kuJ hor lyK:

ÈRI hir ikRÈn iDafeIaY ijs izTY sB duK jfie]
sMqoK isMG, isznI, afstRylIaf

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

XfdF dy JroKy 'coN:

lfiebRyrI qy gurduafrf

sMqoK isMG, isznI

gwl ieh 1980 dI hY. AuhnF idnF dOrfn pRYs ivc rUs dy pRDfn, imstr ibRËnyv df bVf crcf sI. mY isznI dI jfrj strIt qy quiraf jf irhf sI ik acfnk iKafl afieaf ik Èfied iehI im: ibRËnyv ikqy pihlF vI rUs ivc iksy Auc ahudy qy rih cuikaf hY! 'pRIqlVI' rsfly ivc, dhfky pihlF pVHy, iksy lyK dI DMudlI ijhI Xfd anusfr, Ausdy pihlF vI pRDfn rih cuwky hox df JfAulLf ijhf pYNdf sI.

qswlI krn leI nyVy hI pYNdI ivktorIaf iblizMg ivc siQq, isznI kONsl dI ivÈfl lfiebRyrI ivc mY clf igaf. cMgI pRBfvÈflI ÈÉsIaq vflLI iek lfiebRyrIan bIbI ny muskrf ky svfgq kIqf aqy myry kuJ Aucrn qoN pihlF hI, "May I help you sir?" afKidaF hoieaF shfieqf ihq pyÈkÈ kIqI. mY "Who is Who In Soviet Union" nfm dI pusqk vyKx dI iewCf pRgtfeI. Ausny bVI inmrqf aqy muafÌIafnf lihËy nflL ies bfry axjfxqf dwsI. myry ieh dwsx qy ik jykr "Who is Who In Australia", "Who is Who In USA" nfm dIaF ikqfbF ho skdIaF hn qF "Who is Who In Soviet Union" vI ËrUr hI hovygI. qusIN Xfd krky lBx dI koÈÈ kro. kuJ sYikMz hI mwQy qy jor pf ky socx AupRMq muskRfht sihq, mYnMU jrf-ku rukx leI afK ky Auh aMdr clI geI qy iek BfrI ikqfb cuwk ilafeI. ikqfb nUM myry sfhmxy kfAUNtr qy rwK ky, Ausny kMD qy jVI GVI vwl vyiKaf. lfiebRyrI bMd hox ivc swq-ku imMt hI rihMdy sn. mYnMU Aus sucwjI bIbI ny puiCaf ik mY ies ikqfb ivcoN lBxf kI cfhuMdf hF! myry ieh dwsx qy ik ies ivcoN mY im: ibRËnyv dI jIvnI qy iek JfqI mfrnI cfhMudf hF. Ausny myry vyKdy hI vyKdy ibRËnyv dI jIvnI vflLf sfrf ihwsf Poto kfpI krky myry awgy ilaf riKaf. pwCmI smfj dy kfirMidaF dI aijhI pRPYÈnl Xogqf aqy AuhnF df ivqkry rihq qy inmrqf vflLf shfiek vqIrf vyK ky idl Êd Êd ho igaf.

ieh vKrf ivÈf hY ik im: ibRËnyv dI jIvnI pVHn qoN myry Èwk dI puÈtI ho geI . im: ibRËnyv apRYl 1964 qk XU[aYs[aYs[r[ df pRDfn irhf sI jo ik im: ÉRscv dI lIzriÈp dOrfn, sMivDfnk pwKoN vI qy amlI qOr qy vI, igafnI ËYl isMG jI vFg, rbV dI mohr hI sI. Pyr Esy sfl hI arQfq akqUbr 1964 ivc im: ibRËnyv, im: kosIijn qy im: podgornI dI iqwkVI ny sfjÈ krky ÉRscv pfsoN hkUmq Koh ky, AusnUM jylH dI dunIaF dI sYr krvfAux jF agly jhfn pucfAux dI QF, isrP Kuwzy lfeIn lf ky hI bÉÈ idqf. nqIjy vjoN podgornI pRDfn, kosIijn pRDfn mMqrI qy ibRËnyv pfrtI df muKI, arQfq jnrl skwqr bixaf. Pyr hOlLI hOlLI Ausny sfrI rfjsI ÈkqI afpxy hwQF ivc lY leI. kosIijn cfly pf igaf.aMq ivc podgornI nUM lfh ky pRDfn vI Kud hI bx bYTf.

iesdy mukfbly hux vyKIey afpxy lfiebRyrIan df vqIrf. kuJ smf hoieaf mY iek Èihr dy gurduafrf sfihb dI kmytI dy swdy qy EQy igaf. Esy Èihr dy iek hor gurduafrf sfihb ivKy jfx df suBfg vI EQoN dI kmytI ny bÉiÈaf. mhFrfj dI hËUrI ivc hfjrI lfAux AupRMq, afdq qoN mjbUr lfiebRyrI ivc jf viVaf. gurU GrF ivc afm krky ijho ijhIaF lfiebRyrIaF huMdIaF hn, Aus nflLoN ikqy vD Èfndfr lfiebRyrI vyK ky pRsMnqf hoeI. EQy cMgy pihrfvy vfly qy mfzrn idwK vfly iek srdfr jI, bVI gMBIr mudrf ivc, mQy qy iqAUVI pfeI, jo ik ihMdusqfnI ibAuroikRsI df tRyz mfrk hY, iek kursI qy sjy hoey sn. Bfs irhf sI ik EhI lfiebRyrI dy iencfrj hoxgy. myry lfiebRyrI ivc pRvyÈ krn smy AuhnF ny ies qrHF df pRBfv dyx df Xqn kIqf ik ijvyN Auh bhuq hI ruJy hoey hn aqy lfiebRyrI ivc iksy dy afAux jF jfx vflLy vwl iDafn dyx leI AuhnF pfs vyhl hI nhI hY.

ikqfbF vflLIaF almfrIaF qy Jfq mfridaF hoieaF BfeI vIr isMG jI ilKq ikqfb 'suBfg jI df suDfr, hwQIN bfbf nOD isMG' qy myrI ingfh jf peI jo ik mY ikqy bcpn ivc pVIH sI. Aus ivcoN iek hvfly dI ËrUrq sI. soicaf ik ieÈU krvf ky sfrI pusqk muV pVHI jfvy. ieh soc ky Aus rwboN idqI sohxI pr jbrdsqI dI gMBIrqf nflL suhwpx GtfeI hoeI Èkl vflLy srdfr jI dy sfhmxy jf hfjr hoieaf. ijMnI-ku inmrqf myry pfsoN ho skdI sI Aus nflL bynqI krky jfnxf cfihaf ik vfikaf hI AuhI lfiebRyrI dy iencfrj hn!

eyDr EDr kfgËF ivc hwQ mfridaF hoieaF, smyq mwQy dI iqAUVI dy, myry nflL ibnf awK imlfAux qoN hI, bVy afrfm pr pUrI gMBIrqf sihq Auh boly, "dwso!" AuhnF vloN AucfrI geI ies "dwso" nUM AuhnF dI "hF" smJ ky mYN bynaI kIqI, "mY afh ikqfb kuJ idnF vfsqy pVHn leI lYxf cfhuMdf hF." mY Pyr pUrI vfh lf idqI inmrqf dy dfiery aMdr rihx dI, idl qF BfvyN nhI sI cfhuMdf. "Aus (nF lY ky) gurduafry dy bMidaF nUM asIN ikqfb nhI idMdy." Auqr sI srdfr jI df, jo ik myrI smJ anusfr vfhvf hI ruwKf sI aqy ies Auqr qoN ieh vI pqf lwgf ik Auh mYnUM pihlF qoN jfxdy vI hn. Èfied myrI jfcy ieh vI iek kfrn hovy AuhnF dy myry pRqI inÈTur ivvhfr df! iek hor kfrn ieh vI ho skdf hY ik Èfied Auh ieh kMm nkd mfiek ievËfny qoN ibnf hI krdy hox qy iesnUM 'mhfn syvf' smJx kfrn AuhnF dy aMdr sUkÈm ahMkfr cupfqy hI pRvyÈ kr igaf hovy qy iesdy asr Qwly Auh bfkI vfDU GftUaF nUM njr Qwly ilafAux dI loV hI nf smJdy hox! afpxI ÈkqI anusfr mY AuhnF nMU shI siQqI qoN jfxU krvfAux df Xqn kIqf. ieh vI dwisaf ik myrf Aus gurduafrf sfihb nflL, iek iswK hox dy nfqy, Enf-ku hI sbMD hY ijMnf-ku ies quhfzy gurduafrf sfihb nflL. jykr Aus gurduafry nflL sbMDq swjxF bfry quhfzf eynf hI kOVf qjwrbf hY qF myry kolLoN nkd sYikAurtI jmfH krvf lvo pr Auh afpxI puËIÈn qy bVI bhfdrI nflL zty rhy qy tws qoN mws nf hox dI AuhnF ny aVI PVI hI rwKI.

vYsy ieh vyK ky idl AuhnF pRbMDkF dI isafxp df kfiel ËrUr hoieaf ijMnHF ny ik gurduafrf sfihb dy dIvfn, lMgr afid df pRbMD krn dy nflL nflL, sMsQf dI smrwQf anusfr lfiebRyrI df pRbMD vI kIqf hoieaf hY. ieh vwKrI gwl hY ik Auh ajy qwk Xog lfiebRyrIan dI syvf pRfpq nhI kr sky. rom koeI ieko idn ivc nhI sI Ausr igaf. "shij pkY so mITf]" anusfr loVINdf smf lY ky DIrj nflL kIqy kfrj hI sucwjqf sihq isry cVHdy hn. kfhlLI awgy keI vfr toey vI af jFdy hn. aorMgËyb nUM ilKy ËÌrnfmy ivc dsm pfiqÈfh jI ny, iPrdOsI kvI df hvflf dy ky Purmfieaf vI hY ik kfhlLI krnI ÈYqfnF df kMm hY. Pyr sFJy qy lMmyry kOmI kfrjF dy krn ivc smf qF lwg hI jFdf hY. jfx ky hI mY Aus Èihr aqy EQoN dIaF jQybMdIaF dy nfvF df vrnx nhI kr irhf ikAuNik myrf mksd kyvl AUxqfeI dy suDfr aqy cMigafeI dI hONslf aÌËfeI krnf hI hY nf ik iksy ivakqI jF jQybMdI dI byloVI BMzI krnf. Pyr vI jy koeI isafxf swjx smJy ik nF-QF dI dws pfieaF suDfr dI vD guMjfieÈ ho skdI hY qF Auyh vI dwsy jf skdy hn.

siBak mnuKI smfj dIaF srkfrF aqy gYr srkfrI sMsQfvF afpxy kfrjkrmF ivc lfiebRyrIaF dI sQfpnf nUM vI Xog sQfn idMdIaF hn.

gurduafrf - iswKF df Drm mMdr, jo ik sRI gurUu nfnk dyv jI qoN lY ky sRI gurU arjn dyv jI qwk Drmsflf qy sRI gurU hir goibMd sfihb jI dy smy qoN gurduafrf krky jfixaF jFdf hY - ivc, dIvfn, lMgr afid dy pRbMD ipCoN iek ZukvIN lfiebRyrI df hoxf vI Enf hI ËrUrI hY ijMnf ik bfkI cIjF df hoxf. BfeI kfhn isMG nfBf dI ilKq anusfr: isK gurduafrf ividafrQIaF vfsqy skUl, afqmk ijigafsf vfilLaF leI AupdyÈk afcfrIaf, rogIaF leI ÈÌfÉfnf, BwuiKaF leI aMnpUrnf, iesqrI jfqI dI pq leI mjbUq iklHf aqy musfÌrF leI afrfm sQfn hY. iesdf qkrIbn ieh arQ hoieaf ik gurduafrf nf kyvl Dfrmk rsmF dI pUrqI vfsqy hI hY blik gurU sfihbfn ny ies sMsQf dI kfiemI, smfj dI srbpwKI AunqI vfsqy kIqI sI. gurU sfihbfn dy smy aqy ipCoN vI gurduafrf sfihbfn ivKy durlB ividak gRMQF nMU pUrI pUrI sMBfl sihq riKaf jFdf qy iehnF df pTn pfTn hoieaf krdf sI.

jdoN ik Ëflm hmlfvr hfr jfx vflLIaF kOmF dy Dfrmk qy ividak soimaF nUM jfx buJ ky qbfh kr idMdy jF Pyr corI jF sInfËorI krky Koh KVdy sn, EQy gurU ky sUJvfn iswK afpxy qy ivroDIaF dy Dfrmk sQfnF qy ividak BMzfrF dI Aucycy qOr qy riKaf krdy sn. imsfl vjoN asIN pVHdy hF ieiqhfs ivcoN ik jdoN mhFrfjf rxjIq isMG ny 1817 ivc, ipÈfvr nUM ijqx vfsqy Poj ByjI qF Ausdy jrnYl, srdfr hrI isMG nlUey nMU AucycI hdfieq kIqI sI ik EQy mOjUd Drm sQfn qy Aus ivc mOjUd pusqkfly nUM koeI nuksfn nf puwjy. AusdI AucycI rwiKaf qy sMBfl kIqI jfvy.

iesdy AulLt jdoN ieslfm dy dUjy ÉlIÌy, hËrq Aumr jo ik pYgMbr hËrq muhMmd sfihb jI dI qIjI bIvI, hPsf df ipqf sI, ny 642 ivc, imsr dy Èihr, iskMdrIaf nMU Ìiqh kIqf qF EQy sMsfr dy sB qoN pRisD pusqkfly dy drvfËy mUhry Klo ky, ieh afK ky AusnMU sfVn df hukm dy idqf ik jykr iehnF ikqfbF ivc Auh kuJ iliKaf hY jo kurfn ÈrIÌ ivc nhI; qF ieh kuÌr hY qy iesnUM sfV dyxf cfhIdf hY aqy jykr Auh kuJ hY jo kurfn ÈrIÌ ivc hY; qF vI sfV dyxf cfhIdf hY; ikAuNik Auh kurfn ÈrIÌ ivc pihlF hI af cukf hY. ieh lfiebRyrI afpxy smy sMsfr dI sB qoN pRisD lfiebRyrI sI. ies ivc Aus smy cfr lwK qoN vD ikqfbF sn ijnFH nUM skROl (scroll) afiKaf jFdf sI. koeI Aus smy sMsfr dI pusqk aijhI nhI sI, ijsdf iesdy pRbMDkF nUM pqf hovy qy Auh asl jF AusdI kfpI ies lfiebRyrI ivc nf ilaFdI geI hovy. mhIinaF bDI awg ies mhfn sfihqk ÉËfny nUM sfVdI rhI.

iskMdrIaf dI lfiebRyrI sfVn dI gwl hoeI jF Aus qoN pihlF afrIaF vloN ihMdusqfn dy aslI vsnIk, dRfvVF dy sfihq dI qbfhI jF Pyr ihMdUaF vloN boDIaF dy mwT qy pusqkfly sfVn, aMgRyËF vwloN iswK rfj Kohx smy mfiek qy sfihqk ÉËfny dI lwut vflLIaF GtnfvF qy bIqy dIaF bfqF hoeIaF; hux sfzy vyKx smy hI, 1984 ivc pMjfb aMdr siQq qkrIbn sfry hI pRmuK gurduafrf sfihbfn Aupr ieMdrf dIaF PojF ny kI cMd cfiVHaf! pMj sdIaF df iswK kOm df 'iswK rYÌrYNs lfiebRyrI' sRI drbfr ivKy sMBfilLaf sfihqk ÉËfnf luwt ilaf igaf. afpxy pRcfr sfDnF rfhIN JUTf pRcfr ieh kr idqf igaf ik Bwjy jFdy awqvfdI awg lf ky lfiebyRrI nUM sfV gey hn.

srdfr gurcrn isMG tOhVf dI pRDfngI dy smy dOrfn, ihMd srkfr nMU, sbUqF dy afDfr qy vfr vfr icwTI ilKI jfieaf krdI sI ik EpRyÈn bilAU stfr smy, Poj vloN lfiebRyrI dI iemfrq nUM awg lfAux qoN pihlF sfry gRMQ kZ ky, aMimRqsr ivcly imltrI hYz kuafrtr nUM iljfey gey sn. EQy AuhnF dI ilst bxf ky, vIh tRMkF ivc bMd krky, trwkF ivc lwd ky, imltrI vflLy axjfxI QF nUM lY gey sn. Auh gRMQ vfps kIqy jfx. srkfr ny iehnF vfr vfr ilKIaF geIaF icwTIaF df jvfb dyx dI vI loV nf smJI. eyQoN qk ik rfj kr rhI kFgrs pfrtI dy afpxy pfrlImYNt mYbr, srdfr jgmIq isMG brfV, dy lok sBf ivc kIqy gey Aus BfÈn df vI srkfr ny koeI Auqr dyx dI loV nhI smJI ijs ivc Ausny spwÈt dwisaf sI ik myrT CfAuxI ivc, POjI kMtRolL ivc rwKI 'iswK rYNÌrYNs lfiebRyrI' kOm nUM vfps kIqI jfvy.

kuJ smf pihlF ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI vloN ilKI geI iek icwTI dy jvfb ivc, rwiKaf mMqrI jfrj ÌrnYzË vloN, Èfied ÊlqI nflL, ieh iekbfl kr ilaf igaf sI ik lfiebRyrI srkfr pfs hY pr Auh rwiKaf mMqRfly dy kbjy ivc nhI blik iek hor mihkmy pfs peI hoeI hY. Pyr srkfr vwloN kuJ ieho ijhI Ébr afAux df pqf lwgf ik Aus lfiebRyrI ivclf bfÊI sur vflLf sfihq sfV idqf igaf sI qy bfkI rihMdf kmytI nUM vfps kr idqf igaf sI. aMimRqsr ivKy siQq kmytI dy iek iËmyvfr kirMdy ny ieh vI mYnMU injI qOr qy dwisaf ik srkfr ny sfrf kuJ vfps dy idqf hY. afstRylIaf ivc rihx vflLy iek sfbk srkfrI krmcfrI df ieh iËd BrpUr dfavf hY ik srkfr ny EQoN KiVaf hI kuJ nhI sI. ieh sfrf JUTf pRfpygMzf hI hY. myry sMGoN ieh gwl Qly lMGxI bVI hI aOKI hY ik ieh gwl JUTI hovy.

swcfeI kI hY? ies qoN iswK sMgqF nUM jfxU krvfAux dI iks dI iËmyvfrI hY? myrI quwC buDI anusfr qF ieh iËmyvfrI ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI dI hI bxdI hY. do hI jQybMdIaF ies bfry swcfeI jfxdIaF hn. iek ihMd srkfr qy dUsrI ÈRomxI kmytI. ijQoN qwk srkfr df sbMD hY; Aus bfry qF eynf afKxf hI kfPI hovygf, "duÈmx bfq kry axhoxI."

aMq ivc rih Kih ky afÉrI sUeI afpxI kmytI qy hI af ky itkdI hY. vyKIey ieh aslIaq qy cfnxf kdoN pfAuNdI hY!

"mfnf ik qÊfÌl nf krogy
lyikn

Éfk ho jfeyNgy hm
qum ko Ébr hony qk."