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any further losses on his father's account, he would personally reimburse any losses. Then he told Nanak, “Whatever charity or good works you want to do, please obtain the money from me.”
After some time Raibular arranged for the marriage of Nanaki (sister of Nanak) with Jai Ram Palta, a courtier of the King Daulat Khan Lodhi. After the wedding Nanaki moved to her husband's home, as was the tradition. Now, Nanak had no one left at home who understood his inner emotions. He began to spend much of his time in solitude with his heart engulfed in the fire of love for God. Nanak's father became concerned abouthis son's indifferent attitude toward worldly affairs. He considered this behavior so peculiar that he suspected his son had some kind of health disorder, or even worse, some form of mental illness. Accordingly, he called for Haridas, an Ayurvedic doctor (vaidya), to cure Nanak. As the doctor began to look for his pulse, Nanak recited the following lines:
My father has called a vaidya (physician) for me The poor man he searches for a pulse in my arm The naïve vaidya does not know the reason for the pangs in my heart.
The doctor (vaidya) declared his helplessness in diagnosing or curing the disease of Nanak whose illness was none other than his yearning and mad love for God.
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