Longing For the Guru        Guru Ram Das Ji’s cousin Sihari Mall invited him to his son’s wedding in Lahore. Guru Ram Das Ji was busy in the construction of the surovar in amritsar, so he decided to send one of his sons.         The Guru asked his eldest son, Baba Prithi Chand to go to the marriage. Guru Amar Das Ji had foretold  when Guru Ram Das Ji would be leaving this world and Baba Prithi Chand knew that time was near. He wanted to be the next Guru and thought that if he was gone away he might miss the chance to become the next guru. So he made an excuse and said no.         Next, the Guru asked his second son, Mahan Dev. Baba Mahan Dev Ji had a saintly nature and did not like to get involved in worldly customs. He also refused.         Then the Guru asked Guru Arjun Saheb who agreed at once to go. The Guru ordered him to remain in Lahore until he was called for. Guru Arjun Saheb went to Lahore and after the wedding he started to hold sangat (congregation) every day in Lahore.         After many months he started to long for Guru Ram Das Ji, so he wrote a letter to the Guru. That letter was intercepted by Baba Prithi Chand who hid it. Then the Guru wrote another letter which was also hidden by Baba Prithi Chand.         When no reply came back he wrote a third letter and this time said to the messenger, “Give this letter directly to the Guru and nobody else.”         Guru Ram Das Ji received this letter and asked his eldest son where the other letters went. Baba Prithi Chand denied seeing the letters, but the Guru was all-knowing. He told his Sikhs to search Baba Prithi Chand’s house where they found the letters.         After this, Guru Ram Das called Guru Arjun Saheb back and made him the fifth Guru on August 28, 1581. Four days later on September 1, 1581 Guru Ram Dass Ji left his body. Back to Main Page