veerjee, please read this exceprt from Rangle Sajjan, by Bhai Sahib Randhir Singh jee, and you will get your answers.
CHAPTER 12 SRIMAN SANT BHAI HIRA SINGH JI OF DAUDPURDear Guru-blessed Bhai Hira Singh Ji was a real paternal uncle of Bibi Harbans Kaur Ji. He was very gentle and Godly-oriented person from the very beginning. Baptism of the double-edged sword furtherheightened his divine qualities. He would remain in Nam-meditation with single-minded devotion, in humble supplication with folded-hands, standing on one leg in Holy Presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahib for night-long. Such was his regular practice of rare devotion. He was fervently praying to envision the Divine-Light. He would continuereading Sri Guru Granth Sahib solitary in love-lorn state. He waspersistent in his wish and prayer within with all his being for earlyDivine-illuminated experience. His reading from Sri Granth Sahib wasflawless and simultaneously he could carry on Nam-meditation automatically in intense Divine-Love.One day he bolted all the doors in Gurudwara from within, he took his seat for reciting from Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Just as he took hisposition he started feeling reverberations of meditation in Divine-Love throughout his being and lost consciousness of self. He soon tried tocontrol himself and started praying. He had just commenced therecitation, that he was engulfed with Divine-Light within. He could not bear this unbearable experience. His body became very light like aDivine-plane. Enjoying Divine-Nectar imbued love, he held his breathin Divine-meditation at his navel. He suddenly soared and his bodytouched the Gurudwara Ceiling like a floating balloon. Guru-oriented, Gurumukh Sant ‘Bhai Hira Singh Ji’ was blessed with power to bear the unbearable as a Divine-Gift. He vehemently prayed in lovinggratitude. Very slowly he descended to the floor, like a flying birdmaking a landing. He lied in prostration in front of Sri Guru GranthSahib and thus remained in prayer for long to ask for boon to bear this unbearable state. He was thus blest thereafter, that none could discernhis high spirituality. He remained non-conspicuous in the holycongregations in his fully flourished state of Nam-meditation. Only such enlightened Gurusikhs used to be asked to serve as members ofthe team of Five Beloved ones for Baptizing ceremony such was the wont of this Jatha.
It was Divine-Will, that Sant Bhai Hira Singh Ji moved from his village Daudpur of district Ludhiana to Chak No. 361 in district Layallpur,where he had been allotted land. Soon the presence of divinelyinfluences of this Gurumukh, pure and immaculate follower of Gurmat,was felt most vigorously. Many yearning souls were lit up withenlightenment of Divine-Nam. Almost entire village, Chak No. 361,came under the sway of Gurumat Baptism and presented a miraculoustransformation into spiritual bloom. All persons were engaged in landcultivation and alongside kept up the practice of Nam-meditation. Itappeared they were all receiving Divine-Help in their labors. Theynever felt physical tiring or sense of boredom in their exertions. Theywere skilled and successful in their profession of cultivation and raisingof crops. They were tireless during reaping season and would go on for hours, as if driven by Divine-Effort. Carrying heavy loads on headsbriskly they appeared to be walking in air. Some men of Divine-Vision could discern and bore witness that loads carried by Gurumukh Singhs were about two feet high above their heads and moved on their own.There were many Akhand Pathh and Kirtan Samagams held at ChakNo. 361 and at times Baptizing ceremonies too. The rare spiritualevents that transpired then defy description. The Nam-practitioners Singhs of the village used to meditate in a single group. Such was the music generated that entire village would appear in trance. There was one Ganga Singh who delved in jest. Driven by his habit, he stoodoutside the door of meditation place. He found scores of peopleengaged in Nam-Simran in a loud voice with rosaries of steel in theirhands. In aping them he made a rosary of thin string by tying littleknots and started counting beads of improvised rosary while loudlyreciting Nam. Just within fifteen minutes of his aping activity he fellflat on ground. He shrieked loudly and cried for help. Many people gathered around. On enquiry about his affliction, he pleaded, “Get me the sinner, pardoned by these Singhs”. He kept rolling in pain andmaking pleas for mercy. After meditation the Singhs came out andlifted up Ganga Singh suffering in agony and hitting his head onground. Ganga Singh in penance asked for forgiveness for his unpardonable sin and got himself Baptised. He thus became a greatdevotee of Sikh Faith. He tearfully narrated this self-experience to me. This movement of getting Baptised spread to many surroundingvillages and many joined in to enjoy devotion and Bliss of Nam.
Retroversion of SpiritualityThere came a period of retroversion of high spirituality enjoyed by our dear Gurumukh, Saintly Bhai Hira Singh. All his high attainments ofenlightenment within started coming to nought. He went aroundlamenting and humbly rolling among the shoes of holy congregation,Sangats. He would cry out that he had lost all his internal bliss andenlightenment of his self. He strived in every possible way, but couldnever regain lost glory. He roamed about in wilderness, meditated onparapets of wells standing on one leg, meditated for long on Divine-Nam, counted beads of rosary in presence of Sri Guru Granth Sahibendlessly and yet his state of perplexity remained. He would come to Kirtan Samagams, but remained outside behaving like an insaneperson. He would rub dust of the shoes of sangat on his body and face. In fact all his measures to seek solace led to more and more misery.Many well-wishers of Bhai Hira Singh, taking pity on his woe-begone state, approached Jatha with pleas on his behalf. However Gurmukhdevotees, lost in love of Kirtan, never cared, yet persons with greatperception of Truth and Divine-Will knew that time was not ripe forforgiveness-Divine. When it was propitious time, Bhai Hira Singh was called up by the chosen Five during Baptizing ceremony. I was inattendance of Sri Guru Granth Sahib on this occasion. Bhai Hira Singh presented himself. He was then called upon by the Chosen Five toexplain his true story. He tearfully narrated that he was unaware of this cause of spiritual retroversion. He did not know of any wrong doingeven in dream. The cause of down-fall was unknown to him and he was unable to regain glory that he once experienced. All his strivingshad proved of no avail. The Divine-wrath remained mystery to him.At the prompting of the Chosen Five, I reminded Bhai Hira Singh,“Remember your glorious spiritual experiences at Chak No. 361. Was it all due to Grace of Guru or you took the credit upon yourself? Have you suffered from imperceptible self-pride, that the wonderfulhappenings were due to your own efforts?” This question shook himvisibly from top to toe. The second question promptly followed, “Are you bestowing Gurumat Nam all by yourself in the tradition of yourown Guru-Dom?” This brought him to senses and he lamented that he was guilty of this wrongdoing occasionally. For a while this practiceappeared very rewarding, but soon proved futile. The Five ChosenOnes took hold of him and gave him a good shake, saying that, “This was an act of grave defiance. The authority bestowed on the Chosen-Five, representing Guru, was usurped by you alone. This wasresponsible for draining away of all spirituality of Nam.” Bhai HiraSingh then wailed for forgiveness. The Five Chosen Ones awardedheavy punishment to Bhai Hira Singh and prayed for his forgiveness by the Guru. Satguru graced him and progress started and he startedregaining all the lost Bliss and glory. Imbued with Divine-Love andsplendor Divine shone on his face. He was back in holy congregations as his old self. Bhai Hira Singh was thus a Blest Soul and rare jewel among Gurusikhs, with his spirit ever soaring.The time came for my going to jail. Bhai Hira Singh Ji wished to jointhe first agitation with Jatha, but Divine-Will decided otherwise. Hewas preparing to receive the Jatha returning from Jail, when hesuddenly received Divine-Call and departed for Eternal-Abode. Wewere left behind as his love-lorn brethren. Now I wistfully lookforward to join him in the hereafter! If justice is done to loving memory of Sri Sant Bhai Hira Singh, it would form a sizeable book. This ismere sampling of rich tribute that he deserves.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਬਚਨਕਮਾਵਣੇਸਚਾਏਹੁਵੀਚਾਰੁ॥