kuJ hor lyK:

XfdF dy JroKy 'coN:
lfiebRyrI qy gurduafrf-- sMqoK isMG, isznI

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

kMipAUtr dy hfx df qF BfeI kfhn isMG, gurmuK ipafry srdfr sfihb srdfr brijMdr isMG jI horF dI aqI kTn qpwisaf sdkf bx igaf hY; hux vyKo iksy XVI XUnIvrstI dy mflkF dI awK kdoN AuGVdI hY; jF ik ieh kfrj vI iksy srdfr brijMdr isMG vrgy Èyr nUM nMgy DV hI krnf pAU! rhI gwl ÉuÈI BrI BfeI kfhn isMG nfBf nUM kMipAUtr dy hfx df bxfAux dI. ies vfsqy BfeI brijMdr isMG horF dI ijMnI vI pRsMsf kIqI jfvy, QohVI hY. bhuq bhuq qy bhuq hI vDfeI BfeI brijMdr isMG jI! myry pfs 1973 qoN ieh gRMQ hY. keI vfr ivcfr afieaf ik 1930 ivc iekwly gurmuK ivdvfn ny Audm krky aYsy mhfn gRMQ dI rcnf kr idqI, ijs pDr df pMjfbI sfihq ivc awj vI koeI gRMQ nhI hY. awj jdoN ik vsIly vI vD hn, cfr pMjfb dIaF XUnIvrstIaF vI mOjUd hn. ies qoN ielfvf ÈRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI, idwlI kmytI, pqf nhI ikMnIaF-ku PfAUNzyÈnF, pMjfb ivc mOjUd hn. iehnF sfry adfiraF vwloN koeI aijhf Audm ho skxf qF iek pfsy, ies mhfn gRMQ nUM smy dy hfx df vI nhI bxfieaf jf sikaf. iesdf ipClf ihwsf purfxI ilKq anusfr hI Cp irhf hY jdoN ik muK ihwsf nvIn qrË df hY; jdoN ik cfhIdf ieh sI ik dUjI aYzIÈn Cfpx smy hI ies ihwsy nUM QF-pr-QF Èfml kr ilaf jFdf jo ik kyvl vfDy hI hn, mUl dy.

Pyr hYrfnI ies gwl dI hY ik mwKI qy mwKI hI BfÈf ivBfg vfilLaF ny mfr ky EvyN-ijvyN hI Cfp idqf hY jo ik pOxI sdI pihlF BfeI kfhn isMG nfBf ny Koj krky iliKaf sI. iksy vI smrwQfvfn sMsQf vwloN ieh cfrf nhI kIqf igaf ik ies dI jfxkfrI ivc, smy anusfr afeIaF qbdIlIaf nUM vI Èfml krky smy dy hfx df bxf ilaf jfvy.

ijvyN ik s: ÉuÈvMq isMG jI ny vI iliKaf hY ik ipClI qkrIbn pOxI sdI ivc, smy anusfr jo nfvF, QfvF, hflqF ivc aqy iswK kOm ivc cMgIaF-mMdIaF, bhuq vwzIaF qbdIlIaF afeIaF hn, kOx pUrf krU ieh Gfpf, mhfn koÈ ivc aMkq krn df! gurU dIaF gurU hI jfxy! jF iPr jfnx ieh Drm, ividaf, smfj qy rfj dy Tykydfr!

sfihqkfrF df pRsMsk
sMqoK isMG
isznI, afstRylIaf
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