bwbw bu`Fw (6.10.1506- 17.11.1631), pu`qr su`Gw rMDwvw, dw jnm ipMf k`QU nMgl (izlHw AMimRqsr) ivc hoieAw sI[ bcpn ivc ies dw nW bUVHw sI[ iek pRclq swKI muqwibk vwrI gurU nwnk swihb AMimRqsr izly dy iek ipMf k~QU nMgl dy nyiVEN lMG rhy sn[ au~Qy ieh lVkw fMgr cwr irhw sI[ gurU swihb nUM vyK ky auh nyVy Aw igAw sI[ aus ny gurU swihb nwl g~lW SurU kr id~qIAW sn[ jdoN auh gurU swihb nwl g~lW kr irhw sI qW aus dw bwp au~Qy Aw igAw[ aus ny puiCAw, “bwbw jI ieh b~cw Awp nwl kI g~lW kr irhw hY?” gurU swihb ny aus nUM d~isAw ik “qyrw bytw bVIAW isAwxIAW g~lW krdw hY[” auh AwKx lgw, “mYnUM lgdw hY ik myrw bytw bu~iFAW vrgIAW g~lW krdw hY[” auh muMfw AwKx lgw, “bwbw jI Coty vI qW isAwxIAW g~lW kr skdy hn[ jdoN A~g lgdI hY qW in~kIAW lkVW nUM A~g pihloN lgdI hY Aqy v~fIAW nUM bwAd ivc[ jy mYN CotI aumr ivc hI r~b nUM ipAwrw ho igAw qW pIrW &kIrW dI sMgq Aqy syvw qoN vWw KwlI clw jwvWgw”[ ieh sux ky aus dw bwp AwKx l`gw, “bwbw jI, ieh bUVw ikho ijhIAW g~lW krdw hY?” gurU swihb AwKx lgy, “BweI qyrw ieh bytw bUVw nhIN blik iek „bzurg hsqI‟ hY[ ieh iek Awm b~cw nhIN hY[” ies qy aus b~cy dw nW “bu~Fw” hI cl ipAw[ mgroN vfyrI aumr dw hox kr ky aus dw nW bwbw bu`Fw hI jwixAw jwx lg ipAw sI[ iek irvwieq muqæwibkæ ieh Gtnw sMn 1518 dI hY[
iek irvwieq muqæwibkæ gurU nwnk swihb qoN mgroN auh gurU hirgoibMd swihb qk gurUAW dy drbwr ivc hwzr huMdw rihMdw sI[ ies irvwieq muqæwibkæ gurg`dI nw imlx kr ky, sMn 1581-82 ivc jdoN gurU rwmdws jI dy v`fy pu`qr ipRQI cMd ny gurU-dw-c`k Awaux vwlI swrI rsd ‟qy rwh ivc hI kbzw krnw SurU kr id`qw sI qW bwbw bu`Fw Aqy horW ny ies hrkq nUM bMd krvwieAw sI[ 16 Agsq 1604 dy idn jdoN BweI gurdws ilKq Awid gRMQ swihb dw pihlw pRkwS drbwr swihb ivc hoieAw sI qW aus nUM pihlw gRMQI hox dw mwx pRwpq hoieAw sI[ jdoN gurU hirgoibMd swihb gvwlIAr dy iklH ivc kæYd sn qW auh lgwqwr gvwlIAr jWdw rihMdw sI Aqy gurU jI Aqy is`KW ivckwr kVI dw kMm krdw rihMdw sI[ gurU jI dI irhweI mgroN vI ieh gurU jI dy drbwr ivc hwzr huMdw irhw sI[ jdoN ies dI mOq hoeI qW ies dy sskwr ivc Swiml hox vwsqy gurU hirgoibMd swihb ^ud Awp pu`jy sn[
pr, BweI gurdws ny bwbw bu`Fw dw izkr „bUVw bu`Fw‟ vjoN Aqy hor pRmuK is`KW ivcoN iek vjoN kIqw hY, nw ik iek bhuq ^ws S^sIAq vjoN[ ies qoN S`k pYNdw hY ik ik bwbw bu`Fw Aqy aus dy pirvwr nUM AihmIAq BweI gurdws dy cVHweI krn qoN mgroN imlI sI; Aqy aus bwry pRclq khwxIAW mgroN ilKIAW geIAW hoxgIAW[ ieh mumikn nhIN ik ieh „bUVw‟ bwbw bu`Fw nhIN blik koeI hor is`K sI, ikauNik BweI gurdws ny isr& ie`ko bUVw dw izkr kIqw hY[ bwbw bu`Fw dw izkr BweI gurdws ny ieM kIqw hY: ijqw rMDwvw Blw hY, bUVw buFw iek min iDAwvY (vwr 11, pauVI 14).
bwbw bu`Fw bwry keI mnGVq Aqy Zlq g`lW pRcwrIAW hoeIAW hn: 1. gurU Arjn swihb dI pqnI mwqw gMgw keI swl b`cw nw hox kr ky aunHW koloN pu`qr dw vr mMgx geI sI (ies g`p dw s`c jwxn vwsqy vyKo: hirgoibMd gurU, gMgw mwqw) 2. bwbw bu`Fw ny pMj gurUAW nUM gurg`dI dw iqlk lwieAw sI[ is`KI ivc ies qrHw dI koeI rsm nhIN[ ieh khwxI vI bwbw bu`Fw dy pirvwr jW aus SrDwlUAW ny Awpxy koloN GVI hoeI jwpdI hY 3. bwbw bu`Fw ny gurU hirgoibMd swihb nUM qlvwr pihnweI qW auh ZlqI nwl aulty pwsy (K`by qoN s`jy) ltkw bYTy sn; ies kr ky gurU jI nUM do ikrpwnW Dwrn krnIAW peIAW sn (jW Dwrn kIqIAW sn Aqy ies Gtnw dw nW mIrI-pIrI dIAW qlvwrW Dwrn krnw bx igAw sI); hkIkq ieh hY ik ieh Gtnw kdy hoeI hI nhIN sI[
bwbw bu`Fw dy cwr puqr sn (suDwrI, iBKwrI, mihmU Aqy Bwnw); ienHW ivcoN pihly iqMn aus dy Awpxy jIvn ivc hI cVHweI kr gey sn[ aus dI mOq ip`CoN aus dw pu`qr Bwnw, poqy jlwl qy srvx, pVpoqw JMfw Aqy pV-pVpoqw gurid`qw Aqy pV-pV-pVpoqw rwm kuMvr (pwhul mgroN gurb^S isMG) gurU drbwrW dw ih`sw bxy rhy sn[ bwbw bu`Fw ny izAwdw smW ijs QW ‟qy ibqwieAw sI, au~Qy iek v`fw gurduAwrw bixAw hoieAw hY.
hor vyKo: T`Tw, bIV bwbw bu`Fw.