BOTA SINGH GARJA SINGH
grjw isMG ShId
sMn 1739 ivc nwdr Swh ny ihMd ’qy hmlw kIqw[ aus ny bhuq l`ut-mwr vI kIqI Aqy lokW dw kqlyAwm vI kIqw[ jd auh l`ut dw mwl lY ky vwips muV irhw sI qW rsqy ivc kuJ is`K j`iQAW ny hmlw kr ky aus dy mwl dw kuJ ih`sw Koh ilAw[ nwdr Swh ny lwhOr dy sUbydwr zkrIAw ^wn nUM is`KW ’qy s^qI krn vwsqy slwh id`qI[ zkrIAw ^wn ny is`KW dw kqlyAwm krn dw hukm jwrI kr id`qw[ swry is`K Gr Gwt C`f ky ryigsqwn, jMglW qy phwVW vl inkl gey[ ienHW ivcoN kdy-kdy koeI-koeI is`K gurU-dw-c`k (AMimRqsr) m`Qw tykx Aw jwieAw krdw sI[
iek rwq do is`K, boqw isMG qy grjw isMG, drbwr swihb m`Qw tykx vwsqy gurU-dw-c`k nUM Awey[ rwq vyly hI auh vwps muV pey[ jd vwpsI vyly auh nUrdIn ipMf dy nyVy pu`jy sn qW phu-Putwlw ho igAw Aqy auh ruk gey Aqy JwVIAW qy dr^qW dy iek JuMf ivc luk ky bYT gey qW jo auh hnyrw pYNidAW hI Awpxw s&r dobwrw SurU kr skx[
iesy dOrwn do muswi&r au~QoN lMGy qy aunHW ny aunHW do is`KW ƒ vyiKAw[ aunHW ivcoN iek ny dUjy ƒ pu`iCAw ik “auh kOx hn”, qW aus ny jvwb id`qw ik “auh is`K hn[” ies ’qy pihly ny AwiKAw ik “auh is`K nhIN ho skdy, ikauNik zkrIAw ^wn ny swry is`K ^qm kr id`qy hn[”
aunHW dohW AjnbIAW dIAW g`lW sux ky boqw isMG qy grjw isMG roh ivc Aw gey[ aunHW ny is`K kOm dw vjUd kwiem rihx dw iezhwr krn dw &Yslw kr ilAw[ aunHW ny nyVy vgdI jrnYlI sVk ’qy, ipMf nUrdIn dy bwhr, fyF iklomItr dUr, nwkw lw ilAw Aqy au~QoN lMGx vwlI hr svwrI qoN tYks lYx l`g pey[ (audoN lwhOr nUM jwx vwlI jrnYlI sVk, Xwin jI.tI. rof iehI sI)[
do isMGW vloN lwey gey tYks ƒ hr koeI ibnW hIl-hu`jq dy Adw krn l`g ipAw[ jdoN kw&I dyr ieM\ cldw irhw qW aunHW ny soicAw ik aunHW dw inSwnw qW kOmI vjUd dw iezhwr krnw sI nw ik tYks vsUlxw[ ies ’qy boqw isMG ny iek ^q zkrIAw ^wn dy nW iliKAw qy ieh ^q iksy rwhgIr dy h`Q lwhOr Byj id`qw[ ies ^q dy Al&wz iek Swier ny ieM\ ilKy hn:
ic`TI ilKy isMG boqw[
h`Q hY sotw, ivc rwh KVoqw[
Awnw lwXw g`fy ƒ, pYsw lwXw Koqw[
AwKo BwbI Kwno ƒ, XON AwKy isMG boqw[
jdoN ieh ^q srkwry-drbwry pu`jw qW zkrIAw ^wn nUM bVw gu`sw AwieAw[ Zu`sy ivc lwl-pIly hoey zkrIAw ^wn ny 100 bMidAW dI iek &OjI tukVI jlwl dIn dI kmwn hyT nUrdIn dI srW (ij`Qy is`KW ny nwkw lwieAw hoieAw sI) v`l Byj id`qI[ ienHW ispwhIAW dI boqw isMG qy grjw isMG nwl h`Qo-h`Q lVweI hoeI[ ies lVweI ivc keI muZl ispwhI mwry gey qy dovyN isMG Awp vI ShId ho gey[ is`KW dy ies kwrnwmy ny zkrIAw ^wn nUM ihlw ky r`K id`qw qy aus dw ieh Brm ^qm ho igAw ik aus ny is`KW nUM ^qm kr id`qw hY.
boqw isMG grjw isMG bwry iek klwkwr dI bxweI qsvIr
boqw isMG grjw isMG dI Xwd ivc iek gurduAwrw (bwbw dIp isMG kMplYks AMimRqsr ivc)
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)