Haridwar City
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pRXwg (Alwhwbwd) vWg eyQy vI hr 12 sl bwAd kuMB dw mylw lgdw hY[ ie`Qy ivSnU, iSv Aqy bhuq swry dyviqAW Aqy dyvIAW (cMfI, mnsw dyvI, mwXw dyvI Awid) qoN ielwvw jYnIAW (SvyqWbr) dy mMdr vI bxy hoey hn[ knKl ivc vI bhuq swry mMdr bxy hoey hn[ knKl qW inrmilAW dw sB qoN v`fw kyNdr hY[
gurU nwnk swihb vyly mOjUdw hrduAwr Sihr nhIN huMdw sI[ gMgw ivc lok Awpxy ip`qrW dy Pu`l (AsQIAW, h1fIAW qy rwK) gMgw ivc vhwaux vwsqy AieAw krdy sn[ gurU nwnk swihb hrduAwr ivc pihlI ivswK nUM 28 mwrc 1508 dy idn pu`jy sn[ aunHW ny Awpxw pVwA “hir kI pauVI” qoN qkrIbn FweI iqMn sO mItr dUr kIqw sI[ audoN ieh jgh iblkul aujwV sI[ Aj klH aus jgh ƒ “nwnk bwVw” AwKdy hn[ au~Qy gurU swihb dI Xwd ivc “nwnk bwVw” fyrw bixAw hoieAw hY; pr ies dw kbzw is`KW kol nhIN qy audwsIAW kol hY (inrmilAW dw hYf kuAwrtr vI knKl ivc hY)[
hrduAwr ivc gurU swihb ny vyiKAw ik lok gMgw ivcoN pwxI k`F-k`F ky pUrb vwly pwsy su`t rhy sn: Xwin auh sUrj ƒ pwxI dy rhy sn[ gurU swihb ny lokW dw Brm qoVn vwsqy iek kOqk kIqw[ aunHW ny lokW dy ault pwsy p`Cm vl ƒ pwxI dyxw SurU kr idqw[ ies kOqk nUM vyK ky kuJ lok AwKx l`gy “lok qW sUrj ƒ pwxI dy rhy hn pr qusIN p`Cm vl ikauN pwxI dy rhy ho?” gurU swihb ny jvwb id`qw, “mYN lwhOr dy nyVy Awpxy KyqW nUM pwxI dy irhW[” Pyr gurU swihb ny puiCAw ik “lok sUrj ƒ pwxI ikauN dy rhy hn[” aunHW ivcoN iek bzurg ny jvwb idqw ik lok Awpxy ipqrW (mr cuky buzrgW) ƒ pwxI phuMcwauxw cwhuMdy hn[” gurU swihb ny AwiKAw, “ik ieh pwxI 49 kroV koh (157 kroV iklomItr) dUr puj jwvygw?” aus ny jvwb idqw “hW pu`j jweygw[” hux aus ihMdU ny gurU swihb ƒ svwl kIqw: “qusIN d`so ik ieh pwxI lwhOr dy nyVy ikvyN pu`jygw?” gurU swihb ny jvwb idqw “jy quhwfw pwxI 49 kroV koh dUr puj skdw hY qW kI myrw pwxI do sO koh dUr vI nhIN puj skygw[” aunHW lokW kol gurU swihb dI g`l dw jvwb nhIN sI[ pr bhuqy lok gurU swihb dI dlIl qoN kwiel ho gey[ sUJvwn lokW ny gurU swihb dI g`l mMn leI Awpxy ipqrW ƒ pwxI dyx dw pwKMf bMd kr idqw[ gurU swihb dw inSwnw aunHW dy Dwrimk XkIn ƒ s`t mwrnw nhIN sI blik &zUl krm kWf qoN htw ky cMgy ienswn bxnw isKwauxw qy Drm dy nW „qy pujwrIAW duAwrw pRcwry pwKMf nUM T`l pwauxw sI[ gurU swihb dw kuJ icr knKl ivc vI rhy qy sMgqW ƒ inhwl krdy rhy qy iPr rUhwnIAq dw C`tw mwrn vwsqy A`gy nUM tur pey[{ijs jgh gurU swihb ny ieh kOqk kIqw sI auQy “gurduAwrw igAwn godVI” bixAw hoieAw sI[ 1979 ivc srkwr ny ies gurduAwry vwlI jgw ‟qy kbzw kr ilAw sI. hor vyKo: gMgw, igAwn godVI gurduAwrw.
gMgw dy hirduAwr ‟c dwi^l hox dw hvweI idRS
hirduAwr hir kO pOVI qy Gwtw dw 1866 dw idRS
hirduAwr hir kO pOVI dw kuMB dy myly dw idRS
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)