Bhai Sachan Sach and The Rani

     Guru Amar Das ji lived in a little village called Goindwal. He had many followers and many important people would come to visit him. The Raja of Haripur once came to pay this old holy man respects. Along with the Raja was all his royal courtiers and queens. The Raja had just married a young woman who was wearing a veil. Guruji, who always preached for the rights of woman, asked the woman, "Why don't you reveal your face?" The girl said a snotty remark, "At least it protects my eyes from seeing the kind of people around here." The Guru reprimanded her, "Oh, insane lady! If you do not like the Guru's face, than why have you come here?!"

     The Rani then went mad (crazy) and she started screaming. She ripped off all of her clothes and ran into the jungle. The people of Goindwal grew scared of her, and began to think she was an evil witch who could curse them. She could sometimes be seen running around in the jungle or in the town stealing food and eating old langar at night.

     There was a very devoted Sikh who used to listen to Guru Amar Das and after everything Guru Ji said this Sikh would just say "sach ji, sach" meaning "true sir, true". Because he said this so much he got the name of Sachan Sach. One day Sachan Sach was was gathering wood from the jungle recited mixed up lines of Gurbani, that only made sense to himself, but it didn't matter. All of the sudden the crazy naked queen leapt out and attacked Sachan Sach biting and scratching him. He had a bundle of wood on his back, and wood in his hands. He dropped the wood on his own feet as she beat him, and then he fell on the ground with the heavy bundle on top of himself. 

     Sachan Sach ran back to Goindwal with this frightful story and told the Guru what had happened. Guru Amar Das gave Sachan Sach his shoe and told him to go back to the jungle and when he sees the queen to touch her on the head with the shoe. Sachan Sach reluctantly agreed to do it and then left for the jungle. Not long after he had been in the jungle the Rani jumped out to attack him. Quickly he touched her with the shoe, and then by the Guru's Grace she was suddenly changed. She came to her senses and didn't know why she was in the jungle naked. She was very confused and Sachan Sach ripped his shawl in half and gave it to her so she could cover herself.

Both the Queen and Sachan Sach returned to the Guru. The Queen apologized to the Guru for being rude to him, and the Guru forgave her. Then the Guru gave Bhai Sachan Sach a beautiful new shawl and blessed him for his innocence and devotion.