Gursikh Stories: Bhai Soma Ji When Sri Guru Ramdas Ji was doing kar-sewa of the sarovar at Sri Harmandir Sahib, Amritsar, a lot of sangat used to help out in the digging of the sarovar and doing other kinds of sewa. There was a Sikh called Bhai Soma Arora, who used to earn his living by selling ghungraniyaan (a snack made from chick peas) in Amritsar. One evening Guru Sahib saw Bhai Soma Ji and asked him how much profit he had made. He came over to Guru Sahib and did matha tek and with extreme humility he answered Guru Sahib. Guru Ji asked him to hand over his all day’s earnings. Without any hesitation at all, Bhai Soma Ji placed all he had at the feet of Sri Guru Ramdas Ji. Bhai Soma Ji was a very poor person and was struggling to get by. The next day, Guru Ji asked him how much he had earned and asked him to give all his earnings to him. Guru Ji kept doing this for 5 days. Bhai Soma Ji who was always broke, did not have any doubts on Guru Sahib. He trusted Guru Sahib 100% and believed that Guru Sahib knows better. On the sixth day, Bhai Soma Ji saw Guru Sahib at the Sarovar looking at the sangat doing sewa, with full Kirpa-Drishtee (gaze of grace). This time Bhai Soma Ji did not wait for Guru Sahib to ask for the money but he came, did matha tek to Guru Sahib and placed all his earning at the blessed feet of the Great Guru. Guru Sahib, who was only testing Bhai Soma Ji, was extremely pleased at him and said, Today I have not come to take anything, I have come to give. Today you are no longer Soma, you are now Soma Shah.(note: Shah means very rich person). With Guru Sahib’s divine words of calling Soma, Soma Shah, the great force of Waheguru’s power to come in action. Within days Soma became a Shah. He became a shah of not only of worldly money but also of the greatest wealth of all, Naam (the Name of the Lord).
Posted on: Sat, 08 Feb 2014 11:05:46 +0000
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