Once a Sikh from Afghanistan bought a horse for Guru Hargobind Sahib as a gift. When the Sikh reached Peshawar, a Mughal commander seized the horse and stole it for himself. The Sikh said this horse was a gift for the Guru but the Mughal commander didn’t care so the Sikh had reached the Guru in Panjab and told him of the incident.
Some time later, some other Sikhs travel from Afghanistan to see Guru Hargobind who was staying in the village of Bhai Rupa at the time. They saw the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan celebrating Eid and had 2 beautiful horses Gulbaag and Dilbaag. These Sikhs thought that these beautiful horses would suit the Guru and would be a brilliant gift. When they got to the village, they informed the Guru who then thought that it would be a good idea to have these horses in his company. He was thinking how he would get the horses. First, he thought that he should pay for them, however, he realised that Shahjahan had tons of wealth, there would be no price that he would deem acceptable. Then that’s when he asked the sangat how they should retrieve these horses. The sangat suggested that Bidhi Chand should get them.
So Bidhi Chand goes to Lahore and does an Ardas beforehand so that he is successful in his endeavour. He decides to get a job at the fort looking after the horses and takes on the name Kasehla. With the help of a Sikh named Jeevan he gets a tool made to help him with the task. He infiltrates the fort by getting a job there. He looks around for all the entrances and exits and finds out where everything is kept while playing the character of a simple farmer. He eventually outworks everyone, gets promoted and even gets rewards from the Mughal emperor Shahjahan himself. However, Bidhi Chand does not take any money from Shahjahan and gives it to his boss Saundeh Khan, who is in charge of the fort and says to him that he is here just to serve the horses. Saundeh Khan is happy that he is just not there for the money. In this way Bidhi Chand gains all their trust. Any wages that he does take, he donates towards the Langar. Bidhi Chand eats at Jeevan’s house in the evening before returning to the fort to sleep near the two horses. He also starts throwing a rock every night from the top of the fort to the river Ravi beneath so that the guards outside get used to the sound. Eventually the guards just ignore the sound. He does this routine for over a month as he plans to escape by jumping over the fort wall with the horse. The guards no longer react to the rocks as Bidhi Chand has conditioned their behaviour to get used to the sound. The horses are also used to Bidhi Chand who looks after them well. The co-workers then say to him that its unfair that he has outworked them and got promoted but not taken them on a night out. Bidhi Chand then says to himself now the time is right, everything has aligned. He gets the strongest alcohol from a local bartender and says to the workers that he can’t give them any food as they are Turks who have Halal meat. However, he can get them alcohol but on one condition, that they must not eat for the whole day (this is so that they can get drunk). He then gets the alcohol and all the workers in the fort get so drunk that they pass out. Bidhi Chand even persuades the guards in the fort and the keyguard to join in and then they pass out with the alcohol. Bidhi Chand gets the keys and grabs Dilbaag and straps the saddle onto him. Then in the middle of the night, jumps off the fort wall and into the river and then rides off in the night to the village of Bhai Rupa where the Guru is residing.
Bidhi Chand then reaches the village after some time, gets off the horse out of respect and does an Ardas for gratitude and forgiveness for riding the Guru’s horse as well as being successful in his mission. Bidhi Chand puts 5 rupees towards Karah Prashad for forgiveness for riding the Guru’s horse. Guru Hargobind then embraces Bidhi Chand and is impressed. However, Dilbaag is sad that he has been separated from Gulbaag the other horse as they are always together. Guru Hargobind gets Bhai Jaita to look after Dilbaag who is sad and not eating. Guruji says to Dilbaag after saluting him that he has entered the Guru’s house and will no longer suffer. Guruji renames Dilbaag as ‘Jaan Bhai’ meaning Lifelong Brother.
At Lahore, Saundeh Khan is furious at what has transpired and sees all the workers and guards hungover. He orders them to sort themselves out and find Dilbaag. The emperor Shahjahan then finds out and is furious. He gets his inspectors and even astrologers and fortune tellers to find the horse.
At the Guru’s camp, they make plans to get the 2nd horse as Jaan Bhai/Dilbaag is still sad from being separated from Gulbaag. Bidhi Chand then returns to Lahore, meets with Sikhs at the local Gurdwara. He then hears an announcement from the fort that any astrologers that are around in the area should help the emperor find his missing horse. He then has the idea to dress up in disguise as a fortune teller/astrologer who is from a distant land in order to steal the horse. He goes to a Sikh’s house named Bahoura who then spends a day getting his clothes and disguise ready. It was done in such a way that it would take the attention away from his face and instead on what he was wearing so they wouldn’t recognise him. He then makes his way to the fort.
Once arriving at the fort, Bidhi Chand gains the attention of everyone in the room. They all look at his clothing and say, “Who is this guy? And What land has he come from?”. He tells them that he is an astrologer/fortune teller and that he has come from a far away land as an expert in astrology and in finding missing things. Shahjahan then summons him, to which Bidhi Chand promises to find the horse and even the name and location of the thief. Shahjahan is impressed and offers Bidhi Chand a salary and place in his court. Bidhi Chand says that he will find the horse but had not replied to receiving the rewards from Shahjahan. Bidhi Chand acts confident and does things with his astrologer chain to show that he is investigating, paying close attention to make sure that people don’t recognise him.
Shahjahan then grows inpatient to which Bidhi Chand says he can find the horse and thief but first everyone in the fort must lock themselves in and be as they were on the night of the robbery. It was night-time at this point and he also requested to see the other horse Gulbaag and to have the other saddle strapped onto it as only then will he be able to find the location of the horse. He had Shahjahan and all the officers and workers so fooled that he even had the keys to the fort! Bidhi Chand said to him to go to sleep and it won’t take long and that he could even find the perpetrators name and village for him. Shahjahan was happy and Bidhi Chand said that he would call to him in the night once it’s figured out. Shahjahan agreed and got happy that he could find out the perpetrators name.
Bidhi Chand then realises that the opportunity has arrived and then he prepares to take Gulbaag, but first he does a Ardas to the Gurus and then salutes the horse and then mounts it. Shahjahan hears the horse leaving and shouts out. Bidhi Chand says it’s okay and that he not taken the horse on his own effort, only with the grace of the Guru. He wished to tell Shahjahan the truth so that there is no sin on his head and will be straight with the details.
Shahjahan calmed down and told his guards to stand down waiting to hear what Bidhi Chand had to say thinking as the astrologer he figured out who took the horse. Shahjahan says to the officer to record this. Bidhi Chand tells Shahjahan that a while back a Mughal commander had forcibly taken a horse from a Sikh that was meant to be given as a gift to the Guru. In retribution for this sin, the Guru has now taken these horses to right that wrong. Bidhi Chand told Shahjahan his real name and that it was him who took the first horse Dilbaag. When he presented it to the Guru, the horse was sad that it was separated from his companion Gulbaag. For that reason, he was taking Gulbaag as well. Bidhi Chand then says proudly that he is a thief and that the Guru is his master. He then tells Shahjahan the village that he and Guru as well as Dilbaag is staying at (village of Bhai Rupa) and if Shahjahan wants, he can come and get it.
Shahjahan yells to his officers to get Bidhi Chand. The officers said to Shahjahan that they are locked in. Bidhi Chand asks Shahjahan why he is so angry, he said he never took any money from the rewards he gave him when he was working there. He also told him the location of the village where the horse is kept, who stole it and why. He also said he would tell him the whereabouts of the horse and hasn’t accepted the money for it. As far as Bidhi Chand was concerned, all the money he didn’t take has paid for the horses and they are rightfully his and that they are even. He also says to Shahjahan that he has the keys, laughs then escapes with horse the same way as before after throwing the keys in the water outside the fort trapping Shahjahan and the officers in the fort. He then follows the stars like before and quickly reaches the village of Bhai Rupa where the other horse Dilbaag/Jaan Bhai is kept.
Bidhi Chand finds out that the Guru is not at the village of Bhai Rupa anymore. So he asks a villager where they have gone. The villager then says due to repeated requests by Jodh Rai for the Guru to visit his village they have set up camp there. This village was nearby and was named Kanghar. Bidhi Chand makes his way to Kanghar and Guru Hargobind was expecting him. Bidhi Chand got off the horse before going into the Guru’s camp out of respect for the Guru. Once entering the camp with the horse, Guru Hargobind becomes very happy with Bidhi Chand and says to him that he is in Bidhi Chand’s debt and asks him what he desires. Bidhi Chand says to the Guru that he has already given him the gift of being without desire, therefore he does not wish for anything. However, if the Guru wished to grant him something please let it be that he continues to always have the pleasure and flavour of Naam and that he always has the company of saints and spiritual people around him. The Guru is pleased with this and says to the congregation the famous line “Bidhi Chand Chinna Guru Ka Seena”, which translates to “Bidhi Chand Chinna is the Guru’s Chest” or can also mean that he is the strength of the Guru as he was a skilled warrior and was always embedded with the spirit of the Guru. As Guru Hargobind is praising him, other senior Sikhs like Bhai Jaita were there and also praise Bidhi Chand. The horses are then reunited with each other and they neigh and are happy to see each other. Guru Hargobind then takes Bidhi Chand to the main congregation and gets him to tell the story of his deeds to the Sangat. Bidhi Chand tells the sangat and then at the end gave all the credit to the Guru and said it all happened with his grace. At the end of the episode, the Guru, Bidhi Chand and others knew that war was coming and then Guru Hargobind and Jodh Rai then start to make Battle preparations and plans. Gulbaag is renamed ‘Sohela’.