Suddenly, Saraswati 's mother ran forward, and took the young rider in a
warm embrace. She had recognized her elder son, who had left home some time ago to become
a Sikh, and had not been heard of since
Seeing him like this, all of a sudden, their anger against him vanished, and
the father and brother also rushed forward to embrace him, The joy of meeting him,
however, was soon dimmed by the recent sad events, which were narrated to the young Sikh
warrior.
Balwant Singh, as was his name now, was filled ,with rage as the sad story
came to an end. Quickly he asked for directions to the Nawab’s camp, then without
another word he leapt onto the horse and weeling him around, qallopped off. His parents
kept calling out to him not to go there as he would surely lose his life. But by this.time
the brave young man had vanished.
Balwant Singh reached the camp and Seeing no one began to circle it. Behind
one tent he saw a pile of logs, with smoke pouring out of it. Then faintly, he heard a
voice reciting "Japji Saheb". In an instant, Balwant Singh got: off his horse,
and reaching the pile saw his sister. Quickly he lifted her to the ground. She was
overjoyed to see him. "My dearest brother. I was not afraid to die and
had only one wish, to see you before the end. Guruji has been very kind and
fulfilled that too, SHUKAR HAI. Now go quickly. I want to die before the Mughal comes
"
The brother refused and wanted her to go with him. But Saraswati. was
desperate and said "To die in order to save ones ‘dharm’ is not wrong. I am
not afraid. Guru TegBahadurji. Will protect me. If I go with you,
the Nawab will destroy
the whole village, and you too will not be spared. I can't bear the thought of causing so
much suffering, Please, please go."
Hearing some sounds. Balwant Sinqh hurriedly picked up his sister and in
spite of her protests, placed her on the horse and rode away like the wind.
When he reached his fathers house, they turned on him with anger, "You
fool! What have you done! Wasn’t it enough that you put all of us in such danger by
becoming a Sikh! Now you have snatched the girl away from that Mughal! He will come
roaring like a hungry lion and destroy all of us. Have mercy on us and go right back and
return the girl to him,"
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