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

kfml mrd

iPr AuTI afÉr sdf qOhId kI pMjfb sy.
ihMd ko iek mrid-kfml ny jgfieaf Évfb sy.

jgq gurU sRI gurU nfnk dyv jI, ijnHF nUM iksy ny rwb df avqfr qy iksy ny rfjf jnk df avqfr icqivaf, iksy ny inrMkfrI, iksy ny kurfhIaf, iksy ny AuhnF nUM Drm-ivroDI hox df Ìqvf idqf aqy Éud nUM Éud AuhnF ny Èfier qy afdmI hI aiKaf; pr pUrb dy Èfier, zfktr sr muhMmd iekbfl, ny AuhnF dy srUp ivc iek kfml mrd dI Jlk vyKI aqy AuhnF nUM BrmF dI nId ivc suwqI hoeI mnuKqf nUM jgfAux vflLy dy rUp ivc vyiKaf; df afgmn, sMn 1469 ivc, ipqf mihqf kilafn cMd jI aqy mfqf iqRpqf jI dy gRih ivKy, rfie Boie dI qlvMzI, sRI nnkfxf sfihb ivKy hoieaf.

bcpn ivc hI afp jI bfkI bflkF vrgy ivhfr qoN AulLt, sfDUaF vFg ivcrdy sn. swq sfl dy hoey qF ipqf kflU jI ny, afp jI nUM pFDy pfs pVHny pfieaf. Aus smy afp jI ny pwtI nfm dI bfxI Aucfr ky pFDy nUM AupdyÈ idqf. Aus bfxI ivc awj pMjfbI bolI ilKy jfx vflLy awKrF ny nfm aqy qrqIb dI sfnUM bÉÈÈ kIqI. nO sfl dI avwsQf ivc gurU jI ny prvfrk Dfrmk rsm anusfr jnyAU pfAux qoN ienkfr krky, pFzy nUM swcf jnyAU pfAux leI ikhf jo ik ies dunIaF qoN awgy vI sfzy nflL jfvy.

hryk shI soc vflLy ipqf vFg, afp jI dy ipqf, mihqf kilafx cMd jI ny, afp jI nUM vI sMsfrk kfrjF ivc pfAuxf cfihaf pr afp jI pRBU-BgqI ivc sdf hI lIn rihx sdkf, sMsfrk bMDnF, duinafvI ivhfrF qoN inrlyp rihMdy sn. ies krky ipqf kflLU jI suBfvk qOr qy hI gurU jI nflL nfrfË rihMdy sn qy ipqf jI dI nfrfËgI df sdkf Gr ivc suBfvk hI qxfa rihMdf sI. ieh vyK ky gurU jI dI BYx, byby nfnkI jI afpxy pfs sulqfnpur loDI, afp jI nUM lY gey. byby nfnkI jI dy pqI, BfeIaf jY rfm jI, eyQy dy nvfb, dOlq KF loDI, pfs ieËq ieqbfr vflLI nOkrI kr rhy sn. BfeIaf jI ny gurU jI nUM nvfb pfs modI lgvf idqf. eyQy hI btflLf invfsI, BfeI mUl cMd ptvfrI dI spuwqrI, mfqf sulwKxI jI, nflL afp jI df ivafh hoieaf. afp jI dy gRih ivKy ies sQfn qy hI do sfihbËfdy, bfbf sRI cMd jI aqy bfbf lKmI dfs jI pYdf hoey.

38 sfl dI Aumr ivc afp jI jgq jlMdy nUM qfrn vfsqy, 'AudfsIaF' Aupr cwl pey. BfeI bflf jI qy BfeI mrdfnf jI, iehnF AudfsIaF, arQfq XfqrfvF dOrfn afp jI dy sfQI sn. dUr-durfzy dyÈF df rtn kIqf aqy iek swcy rwb nUM Bulf ky BrmF ivc PsI bYTI lokfeI nUM swc df mfrg drsfieaf. ihMdUaF, muslmfnF aqy isDF dy Dfrmk sQfnF qy jf ky, mnuKqf nUM iek inrMkfr dy pujfrI bxn dI pRyrnf kIqI.

aMq smy rfvI iknfry, krqfr dy nF qy krqfrpur nfmI ngr vsf ky invfs kIqf. sfrf prvfr, smyq mfqf qy ipqf dy eyQy ilaf ky swcy spuwqrF vFg AuhnF dI syvf qy siqkfr kIqf. sMsfr vfsIaF nUM ijs qrHF ikrq krn, nfm jpx qy vMz ky Ckx df AupdyÈ, afp jI ny idqf sI, Ausdf aslI nmUnf sRI krqfrpur sfihb ivKy, aml krky dwisaf. drsfieaf dunIaF vfilLaF nUM ik Drm koeI Pokf ikqfbI ÌlsÌf nhI hY ijs Aupr aml nf kIqf jf skdf hovy qy isrÌ ilKx, pVHn, bolx qwk hI sImq hovy; iesdy AulLt Drm iek jIvn-jfc hY. Drm dy asUlF Aupr aml krky asIN ies sMsfr ivc Éud suKI jIvn ibqf skdy hF; bfkI sfQIaF df vI Blf kr skdy hF aqy aMq ivc pRBU dI drgfh ivc vI surÉrU ho ky jf skdy hF.

ies qrHF siqgurU jI, qkrIbn swqr-ku sfl ies sMsfr dy vfsIaF nUM 'inrml pMQ' dI mRXfdf dI pflxf krky dohF dunIaF nUM sÌl krn dI jfc dwsdy hoey, afpxy syvk BfeI lihxf jI nUM aMgd (sRi gurU amgd dyv jI) bxf ky, joqI joq smf gey.

aMq smy AuhnF df aMqm sMskfr afpxI afpxI mRXfdf anusfr krn leI ihMdUaF qy muslmfnF qoN bxy ÈrDflUaF ivc JgVy df hoxf ijQy ieh gwl dwsdf hY ik asIN pMjfbI AuhnF dI shI isiKaf smJx qoN asmrQ rhy hF EQy ieh vI pqf lwgdf hY ik hr koeI AuhnF nUM afpxf smJdf sI. iek lokokqI vI hY ies bfry:

"bfbf nfnk Èfh ÌkIr.
ihMdU df gurU qy mulmfn df pIr."

sMqoK isMG
isznI, afstRylIaf
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