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<p class="C1">&#65279&#7692HES&#298, BH&#256&#298, and Bh&#257&#299 Jodh, both Br&#257hma&#7751s converted to Sikhism, once came to Gur&#363 Arjan and complained, "O True King ! other Br&#257hma&#7751s treat us as outcastes, for they tell us that by taking a Khatr&#299 as a <i>gur&#363</i>, by discarding Sanskrit, the language of the gods, and singing hymns of <i>gurb&#257&#7751&#299</i> composed in the common dialect, and by the non-observance of fasts and other rituals and prayers, we are no longer fit to sit and dine with them. They are especially sore because in preference to the traditional places of pilgrimage like the Ga&#7749g&#257 and K&#257sh&#299, we come to Amritsar. Pray, tell us how should we answer them. " "Caste, " said Gur&#363 Arjan, "has no meaning. He alone is a true Br&#257hma&#7751 who meditates on Brahma&#7751. You should concentrate on <i>&#347abda</i>, the Divine Word. Thereby will you attain true understanding. " Bh&#257&#299 &#7692hes&#299 and Bh&#257&#299 Jodh fell at the Gur&#363's feet.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Man&#299 Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sikh&#257&#7749 d&#299 Bhagat M&#257l&#257</i>. Amritsar, 1955<BR>
<li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1926-37<BR>
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