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these men had gone days without eating and were terribly hungry. The kind heart of the sage melted and he immediately went out to buy food for all of the sadhus (holy men). He spent all of his money on food to feed these holy ment, and when he returned home, he was empty handed.
When Nanak's father heard the entire story from Bala he became quite upset. Nanak defended himself by explaining that the commodities he had purchased were a “true bargain” and there was no business that could be better than this. As the father listened to Nanak he became increasingly irritated with the reasoning offered by his son, and his anger grew. Finally, unable to restrain himself, he flew into a rage and began hitting his son. Nearby, Nanak's sister Nanaki could not bear to see her brother treated this way, so she ran and touched the feet of her father, begging for his mercy. This caused the father to collect himself and calm down. But he had not fully calmed down. From his perspective, Nanak's indiscretion had caused his own plans of entangling his son in business and worldly affairs to crumble.
Jagirdar Raibular, the local land owner who had encouraged Nanak to learn the languages of the court, was sympathetic to Nanak. He arrived at the scene and rebuked Nanak's father. He also told Nanak's parents that if in the future Nanak should incur
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