SPIRITUAL DUTY

All the people sat around Nanak. He was no longer the same person he had been. There was a divine glow on his face. He seemed as if he was in a trance. The first thing he said was, "There is no Hindu, no Muslim."

They asked, "Where had you been for the past three days, Nanak?"

Nanak replied, "I met my Sat Kartar."

"Did you really meet God?" they asked.

Nanak answered, "Yes, I met the immortal Lord, my Sat Kartar, who is truly glorious and sublime."

"But how could you see God?" questioned the people.

"A true devotee can see God. God is truth. God has divine light, "stated Nanak.

Nanak told them that God had commanded him to go out in the world and teach people.

When Nanak came home, Nanki took him in her arms. She cried, "Where did you go? We were so worried about you."

Nanak told Nanki about his contact with God and t orders God had given.

Nanak is said to have gone to the state granary after this. It is said that he opened the doors of the granary and allowed the people to take away whatever they wanted.

Few men ran to Daulat Khan to tell his that the people were looting the state granary. They blamed Nanak for it.

However, when things were checked, they found that the stock was intact and the accounts were correct.

This time Daulat Khan was very angry at the people who were again blaming Nanak for something he had not done.

When he asked Nanak to take charge of the granary again, he refused saying that now he had to fulfill his spiritual duty.

He had started on the path of God, and now he spent all his time teaching people about God and how to live a morally good life.

Nanak would sit under a tree and preach the word of God to the people.