Guru Ji and Mardana stayed at Majnu Ka Tilla,…

Guru Ji and Mardana stayed at Majnu Ka Tilla, where they performed kirtan every morning and evening. People visiting the banks of the Yamuna would also sit and listen to the kirtan. As a result, Guru Ji’s fame spread far and wide. Congregations (Satsangs) began to take place, Guru Ji delivered discourses, and the common people, finding solutions to their doubts, would return satisfied.

One day, during the kirtan, the sound of loud wailing was heard. As the disturbance interrupted the kirtan, Guru Ji wanted to know the reason behind the crying. It was revealed that the emperor's elephant had suddenly died. The mahout and his family were crying out of fear of the emperor’s wrath.

When Guru Ji learned about this, he went to see the elephant himself. Due to the extreme heat, the elephant had fallen unconscious. Seeing the elephant, Guru Ji consoled the mahout and said, "The Creator will do what is best. Go, take the name of the Lord and sprinkle water on this elephant. If God wills, the elephant will rise again."

The mahout, obeying Guru Ji’s words, immediately brought water. Guru Ji, saying "Sat Kartar, Sat Kartar," had the mahout sprinkle the water on the elephant. The elephant got up.

This event spread like wildfire throughout the city of Delhi. Emperor Ibrahim Lodhi came to see the revived elephant.

He asked Guru Ji, "Did you bring this elephant back to life?"

Guru Ji replied, "It is Allah alone who gives life and takes it away. The remedy is the fakir's, but the grace is Allah’s."

"Maare jeevaale soee, Nanak ekas bin avar na koee."

However, the emperor was not satisfied with this answer. He began to argue and said, "O Fakir, I will believe in the power of your prayer only if you now pray to God for this elephant to die again."

As per the emperor’s wish, everyone present there, along with Guru Ji, prayed to the Almighty that the elephant should die. As soon as the prayer ended, the elephant collapsed to the ground.

Seeing this, the emperor was overjoyed and said to Guru Ji, "Now I believe that there is power in a fakir's prayers. But now, bring my elephant back to life again."

Guru Ji replied, "This is not a magician’s trick. Now, this elephant will never come back to life."

The emperor asked, "Why? Will the prayer not work now?"

Guru Ji answered, "The one whom Allah has struck down, the devotees can revive. But the one whom the devotees have struck down, even Allah cannot revive."

The emperor asked, "What does this mean?"

Guru Ji said, "Allah always upholds the honor of His devotees. Devotees can, through prayer, release what Allah has bound, but what the devotees have bound, even the Lord does not release."

The emperor, pleased, said, "Give me the opportunity to serve you. If you need wealth, just ask."

Guru Ji replied, "Our only desire is to have the vision of the Almighty. Other than that, we have no longing; our fakiri itself is our immense wealth."

After this event, the common people began bringing offerings to have Guru Ji’s darshan. A large amount of wealth was collected. Using this wealth, Guru Ji had a well built in Delhi to provide water for the people suffering from scarcity. This well is still known today as Nanak Piao.