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<p class="C1">&#65279S&#256VAN MALL, a nephew of Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s was pious and accomplished Sikh. As Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s, after having been installed Gur&#363 by Gur&#363 A&#7749gad, moved from Kha&#7693&#363r to Goindv&#257l, a number of his followers came to reside there, necessitating the construction of many new houses. To procure timber required for this purpose, the Gur&#363 sent up to the hill country S&#257van Mall, who had experience in the trade. S&#257van Mall went to Har&#299pur, the capital of a small principality in what is now known as Him&#257chal Pradesh. The ruler of the state was deeply impressed by his spiritual demeanour and put him up as his own guest. S&#257van Mall had pine and deodar trees felled and bundled into rafts to be floated down the River Be&#257s towards Goindv&#257l. When it became time for him to return, the R&#257j&#257 of Har&#299pur expressed a desire to see Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s, and travelled with him along with his queens and courtiers. At Goindv&#257l setting aside age-old social scruples, the R&#257j&#257 and his <i>entourage</i> bowed to the prevalent practice and ate in the Gur&#363 k&#257 La&#7749gar sitting on the ground with others without consideration and the ladies turned out without their veils. The R&#257j&#257 received the Gur&#363's blessing. When, after a few days, he begged leave to go back to his country, Gur&#363 Amar D&#257s asked S&#257van Mall to accompany him and remain in the hill region to preach the word of Gur&#363 N&#257nak.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> Bhall&#257, Sar&#363p D&#257s, <i>Mahim&#257 Prak&#257sh</i>. Patiala, 1971<BR>
<li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR>
<li class="C1"> Macauliffe, Max Arthur, <i>The Sikh Religion : Its Gur&#363s, Sacred Writings and Authors</i>. Oxford, 1909<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Balb&#299r Si&#7749gh Dil<br></p><BR>
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