Bikaner & Bikaji

bIkwnyr qy bIkw jI

bIkwnyr hux rwjpuqwnw (rwjsQwn) sUby dw iek ngr hY (jYpur qoN 330 iklomItr dUr)[ ies nUM sMn 1488 ivc rwTOr rwjpUq Sihzwdy rwE bIkwjI (pu`qr rwE joDw, rwjw joDpur) ny vswieAw sI[ bIkwjI ny ipqw qoN v`K ho ky nvIN bIkwnyr irAwsq kwiem kIqI sI[ ies ngr dw pihlw nW bIkwmyru sI, iPr ies dw nW irAwsq dy nW ’qy bIknyr hI cl ipAw sI[ rwE bIkwjI ny sB qoN pihlW ies QW ’qy sMn 1478 ivc iek iklHw bxwieAw sI (jo hux KMfr bx cukw hY)[ ies qoN ds swl mgroN sMn 1488 ivc ieh ngr vsxw SurU igAw sI[ qkrIbn 100 swl mgroN iek nvW iklHw ‘jUnwgVH’ sMn 1594 ivc bxwieAw igAw sI[ bIkwnyr ivc do v`fy mihl vI bxy hoey hn: jgnyr pYls Aqy lkSmI invws mihl , jo mhwrwjw gMgw isMh (hkUmq sMn 1887-1943) ny bxwey sn[

ies ngr ivc gurU nwnk swihb do vwr gey sn[ bIkwnyr ivc gurU jI ijs jgh ruky sn au~Qy iek in`kw ijhw sq nwrwiex mMdr hY (ies nUM AroVbMs dw mMdr vI ikhw jWdw hY)[ ies mMdr dy AMdr gurU jI dy bYTx dI jgh ’qy, aunHW dy nW ’qy iek QVHw bixAw hoieAw hY; ies nUM gurU jI dI ‘CqrI’ (Xwdgwr) vI kihMdy hn[ ies ’qy iek in`kw ijhw inSwn swihb vI l`gw hoieAw hY Aqy gurU gRMQ swihb dw srUp vI mOjUd hY[ gurU nwnk purb ’qy bIkwnyr dy is`K iek ngr kIrqn k`Fdy hn jo ieQy jw ky ^qm huMdw hY[ auN\ bIkwnyr ivc mhwrwjw gMgw isMh v`loN Sihr ivc id`qI hoeI QW ’qy iek v`fw gurduAwrw vI bixAw hoieAw hY[ ies dI nINh sMn 1924 ivc r`KI geI sI[ ies ivc XwqrUAW vwsqy iek srW vI bxI hoeI hY[

bIkwnyr dw hvweI idRS (iklHw nzr Aw irhw hY)

lkSmI invws mihl

bIkwnyr ivc gurU nwnk swihb dy nwl sbMDq khI jWdI QW (muK drvwzw qy AMdrUnI idRS)

siqAwnwrwiex mMdr dy AMdr ‘gurU nwnk CqrI’