Thath Be Gampura BaiKunth Dham Guru Nanaksar Anand Gufa, Nagrota, H. P.

This laudation of Waheguru Guru Nanak Sahib Ji is not being done continuously because of thouest four long trips. It is getting to be done in the same way due to thou dearest companions, attendants, followers and disciples, and saints.

Nadiaan naale katre jal de,
Zarre tinke maaruthal de,
Bagh bageeche fulde falde,
Uche sur vich rahe gunjaar,
Dhan GURU NANAK toon hi Nirankar.

This loud reverberation came to be heard in those mountains of Himachal (consisting of Fourteen acres) when in 1920 the Accomplished Preceptor, his holiness Kotan Kot Dhan Baba Anand Singh Ji, Kaleran wale came to stay there. It was around evening time. The sun showering its golden rays upon its snow-clad mountains was seen being going downwards. The trees swinging with the cool breeze seemed to be uttering “Toon hi ……….. toon.” The unbridled water tortured by the heat was dashing against the stones and flowing with a great pace to keep its existence intact.

On the way whatever benevolence it could have shown, it was doing that. On a slope of channel there was a water-mill. Its owner Dunichand Kapur while roughening the grindstone got tired and started perspiring profusely then he cam out. When he felt a bit of calmness, he raised his head, and saw a very beautiful scene.

Some hermit was coming along the bank of water-course. A white long robe falling below the knees, a stick in hand, black shoes, white socks, a white turban upon the head . . . . . In the dark black clouds the reflection of the natural glow made Dunichand very light like a flower. Over the stones the movement was so wonderful that the unevenness of the path in no way touched his thoughts, the body had been totally weightless, as if deeply engrossed exhilarated eyes never needed to have look at the path. As if the breeze has been carrying on the immaculately beautiful body by itself. A very fast pace as if a hungry child was coming running to his mother without caring for the innumerable hurdles, Dunichand got enchanted by all this.

Many saints had been seen, some bare headed, some bodily naked, some with matted hair with ashes rubbed on the body, all sorts of saints live in the caves, who wish to avoid the noise of this maddened world, they come there climbing the mountains. They go and be seated in the cavers where even the soft breeze may not touch their end portion of the robe. He thought, but it seems that he is some sort of a king who has turned to be a mendicant. When he reached near to him he could not help but lying prostrate on the ground. The accomplished preceptor stopped for a moment, raised his eyes to cast a glance upon him, and gesturing with a hand passed by him. But neither he spoke nor he stopped and continued to climb upwards. Dunichand could not moments he also moved forward following him. But he did not go near to him and remained at a distance of around ten steps behind him. After reaching at the top of the mountain his awe-inspiring appearance knew no bounds. Swinging with ecstasy he would come ten steps to this side, and then would move away from there and would again come back there but Dunichand kept standing watching him intently. After some time the holy hermit asked, “Dunichand ! Have you found out anything?” Dunichand was very much astonished to think that he has never met him nor he had a glance of him earlier also, but he I meeting him with such an intimacy as if he knew him since long. None is ever able to comprehend the secrets of the hermits, the holy telepath, the all knower has guessed what is there in the mind.

Dunichand folded is hands but said nothing. He asked : What is your business? Sir, I have a water-mill to grind wheat grains ! It is very clean (after thinking a little bit)

Dunichand it is a place for a worship. The fragrance of prayers is scattered everywhere, Look at this side Dunichand, great divine saints have a seat here, look there the tomb of Hadrath, how the radiance is dripping around. . . . . . Uttering such graceful words the holy hermit got silent. After some time he descended from the mountain from its eastern side. It was around one hundred and fifty deep gorge , very long and around fort steps wide and plain, and beyond that there was again a hill. A stream of water was flowing down from above it. Holy hermit went there and got seated on a large stone. Dunichand was also following behind and then he made a request, “I do not know in which condition you are, from where you have come, please allow me to serve you.” Holy hermit said, “What service would you render?” “Sir, food, water, bedding, anything you order!”

All right then do this, you keep in placing a small amount of food here every evening. Whichever the need be, I would have it. The holy hermit used to have just two bites of the foodstuff. Listening to it Dunichand happily went back. After reaching his home he told that an accomplished preceptor has come there on the fourteen acre hill, I have had his glances just for the first time but I had a feeling as if he knows us very intimately. He was such a glowful personality that it became very difficult for me to come away from him. After repeated requests I have been allowed to serve him with a small quantity of foodstuff. Then the householding mother thanked him for the graces showered upon her family and started preparing foodstuff hurriedly to be served to him. He immediately made his presence there with rice, pulse and baked chapatis. The holy hermit said, “Just leave the utensils here, bring some more tomorrow, and carry back these utensils that time.” When he came there the next day, a very small quantity of foodstuff had been had by the hermit and the remaining foodstuff was lying there just as it is, and the holy hermit was also have been seated on the stone cross-legged.

After enquiring the well being Dunichand expressed his intention to remain there with the holy hermit, but he did not allow him to do so. But when Dunichand insisted very much upon it then the holy hermit gesturing towards the top of hill said (where he had stopped earlier), “You may keep on sitting there, but keep it in mind never come to this side, and whenever a need be to come here then utter aloud Satnam Ji, and also does not allow anybody to come here.

Then he again said, come here tomorrow a bit early. And then Dunichand went away and next day in the morning he made his presence there with a metal vessel full of milk. The holy hermit said to him that now you go to Nagrota and you would meet there two divinely pious gentlemen, bring them here.

But your holiness how would I recognize them? Dunichand said. Do not worry about that they themselves would recognize you. You just stand in front of the bus stand. Dunichand immediately went away from there and stood in front of the bus stand. After some time he saw two pious persons in very simple clothes, they were having mason’s adzes in their hands, with handbags of trowels. Dunichand moved forward to meet them, and Dunichand had yet just saluted them with respect that one of them asked. “Is your name Bhai Dunichand ?” He shaked his head in affirmation. After Dunichand’s affirmation he asked that have you been sent by his holiness? Saying yes Dunichand asked them to have something to eat, but after their denial to have something and insisting on to move immediately he accompanied them to go. From these gentlemen Bhai dunichand came to know many things about the hermit and he learned that this holy person is the blessed Kotan Kot Dhan Baba A-Nand Singh Ji, Kaleran wale. He is famous as a saint of Kaleran wale, he moves in the jungles, mountains rather in a very curious way. So conversing in this way they all reached to his holiness.

When they approached very near Baba Ji gestured Dunichand to leave them. Dunichand requested them that may he bring something to eat or drink, but Baba Ji replied in negative and asked him to come in the evening. When he came on the next day then Baba Ji was strolling on mountain (the sacred place of today’s Sachkhand). The place where Baba Ji had professed the sermons of the Waheguru to Dunichand, he was made to place the foodstuff there and let him go off.

When Dunichand came there with the foodstuff on third day then Baba Ji was sitting on the stone near the stream. After salutations he continued to sit in his attendance, but on remembering about those two gentlemen he asked about their whereabouts, and then he cast a glance around. He could not find them anywhere but he could see a pit in the hill. Looking at the astonished Dunichand his holiness gestured towards the cave and said that they had come here just to carry out this task. After reaching near the cave he said, “Dunichand, this is not a cave, this is the lap of Holy Lord Guru Nanak Sahib Ji. He himself has got it created by his own directions. He himself had sent his servants, and now I would be sitting I would be sitting in this lap. You do not come to this side. When you would be coming here with the foodstuff, then you should first utter Satnam ji from above a bit loudly and only after that you should take a step towards this side. You just pray while sitting above and do not allow anybody to ome to this side.

Wherever the chanting of the hymns of Gurubani takes place the powers of the Formless One continue to manifest there. And in case some other fellow comes there at such a time they acquire a dreadful form to scare him. So it would not be better for anybody to come here. And you just take care that you should place the foodstuff also here on this side............................