SANT (& Saint)
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sMq

(sMsikRq sqX) swDU, Bgq[
BweI kwnH isMG nwBw ies nUM ‘SWq’ nwl joVdy hn (SWq Awqmw, ijs ny mn ieMdrIAW nUM itkwieAw hoieAw hY), jo shI nhIN hY[ (SWq dw mUl sMsikRq dw sMXq hY, ijs dw ArQ hY sMjmI, ieMdrI-ijq, inXmq, roikAw hoieAw, juiVAw hoieAw, kwbU)[

aunHW ny ies nUM AMgryzI syNt (saint) nwl imlwaux dI koiSS vI kIqI sI, pr AMgryzI dy syNt (saint) dw mUl lYitn dy sYNkts (sanctus) qoN hY, ijs dw ArQ hY: piv`qr krnw/ bxwauxw[ iesweIAW ivc ies dw ArQ hY: iksy nUM bhuq au~cy piv`qr drjy dw jW r`b vrgw, grdwnnw[

pwlI ivc sMq (sn@q) dw ArQ hY: 1. SWq, SRWq (Q`ikAw hoieAw) 2. sq purK.

sMsikRq dy Sbd SRWq (S@rwn@q) dw ArQ hY: Q`ikAw, tu`oitAw, duKI, Aqy sMsikRq dy SrWq (S@rwn@qhæ) dw ArQ hY: sMinAwsI, swDU[

gurbwxI ivc ies dw ArQ hY:

  1. Bly lok, r`b dI BgqI krn vwly (hir Bgq), gurmuK:

AMimRq idRsit pyKY hoie sMq (287),
sMq cI sMgiq, sMq kQw rsu
(486),
moih inrgux idcY Qwau, sMq DrmswlIAY (518),
sMq jnI kIAw aupdysu
(1183),
hir ky sMq, sMq Bl nIky, imil sMq jnw mlu lhIAw (1294)

  1. gurU gRMQ swihb ivc sMq Sbd gurU vwsqy vI vriqAw igAw hY:

ibKu mwieAw sMic bhu icqY ibkwr, suKu pweIAY hir Bju sMq sMq sMgqI, imil siqgurU guru swDo (1297),
jo sMq byd khq pMQu gwKro, moh mgn AhM qwp (1306),
ibnis jwie moh BY Brmw, nwnk, sMq pRqwp
(1306)

  1. gurU gRMQ swihb ivc ‘sMq’ (jW hir ky sMq) AKvwaux vwly swDU, pujwrI qy krm-kWfIAW, lokW nUM mUrK bxwaux qy t`gx vwilAW nUM jwAlI, nklI, dMBI qy T`g ikhw hY: Eie hir ky sMq n AwKIAih, bwnwris ky Tg (476). gurbwxI ivc ‘sMq’ l&z, iek vcn rUp ivc, pRmwqmw vwsqy vI AwieAw hY qy gurU vwsqy vI[ ies dI vrqoN bhu vcn ivc gurmuKW vwsqy kIqI vI imldI hY.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)