The Lord Protects Bhagat Namdev Ji

The Sultan said, ""Listen, Naam Dayv:
let me see the actions of your Lord.""||1||
The Sultan arrested Naam Dayv,
and said, ""Let me see your Beloved Lord.""||1||Pause||

"Bring this dead cow back to life.
Otherwise, I shall cut off your head here and now.""||2||

Naam Dayv answered, ""O king, how can this happen?
No one can bring the dead back to life. ||3||
I cannot do anything by my own actions.
Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens.""||4||

The arrogant king was enraged at this reply.
He incited an elephant to attack. ||5||

Naam Dayv's mother began to cry,
and she said, ""Why don't you abandon your Lord Raam, and worship his Lord Allah?""||6||

Naam Dayv answered, ""I am not your son, and you are not my mother.
Even if my body dies, I will still sing the Glorious Praises of the Lord.""||7||

The elephant attacked him with his trunk,
but Naam Dayv was saved, protected by the Lord. ||8||

The king said, ""The Qazis and the Mullahs bow down to me,
but this Hindu has trampled my honor.""||9||

The people pleaded with the king, ""Hear our prayer, O king.
Here, take Naam Dayvs weight in gold, and release him.""||10||

The king replied, ""If I take the gold, then I will be consigned to hell,
by forsaking my faith and gathering worldly wealth.""||11||

With his feet in chains, Naam Dayv kept the beat with his hands,
singing the Praises of the Lord. ||12||

"Even if the Ganges and the Jamunaa rivers flow backwards,
I will still continue singing the Praises of the Lord.""||13||

Three hours passed,
and even then, the Lord of the three worlds had not come. ||14||

Playing on the instrument of the feathered wings,
the Lord of the Universe came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||15||

He cherished His devotee,
and the Lord came, mounted on the eagle garura. ||16||

he Lord said to him, ""If you wish, I shall turn the earth sideways.
If you wish, I shall turn it upside down. ||17||

If you wish, I shall bring the dead cow back to life.
Everyone will see and be convinced.""||18||

Naam Dayv prayed, and milked the cow.
He brought the calf to the cow, and milked her. ||19||

When the pitcher was filled with milk,
Naam Dayv took it and placed it before the king. ||20||

The king went into his palace,
and his heart was troubled. ||21||

Through the Qazis and the Mullahs, the king offered his prayer,
"Forgive me, please, O Hindu; I am just a cow before you."||22||

Naam Dayv said, ""Listen, O king:
have I done this miracle? ||23||

The purpose of this miracle is
that you, O king, should walk on the path of truth and humility.""||24||

Naam Dayv became famous everywhere for this.
The Hindus all went together to Naam Dayv. ||25||

If the cow had not been revived,
people would have lost faith in Naam Dayv. ||26||

The fame of Naam Dayv spread throughout the world.
The humble devotees were saved and carried across with him. ||27||

All sorts of troubles and pains afflicted the slanderer.
There is no difference between Naam Dayv and the Lord. ||28||1||10||

Prahlaad Sakhi told by Guru Amar Das Ji

Bhairao, Third Mehla, Second House: One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:

The Creator has staged His Wondrous Play.
I listen to the Unstruck Sound-current of the Shabad, and the Bani of His Word.
The self-willed manmukhs are deluded and confused, while the Gurmukhs understand.
The Creator creates the Cause that causes. ||1||

Prahlaad's father sent him to school, to learn to read.
He took his writing tablet and went to the teacher.
He said, ""I shall not read anything except the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
Write the Lord's Name on my tablet.""||2||

Prahlaad's mother said to her son,
"I advise you not to read anything except what you are taught."
He answered, ""The Great Giver, my Fearless Lord God is always with me.
If I were to forsake the Lord, then my family would be disgraced.""||3||

"Prahlaad has corrupted all the other students.
He does not listen to what I say, and he does his own thing.
He instigated devotional worship in the townspeople.""
The gathering of the wicked people could not do anything against him. ||4||

Sanda and Marka, his teachers, made the complaint.
All the demons kept trying in vain.
The Lord protected His humble devotee, and preserved his honor.
What can be done by mere created beings? ||5||

Because of his past karma, the demon ruled over his kingdom.
He did not realize the Lord; the Lord Himself confused him.
He started an argument with his son Prahlaad.
The blind one did not understand that his death was approaching. ||6||

Prahlaad was placed in a cell, and the door was locked.
The fearless child was not afraid at all. He said, ""Within my being, is the Guru, the Lord of the World.""

The created being tried to compete with his Creator, but he assumed this name in vain.
That which was predestined for him has come to pass; he started an argument with the Lord's humble servant. ||7||

The father raised his weapon to strike down Prahlaad, saying,
"Where is your God, the Lord of the Universe, now?"
He replied, ""The Life of the World, the Great Giver, is my Help and Support in the end.
Wherever I look, I see Him permeating and prevailing.""||8||

Tearing down the pillars, the Lord Himself appeared.
The egotistical demon was killed and destroyed.
The minds of the devotees were filled with bliss, and congratulations poured in.
He blessed His servant with glorious greatness. ||9||

He created birth, death and attachment.
The Creator has ordained coming and going in reincarnation.
For the sake of Prahlaad, the Lord Himself appeared.
The word of the devotee came true. ||10||

The gods proclaimed the victory of Lakshmi, and said,
"O mother, make this form of the Man-lion disappear!"
Lakshmi was afraid, and did not approach.
The humble servant Prahlaad came and fell at the Lord's Feet. ||11||

The True Guru implanted the treasure of the Naam within.
Power, property and all Maya is false.
But still, the greedy people continue clinging to them.
Without the Name of the Lord, the mortals are punished in His Court. ||12||

Says Nanak, everyone acts as the Lord makes them act.
They alone are approved and accepted, who focus their consciousness on the Lord.
He has made His devotees His Own.
The Creator has appeared in His Own Form. ||13||1||2||

Bhagat Kabeer Ji protected from Mad Elephant!

The nature of bhagt Kabeer Ji, got on the nerves of ruthless Kings and rulers of his time. His love, compassion for humanity made him many enemies. Attempts were made on his live many times, but Waheguru Ji protected him on many incidents. A king once tired to get Kabeer Ji crushed to death by a elephant, nut instead with the power of God, the elephant picked him up instead of harming him. This Sakhi is in Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 870

Raag Gond, The Word Of Kabeer Jee, Second House:
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
They tied my arms, bundled me up, and threw me before an elephant.
The elephant driver struck him on the head, and infuriated him.
But the elephant ran away, trumpeting,
"I am a sacrifice to this image of the Lord."||1||

O my Lord and Master, You are my strength.
The Qazi shouted at the driver to drive the elephant on. ||1||Pause||
He yelled out, ""O driver, I shall cut you into pieces.
Hit him, and drive him on!""

But the elephant did not move; instead, he began to meditate.
The Lord God abides within his mind. ||2||

What sin has this Saint committed,
that you have made him into a bundle and thrown him before the elephant?
Lifting up the bundle, the elephant bows down before it.
The Qazi could not understand it; he was blind. ||3||

Three times, he tried to do it.
Even then, his hardened mind was not satisfied.
Says Kabeer, such is my Lord and Master.
The soul of His humble servant dwells in the fourth state. ||4||1||4||

Prahlaad Sakhi

Ang 1165 Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji: Sanda and Marka went and complained to Harnaakhash,
"Your son does not read his lessons. We are tired of trying to teach him.
He chants the Lord's Name, clapping his hands to keep the beat; he has spoiled all the other students. ||1||

He chants the Lord's Name,and he has enshrined meditative remembrance of the Lord within his heart.""||1||Pause||

"Your father the king has conquered the whole world", said his mother the queen."O Prahlad my son, you do not obey him, so he has decided to deal with you in another way."||2||

The council of villains met and resolved to send Prahlaad into the life hereafter. Prahlaad was thrown off a mountain, into the water, and into a fire, but the Sovereign Lord God saved him, by changing the laws of nature. ||3||

Harnaakhash thundered with rage and threatened to kill Prahlaad. ""Tell me, who can save you?""
Prahlaad answered, ""The Lord, the Master of the three worlds, is contained even in this pillar to which I am tied.""||4||

The Lord who tore Harnaakhash apart with His nails proclaimed Himself the Lord of gods and men.
Says Naam Dayv, I meditate on the Lord, the Man-lion, the Giver of fearless dignity. ||5||3||9||

Sain Ji's Job was saved by The Great Lord

Sain was a poor man who would serve the king in his palace. “Hearing about the glory of Kabeer, Sain also turned to be a disciple of the lord. In the night he would immerse in loving devotion to God and in the morning he would serve at the door of the king. One night some saints came to him and the whole night was spent in singing the praises of God. Sain could not leave company of the saints and consequently did not perform the king’s service the following morning. God himself took the form of Sain (while sain was with the saints) and served the king in such a way that the king was overjoyed. Bidding farewell to the saints, Sain embarrassedly arrived at the palace of the king. From a distance the king called him nearby. He took off his own robes and offered it to Sain. ‘You have overpowered me today’, said the king and his words were heard by all people standing there. God himself manifests the dignity of His devotee” (Gurdas Ji’s Vaar 10:16)

With incense, lamps and ghee, I offer this lamp-lit worship service. I am a sacrifice to the Lord of Lakshmi. ||1|| Hail to You, Lord, hail to You! Again and again, hail to You, Lord King, Ruler of all! ||1||Pause|| Sublime is the lamp, and pure is the wick. You are immaculate and pure, O Brilliant Lord of Wealth! ||2|| Raamaanand knows the devotional worship of the Lord. He says that the Lord is all-pervading, the embodiment of supreme joy. ||3|| The Lord of the world, of wondrous form, has carried me across the terrifying world-ocean. Says Sain, remember the Lord, the embodiment of supreme joy! ||4||2||Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 695

Bhagat Naamdev Ji at the Temple

Bhagat Naamdev Ji worshipped God and had full faith in Him. He did not worship anyone else but the one immortal God.

He says, ‘The performance of countless millions of other devotions is not even equal to one devotion to the Name of God’ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji, Ang 1163).

He cared neither for gold nor silver, he was in love with God. Even though as a result of his true worship he had became a highly spiritual person, he was still completely devoid of pride. Naamdev knew that God does care for the person who recites His name and remembers Him all the time.

Once Naamdev went to Avandanagnath Temple situated in Maharashtra, India. The Hindu priests of that temple believed in the caste system. After reaching the temple Naamdev sat and started worshipping God but the Hindu priests grabbed his arm and drove him out of the temple. The priests said that Naamdev couldn’t visit the temple because he is of a low class. Naamdev was deeply hurt so he went behind the temple and started worshipping God.

In his prayer he said,

‘Joyfully, I came to Your Temple, O Lord. While Naamdev was worshipping, he was driven out. I am of a low social class, O Lord; why was I born into a family of fabric dyers? I picked up my blanket and went back, to sit behind the temple’ (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 1164).

Naamdev also said, ‘O Lord, please do not forget me because if you forget me then where should I go. There is nowhere else to go and no one else to believe in except you’. ‘Please do not forget me, do not forget me, please do not forget me, O Lord. The temple priests have doubts about this, and everyone is furious with me. Calling me low-caste and untouchable, they beat me and drove me out; what should I do now O Beloved Father Lord? If you give me salvation after I am dead, no one will know that I attained salvation. These Priests, these religious scholars, call me low born; when they say this, they tarnish your honor as well. You are called kind and compassionate; the power of Your Arm is absolutely unrivalled’ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 1292).

‘As Naamdev uttered the Glorious Praises of the Lord, The temple turned around to face the Lord's humble devotee’ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 1164).

‘The Lord turned the temple around to face Naamdev and its back to the Priests’ (Sri Guru Granth Sahib Ji Ang 1292).

That temple is still rotated. This is the symbol of the true love of God towards His true worshiper.