Later Mughals v1.c6.s18.1

v1.c6.s18.1

On the death of Govind, his family and followers brought forward a man, who exactly resembled the deceased.* It is not very clear who this man was ; he is generally spoken of either as Banda (the slave), or as the False Guru. Two contemporaries† call him Fath Shah, and if this be correct, it points perhaps to his passing as Fath Singh, the son of Govind. Some say he was a Bairagi faqir, a native of a village, Pandor, in the Baith Jalandhar Duaba, who for many years had been the intimate friend of Guru Govind.‡ A more recent account calls him Madhu Das, alias Narayan Das, and tells us he was born on Katik, Sudi 13th, 1727 S. (October 1670) being the son of Ram Deo, Rajput, of Rajauri-garh in Punchh.§ The name given to him at birth was Lachmi Deo. He formed a friendship with Janki Parsad, Bairagi, with whom he went to the monastery (math) of Baba Ram Thamman. This math is in a place not far from Qasur, which is itself a little way south of Lahor. Authority was at that time exercised there by the Baba's grandson, of whom Lachmi Deo became a chela, or disciple, receiving the name of Lachman Bala, alias Narayan Das. In the end, he found his way as a pilgrim to the Dakhin, there met Govind Singh, and became his disciple.$