THE MIND READER                             

The rajas of hill states and the governors had to face another defeat even at their third attack on Anandpur. Then they wrote an exaggerated letter to Aurangzeb saying,''The power of Guru Gobind Singh has increased so much that we are unable to defeat him and it is increasing day by day. It will be appropriate if something is done now. Any delay in action will pose a threat to Delhi regime as we have done our best.''
On receiving the letter, Aurangzeb sent Said Khan to capture Anandpur. Said Khan had resolved, on starting that he would bring the Guru, dead or alive, to Delhi. He was Pir Budhu Shah's brother -in-law. Village Sidhaura where the widow of Pir Budhu Shah and sister of Said Khan lived with her children was situated on the way to Anandpur. While on the march, he stayed for a night at Sidhaura with her sister.
During their conversation at night, his sister advised him that it was not proper to attack on holy men. They cannot be conquered. She said to him, ''One should go to them, to gain something not to make them prisoners. The Guru's fight is against tyranny. He is not after any kingdom. I have sacrificed my two sons and husband for him. You are still unable to understand that the Guru is knower of the minds.''
Although his sister had advised and pleaded with him yet Said Khan did not stop. He attacked Anandpur in collaboration with the hill rajas. This was the fourth battle of Anandpur. When Said Khan saw Said Beg and Moman Khan fighting the royal army on the side of the Guru he thought, ''If, as my sister said, the Guru can read one's mind, I shall be convinced only if he comes face to face with me,''When you have remembered me and so I have come before you. Be ready to strike as I  give you the first chance strike.''
Seeing the Guru standing before him, Said Khan forgot to strike. The dreams of capturing the Guru alive or dead, which he had harboured at the time of marching from Delhi, were shattered. He placed his sword at the feet of he Guru and pleaded with him to be allowed to fight against the tyranny along with the army army of Singhs.
The Guru did not allow him to do this. Acting upon the teachings of the Guru, Said Khan gave up the command of the army and became a recluse. He spent the rest of his life in the service of humanity like a pious and God-fearing man.