kuJ hor lyK:

XfdF dy JroKy 'coN: lfiebRyrI qy gurduafrf

iswK lihr dI smfjk qy ieiqhfsk ivsLysqf hrbKS mksUdpurI

Bgq rivdfs jI df bygm purf: hrbKsL mksUdpurI
gurU goibMd isMG jI dI mhfn rcnf: bicwqr nftk
hrbKsL mksUdpurI

Charitro Pakhyan in English
Pritpal Singh Bindra (Author's note)

Kflsy dI Auqpiq df anUTf idRsL: hrijMdr isMG kMvl
pMj ipafry: hrijMdr isMG kMvl

gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst --hrijMdr isMG kMvl

crcw: ivcwr Awpo Awpxy
‘gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst’ lyK
–‘is`K sMklp’ dI rOSnI ‘c -auNkwrpRIq, trWto (kYnyfw)

gurU nfnk df jnm 'kqwk jLF ivsfK': hrijMdr isMG kMvl

iesqrI gurU nfnk dyv jI dIaF njLrF ivc: zf: guridafl isMG rfey

sMqoK isMG, isznI, afstRylIaf

ÈRI gurU hir ikRÈn sfihb jI, ÈRI gurU nfnk dyv jI dI gurgwdI Aupr awTvyN sQfn qy ibrfjmfn hoey. siqgurU jI df afgmn, swqvyN siqgurU, ÈRI gurU hir rfie sfihb aqy mfqf ikRÈn kOr jI dy gRih ivKy, 7 julfeI 1656 nMU, ÈRI kIrqpur sfihb dy sQfn qy hoieaf. 7 akqUbr 1661 vflLy idn afp jI gurgwdI qy suÈoBq hoey.

ijs smy gurgwdI dI iËmyvfrI afp jI dy moiZaF Aupr afeI Aus smy afp jI dI srIrk afXU kyvl svf-ku pMj sfl dI sI. ies krky keI ÈMkfvfdI 'ikMqU-pRMqU' vI krn lwgy ik iek bwcf ikvyN gurU ho skdf hY pr siqgurU jI ny hr ÈMkfvfdI dI ÈMkf, duinafvI aqy aiDafqmk ÈkqI duafrf, dUr kIqI. ies pRQfie iswK ieqhfs ivc iek pRisD sfKI ies pRkfr vI aMkq hY:-

jdoN rfjf jY isMG dI aDIngI sihq kIqI geI bynqI nMU pRvfn krky, siqgurU jI idwlI nMU jf rhy sn qF iek pVf afp jI ny pRisD purfqn qIrQ sQfn, kurkÈyqr ivKy kIqf. EQy iek ÈRI lfl cMd nfm df bhuq ivdvfn pMzq rihMdf sI. "piVaf mUrK afKIaY ijs aMdr lb loB ahMkfrf]" anusfr Aus ivc ividaf, jfq, isafxp afid df ahMkfr vI bhuq sI. Auh Kfs krky gIqf dy igafn aqy 'cuMJ-crcf' ivc Kud nMU bVf 'qIsmfr KF' smJdf sI. siqgurU jI df jfho-jlfl vyK ky, Auqsukqf vws iek iswK pfsoN pqf kIqf qF Aus iswK ny bVI ÈrDf sihq sfrf vyrvf vrnx kIqf. siqgurU jI df pivqr nfm sux ky, pMzq afpxy ahMkfr dy aDIn iPwky bcn bolx lwg ipaf. ijhf ik, iek ÈRI ikRÈn jI hoey hn ijnHF ny gIqf AucfrI hY. iehnF nfm AuhnF qoN vI vwzf rKf ilaf hY. qF mMnIey jykr ieh Aus gIqf dy arQ hI kr dyx afid.

iswK ny pMzq jI dy ahMkfr Bry bol siqgurU jI qwk pucf idqy. siqgurU jI ny muskrf ky, pMzq jI nMU swdx dI afigaf kIqI. siqgurU jI df swdf sux ky pMzq bVI afkV sihq siqgurU jI vwl cwl ipaf. bVI Èfn sihq Dfrmk icnHF nflL sijaf hoieaf, smyq gIqf dy keI gRMQ cuk ky qury jFdy nMU vyK, hor vhIr vI nflL ho qurI. drbfr ivc puwjx qy mRXfdf anusfr Ausny siqgurU jI nUM nmÈkfr vI nf kIqI ieh jfxky ik Auh vwzf ivdvfn iek bflk awgy ikAuN Juky. siqgurU jI ny DIrj aqy siqkfr sihq puiCaf, "pMzq jI, kI afp jI gIqf dy arQ suxnf cfhMudy ho?" "hF jI. mY gIqf dy arQ suxnf cfhuMdf hF ikAuNik qusIN ÈRI hir ikRÈn aKvfAuNdy ho qy gIqf ÈRI ikRÈn jI ny AucfrI hY. jy qusIN swcy gurU qy bRhm igafn dy igafqf ho qF sMsikRq ivc AucfrI gIqf dy BfÈf ivc Èbd-arQ qy Bfv-arQ krky dwso."

siqgurU jI dy ieh afKx qy ik jykr asF arQ kr idqy qF qusIN Èfied smJo ik iksy pMzq pfsoN sux ky kMT kr ley hoxgy. ikAuNik qusIN gurU nfnk dy Gr dI pRIiKaf lYxI cfhMudy ies leI afpxy Èihr ivcoN koeI anpVH purK lY afAu. gurU nfnk jI dI ikrpf sdkf Auh vI gIqf dy arQ kr dyvygf.

kuJ iJjk ipCoN pMzq jI drbfr ivcoN cly gey qy iek guMgy qy bolLy purÈ, ijsdf nfm ieqhfs ivc CwjU JIvr iliKaf hY, lY ky muV afey. siqgurU jI ny CwjU rfm nMU afpxy pfs ibTf ky Ausdy isr qy afpxy hwQ vflLI sotI Cuhf idqI ijs nflL CwjU rfm dy kpft KulH gey aqy AusnMU pUrn igafn pRfpq ho igaf. siqgurU jI ny Purmfieaf, "lE pMzq jI hux bolo slok qy CwjU rfm jI arQ krngy." pMzq jI ny slok boilaf qF CwjU rfm jI ny iek ivdvfn pMzq vFg pihlF Ausdf Èbd-arQ qy Pyr Bfv-arQ kIqf.

siqgurU jI dI pRqwK aiDafqmk ÈkqI vyK ky pMzq jI gurU jI dI pYrIN pY gey aqy afpxI glqI dI iKmf mMgI aqy swcy ihrdy nflL pscfqfp kIqf. siqgurU jI ny afigaf kIqI ik ihrdy dI sPfeI ihq vfihgurU df ismrn kro. inmrqf vfsqy mnuKqf dI syvf kro aqy ahMkfr aqy moh df iqafg kro.

pMzq jI ny iswKI Dfrn kIqI. ngr invfsI siqgurU jI dy crnI lwgy aqy BfeI CwjU rfm Gr iqafg ky gurU Gr jogf hI ho igaf aqy gurU dI ikrpf sdkf bRhm igafnI ho ky krqfr df Bjn krn lwgf.

afpxy srIrk jfmy dOrfn guru jI ny, gurU nfnk pfqÈfh vwloN clfeI hoeI mnuKI AuDfr dI pRMprf nMU, sÌlqf sihq agy qoiraf. iswK sMgqF dI dohF hI KyqrF ivc sucwjI agvfeI kIqI. smy dy inraMkÈ aqy aiq Ëflm hfkm, aorMgËyb nflL ËfqI rsUÉ rwKx vflLy aqy aiDafqmk ÈkqIaF dy mflk, afpxy vwzy Brf, rfm rfie dy ivroD df sfhmxf vI, afp jI ny bVI DIrj nflL kIqf. smy dI srkfr nflL glq smJOqf vI nhI kIqf aqy aijhy ibKVy smy srkfr qy iswKF df tkrf vI nhI hox idqf. jykr "nih mlyÈ kAu drÈn dy hYN]" Purmfieaf qF aMq smy qwk ies bcn nMU pUrf kIqf. aOrMgËyb dIaF keI cflF dy bfvjUd vI Ausdy mwQy nhI lwgy.

afp jI dy idwlI invfs dOrfn mhFmfrI cyck PYl geI. afp jI ny duKI rogIaF dI shfieqf kIqI. aijhI syvf aqy shfieqf kridaF hoieaF afp jI dy srIr qy vI ies ibmfrI ny vfr kr idqf. aMq smy, iswKF dy bynqI krn qy, "bfbf bkfly] sMgq afp sMBfly]" vflLf bcn krky, joqI joq smf gey. afp jI kwul 7 sfl, 8 mhIny qy 26 idn, ies sMsfr ivc sMsfrI jIvF df AuDfr krdy hoey, "ijAu jl mih jl afie Ktfnf] iqAu joqI sMg joiq smfnf]" dy mhFvfk anusfr, pRBU ivc aByd ho gey.