Hanjee, Leafy jee, what comes to my mind regarding the successors of Baabar are the ones who run/rule the country i.e. the Monarchy or which is most applicable these days the Government. Seeing as Monarchy are not really involved in day-to-day running of the State. So one who does not take out proper Dasvandh to Gurmat Naam cause will always get afflicted by fines, extra taxes, parking tickets etc.
I think it would not be off-topic to share this section from
Se Kinehiya (Biography of Baba Harnaam Singh Jee Rampur Khere Vale by Bhai Seva Singh Jee) p. 435:
ONE MUST DONATE A TENTH OF OUR INCOMEThe great Guru has ordered every gursikh to donate at least one tenth of his or her income to religious and philanthropic causes. Guru Ji blesses the Sikh, who puts aside their honestly earned and genuine income for charitable purposes. His earnings become fruitful in this world, and in the next world, he or she does not fall short of money. The tradition of dasvandh (which means one tenth) is a concept that is described by Guru Gobind Singh Ji in Bachittar Natak. Guru Ji emphatically states that whosoever does not donate a tenth of their income will lose out to the forces of corrupt power in this world and mammon will extract this income in a less favourable way. Bhai Gurdas Ji too has mentioned the tradition of dasvandh in his Vaar’s, as has Bhai Nand laal Ji in his writings called Tankhah namah. As we know, Bhai Gurdas Ji was the esteemed Sikh of Guru Arjun Dev Ji, who helped to compile the Adi Granth under the direct supervision of Guru Arjun Dev Ji. Bhai Nand laal Ji was an esteemed Sikh of Guru Gobind Singh Ji. Dasvandh is also mentioned in the later writings of kavi Santokh Singh’s Suraj Parkash and the Rehatnamas of Bhai Desa Singh. The great Guru instituted the tradition of dasvandh so that the earnings of a Sikh could be used to help the needy and to proliferate the teachings of the Lord. In this way, the earnings of a Sikh are rendered profitable in this world and the next. By giving dasvandh, we obtain spiritual profit as well as the Guru’s pleasure. The tradition of donation has been around for time immemorial. However, when donating for a good cause the donor can develop a sense of pride and wrongly thinks “I have donated money to a good cause.” This pride leads to vanity and a haughty attitude, which tarnishes the mind. The word of God i.e. naam does not take root in such a mind. Therefore, money donated with a sense of pride is ultimately useless. The ninth Guru tells us that… Who-so-ever, while going on pilgrimage, Fasting and giving alms, takes pride in his mind, Nanak those deeds of his go in vain
Like an elephant sprinkles dust on itself after bathing tirath barat ar daan kar man mai Dharai gumaan. naanak nihfal jaat tih ji-o kunchar isnaan. ||46|| th (Salok 9 Guru, page 1428)
So, in order to save Sikhs from the demerit of ego and vanity, Guru Ji has bound Sikhs in the duty of dasvandh. A gursikh must hand over one part out of ten of his or her income to the Guru with the thought in mind that it is the Guru’s possession. The gursikh must be mindful that dasvandh is the Guru’s portion and one is just the custodian of this income. This money should be spent for religious or philanthropic causes. By giving dasvandh with this attitude of servitude, we follow the words of Bhagat Kabir Ji…. What do I lose in handing over what was yours already? tayraa tujh ka-o sa-upatay ki-aa laagai mayraa. (Salok Bhagat Kabir , page 1375) When giving dasvandh, a gursikhs mind is filled with humility and tenderness as he is freed from the Guru’s possession because… Why should man keep another’s possession in trust? Returning it, he surely attains peace
paraa-ee amaan ki-o rakhee-ai ditee hee sukh ho-ay. rd (Salok 3 Guru, page 1249)
Thus, we can relinquish our pride and vanity in returning the Guru’s dasvandh and in the process earn spiritual profits. Although everything that we receive in life is given to us by the Almighty himself, it is beneficial to regard all our income to be but a boon from the Lord. We are just giving back one tenth of the income that the Lord gave us in the first place. In this manner, we learn to relinquish greed as well as attachment to material wealth. Guru Arjun Dev Ji warn us in Sukhmani Sahib,
“O mortal, God gives you ten things, you should return one at least as a token of thanks”. What if the Almighty takes back all he has given you, what will you be able to do then?
One must contemplate the words of Guru Arjun sahib: The mortal obtains ten things and puts them behind them. For the sake of one thing, He forfeits his confidence. If the Lord gives not even one thing
And takes away the ten, Then say, what can this fool do?
das bastoo lay paachhai paavai. ayk basat kaaran bikhot gavaavai. ayk bhee na day-ay das bhee hir lay-ay. ta-o moorhaa kaho kahaa karay-i. th (Gauri Sukhmani 5 Guru, page 268)
So, in order to thank God and to obtain his pleasure, one must surrender at least one tenth of all the Guru’s boons back to him. In thanking him for all his blessings and donating dasvandh, you become free from the burden of the Guru’s possession. A gursikh who donates dasvandh, neither suffers loss nor does he have to pay worldly fines. A gursikh thus profits materially and spiritually in this life and the next.