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gurU gRMQ swihb dw Adb ikvyN krIey? is`KI ivc ieSnwn qy pwT dw smW

ijnHW ny Gr ivc gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS kIqw huMdw hY; aunHW nUM swD, fyrydwr qy bRwhmxI iksm dy lok Aksr frwauNdy rihMdy hn[ aunHW nUM AijhI s^q mirAwdw ds ky frw dyNdy hn ik auh Gr ivc gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS nw krn dw &Yslw kr lYNdy hn[ ies sbMD ivc iek BYx bIbI imMtU mMf ny kuJ svwl kIqy hn[ ikauN ik auh svwl sB dy hn, ies kr ky auh svwl Aqy kuJ hos nukqy swirAW nwl sWJy kr irhw hW[

Gr ivc gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS ik`Qy hovy?
Gr ivc gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS krn dI jgh bwry bRwhmxW, inrmilAW Aqy swDW ny bhuq Brm pwey hoey hn[ keIAW ny qW nvyN &rwf „vwsqU Swsqr‟ dw pwKMf SurU kIqw hoieAw hY[ gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS krn vwsqy iksy ^ws jgh dI zrUrq nhIN[ isr& ieh Srq zrUrI hY ik auQy lWGw nw hovy, nzdIk gMdgI nw hovy, Sor nw hovy qy jgh hvwdwr hovy[ Gr ivc iksy vI kmry ivc, Gr dy mUhrly kmirAW ivc jW ip`Cly pwsy, jW iksy vI mMizl „qy pRkwS krn nwl koeI &rk nhIN pYNdw[ ieh vI pwKMf hY ik aus kmry dy aupr koeI nw rihMdw hovy; aus v`l ip`T nw hovy[ ieh swrIAW g`lW pwKMf hn (gurU gRMQ swihb nUM m`Qw tykx mgroN ip`T kr ky vwips nhIN Awauxw vI pwKMf hY)[ hW, iek g`l lwzmI hY ik Gr ivc nSy dI vrqoN nhIN hoxI cwhIdI; is`KI ivc Jtkw mws „qy koeI pwbMdI nhIN, pr nSy „qy pwbMdI zrUr hY[

gurU gRMQ swihb dw Adb krm kWf qy idKwvy dw Adb nhIN blik idloN Adb krnw, aus nUM mMnxw, aus „qy Aml krnw hY[

pwT krn dw smW
kuJ lokW ny ieh vihm vI pwieAw hoieAw hY ik jy Gr ivc gurU gRMQ swihb dw srUp mOjUd hY qW hr hwlq ivc svyry svKqy auT ky pRkwS krnw cwhIdw hY[ ies dw ipCokV jldI auTxw Aqy dil`dr lwhuxw hY[ Dwrimk p`KoN ies dI koeI AhmIAq nhIN[gurU gRMQ swihb dw pRkwS kdy vI kIqw jw sdkw hY; ies vwsqy koeI smyN dI koeI pwbMdI nhIN hY[ keI bzurg svyry CyqI nhIN auT skdy jW ishq iejwzq nhIN dyNdI jW Gr ivc koeI msrU&IAq jW hor mjbUrI hY qW dyr nwl pRkwS krn nwl koeI &rk nhIN pYNdw[

ieM\ hI inqnym dw smW syvyr dw ies vwsqy hY ik jldI auT ky iqAwr hoieAw jwvy[ pr jy koeI S^s rwq dI ifaUtI krdw hY qW iPr auh qW pwT kdy vI nhIN kr skygw[ keI lok qVky 2-3 jW 4-5 vjy auT ky pwT krdy hn qy iPr sON jWdy hn[ ieh pwKMf hY[ pwT koeI mMqr nhIN ijs dy pVHnw vwsqy smyN dI pwbMdI hY[ pwT iksy smyN vI kIqw jw skdw hY[ jy iehI g`l hovy qW (AKOqI) AKMf pwT qW Zlq swibq ho jwvygw ikauN ik aus ivcly „inqnym‟ dy SbdW dw smW keI vwr bdl jWdw hovygw[

hr roz ikMnw pwT krnw cwhIdw hY?

kuJ lok qW ie`QoN qk kihMdy hn ik smyN dw dsvMD k`Fxw cwhIdw hY; Xwin 2 GMty 24 imMt pwT krnw cwhIdw hY[ kuJ kihMdy hn pMj bwxIAW (sxy iqMn AKOqI dsmgRMQ dIAW) bwxIAW dw inqnym krnw cwhIdw hY; keI suKmnI (swihb) qy AnMd (swihb) dw pwT vI roz krn nUM kihMdy hn[ pr, ies iksm dy lok ieh kdy nhIN kihMdy ik pwT dw mwAnw/ Bwv smJxw cwhIdw hY Aqy aus muqwibk izMdgI jIxI cwhIdI hY[ ijhVy gurbwxI dy pwT nUM „qoqw rtx vW|‟ krn vwsqy kihMdy hn aunHW ivcoN „gurbwxI (vrgw) bxn‟ vwsqy koeI nhIN kihMdw[ guru gRMQ swihb dI isiKAw hY: “siqgur kI bwxI siq srUpu hY gurbwxI bxIAY (s&w 304)[”

 

gurbwxI pVHn vwsqy smyN jW vD bwxI pVHn dI bMidS rKxw krm kWf hY[
koeI zrUrI nhIN ik guru gRMQ swihb dy sihj pwT dy vD qoN vD Bog pwey jwx; koeI zrUrI nhIN ik hr roz kuJ s&y zrUr pVHy jwx[ bMdw idn ivc cwhy iek bwxI hI pUrI pVH lvy; cwhy iek Sbd hI pVH lvy; cwhy iek quk hI pVH lvy, pr, aus dw mwAnw smJ ky aus „qy Aml kry qW hI ies dw &wiedw hY[ mzw qW qd hY jd iek quk pVH ky smJI jwey qy bMdw aus nUM swrw idn, keI-keI idn, h&qy, mhIny guxgunWdw rhy qy aus dI rUh vjd ivc AwauNdI rhy[ ieM\ hI smyN dI vI koeI h`d nhIN ho skdI; bMdw cwhy iek GMtw roz pwT kry, cwhy pMj imMt kry; cwhy h&qy ivc pMj imMt kry, pr auh Sbd qy aus dy Bwv nUM smJy qy rUh ivc smwvy[

 

pwT dw „qoqw rtx‟
ijvyN KMf/Sihd/imTweI l&z dw Bwvy kroV vwr „pwT‟ kr lE; ies nUM BwvyN AKOqI mUl mMqr kih ky ArbW „pwT‟ kr lE qW mUMh ivc, jIB nUM, imTws nhIN AwauNdI; auvyN hI krOv vwr inqnym qy Arb vwr „vwhgurU‟ kihx nwl koeI &wiedw nhIN huMdw[ BweI gurdws ilKdy hn:

 

KWf KWf khY ijhbw n svwd mITo AwvY;
Agin Agin khY sIq n ibnws hY[
bYd bYd khy imtq nw rog kwhU ko;
drb* drb khY koaU drbih n iblws hY[
cMdn cMdn khq pRgtY n subwsu* bwsu;
cMdR cMdR khY auijAwro n pRgws hY[
qYsy igAwn gosit khq n rhq pwvY,
krnI pRDwn Bwn audiq Akws hY] (kibq 437)

 

auN\, keI vwr qW iek Sbd vI izMdgI bdlx vwsqy bhuq huMdw hY[ BweI gurdws ilKdy hn: “jYsy sq mMdr kMcn ky auswr dIny, qYsw puMn isK kau iek Sbd isKwey kw[” (kibq 673)

 

kI hr roz ieSnwn krnw lwzmI hY? qy ieSnwn dw shI smW kI hY?
ieSnwn (nhwauxw) dw mwAnw ijsm dI s&weI krnw hY[ijsm nUM psIny dI boA, psIny ivc pYdw hox vwly jrwsIm Aqy bImwrIAW qoN bcwaux vwsqy nhwauxw zrUrI huMdw hY[ ij`Qy grmI jW brswqW jW hu`sV vDyry huMdw hY auQy hr roz (qy keI vwr qW idn ivc do-do, iqMn-iqMn vwr) nhwaux dI loV huMdI hY[ ij`Qy TMF huMdI hY (ijvyN XUrp Aqy nwrQ AmrIkw ivc) Aqy psInw nhIN AwauNdw jW bhuq Gt AwauNdw hY auQy hr roz pUrw nhwaux dI koeI zrUrq nhIN[

ieSwnwn dw Drm nwl koeI sbMD nhIN[ jd ieh ikhw jWdw hY ik nhwaux mgroN gurduAwry jwxw hY qW ies dw mwAnw ieh huMdw hY ik swfy psIny ivcoN sMgq nUM boA nw Awvy; qy swfy psImny dy jrwsImW dI Cuq aunHW „qy Asr nw kry[

ieh vI zrUrI nhIN ik hr vwr pUrw ieSnwn krnw hY[ zrUrq muqwibk dMd sw& krnw qy h`Q mUMh Doxw vI kw&I huMdw hY (keI ies nUM „pMj ieSnwnw‟ vI kihMdy hn); pr jy psInw AwauNdw hY qW nhwauxw lwzmI hY[ keI lok qW ieho ijhw pwKMf vI krdy hn ik hr roz kysIN nhwauxw hY; keI qW Aijhw vI krdy hn ik pwT krn qoN pihlW hr vwr „sx kysIN‟ ieSnwn krnw hY[ ieh bRwhmxI krm kWf hY; ieh pwKMf hY[

ieM\ hI Dwrimk p`KoN nhwaux dy smyN dI vI koeI pwbMdI nhIN[ koeI zrUrI nhIN ik svyry 2-3 jW 5-6 vjy auT ky hI nhwauxw hY[ svyry svKqy dy smyN nUM AKOqI „AMimRq vylw‟ kihxw Zlq hY[ (is`KI ivc AMimRq vylw auh hY jd AMimRq bwxI dw pwT kIqw jWdw hY; BwvyN auh svyr hY, dopihr hY, Swm hY jW rwq hY)[ ijsm nUM sw& krn dw koeI vkq nhIN huMdw[ ieSnwn rwq nUM vI kIqw jw skdw hY[ ieh ifaUtI dy smyN Aqy hor mjbUrIAW „qy vI mun`sr krdw hY[

pwT krn qoN pihlW nhwaux dw vI Drm nwl koeI sbMD nhIN[ pwT BwvyN gurU gRMQ swihb dw hovy jW inqnym dw jW auN\ hI[ hW, jy iksy hor vwsqy jW iksy hor dI mOjUdgI ivc pwT kIqw jwxw hY qW nhwauxw zrUrI hY qW jo swfy psIny dy jrwsIm dUijAW „qy mwr/Asr nw kr skx[

nhwauxw ishq „qy vI mun`sr rkdw hY[ bImwrI dI hwlq ivc nhwauxw muSikl (qy keI vwr nwmumikn) vI huMdw hY[ kI aus vkq pwT nhIN krnw cwhIdw? s&r ivc vI nhwauxw nwmumikn ho jWdw hY; kI s&r kridAW (jhwz jW ryl ivc) pwT nhIN krnw cwhIdw[ is`K qW jMg dy mYdwn ivc huMdy sn qy auh keI keI idn nhw nhIN skdy hoxgy (qy hux vI &OjI AijhI hwlq ivc huMdy hn), kI auh pwT nhIN krdy sn jW aunHW nUM pwT nhIN krnw cwhIdw[ ieh sB bRwhmxI krm kWf dy Brm hn[ pwT kdy vI, ikqy vI, ikvyN vI kIqw jw skdw hY[

(suD kIcY)[

(fw: hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)