for a wish saying, “Maharaj! Please bless us
with a son as from your door none leaves empty handed”.
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