When the dear Lord is obtained, everything is arranged;
the Creator knoweth everything.
I am dear to Him who decorated me; I have met Him
and am happy.
The couch of my home is beautiful when my Beloved
enjoyeth me; the holy have good fortune written on their
foreheads.
Nanak, the Beloved enjoyeth me day and night; having
obtained God as my Spouse, I am a permanent bride.
At that time there was a man in very straitened domestic circumstances who had a daughter to marry. He appealed to Guru Nanak to assist in procuring her a wedding outfit. The Guru told him to give him a list of the things he required, and he would send for them. The man did so. The Guru called a servant of his, named Bhagirath, and ordered him to go to Lahore and fetch what was required. He warned him at the same time not to spend a night in that city.[1] Bhagirath, on arriving in Lahore went to a shopkeeper, and asked him to supply the articles at once. The shopkeeper bade him remain for a day and everything should be ready. Bhagirath said it was impossible. The shopkeeper told him that everything should be ready on that day, but the bride’s bracelets could not be made and coloured before nightfall. Bhagirath explained the order that had been given him. The shopkeeper inquired what sort of master he had who had issued such an order. Bhagirath replied that his master was the Guru. The shopkeeper inquired who the gurus of this generation were. Bhagirath could only reply that his master was a great Being. The shopkeeper rejoined, ‘Wretch, where canst thou find a great being in this age?’ After further colloquy and further praise of the Guru by Bhagirath, the shopkeeper decided that he would go with him to his
- ↑ Which he characterized as a city of poison and wrath—Lahaur shahr zahir qahir. By this the Guru meant the intemperance and licentiousness of that city.
