KEERTAN (in Sikhism)
ਕੀਰਤਨ (ਸਿੱਖ ਧਰਮ ਵਿਚ)

kIrqn (is`K Drm ivc)

is`K &ls&y ivc kIrqn dw l&zI mwAnw hY: (r`b dI) kIrq gwauxI (is&q slwh krnI)[ kIrqn krnw r`b ƒ Xwd krn Aqy aus dIAW ^UbIAW dIAW is&qW krn dw sB qoN vDIAw qrIkw hY[ ieh r`b nwl g`lW krnw vI hY[ ieh Awqmw dw prmwqmw dw vwrqwlwp vI hY[ ipAwr dw in`Gw iezhwr krnw ienswn dI rUh nUM AwnMd dyNdw hY[ ieh sB kIrqn rwhIN hI byhqr ho skdw hY[ kIrqn Awm sMgIq qy mOiskI qoN Alg hY[ kuJ lokW muqwibk sMgIq Awm qOr ‘qy kwm, riq Aqy kuJ ivkwrI socW nUM jnm dyNdw hY[ pr, kIrqn ienswn dI rUh ƒ r`b dy nyVy lY AwauNdw hY[ gurbwxI dy bhuqy Sbd im`Qy rwgW dy Anuswr gwey jwx vwsqy hn[ ies kr ky is`K Drm ivc rwg qy kIrqn dI invyklI QW hY[

is`K Drm ivc ‘Sbd’ (bwxI) Aihm hY, nw ik rwg, Alwp, qwn; jW rbwb, qblw, (hux vwjw/hwrmonIAm) jW koeI hor swz[ kIrqn smyN, ies qoN pihlW jW bwAd ivc n`cxw jW qwVIAW vjwauxw Zlq hY, ikauNik ies qrHW kIrqn ivc qmwSw qy A-rUhwnIAq (kuJ h`d qk qmwSbInI vI) Swiml ho jWdI hY ijs nwl kIrqn dw Asl mksd ^qm ho jwdw hY[ ieM\ hI kIrqn iPlmI gwixAW dIAW qrjW ‘qy vI nhIN kIqw jw skdw ikauNik Aijhw krn nwl iDAwn aus i&lmI gwxy v`l hI ho jWdw hY[

is~K leI, kIrqn aus dI izMdgI dy roznwmcy dw ih`sw hY[ hryk is`K ƒ Gr jW sMgq ivc kIrqn zrUr krnw/suxnw cwhIdw hY[ is`K rihq mirAwdw muqwibk, gurduAwry ivc kIrqn isr& gurUU gRMQ swihb dI bwxI dw hI ho skdw hY[ hor koeI rcnw jW kivqw gurduAwry ivc nhIN gweI jw skdI[

A`j k`lH kIrqn Awm qOr ’qy hwrmonIAm Aqy qblw/FolkI nwl hI kIqw jwdw hY Aqy kdy-kdy hI hornW swzW ijvyN rbwb, isqwr, igtwr nwl vI kIqw jWdw hY[ is`K Drm ivc iksy vI swz vrqx dI mnwhI nhIN hY pr hwrmonIAm is`KW dw sMgIqk swz nhI hY[ rbwb, srMdw, iekqwrw vZYrw swz gurU swihb dy smy dOrwn vjwey jWdy sn[

is`K mrXwdw dy muqwibk sMgq leI kIrqn isr& is`K hI kr skdw hY, Awpxy vwsqy kIrqn koeI vI kr skdw hY[ sMgq ivc mrd qy AOrqW dovyN kIrqn kr skdy hn.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)