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One day a rich trader named Bhai Makhan Shah came to Bakala. He was a great devotee of Guru Nanak.
<br/><br/>Once his ship was being wrecked in the sea, when he requested the Guru for help, the storm subsided and he reached his destination safe and sound.
<br/><br/>While praying the Guru, Bhai Makhan Shah had sworn to offer five hundred gold Mohars (coins) to the Guru.
<br/><br/>When he enquired about the residence of Guru, he was told that the Guru had gone to Delhi. But when he reached Delhi he was told that the Guru Harkrishan had passed away and his successor was living at Bakala in Amritsar district.
<br/><br/>So Makhan Shah reached Bakala to give his offering to the Guru.
<br/><br/>But he was confused to find so many Gurus. So Makhan Shah decided to offer two gold mohars to each self-styled Guru.
<br/><br/>Makhan Shah tested all the pretenders but no one asked him about the five hundred mohars.
<br/><br/>Bhai Makhan Shah knew that Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur, younger son of Guru Hargobind was staying permanently at Bakala. All other pretenders had come from other places. So he concluded that the real must be Guru Tegh Bahadur.
<br/><br/>Along with his wife Makhan Shah visited the house of Guru Tegh Bahadur. First of all Makhan Shah met Mata Nanaki. He expressed his desire to meet the Guru.
<br/><br/>Mata Nanaki guided him to the underground apartment where Guru ji used to sit for meditating on the Name of God.
<br/><br/>It was his daily routine whenever he was free from the house hold duties he sat there to concentrate on the Name of God.
<br/><br/>Makhan shah was amazed that their prevailed a celestial bliss on the face of the Guru. The personality of Guru Tegh Bahadur attracted him in such a way that he at once concluded that he had founded the real Guru.
<br/><br/>He at once placed five hundred gold mohras in front of the Guru and bowed in reverence. The Guru blessed him.
<br/><br/>He at once rushed to the roof of the house and waving his girdle started shouting, 'I have found the true Guru, I have found the true Guru.'
<br/><br/>When the Sikhs of the town heard about it they hurried to the house of the Guru to pay homage to the new Guru. There was great rejoicing and celebrations. The Sikhs reached Baba Bakala with their offerings.
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