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Devadatta discovered that Nanak was abundantly giving food out of the royal treasury to the poor and needy every day. He also found out about Nanak's habit of becoming rapt and overfilling grain orders. Devadatta went to the Nawab to present his case, and had complete confidence that he would destroy Nanak's reputation. As soon as he saw the Nawab, and not being a man of self control, Devadatta got right to the point and claimed that Nanak's reckless conduct would bring the treasury to bankruptcy. He reported what Nanak had been doing and accused Nanak of depleting the Nawab's resources to the point of emptying the treasury. He warned the Nawab that bankruptcy would put an end to business in the kingdom. The Nawab became alarmed and quite fearful. He appointed the accountant Jadorai and immediately ordered an inquiry. After examining the books carefully and in the greatest detail for five days, the accountant's report was presented to the Nawab. To his astonishment, it was revealed that the money in the treasury had actually increased rather than decreased as his Devadatta had alleged. Having had his integrity questioned, Nanak promptly and humbly gave his resignation to the Diwan. Nanak stated that it was not fitting for him to continue working where there was no respect for hard work. Further, he said he did not desire to associate with a place where deceit and immorality seemed to be condoned. The Nawab then realized the conspiracy and injustice
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