1 enquired what it was. The Goo*-
2 roo. replied, that during the stay of the Emperor at
3 Lahore, the consumption of grain had been great,
4 and high prices paid for it, hut now that the court
5 had left that place the price would be small, and the
6 ry ots suffer accordingly. I would recommend,”
7 he added, “ that you levy no rent this year.
8 Akhbar was pleased with the remark, and said the
9 Gooroo was the friend of the poor; he ordered
10 the rents to be remitted, and bestowed, at the same
11 time, valuable presents on Ram Dass.
12 After this period, crowds of people followed the
13 Goo roo, and many of the Zemindars became his
14 disciples. By Bhauiee, the daughter of Umrnur
15 Pass, he had three sons: the first was named
16 Mahadeo, who became a fukeer; the second.
17 Prittlieo Dass, was a man of the world ; and the
18 third, I'l’jun, who was his father's favourite, became
19 Ins successor. Ram Dass, after a reign of nearly
20 seven years, died in the 106th year of the Hijera,
21 A.D. 1582, and Bik, 1639, on the 3rd of March. His
22 tomb was erected on the bank of the Beah.
23 When Ram Dass died, his youngest son Uri’un Ur i un sue-
24 J ° 0 ceeds him*
25 was seated on the throne of the Gooroos. He
26 became a famous Gooroo and greatly celebrated •
27 lie completed the Adi-Grunth.
28 Hindoo merchants flocked to the Punjab in the
29 time of Lfijun, bringing all kinds’ of curiosities for
30 sale, and many of the Zemindars became his
31 followers. Ur jun kept great state, and lived in