him. When he finally departed he took with him money and a bundle of
clothing. Seeing him Guru Nanak Dev rolled on the ground with laughter.”
There are 57 stories contained in this book. In whole of the
book, the author has not praised anyone else so much as he praised
Uppal Khatris. The author, however, does not disclose the name of
the city or town, visited by Bhai Mardana. By doing so, he feared
that he would be exposed of his hypocrisy. The extra-ordinary praise
of Uppal Khatris shows that he too belonged to this caste of the
people there.

2. To which place the author belonged?
The next story No 13 relates to “Sajjan Thug” -Sajjan the
Robber. Those who are not honest in their dealing and exploit others,
are generally called “Sajjan Thugs”. At the end of this story, the
author states that the “First Dharamsal was established at this place.”
From the historical angle, this statement of the author was not an
ordinary event, which can be ignored. Guru Nanak Dev, when he
saw the world was set on fire, he sacrified all the comforts of his
life to serve the people in extreme distress. Nawab Daulat Khan
tried his hard that Guru Nanak Dev should continue to work at the
state store house, and at the same time maintain his devotion to
God and the service to the people. But Guru Nanak Dev undertook
the tour of whole of India, and the countries abroad to give his
Message of Love and Peace to the suffering humanity. He did not
agree to stay permanently at SUltanpur Lodhi. The story teller himself
writes in story No. 11 -
Humbling himself, the Khan fell at his feet. All who were
present, both Hindus and Muslims, besought the Khan, saying
“God speaks through Nanak. Keep Nanak here to be our
spiritual guide.” The Khan appealed to Baba Nanak, “This
kingdom, this country, the royal authority over them - all are
yours” “Khanji”, replied Baba Nanak, “God wlll bless you, but
I shall not stay now. Kingdom, property, and house-hold goods
are all yours. I have renounced every thing.”
According to the story teller, the Guru is stated to have come
across a notorious thief, named Sajjan soon after leaving Sultanpur.
He always dressed himself in pure white, wore the Hindu marks of

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