One day Mata Ganga Ji did a benti to her husband Guru Arjan Dev Ji, that just as they bless the sangat with everything they wanted, could they not bless her with a child.
Although Guru Arjan Dev Ji were the Guru themselves they replied to Mata Ganga Ji that if she wants anything she should do the seva of a great Gursikh.
Mata Ganga Ji thought the greatest Gursikh she knew was “Baba Buddha Ji” he was very wise as he had been doing seva since the time of Sri Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
The next day Mata ji got her servants to prepare a great feast of several dishes, she got dressed in very expensive beautiful clothes, she got together a band of musicians, and they marched to where Baba Buddha Ji was, Mata Jee was riding on a horse, everyone else was walking.
However, when Baba Buddha Jee saw this royal pump, they turned their head away from Mata Ganga Ji.
When Mata Ji asked Guru Arjan Dev Ji, why this had happened, they explained to her that when you are blessed with any kind of seva, you must do it with humility. You must lose your ego and do it in a way which pleases God. Not in the way we might like to.
Mata ganga Ji was a very blessed person and she recognised what Guru Ji was trying to teach her. So the next day she woke up at Amrit Vela, had a bath and wore simple clothing with no jewellery or make up. She made a very simple langar of roti and saag for Baba Buddha Ji. From the moment she woke up she recited SATNAAM WAHEGURU and did not speak a word to anyone.
She then left carrying the langar by herself for the place where Baba Buddha Ji was.
Once Baba Buddha Jee saw Mata ganga Ji, bringing the Langar in this way, he ran towards her and said “Oh Mother, I am so happy you have brought food, I cannot wait to eat the langar cooked by your dear hands.
Mata Ji immediately started serving the Langar to Baba Buddha Ji. Whilst eating Baba Ji picked up a onion and smacked in on the ground and said “that just like i have smashed this onion, you will have a son that will smash the heads of tyrants”
On hearing this Mata ganga Ji was very happy.
The moral of the Sakhi is that today if we were to do Guru Ji’s or the sadhsangats seva in the same way Mata Ji did (without ego we too would be blessed by Waheguru)
