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Guruji gets my Sister Married
My mother had been praying for years to God to
come down and help her get her daughter married. She
always wanted a son-in-law who didn't drink and was
of a religious bent of mind, just like her. On meeting my
mother for the first time, Guruji told her everything
about the 'ardaas' that she used to do to Guru Nanak ji
regarding the marriage of her daughter.
“Get your elder daughter married.” Guruji told my
mother one day. At first my mother just said yes and
kept quiet. After a few days he again forcefully told her
“Sukhi aunty, tu roz swere ul h kar rab nu kendi si
meri beti da vyah karan waste thale utro, hun main
aaya hoya haan ta tu sundi nai.” - “Sukhi aunty, you
always prayed to God to come down and get your
daughter married; now I'm here to help you and you
are not listening!” My mother said “Guruji, but I don't
know where to find a suitable match for her.” “That is
not your problem.” He said, “The boy and his family will
be coming tonight to the temple.”
My sister's marriage was fixed with the same boy
we saw that day. He told my mother that Atley (my
brother-in-law) was her son in her previous birth and
that he will be the best choice for her son-in-law. We
never questioned Guruji's decision and my sister's
wedding date was fixed. The day he fixed the wedding
he even told my mother that he had blessed her with a
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