Bhai Bhikhari Ji

The Story of Bhai Bhikhari Ji begins from the scene when Bhai Kedara Ji questioned ‘Guru Arjan Dev Ji’, that ‘Guru ji, Bhai Gurdas Ji said in his (rachna)’, “ਸੇਵਕ ਹੋਇ ਸੰਜੀਦੁ ਨ ਹਸਣ ਰੋਵਣਾ।“

This is true? Is Sikhs having this ability? Is Sikhs are on this stage?

Guru Ji replied, Bhai Kedareya go to Gujrat (now in Pakistan) and meet Bhai Bhikhari Ji. Bhai Kedara Went on that place and was finding the house of Bhai Bhikhari. Finally, he found the house. There was an environment of celebration (happiness). Bhai Kedara asked someone why this celebration and he got the answer that this celebration is for marriage. Tomorrow is the marriage of the son of Bhai Bhikhari.

He asked again, I want to meet Bhai Bhikhari, where is he? He received the answer that he is in the backyard in a separate old room. Bhai Kedara entered the room and greeted (wish) Bhai Bhikhari Ji. Bhai Ji questioned him, where do you come from? He replied, Guru Arjun Dev Ji sent me here. After hearing this, Bhai Sahib touched his feet and said you came from my Guru’s Darbar and showed his hospitality to him. After that, Bhai ji got busy in his work while doing ‘Naam Simran’. Bhai Ji was stitching a huge cloth. Bhai Kedara was shocked because in that house there was a wedding preparation and the father of the bridegroom did not join them, and stitching a cloth. 

After some time Bhai Sahib said, ‘Bhai Kedara, wait here, I will come back in sometime’. Kedara waited. After some time Bhai Sahib came back. He was carrying a group of woods on his head. Bhai Kedara was shocked again and thinked about that, what is he doing?

The night is falling. Bhai Sahib introduces the sleeping place that he set for Bhai Kedara. After some time they heard the sound of firing bullets. The bullets fired by armed robbers (bandits). The youngsters of the village follow the bandits to catch them. And, one of the youngster got shooted by bandits.

The shooted boy was son of Bhai Bhikhari Ji. The dead body brought back to Bhai Sahib’s house by other youngsters. One of a relative of Bhai Sahib tells this incident to Bhai Sahib that your son, who had to married tomorrow, killed by bandits. 

Bhai Sahib replied politely, “I knew”, i have already arranged the wood for his funeral. And, I already stitched the cloth for people who come to (afsos). Now Bhai Kedara have tears in his eyes and said, Bhai Bhikhari, did you know your son will die?

Bhai ji replied,”Yes”. Bhai Kedara asked again that did you know the marriage day is the death day of your son? He replied “Yes”. Bhai Kedara said i did not see the happiness of your son’s marriage and did not see the sadness of your son’s death on your face. Kedara said you should be pray for your son’s life. Bhai Ji replied that Kedareya Pray in front of guru only for truth not for dishonesty. I only pray for “Naam Daan” not for life.

Related to this bani of Bhai Gurdas Ji-

ਸੇਵਕ ਹੋਇ ਸੰਜੀਦੁ ਨ ਹਸਣ ਰੋਵਣਾ।

ਦਰ ਦਰਵੇਸ ਰਸੀਦੁ ਪਿਰਮ ਰਸ ਭੋਵਣਾ। 

ਚੰਦ ਮੁਮਾਰਖ ਈਦ ਪੁਰਾ ਖਲੋਵਣਾ।

It means, The servant always remains disciplined and has nothing to do with wailing and laughing. This way he becomes dervish at the door of the Lord and gets drenched in the delights of the rains of love. He will be seem as the first moon of Eid-Day(which the muslims eagerly wait for in order to break their long fasts), and only he will come out as a perfect man.

(According To I Granth App).

ਜਿਵੇਂ ਮੁਸਲਿਮ ਈਦ ਦੇ ਚੰਦ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਤੇ ਪਹਿਲਾ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰੂ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਸੀ ਹੁਣ ਗੁਰੂ ਸਿੱਖ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖ ਕੇ ਖੁਸ਼ ਹੁੰਦਾ।