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Angad Dev Was Guru Nanak's Friend |
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Yogi went to visit Guru Nanak to congratulate him on the
large number of followers he had. The Guru said that he
had very few true Sikhs. To test his disciples, he sent
out a call for all true believers to meet together early
the next morning.
The day dawned dark and cloudy.
When the Guru appeared, he seemed to be someone other
than their kind master, for he wore dirty clothes and
a hunting knife and had a fierce dog with him. Several
of his followers were terrified and ran away. The rest
followed the Guru down a road through the forest. After
they had walked for a short while, they found the road
covered with copper coins. Some of the Sikhs stuffed the
coins in their pockets and ran away. The rest of the group
continued on down the road. Further along, they found
the road covered with silver coins. More of the Sikhs
grabbed the coins and ran away. Few Sikhs remained with
the Guru and the Yogi. The small band continued travelling
and soon found the road covered with gold coins. The other
Sikhs grabbed the coins and fled until only two Sikhs,
the Yogi, and the Guru's sevadar Lahina, remained. They
came into a clearing where they saw a corpse wrapped up
in a white sheet next to a pile of wood. There was a terrible
smell in the air. The Guru said to his Sikhs, "Let whoever
wants to be a true Sikh of mine eat this with me " The
other two Sikhs turned white and drew back in horror,
but Lahina kneeled next to the corpse and said, " Master,
should I start at the head or the feet?" The Guru told
him to start at the waist. As Lahina lifted the sheet
to begin eating, the corpse turned into a feast of delicious
sacred food. Lahina offered the food to the Guru first
and said he would have what was left over. Guru Nanak
was delighted, and said, "You have obtained this sacred
food because you desired to share it with others. You
now know my secret; you are in my own image. I will share
with you the secret which will bring you happiness now
and forever." The Guru then taught Lahina the Mool Mantra,
the beginning of Japji. The Yogi saw that the light in
Nanak was the same as in Lahina. He said, "O Nanak, he
shall be your Guru who comes from your body - ang." Upon
this, the Guru hugged Lahina, named him Angad, and promised
that he would be the next Guru.
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