The Travels of Guru Tegh Bahadar and Guru Gobind Singh

Guru Tegh Bahadar intended that the account of his travels should be read by pilgrims for their guidance in this vale of tears.The Guru then retured to his camp in the garden, but his wife and her brother Kirpal, and several other Seikhs, remained behind. When Sharfdin came to see him one day, the Guru said that he was preparing to depart, as the rainy season had passed away. ‘Your presence here’ said Sharfdin, ‘was a source of great pleasure to me.’ The Guru advised him to fix his thoughts on God, to minister to devotees and saints, and to be humble and lowly in heart, for then he would be always happy. Sharfdin from that day adopted the style of a mendicant, and lived like a recluse in his own house.