person it was difficult to discriminate between the genuine Gurus’ Word and apocryphal literature. He prayed to the Guru to do something so that Sikhs might have access to the pure and genuine Gurus’ Word. On hearing this, another Sikh also stated that according to Guru Amar Das, all others save the Gurus’ Word was false, but how were the Sikhs to overcome this delusion.

According to Poet Santokh Singh, Guru Arjan Dev then began to ponder over the problem. The poet says - The Guru began pondering over the problem, and made the prophecy for the deliverance of the World - “I shall appear in Ten Generations. After me, in what shape the Sikhs are to live and how can the Gurus’ Word maintain its originality and is not corrupted is being worked out.” After some deep thinking, the Guru said; “There is a village called Goindwal, on the bank of the river Beas, where lived Guru Amar Das. In that village now lives a person, called Mohan, who is a recluse. He has collected the compositions of first four Gurus, which are in the form of books. He is the elder son of Guru Amar Das, who does not care for any one. All of the Gurus’ compositions are in his possession, and how we can bring them here, and then compile a Book for the deliverance of the World?

With a view to getting the compositions of the first four Gurus in possession of Baba Mohan, Guru Arjan Dev is said to have first disp.atched Bhai Gurdas to Goindwal. Since Bhai Gurdas failed to get the books from Baba Mohan, the Guru then sent Baba Buddha for the purpose. He too failed to get the books, as Mohan was completely absorbed in meditation. Baba Buddha even broke open the door behind which Mohan had locked himself. In this connection Poet Santokh Singh states –

Where Sri Mohan was sitting in yogic posture of “padmasan“, he was completely absorbed in himself. He sat there with determination as hard as wood, fully absorbed in meditation, and was totally unconscious of the state of his body. He had turned all parts of the body immobile as hard as a log of wood. Some one living in the neighborhood, had informed Baba Mohri (Younger brother of Baba Mohan) of Baba Buddha having broken open the door to get to Baba Mohan and had disturbed him. Baba Mohri on hearing this, came running there and told. Baba Buddha as under -

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