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gMgw mwqw

gurU hirgoibMd swihb dy jnm sbMDI Awm qOr ’qy ikhw jWdw hY ik aunHW dw jnm bwbw bu`Fw dy (AKOqI) vr nwl hoieAw sI[ ieh JUTI khwxI mIixAW ny prcwrnI SurU kIqI sI[ ieh khwxI ipRQI cMd dy pu`qr imhrbwn ny GVI sI[ mIixAW dw mksd ieh sI ik gurU Arjn swihb nUM inqwxy qy kmzor d`s ky lokW ivc aunHW dw drjw GtwieAw jwvy[ aunHW ny bwbw bu`Fw dw nW vrq ky ieh hrkq auvyN hI kIqI sI ijvyN ik hMdwlIAW/ibDIcMdIAW ny hMdwl nUM au~cw cukx vwsqy nvIN jnmswKI bxw ky kIqI sI[ hMdwlIAW ny vI bwbw bu`Fw vWg hMdwl nUM gurU nwnk swihb qoN v`fw prcwrn dI koiSS kIqI sI[

AslIAq kI hY: gurU Arjn swihb Ajy Coty hI sn ik Awp dy nwnw gurU Amr dws swihb Awp dI kuVmweI maU (mO) ipMf (qihsIl i&lOr, izlHw jlMDr) dy BweI ikSn cMd sUrI dI bytI rwm dyeI nwl hI kr gey sn[ pr Awp dI SwdI dI rsm 20 jUn 1579 dy idn pUrI kIqI geI sI[ keI swl AwpxI ishq ^rwb rihx kwrn mwqw rwm dyeI ibsqr nwl hI b`J gey[ d`s swl ieM\ hI rihx mgroN aunHW ny bwbw bu`Fw jI nUM bzurg jwx ky gurU swihb kol ByijAw Aqy dUjw ivAwh krvwaux vwsqy zor pwieAw[ pihlW qW gurU swihb ny nWh kIqI pr bwbw bu`Fw jI dy vwr-vwr zor dyx ’qy aunHW nUM hW krnI peI[ kysr isMG iCbr (bMswvlInwmw dsW pwqswhIAW dw ivc) sw& ilKdy hn ik gurU Arjn swihb dy dUjy ivAwh ivc aunHW dI pihlI pqnI (mwqw) rwm dyeI dw v`fw h`Q sI[ iCbr muqwibk mwqw rwm dyeI ny is`KW nUM sunyhw ByijAw ik jy koeI AwpxI suqw (DI) gurU swihb nwl ivAwhuxI cwhvy qW auh d`s pwey[ lwhOr ivc rihx vwly, irK rwE zwq dy, BweI sMgq rwE dIAw do bytIAW sn: gMgw v`fI qy jmnw CotI sI[ aus ny gurU swihb nUM dohW dI pySkS kIqI[ gurU swihb ny v`fI nUM cuixAw:

mwqw is`KW AwpixAw nUM smJwieAw[
jy iksy is`K dy Gr hovy suqw, qW swihb nUM cwhy dvwieAw[
lwhOr ivc KqrI is`K, hYsI irK rwE[
qw ky Dwm doey suqw, nwauN sMgq rwE[
iqs ko mwqw kihAw buJwey[
so mMn ky, folw lY phucw Awey[
iek gMgw, dUjI jmnw, nwauN dohW BYxW[
qjI jmnw, gMgw v`fI nUM kIqw lYxw[
sMmq solW sY CqwlI, hwV gey idn bweI[
mwqw gMgw kr ivAwh foly cVH AweI[

A`gy lyKk iek bMd ivc dohW mwqwvW (rwm dyeI qy gMgw) dw iek`Tw izkr vI krdw hY:

mwqw rwm dyeI qy CotI mwqw gMgw[
h`Q joV bynqI kr ienw im`Tw myvw mMgw[

ieM\ gurU Arjn swihb dw dUjw ivAwh 22 hwV sMmq 1646 (19 jUn 1589) dy idn irK rwE goq dy BweI sMgq rwE dI bytI (mwqw) gMgw nwl hoieAw (mwqw gMgw ny rwm dyeI dI bhuq syvw kIqI pr auh TIk nw ho sky qy CyqI hI cVHweI kr gey)[ gurU hirgoibMd swihb dw jnm bwbw bu`Fw dy vr nwl hox dI (JUTI) khwxI iesy Gtnw ivcoN GVI geI jwpdI hY[ ies ivAwh ivcoN iek swl dy AMdr-AMdr hI, 19 jUn 1590 dy idn (gurU) hirgoibMd dw jnm hoieAw sI[ (kuJ lyKk Awp dw jnm ñõùõ ivc mMndy hn, jo shI nhIN hY)[

ieh kihxw ik gurU Arjn swihb bwbw bu`Fw nUM (gurU hrgoibMd swihb dy jnm dw ‘vr’ dyx dw) ‘mwx dyxw’ cwhuMdy sn dw mqlb ieh inkldw hY ik gurU Arjn swihb Awp gurbwxI ’qy XkIn nhIN krdy sn qy bwbw bu`Fw nUM gurU gRMQ swihb dI isiKAw dy ault ‘vr dyx vwlw’ swibq krnw cwhuMdy sn[ ies khwxI muqwibk qW gurU swihb nUM gurU gRMQ swihb dI isiKAw dy ault kwrvweI krdw d`isAw igAw hY[ (suxn nUM suhxIAW jwpx vwlIAW, pr gurU-inMdw dIAW qy gurbwxI-ivroDI, ieho ijhIAW bhuq khwxIAW, bRwhmx iksm dy lyKkW ny GVIAW hoeIAW hn)[

mwqw rwm dyeI dI mOq sMn 1589 ivc hoeI Aqy mwqw gMgw dI mOq (gurU Arjn swihb dI ShIdI qoN 15 swl mgroN) 14 meI 1621 dy idn bkwlw (hux bwbw bkwlw) ivc hoeI sI[ mwqw gMgw jI dI ^wihS muqwibk aunHW dI dyh dw sskwr nhIN sI kIqw blik dyh nUM jl pRvwh kIqw igAw sI.

(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)