As Sant Attar Singh was not yet fully discharged from the Army, he desired to complete the formalities and presented himself before the Colonel of his Regiment at Abbotabad (now in Pakistan). The Colonel tried to persuade him to remain in the Army by giving assurances that he would be promoted to a higher rank. […]

As Sant Attar Singh was not yet fully discharged from the Army, he desired to complete the formalities and presented himself before the Colonel of his Regiment at Abbotabad (now in Pakistan). The Colonel tried to persuade him to remain in the Army by giving assurances that he would be promoted to a higher rank. Sant Ji told him that he had joined the service of the Divine Lord and was no more willing to serve any master other than Him. The Colonel put him in the Army jail and kept a constant vigil on him throughout the night but always found Sant Ji meditating in a state of trance, which continued for three days without taking even a drop of water. The Colonel was moved immensely by his devotion and discharged him from the Army with honor. The Colonel also gave him the first prize of Rifle Shooting Competition. Sant Ji distributed this prize money of one hundred rupees among the poor. All the soldiers took him in a procession and boarded him in a Chariot for the village Shahan di Dheri, on way to Gurdwara Panja Sahib (now in Pakistan). Thus, he became completely free to pursue the Divine Mission of his life.

At Shahan di Dheri, Bhai Gurmukh Singh persuaded Sant Attar Singh to stay with him. Here he recited Guru Granth Sahib continuously for nine months. After this, he reached Panja Sahib and had a dip in the Sarovar (holy water- tank). After paying obeisance at Panja Sahib, Sant Ji immersed in deep meditation on the banks of Kishan Ganga River near the town of Domel for seven months. Then he decided to meet Sant Bhai Ram Singh at Thamali, who was anxiously waiting for his arrival. On his way to Thamali, Sant Ji meditated on a quiet hillock near Kohmari for three days.