Curing the Incurable Illness of Emperor Sikandar Lodhi

It was evening. Bir Singh knew that at this time Lord Kabir is always in the ashram of his supposed Gurudev Swami Ramanand ji. This is the time to meet God Kabir there. Birdev Singh Baghel, the King of Kashi and Sikandar Lodhi, the Emperor of Delhi, both stood in front of the ashram of Swami Ramanand ji. After reaching there, they learned that Lord Kabir had not come yet, he was about to come. Bir Singh did not go inside. He had asked the servant standing outside. Sikandar said, “Let us rest in the ashram until then." King Bir Singh said to the gatekeeper of Swami Ramanand ji, “Pray to Swami Ramanand ji that the Emperor of Delhi, Sikandar Lodhi, wishes to see you, and he would also like to wait for Lord Kabir in your ashram itself.” The servant went inside and told Ramanand ji that the Emperor of Delhi, Sikandar Lodhi had come. Ramanand ji used to despise Muslims. Ramanand ji said, “I do not even see the face of these (malechh) despicable people. Tell him to sit outside.” When Sikandar Lodhi heard this, he was livid (because there is a lot of arrogance in a king and he was the Emperor of Delhi) and said, “If this insignificant mahatma can disrespect the Emperor of Delhi, then what behavior he must be having towards an ordinary Muslim? Let me teach him a lesson.” Swami Ramanand ji was sitting on a separate seat. Sikandar Lodhi went and beheaded Ramanand ji with his sword. As he walked back, it occurred to him that the work he had come for would no longer be completed. He said, “O Bir Singh! See, what atrocity did I commit? I am having very bad days. I want to do good and bad happens. I killed Lord Kabir's Gurudev. Now he will never show mercy to me. I will have to bear this illness till my death. I am a very sinful person.” Saying this, he walked out of the ashram. What could Bir Singh say in front of his emperor?

As soon as they came out of the ashram, Lord Kabir was seen coming. Bir Singh said, “O Emperor! My Gurudev Lord Kabir has come.” When Lord Kabir was a short distance away, Bir Singh prostrated himself on the ground in reverence before Lord Kabir. Sikandar was terrified. {If he had not committed this atrocity, he would not have prostrated himself and if he had not prostrated, then Lord would not have been able to show mercy to him. Because this is the rule.

"Ati aadheen deen ho praani, taatey kahiye ye akath kahaani |"
Oochche paatr jal na jaayi, taatey neecha hujae bhai |
Aadheeni ke paas hain Poorn Brahm Dayaal | maan badaai maariye be adbi sir kaal ||

Here, Supreme God Kabir killed two birds with one stone. The feeling of religious discrimination was remaining in Swami Ramanand ji, that too had to be removed. Ramanand ji still considered Muslims to be different and inferior to the Hindus. Sikandar had a sense of arrogance. If he had not been humble, Lord Kabir would not have shown mercy to him and Sikander would not have become healthy.} Seeing Bir Singh prostrating, Sikandar Lodhi also prostrated himself in fear. {Muslims say that our head only bows before Allah. The head of a Muslim will not bow in front of anyone else. Allah Akbar was standing in front. His head automatically bowed.} Supreme God Kabir placed his hands on the heads of both the kings and said, “How have two kings come to this pauper today? What brings you here to this poor man?” God Kabir had not even removed his hand and Sikandar's burning pain ended. Tears appeared in Sikander Lodhi's eyes. (In the presence of a saint, the mind becomes subdued and the soul gets elevated, because God is the companion of the soul. “Antaryami Ek Tu Aatm Ke Aadhaar.” God Kabir is the basis of the soul.) Sikandar Lodhi held on to Lord Kabir’s feet and did not let go and kept on crying. Despite being Omniscient, Lord Kabir asked Sikandar Lodhi, the Emperor of Delhi, “What is the matter?” Sikandar said, “O Embodiment of Allah! I have committed a heinous crime. You cannot forgive me. The work for which I had come, that incurable illness got cured merely by your blessings. Please forgive this sinner.” Lord Kabir said, “I have forgiven you. Tell me what happened?” Sikandar said, “I have committed such a sin that you cannot forgive me.” Lord Kabir said, “I have forgiven you.” Sikander again said, “Have you really forgiven me?” Lord Kabir said, “Yes, I have forgiven you. Now tell me what the problem is.” Sikander said, “O Benefactor! This sinner has murdered your Gurudev out of anger.” And then he narrated the whole saga. Lord Kabir said, “No problem. Whatever happened, has happened only by God's will. You must only leave after getting the last rites of Swami Ramanand ji performed; otherwise, you will become an object of condemnation.” God Kabir did not get angry. Sikandar Lodhi looked at Bir Singh's face and said, “O Bir Singh! He is really Allah. Look, I beheaded his Gurudev and Kabir ji did not even get angry.” Bir Singh remained silent and moved along, thinking in his heart “This is nothing. There is a lot more to see. This is just the beginning.”