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Shabad Hazare:- A cousin of Guru Ram Das came to Amritsar from Lahore especially to ask the Guru to attend his son's wedding.
The Guru said, "I will not be able to go because I can't leave my duties as Guru. Perhaps I can send one of my Sons instead."
Guru Ram Das had three sons: Prithi Chand, called Prithia, Mahadev, and Arjan Mal. Prithia was in charge of collecting donations, of which he secretly took a portion for himself. When the Guru asked him to attend the wedding, Prithia said, "I have to take care of the collections. And I hate going to weddings."
Actually, he was afraid if he were away from the Guru for too long, he might not be appointed the Guru's successor. Having no luck with Prithia, the Guru then turned to Mahadev. Mahadev lived his life in meditation and said, "I have no desire to involve myself in worldly affairs." ... Continued.
