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Q. What were the last words of Guru Hari
Krishan addressed to his mother and the congregation at the time
of his merger into Infinite?
A. To his mother Guru Hari
Krishan said, "My time to depart from this world has arrived".
The mother then said to him, "you were distributing spiritual
mirth, sitting on the throne of Guru Nanak. Why have you decided
to depart so soon? Whoever comes under your merciful gaze, is rid
of all calamities. The way you are spreading the light of Guru Nanak's
spiritual torch, everyone is full of your praises. Please do not
think of departure. You know quite well that the Sodhi clan is full
of quarrelsome people. They will create many problems after you
are gone".
Guru Hari Krishan consoled mother and said, "Dear mother,
all this is happening according to God's writ. No one can harm Guru
Nanak's throne. This is a high and sacred throne that will always
distribute spiritual comforts (to the world). What Guru Nanak has
founded will stay till eternity and continue to distribute pleasures
and comforts. (Guru Partap Suraj)".
Then he said, "You are my mother, you should not think like
others. You should recognize God's will and teach others also to
abide by it. This illusory world is like a play that looks real
for a short time. One cannot get happiness by attaching oneself
to this transient world like the shade of a cloud. What we see is
just an illusion, like the one created by a juggler. Whosoever will
consider it real and try to hold on to it, will ultimately repent.
Life is like the flow of a river (it does not stop). This is how
God has made His play. Creation and destruction is a perpetual game,
everyone has to endure this game".
Then the congregation requested the Guru, "who shall we bow
our head to, and who will preach the divine teachings"?
Guru Hari Krishan said, "The Adi Granth has exhorted the praise
of Satt Naam (the true Name) as the chore of the foremost importance".
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