Siddhamuni, earlier told Namdharak, the story of the Rajak, the washerman devotee of Sri Sripada SriVallabha. The rajak used to serve Sripada SriVallabha with great love and devotion. Sripada SriVallabha was very much pleased with his services and blessed him that, as a reward for the services rendered, he would enjoy all regal pleasures and would be freed from his life of drudgery. Actually the rajak was secretly longing in his heart of hearts for regal pleasures. Sripada SriVallabha said that he was too old already, and any joys were worth enjoying only when when one was young. Therefore, he prayed that the filfillment of the blessings of the Guru be deferred to his next birth. The Guru said "Let it be so!".

The rajak was born in his next birth in the Muslim Nawab's family of Vaiduri Nagar (Bidar). When he became the ruler, he was very kind to all subjects, treating the Hindus and the Muslims alike and all the subjects as his own children. He used to respect Brahmnins very much. The Moulvis used to feel envious and jealous of this. They tried to turn him against the Hindus, but the king never heeded them. He was very spiritual minded and believed that all religions - even so Hinduism and Islam - are but different pathways to the same God. He firmly believed all the Hindi Gods are but different facets of the same Allah and that various idols and forms which Hindus worship are but, and aid for purifying and to bring the mind to one-pointedness, which ultimately leads to experiencing of the Formless - The Nirakara, The Allah concept of Islam. He was trying to establish harmony and coordiality in the relationship between the two religious communities. By and large, he was loved equally by both the communities among his subjects.

The Nawab developed an ulcer on his body. He tried many Hakims and Vaidyas but none could cure him. The pain and irritation was accute and was becoming unbearable for him. He was advised that if he visited the Papavinashini Teertha and took bath in its Holy waters he might get cured. Further he was told that a MahaPurusha Darshan like that of Sri Narasimha Saraswati who resided at Gangapur, would certainly cure him of his ailment.

Sri Narasimha Saraswati foresaw that the Nawab was planning a visit to Gangapur for redress of his ailment. He envisaged also that hereafter, besides the already heavy influx of Hindus, Muslims and other commnunity people also would be pouring into Gangapur, with t he result that the serene atmosphere of the place would be disturbed. He thought that it was time now for Him to wind up His Avatar (in its physical form) and of assuming invisible form. If that was done, after the withdrawl of his physical form, while sincere devotees would still come to Gangapur, it would however arrest the influx of people who would be desiring to come only with the object of seeking Guru Nath's blessings for the mere fulfillment of their wordly desires or out of sheer curiosity.

The Nawab came with his retinue up to Papavinashini Teertha. There he saw a yogi coming to him. The Nawab, after making his salutations to the Yogi, prayed to him to help his ailment to be cured. The Yogi told him the same what was advised to him earlier by the Brahmin priests that with the mere Darshan of a Mahanubhav anything can be cured, and even death woul dflee away from him and that indeed such a Mahanubhav was Sri Narasimha Saraswati of Gangapur. The Yogi told him that he should proceed to Gangapur and take Darshan of Guru Nath. To implant faith and conviction in the Nawab about Sant Darshan Prabhav (the great benefit one earns by visiting a holy person) the Yogi narrated the following ancedote.

There used to be a Brahmin, living in the Avanti Nagar. The Brahmin took to licentious life. He became so degenerate as to start eating meat also, besides addiction to women and wine. He took a concubine by name Pingala but who was quite faithful to him. One day a Muni named Rishabha happened to knock at Pingala's house, asking for Bhiksha. Pangala received him with great respect. The Brahmin also joined her in honouring him. They both worshiped him with flowers, smeared his body and bathed his feet with perfumed water. They sipped his charan-tterth (the wash water on his feet) and entertained him with delicious food. They made him rest there. They massaged his feet and he had a sound sleep and rest. They kept awake the whole night attending upon him. Next morning, the ascetic guest very pleased, left after blessing them. After a time, both the Brahmin and the Pingala died.

Because of the Muni's blessings the Brahmin was born in a royal family in his next birth. His father's name was Vajrabahu and the mother's name was Sumati, the cheif consort of the King. The king had many other wives but Sumati was the queen consort (Patrani). The king and queen were very happy at the birth of the prince. But the other wives of the king were very jealous of Sumati and thay were all more worried that thereafter, because oh his love for the child, all the king's atention would be centered on Sumati alone exclusively, and they would be totally neglected and woul dslide down to inferior status. They plotted to kill the queen and her child and they one day poisoned the food served to the queen and the child. The bodies of the queen and the child developed most unsighty lesions. They started oozing out pus from the lesions emitting foul odour. The Vaidyas (physicians) tried their best to cure the lesions but it was of no avail. The disease was proclaimed uncurable.

The king became very averse to the queen and the child; his other wives also weaned him away in their favour. HE came to a decision to get rid of the queen and the child into the recesses of the forest and leave them there as a prey to the wild animals. The charioteer took the queen and the child and left them in the forest. The queen and the child were very hungry and could not find anything to eat. She was plaintively crying, praying to God that he should end their lives as they could not bear this misery any longer. Hearing the wailing, some cow-herd boys came to her and asked her and her child to accompany them. Learning she was a queen, although overtake by a dreadful disease, they took her and her child to the palace of their Vaisya King, whoose name was Padmaker and who was very kind hearted. The king entrusted the mother and the child to the care of the maid-servants, asking them to look after the two very well. Although Sumati and her child were being well looked after very well there, their disease was however becoming worse and worse. One day the son died, and the mother was inconsolable. At this juncture, Rishaba Muni happened to come to that place. Hearing the wailing, he enquired as to what had happened. When he heard about the death of the prince, he could intuitively know who the child was. He recognized that the boy in his previous life was the same Brahmin who served him, though for a day but yet served with great devotion together with the Pingala when he had visited the house of the latter. Accompanied by the king, the Muni aproached the woman and tried to comfort her. He said that life is like a bubble which is transient anyway and would burst off anytime. He said as death cannot be defied by anybody, we will have to reconcile ourselves to it and face it. But the woman was inconsolable and she was preparing to kill herself. The Muni was moved with pity. He smeared the dead body of the child with sacred ash (Vibhuti) uttering some Mantras, and also put a little of it in the child's mouth. He gave the Vibhuti to Sumati and also asked her to smear it all over he rbody. Lo! the child rose up as if from sleep, his shining golden bright and having no traces at all of the disease. Same was the case with the mother. The queen feel at the feet of the Muni and poured out tears of gratitude.

The boy later came to be called "Bhadrayuver', i.e., one who has secured (assured) longevity. When he grew up, he became the king and lived for a long time. Such is the power of the Darshan of Mahanubhava (sage or holy person).

After narrating as above the Yogi told the Nawab that if he also sought the Darshan of a Saint and had his blessings, he would also certainly get rid of his disease. The Yogi asked the Nawab to go to Gangapur. The Nawab came to Gangapur, and started enquiring where he could meet Sri Guru Nath. He was told that Sri Narasimha Saraswati had gone to the Sangam. The Nawab went to the Sangam. He saw Sri Narasimha Saraswati there and paid his obesiance to him. Guru Nath said :oh, rajaka ! Don't you remember you were a washerman (rajaka) and you used to worship me? Why have you taken so long to come to me? As Guru Nath was talking thus his whole previous life flashed in the Nawab's memory. He fell at the feet of Guru Nath, with tears of devotion and gratitude welling out of his heart. All the devotion he used to have for
Sripada SriVallabha in his previous life surged forth again.

The Nawab prayed that Guru Nath should relieve him of his ailment. Guru Nath told him "Show me where is your ulcer?". As the Nawab was trying to remove his coat and show his ulcer, Lo! there was'nt any trace of the ulcer at all. The Nawab's joy knew no bounds. Further, in the presence of Guru Nath, he felt such intense joy as does a long lost son on finding his mother again.

The Nawab prayed that Guru Nath should visit his kingdom and bless it. Guru Nath said that it was then getting late for his afternoon anusthan (rituals) and he had to rush to Papavinashini Teertha immediately. He told him he could come and meet him later. Saying thus, Guru Nath, along with his entire retinue of disciples, disappeared and in a trice reached Papavinashini, which is 44 kms away from Gangapur. Some of His devotees, prominent among whom was Nagnath, the son of Sayamdeo, came for Darshan there. They worshipped Guru Nath and performed Samaradhana. Guru Nath at that time graced their houses and blessed all their family members. It was nearing evening time and Guru Nath told them that the Nawab would be arriving now with all his royal retinue for His Darshan.

The Nawab and his retinue, riding on their horses, reached Papavinashini by the evening and had Guru Nath's Darshan. He fell at Guru Nath's Feet and again prayed that he should visit his kingdom.
Guru Nath visited Vaidurinagar. He was accorded the grandest welcome. All the streets and houses were decorated with festoons and flowers. The roads were sprinkled with fragrant water mixed with musk and sandal. The queens received Him with Aarti (waving of lights). The Brahmins sang Vedic Hymns.

Sri Narasimha Saraswati was made to sit on a specially decorated throne, bedecked with precious stones, garlands, etc. The Nawab himself was waiting upon him. Guru Nath asked the king whether all his Vasanas (cravings for sense pleasures and royal luxuries) were fully satiated yet ot not. The Nawab said he had enough of them and what his heart yearned for now was only doing service at the Feet of the Master. Guru Nath advised him that he should now leave the throne to his son and retire to Giri Parvat (Srisailam) and take to a life of contemplation. He assured him he would give him Darshan there and grant him liberation. Saying thus to the Nawab, Guru Nath returned to Gangapur.

The Nawab did as advised by Guru Nath. He took to intense meditation. He had Vision of Guru Nath and earned liberation - the Freedom of the Spirit, 'the true soveriegnity'.

Thus ends the Fiftieth Chapter of Sri Guru Charitra.

Glory to the All-merciful, the Omnipresent and the ever responsive Guru Nath!