On April 15, Jetha and Bibi Bhani were blessed with their third son, Arjan, at whose birth there were unusual rejoicing. Meanwhile the Sikhs continued excavation of the Bawli.
After digging very deep they found large stones which hindered the progress. The Guru asked the Sikhs if there was any one who would be courageous to drive a peg into the base to remove the obstruction. He had, however, warned that the operation had great danger because if the person could not avert the gush of the water, he might be drowned. All the Sikhs remained silent and no one came forward to take such a risk.
At last Manak Chand of Vairowal, who was married to a niece of the Guru, offered his services. He was overtaken by the gush of the water.
He almost drowned but by the grace of the Guru, he came to the top from where he was taken out and was revived. The Bawli when finished yielded sweet drinking water. The Sikhs rejoiced at the successful completion of their labor. There were eighty-four steps reaching down the Bawli.
It is believed that whosoever recites Japji attentively and reverently at each step, is saved from the cycle of transmigration. It was the injunction of Guru Amar Das that none would have his audience unless he had first eaten from the Langar.
The Guru intended to remove the caste restrictions and prejudices of untouchability. When Raja of Haripur or even Akbar, the Mughal Emperor of India, came to see the Guru, they had to sit with common people and dine with them before they could have audience with the Guru.
In this way people were lifted above the hypocrisy of caste system and were able to look at one another as brothers and equals. Mai Das was a renowned Pandit and a devout worshipper of Lord Krishna. He was a strict Vaishnav, he would eat only what he had cooked with his own hands within a purified square. The Guru rejects these purified squares:.
Being a strict Vaishnav he could not do that, so he left for Dwarka where he thought to have a glimpse of Lord Krishna. On the eleventh day of lunar month Mai Das used to fast and would eat just fruits during that period.
Due to winter season the fruits were not available in the forest. Mai Das wandered hungry in the forest looking for fruits but could not find them. Finally he started calling on his gods for help. If you desire to do so, then first behold Guru Amar Das. Akbar partook of the food in the Langar, the more he had it, the more he relished it.
After that the Emperor had an interview with the Master. It is said that the Guru rose to receive the Emperor in his arms, but Akbar spontaneously bowed to touch the feet of the Master. The monarch felt a thrill of joy and peace by the holy touch. Whatever comes daily is spent daily, and for the morrow my trust is in God. From thy treasury and thy kitchen countless people receive bounties, and I also entertain similar wishes, I will grant these 84 villages to thy daughter, Bibi Bhani.
When the Brahmans and the Khatris failed in their mission to derail the Guru from Guruship by inciting Datu to declare himself as Guru, they made a special complaint to Emperor Akbar. Guru Amar Das of Goindwal has abandoned the religious and social customs of the Hindus, and abolished the distinction of the four castes.
He makes his followers of all castes sit in a line and eat together from his kitchen irrespective of caste or religion. Know more on life, history and biography of Guru Amar Das Sahib ji. It was only after he heard the daughter of Guru Angad Sahib ji singing some hymns of Guru Nanak ji that he went to Khadur Sahib to meet Angad Sahib Ji and took the former to be his spiritual guide or Guru.
He thence started serving his Guru staying at Khadur Sahib only. His daily chores there on involved bringing water from river for Guru's bath and fetching wood from the forest for the free kitchen service or 'Guru ka Langar'. Appointed as third Nanak at the age of 73, Amardas Sahib Ji established his headquarters at newly built town Goindwal and propagated Sikhism from there in a well planned manner.
His commitment to the Sikhi principles and dedication towards spreading the knowledge of Sikhism greatly impressed Guru Angad Dev who named him his successor. He made his headquarters at the newly built town of Goindwal, which Guru Angad Dev had established. He became so jealous of Guru Amar Das that he confronted him in front of the followers and kicked the aged guru so hard that he fell to the floor.
But Guru Amar Das did not say anything. He simply went away from Goindwal and returned to his native village.
Soon large numbers of Sikhs started flocking to Goindwal to see the new Guru. Guru Amar Das strengthens the langar system. Anyone, irrespective of caste, religion, or social status can share a meal at the community kitchen with others before meeting with the guru. Emperor Akbar also ate at the langar before meeting the guru. Guru Amar Das worked hard to spread the message of Sikhism and started Manji male Sikh preachers and Piri female Sikh preachers system for this purpose. He appointed 94 men as Manji and 52 women as Piris, whom he sent to preach the tenets of Sikhism to the masses.
As a prolific writer, he composed several hymns of which are included in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib. He started the system of holding two annual gatherings of his disciples from all over the country. At his headquarters, he undertook the construction of a Baoli a well with a perennial source of spring water.
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