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The Sikh Bulletin
A Voice of Concerned Sikhs World Wide
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In This Issue/qqkrw
Sikhy By Hypocrisy ............................................. .1
On Fundamentalists And Fanatics………………..2
Press Note By WSC Organizers…………………..4
Joginder Singh’s Response To Vedanti…………...5
Excommunication Of Kala Afghana?......................8
Abuses Associated With Excommunication……..10
Misuse Of SGPC Funds………………………….11
Nationhood Not Religion!......................................11
sMpwdkI:……………………………………………….13
vydFqI vloN “spoksmYn” dy muwK sMpfdk nUM ilKI icwTI ……....14
JUT n boil pWfy sc khIAY……………………………..15
smkwlI ieiqhws………………………………………..16
ivcwr guldsqw……………………………………….17
vydWqI nU do icTIAwN………………………………………20
akfl qKLq sfihb nUM bcfE……………………………….21
gurmiq pRkwS AkqUbr 2003……………………………23
pfiksqfn qoN drd BrI icwTI………………………………25
AkwlqKq swihb Aqy AkwlbuMgw…………………………26
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SRomxI kmytI dw SuDIkrx ………………………………..28
sUqk df Brm…………………………………………….30
Book Page ......................................................... .32
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SIKHI BY HYPOCRISY
Discipline without freedom is tyranny. Freedom without discipline is
chaos. Every body is free to interpret gurbani and Sikhism whichever way
they want without any accountability to any one. The Sikh Panth tried to
assign central religious authority first to Shromani Gurudwara Parbandak
Committee and later to the concept of Akal Takht. But the corrupt Akali
politicians managed to thwart these efforts each time. First by electing
immoral irreligious men as SGPC members and then appointing illiterate,
unethical and spiritually bankrupt granthis as Jathedars to the Akal Takht
who immediately began to fashion themselves as high priests rather than
sevadars of the sangat. Any criticism of their idiotic hypocrisy and anti
Gunnat behavior causes loud howling from them and accusations of
defiance of Akal Takht or an insult to the Akal Takht.
The introduction of the British political system of elections for SGPC
under the Gurdwara Act 1925 is the root cause of the moral degeneration
of the sikh religious society, especially since 1947 when the power shifted
into the hands of the vindictive majority community in India. This system
creates partisan atmosphere and the use of unethical tactics such as
bribery, corruption, manipulation etc. to achieve victory. The victors
are more obligated to look after the interests of the ones who helped in
gaining power rather than rendering any service.
By abolishing the Masand system and installing Shabad as eternal Guru of
the Sikhs the tenth Master Guru Gobind Singh Ji first rejected and then
eliminated any need for a priestly class within the Sikh religious society.
The looking after of our revered Shrines and preaching at grass root
level was to be performed by dedicated learned volunteer sevadars.
This model is in use at the Mormon church in the United states. It is a
harsh but accepted fact that through back door a priestly class had
established itself among the Sikhs. Because of the immense resources of
the Gurdwaras these priests became very influential not only in religious
affairs but also political life of the Sikh community.
The Sikhs struggled successfully and wrested control from the priestly
class and now within three quarters of a century after gaining control they
have handed it back to the priestly class through the conniving of the self
serving Akali politicians. As then and now these priests serve their
political masters and honor them for their criminal acts against the Sikh
masses. Then they honored General Dyer for slaughtering innocent Sikhs
and now they are honoring Parkash Singh Bade! for robbing and sucking
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the blood of Sikh masses through a system of bribery and
corruption. As then and now they employ threats of
excommunication to terrorize Sikhs who dare to question
their hypocrisy and out right dishonesty.
The succession of these so-called Jathedars or high priests
since 1984 brought nothing 5ut henchmen of the leader of the
Akali Dal Party. A slight mistake by these puppets in catering
to the wishes of the political boss gets them packing and
banished. The present Mukh Granthi at Akal Takht, Joginder
Singh Vedanti, has topped the list in his willingness to
become the tool in the hands of various interest groups to
terrorize their opponents by summoning to Akal Takht and
declaring them guilty of unknown religious offenses while
honoring others who show blatant disregard to panth
approved rahit maryada. The Sikh Bulletin declared him a
Trojan horse at the time of his appointment as Mukh Granthi
at Akal Takht. His tenure has been marred by scandals
caused by his excessive greed, partisanship, and hypocrisy.
Such actions can only be attributed to a person of low moral
character and not from the one holding an esteemed religious
position.
Recent excommunication of a pious Sikh writer of at least a
dozen books on gurmat, Gurbax Singh Kala afgana of British
Columbia Canada, is the most condemned decision of his
tenure. He was declared guilty for his opinions calling Guru
Granth and Guru Panth as supreme and rejecting the spurious
books so called " Dasam Granth, and Gurbilas Patshahi 6"
which are championed by the priests and fake sant babas as
true renderings of Sikh principles and ethical values.
Once again to serve his political masters he has summoned
Sardar Joginder Singh, chief editor of a popular magazine
'Spokesman'. He is accused of criticism of the decision of the
Jathedar to excommunicate Sardar Kala Afgana. This issue of
the Sikh bulletin has numerous articles and letters from Sikhs
from all over the world protesting and condemning this latest
outrage of this unscrupulous granthi.
Anti gurmat traditions carried over from the Mahant period
are considered supreme and cannot be violated. Thus Sikh
women are denied right to perform kirtan and seva at Darbar
Sahib in transgression of specific injunctions of Guru Granth
Sahib ji. Professing reverence to spurious books and
installing them equal to Guru Granth Sahib at two of the five
Sikh religious Takhts is wrong. To this date Jathedar of Akal
Takht or the president ofSGPC, two premier institutions of
the Sikhs, have not uttered a word of protest. Further none of
the leaders of the many Akali Dal parties have protested to
the Takhts concerned or sent any letter of complaint to the
Akal Takht. Forgive me for calling it Sikhi by Hypocrisy.
Gurpal Singh Khaira
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ON FUNDAMENTALISTS AND FANATICS
At least since the Islamic Mullahs overthrew the Shah of
Iran, and even more so during the past year, there has been a
rising crescendo of the talking heads on television telling us
of the dangers of religious fundamentalism. They warn us
and alarm us: the rising tide of fundamentalism poses a
danger to human survival and to civilized society, as we
know it. Religious fundamentalists all over the globe are
fighting to carve new boundaries and new nations, and they
stand ready to destroy anyone who blocks their way. The
religious fundamentalists, it is alleged, are the least tolerant
of any people.
But the media pundits talk primarily of Islamic
fundamentalism and its intolerance. They rarely mention
Christian fundamentalists, who are also intolerant of all
other religions, and even of Christians who do not believe in
their particular brand of Christianity. This differential and
deferential treatment often stems from the fact that many of
the pundits identify personally with the Christian
fundamentalists. In addition, the Christian fundamentalists
seem to operate primarily in countries with nominally
secular governments and thus can do only limited harm to
government and society as a whole.
History tells us that this, of course, was not always the
case, and even now such obsessively single-minded
believers are not entirely harmless. The television pundits
rightly condemn the second-class place of women in
orthodox Muslim society and the precarious existence
therein of all non-Muslims, as well as the lack of free
discussion and debate in such closed orthodoxies.
What these pundits forget is that the Inquisition
stemmed from dogmatic Christians. Lynching of Blacks was
often done in the name of Christianity, and that was not so
long ago. I remember Cardinal Spellman painting the sign
of the cross on the helmets of young American soldiers on
their way to Vietnam. Even today the debate over a
woman’s right to abortion usually gets obscured in religious
doctrine and dogma. Keep in mind that even in these days of
enlightenment President Bush uses American financial
might to impose his religious beliefs on poorer nations when
he vetoes any funding for programs that might provide
education or technology for birth control.
My purpose here is to cast a jaundiced eye on the
whole concept of fundamentalism. To me the examples of
Islamic and Christian intransigence that I have cited are not
really examples of religious fundamentalism at all but of
fanatic intolerance.
Literally, fundamentalism means to be in touch with
the basics, the fundamentals — in this case, of a religion. I
think such fundamentalism should be the minimum
expected from anyone who professes a religion, be it Islam,
Christianity, Sikhism or any one of the wide varieties of
religious experience. I am an anatomist so, one hopes, I
know the fundamentals of anatomy. If I am a Sikh, I should
be similarly comfortable with the fundamentals of my faith.
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Once a person rejects the fundamentals, one cannot in good
faith remain a part of the whole, the institution. That is my
position. I could hardly function as an anatomist or be able to
assert the right to call myself one if I were no longer in
command of the fundamentals of anatomy. Being a Sikh,
Hindu or Christian seems no different in concept or in
principle.
Thus, fundamentalism is not and cannot be inherently
evil. It is the “talibanized” version of fundamentalism that is
evil. Excessive enthusiasm for one’s own belief and the
diminution and demeaning of the viewpoint of other people
to the point of denying them the right to believe in their own
way — that would certainly be evil. And that is fanaticism,
which would and should be sinful under any circumstances,
in any place at any time.
Contrary to what we usually think, not all fanatics
necessarily believe in religion of any sort. When we look at
religions of the world, we often recognize the good that
religions have done by fostering and awakening the humanity
in humans. More often, however, we see the injustice that has
been committed in the name of religion. The crusades, the
jihads, the Inquisition and the more recent pogroms of the
Nazis bear witness to the inhumanity people express in the
name of religion. Do not forget to add to this incomplete
litany of religious intolerance the genesis and history of the
long-running troubles in Ireland and the Arab-Jewish
imbroglio.
Hinduism is generally thought of as a historically
tolerant faith that is only recently becoming viciously
intolerant of others. I should add that Hindu intolerance in the
name of religion is not new but had merely been held in
check for the many centuries that Hindus were powerless
either under the Muslims or under the British. History
suggests that St. Thomas, who took Christianity to India
perhaps around A.D. 52, died at the hands of fanatical
Brahmins. Similar minds decimated Buddhism in India, the
land of its birth. We now remember the systematically
repressive and genocidal policies of the secular Indian
government against the Muslims, Sikhs and Christians, as
well as against people of other minority religions over the
past two decades and even longer.
We often think that perhaps many of these pogroms
and policies against religious people stemmed directly from
or were a reaction to the fanatical beliefs and practices of the
believers. Beware of those who hold too tightly to their
religions, conventional wisdom warns us, for they are
fanatics and least tolerant of diversity. But not all fanatics are
believers in religions, as we know them. That’s why I use the
example of India, where secular principles are enshrined in
the constitution.
Look at the irony of another situation — it would be
delicious were it not so illogically and fanatically cruel.
In Turkey today, a Muslim woman walking down the
street who wears a hijab (scarf covering her head, neck and
shoulders), as required by her religion, would invite
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governmental hostility. But if the same Muslim woman
appeared on the street in Iran without her hijab, she would
also face immediate legal reprisals. Much of the world
probably wouldn’t care either way. Turkey is a secular
country while Iran is governed strictly by Islamic law.
It would be illegal in Turkey for a family to hold in its
home an Islamic religious service officiated by a cleric. If
Sikhs build a gurdwara in Kuwait, it would be closed by
order of the government; Sikhs can, however, practice their
faith within their own home, even in Kuwait. Turkey is
secular, Kuwait is Islamic, but is one more fanatical? Is one
less tolerant than the other?
The policies of Iran, Kuwait and many other Islamic
countries ostensibly are derived from their religion; those of
Turkey seem to stem from a rejection not of just one
religion — Islam — but effectively from a rejection of all
religions. Turkey is aggressively secular. But what is
secularism?
Is “secularism” to be the new religion replacing the
older religions with the support of the government? Can
rejection of religion itself become a religion? However
illogical, that seems to be the intent in Turkey. Does
rejection of religion promote or guarantee tolerance? Not
necessarily, as evidenced by the case of Turkey.
A government that is truly representative of all the
people can and should be determinedly fanatical in
requiring that all its citizens uphold the laws of society. The
laws of a society primarily and minimally require its citizens
to conduct their lives such that they respect the rights,
persons and property of their neighbors. One of these rights
is to be able to live one’s life according to one’s faith. But to
enforce a religion of secularism means to deny people the
right to believe and practice their religion, even if it is not in
conflict with laws that protect them or their neighbors. To
require from citizens a denial of their own beliefs makes
secularism a religion and its proponents and prophets
undeniably fanatics. I give you the example of communism
as an example of non-traditional religion.
It seems to me that forcing such aggressive secularism
as a belief system provides an excellent working definition
and model of fanaticism. Lest one think that this is
separation of politics and religion, I emphasize that this is
not at all inherent in the concept of separation of church and
state. That concept means only that the state will not
establish, promote or hinder any religion. If clearly thought
through, that concept would reject the words “In God We
Trust” on the currency or “One nation under God” in the
Pledge of Allegiance. It would also allow an Orthodox Jew
or a turbaned Sikh to serve in the armed services of the
United States without hindrance.
There is no virtue in being nominally secular as India
claims to be or aggressively so as Turkey is or as the Soviet
Union used to be. The point is for individual citizens to be
fundamentalist in the true meaning of the word — that is,
remaining faithful to the fundamentals of their belief —
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while remaining tolerant of the different beat of the distant
drummer that their neighbor chooses to walk to on his or her
religious path. It is in this latter condition that India and
Turkey seem to be critically deficient.
This principle exactly is the bedrock of Sikh belief: to
believe and practice one’s faith by understanding its
fundamentals but never to enforce it on others. History tells
us that Aurungzeb, the 17th-century Muslim ruler of India,
declared Islamization of the country as his national policy
goal. Hindus were converted by force. At that time, the Sikh
Guru, Tegh Bahadur, at the entreaty of Hindus, chose to
accept martyrdom to insure that Hindus could practice their
own faith as they deemed fit. He did so not because he did
not value the fundamentals of his own Sikh belief, which was
not Hinduism. His sacrifice was a testament to the
fundamentals of his own Sikh faith - tolerance of the
different views of others and helping them chart their own
destiny, as they saw fit.
The approach of all Sikh Gurus, from Guru Nanak to
Guru Gobind Singh, was similar. They taught a message that
did not diminish or demean others. They considered no one
person or his religion to be the enemy. They fought battles,
yet were equally willing to welcome the opponent as a friend.
The lives of Guru Hargobind and Guru Gobind Singh are a
testament to this. History tells us that in the many battles that
the Gurus fought, some of their allies were Hindu; others
were Muslim. At times some enemies were Hindu, while
others were Muslim. Through all this the Gurus never forced
their beliefs on any people, subjugated others or conquered
any territory. For almost half a century until the arrival of the
British in the mid 19th century, Sikhs dominated north India;
the ruler, Ranjit Singh, ruled justly with an emphasis on
tolerance to ensure that the fundamentals of all faiths were
respected.
Here I must offer an apologia of sorts. What I have
recounted is Sikh history. In the past two decades or so,
whether in response to the political realities in India where
the Sikhs are under siege or as fallout from fundamentalists
and fanatics from around the world, Sikhism, too, has
produced its share of talibanized Sikhs who are intolerantly
fanatical. Assuredly, there is no way to justify or garner
support for such self-righteousness and hubris in Sikh
tradition, history or doctrine.
Fundamentals of one’s belief are important to a sense
of self; intolerance and fanaticism are inimical to it. This is
the crux of a civilized and cultured existence. I. J Singh, NY
[From his book ‘Being And Becoming A Sikh’, available from the Author
ijs1@nyu.edu ED.]
*****
PRESS NOTE BY WSC ORGANIZERS
Jan. 02, 2004.
The under mentioned persons connected with the ‘World
Sikh Convention’, analysed the news item published in the
papers of December 25, 2003, according to which Editor of
the Spokesman Joginder Singh has been summoned by Bhai
Joginder Singh Vedanti to appear at the Akal Takhat,
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considered it in the context of the resolutions of the
Convention and concluded as follows:
1.1 Several years earlier our representatives had
politely asked Bhai Joginder Singh Vedanti to
clarify to the Sikh panth the religious or ethical
basis on which he was declaring himself and others
as “maha Granthis, Five Singh Sahiban, Jathedars
or High Priests”. He has not bothered to explain his
position to the Sikh people.
1.2 The panth accepted Sikh Rehat Maryada provides
for selection of Five Beloved ones by the
concerned Sikh congregation. The above
mentioned ‘maha Granthis, Jathedars’ were never
so selected by the congregation. They must explain
to the congregation how without going through the
process of selection, they usurp the powers of the
Five Beloved Ones and why do they terrorise
Guru’s Sikhs by the exercise of such powers?
1.3 They need to clarify how they are entitled to
summon a Sikh to appear before them in the
absence of his voluntary desire to seek forgiveness
for dereliction of religious duty?
1.4 Clearly Editor Joginder Singh has committed no
breach of Rehat Maryada and neither has he
presented himself before the congregation to seek
forgiveness. In these circumstances no pseudo
Jathedar is entitled according to the principles of
Sikhi to summon him to appear at the Akal Takhat.
1.5 It is certain that no Sikh of the Guru is obliged to
obey such an order which is void ab initio.
2.1 After deep consideration, all of us, particularly in
the context of Akali Dal’s Moga Conference
(1996), believe that Mr. Parkash Singh Badal’s
position is that of a henchman of Hindutva forces.
He now is a firm adherent of Hindutva’s ultimate
aim of liquidating the Sikh panth and is a handle in
the axe of Hindutva.
2.2 In recent times Mr. Badal has usurped the sole
right to appoint and dismiss what his group calls a
‘Jathedar’ of the Akal Takhat. Inspired by some
destructive thought he has appointed Bhai Joginder
Singh Vedanti to that office and has retained him
even after attaining the retiring age of 60 years.
2.3 For the above mentioned reasons Bhai Vedanti is
only a henchman of one who himself is but a
henchman of an enemy organisation. According to
principles derived from Guru’s word, Guru’s
instructions and the dictates of Sikh history and
tradition, it is nothing but betrayal of Sikhi to
obey Vedanti’s orders.
3.1 To advertise the collection of indecent tales and
meaningless mythological stories as ‘Dasam
Granth’ and to attribute its authorship to the Tenth
King in entirety is to throw mud on the Guru’s
clean and holy garment. The ultimate aim of
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ascribing its authorship to the Guru is to destroy the
image of the Lord of the Blue Steed, the one who
sacrificed his whole family, and to sow the seeds of
hatred for him and is nothing less.
3.2 The Tenth King is certainly the ornament of the
human race and his image is preeminent amongst
the greatest humans in history. It is capable of
inspiring the highest ethical values, idealism and is
capable of bestowing the highest spiritual
development. This image has been carefully
preserved by three and half centuries of history in its
original purity. To keep this purity in tact is
universally beneficial.
3.3 For this purpose it is absolutely essential to
denigrate this book and to refuse to publicly accept
the white lie that its author is Guru Gobind Singh.
To actively participate in this denial process is a
religious duty as well as a homage to the truth of
history.
4.1 Bhai Gurbaksh Singh Kala Afghana is a believing,
duly baptised Sikh writer. His books are dedicated
to the betterment of the Sikh people and are in
conformity with Guru’s word. As against those,
Gurbilas Patshahi 6 edited by Bhai Joginder
Singh Vedanti is poisonous weed and a basket of
dirt born of low mentality.
4.2 When Bhai Kala Afghana brought the above fact to
the notice of public in a serious discussion, he was
ex-communicated by Bhai Joginder Singh Vedanti.
This was done without giving him an opportunity of
being heard and without considering his written
point of view. He was trapped into that quagmire by
low cunning.
4.3 To excommunicate people like this may be in order
in Islam hijacked by crude priesthood, but in Sikhi
such an action is completely unauthorised. The
World Sikh Convention of October 26, 2003,
rersolved that excommunication is in opposition to
the basic postulates of Sikhi. To accept
excommunication as valid is opposed to human
values, is out and out cowardness and is a complete
betrayal of Sikh history and tradition. This is the
firm belief of majority of ordinary Sikhs like us.
We perceive that inspite of opposition by majority of the
Sikhs, the ‘mahan granthis, Jathedars’ are progressively
tightening their noose around the necks of ordinary Sikhs.
For this purpose they are spreading the terror of their
unauthorised ‘hukamnamas’. They are leaving no space for
meaningful discussion. It is a death dealing situation for
Sikhi. To distill the views of ordinary Sikhs on the issue, to
organize expression of public opinion against this new
menace, we propose to hold at least four big conventions
outside India and will hold a Sarbat Khalsa in the Punjab and
will thus put a complete end to this new tradition of
terrorising Guru’s Sikhs.
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To every person wedded to truthful conduct and pious
living, we promise that we will ever incessantly strive to
completely obliterate the terror of unauthorised
‘hukamnamahs’ of ‘maha granthis’ root and branch
from the psyche of Sikhs.
Gurtej Singh (Professor of Sikhism), Narinder Singh (Retd. Major
General), Kn. Mahinder Pratap Singh Inder Singh, Ghagga (International
Sikh Missionary), Dr. Sukhjit Kaur Gill (Human Rights Activist), Sukhdev
Singh (Sikh Missionary College), Dr. Tarlochan Singh (Former Chairman,
Sahibzada Jujhar Singh Miss. College), Giani Jagmohan Singh (Mata Sahib
Kaur Miss. College), Prof. Joginder Singh (Gurmat Gian Miss. College),
Prin. Surjit Singh (Sikh Missionary), Dalbir Singh (Ex. Correspondent),
Bibi Jasbir Kaur (Akal Sahai Trust), Prin. Jasbir Singh (Sahibzada Jujhar
Singh Miss. College), Harmit Singh (Delhi, Akal Sahai Trust), Er. Jagtar
Singh Bhogal. Authenticated by: (Gurtej Singh)
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JOGINDER SINGH’S RESPONSE TO VEDANTI
Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Head Minister
Sri Akal Takhat Sahib, Golden Temple Complex,
Amritsar (Punjab)
Respected Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti Ji,
Waheguru Ji Ka Khalsa. Waheguru Ji Ki Fateh.
I have received your letter No. A: 3/03/3635 dated 22-12-
2003. Although the language of the letter is quite
provocative and there is no dearth of decrees pronouncing
me as “guilty”, even before giving me a hearing, yet for two
reasons, I touched my forehead with it as a mark of respect
Firstly, because this letter has come to me from Sri Akal
Takhat Sahib, the same Akal Takhat, which being the very
symbol of Sikh Sovereignty, deserves to be respected by
every upright Sikh. Although for sometime past, its
“Mukh Sewadars” (Head ministers) have left no stone
unturned to denigrate the Takhat, yet those wedded to the
idea of Sikhs' sovereign status, as for example, myself, even
today see the Akal Takhat as distinct from its “Sewadars”
(servants) and consider it a matter of honor to be committed
to it.
Secondly, you have summoned me to appear at Akal Takhat
“on behalf of the Guru Panth.” This has been our principle
demand from the very beginning that as ordained by the
Guru, only the Guru Panth can issue any command from the
Akal Takhat and not its “Sewadars.” But you have not
stated anything about when and how the Guru Panth
took a decision to summon me. The Guru-Panth manifests
its will through “Gurmata” which cannot be adopted until
all the parties to a dispute sit together along with the
representatives of all Panthic organizations and after holding
free and frank discussion, arrive at a consensus. I am not
stating this on my own, but this is what is written in the
Panth-approved “rehat maryada” also. It is hoped that before
summoning me on behalf of the Guru Panth, you will oblige
me by supplying the above-mentioned information about the
“Gurmata” adopted by the Guru Panth, at the earliest.
You wrote that you have received complaints against
me. In this connection, you have referred to a few articles
that had appeared in the Spokesman’s September through
November 2003 issues. After receiving your letter, I have
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re-read all the relevant articles. All these articles are fine
examples of Panth's glory and raise the prestige of the Sikh
Panth, and I fail to understand what is objectionable about
them. The Spokesman is the largest-selling Sikh magazine
and even our opponents relish going through its contents.
There is no corner of the world where this paper does not
have its subscribers. Had something objectionable really been
there in the articles referred to by you, the Sikhs would have
certainly voiced their objections. But till today, we have not
received even a single complaint with regard to these articles.
It is prudent that I request you to supply me the original
complaints or their photo copies so that I may ascertain these
documents and refute the allegations made. As you should
know that the complaints can be bogus. I shall duly reply
once the documents are made available to me. The
complaint of the Dharam Parchar Committee was duly
responded to on October 15, 2003, and Spokesman’s
November 2003 issue reprinted that reply. You must have
read that as well as the challenge to SGPC to constitute a
panel of independent judges to examine the issues raised
here.
You will find that many of the allegations leveled
against me in your letter stand rebutted. So far as the
“Salahkar Board” (Advisory Board) and its aftermath are
concerned, please read the January 2004 issue of the
Spokesman.
Having said all that: My final reply shall be
submitted only after the receipt of copies of the
complaints and your replies to the points brought forth
hereunder. I would certainly like to put forward a few
important points, which can prove helpful in defusing this
issue. From the telephonic messages I have received so far
form all over the world, it appears that besides the Sikhs,
even non-Sikhs are showing deep interest in this matter and
want to know how the religious heads of world's most
modern religion mistreat the editor of the most popular Sikh
magazine. The following are the points for your
consideration:
1. A newspaper editor does not bring out a paper to express
his own views only. Rather, by acquainting the readers with
the views of all the parties, he tries to add to their knowledge.
If a particular view is not liked or is considered faulty, the
reader responds to the editor. A paper is only a means to
bring forth conflicting views at one place. That is why,
complaints with regard to any writing are first made to the
editor and he is asked to rectify the error, which the editor
usually does undertake if it is found to have validity. Where
is the avenue open and justified when the editor is asked to
appear in person and offer clarifications to religious
authorities? I have been told that Pope and Khomeini not
excluding, even the all-powerful Mullahs in Islamic countries
too had complaints of a very serious nature against
newspaper editors but no editor had ever been summoned by
them to appear personally and offer clarifications. Can you
cite an example when an editor was made to appear in
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person, before the clergy, in any part of the world and was
asked to offer clarifications? All the democratic
institutions regard the freedom of Press as an integral
part; regrettably I ask why those sitting at the Guru's
“Takhats” wish to reverse the process? By starting this
new anti-Sikh tradition, will the “Sewadars” of Akal Takhat
add to the glory of the Guru's Takhat or will lower its
reputation further?
2. I offer you the past case of Bhai Ranjit Singh. The
Spokesman came out with reservations about the
“hukamnamas” (edicts) issued by the Jathedar first time
when Bhai Ranjit Singh had issued a number of them.
Gurcharanjit Singh Lamba (editor of the “Sant Sipahi”
now), wrote to Bhai Ranjit Singh that Spokesman’s editor be
summoned at Akal Takhat and action taken against him
because he had thrown a challenge to the authority of the
“Jathedar.” Bhai Ranjit Singh was wise enough to forward
Lamba's letter to me. This was the right mode of dealing
with a complaint received against the paper. A radically
different course adopted by you is not expected from a
fellow Sikh.
3. It is a fact that before sending the letter to me, you had
released it to the Press. Why? Are you going for justice or
using your status to defame a person? Making use of this
same methodology, Indira Gandhi had tarnished the image
of the Sikhs so much that later when she unleashed her rein
of terror against them, no one raised a voice in their support.
Politicians have no doubt been employing these tactics, but
when persons sitting on seat of Akal Takhat behave in this
manner, how will it impact on our future course of Sikhi?
4. In your letter, you pronounced me guilty of having
committed many sins and released the letter to the press
before I could receive it. Besides this, at least in three press
statements (both before and after the 26th October World
Sikh Convention) you have pronounced the verdict that the
Spokesman is an anti-Panthic paper. Do you think that even
in these circumstances, it will be wrong to view your
impartiality with suspicion? Rumor has it that you have sent
this letter to me after receiving instructions from Parkash
Singh Badal. Is it true?
5. Seeing the manner in which Khalsa Panchayat's peaceful
and unarmed workers were beaten and beleaguered by
SGPC's musclemen in Darbar Sahib complex (you too had
supported this action) on February 22nd (2003) and the
threats of causing bloodshed were given so as to scuttle the
World Sikh Convention, do you think you can guarantee
personal safety of a person who had been criticizing the
SGPC, the Akali Dal and some of your own past actions?
6. Your double standards are obvious in the controversy of
“Dasam Granth”. In our view, propagation of “Dasam
Granth” is tantamount to showing disrespect to Guru
Gobind Singh. Yet you have allowed Baba Virsa Singh to
create a website on ‘Dasam Granth’, Khushwant Singh to
write articles in favour of it, Takhat Patna Sahib’s Head
Granthi Giani Iqbal Singh to call it ‘Perfect Guru’ with
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impunity Recently Dr. Jasbir Singh Mann of USA delivered a
lecture on ‘Dasam Granth’ on 8th of December (2003) at
Amritsar. Bibi Kiranjot Kaur, S. Waryam Singh, Secretary
Dharam Parchar Committee and yyyour PA, S. Prithi were in
the audience. Not one of them pointed out your ban on the
subject. Did they know that your ban is to be enforced in an
arbitray manner?
7. The Spokesman is Sikh Panth's 53-year old institution,
which was founded by S. Hukam Singh in 1951. During the
last ten years, its new management has brought forth its
Panthic character in a rather more pronounced manner and at
present, it has become the most popular paper among the
Sikhs both in India and abroad. If you have any grievance
against this paper, it should be expressed by keeping its
prestige and position in view. The language used in your
letter and the way it has been released to the press before
sending it to the Spokesman show that you have scant regard
for great Panthic institution. We, in the Spokesman, have
always tried our level best to see that in spite of our
differences, no damage should be caused to the prestige of
any Panthic institution. For sake of brevity I will mention
only three examples:
(a) You remember that you yourself had rung me up to say
that we should not write anything about the Dhanwant Singh
affair in the Spokesman. When you repeatedly said to me
these words, “I request you with folded hands,” I gave my
word, even though your demand did not appear justified, that
we would not write anything until the matter was finally
disposed of by you. For more than a year, we withheld our
pen--only to uphold the prestige of the institution.
(b) In October, 2003, when the Dharam Parchar Committee
passed a resolution against the Spokesman, its Board of
Directors decided unanimously that a defamation suit be
filed against the SGPC and the Dharam Parchar Committee
members, but I got this decision stalled by pleading that if the
SGPC people refrain from taking any wrong step thereafter,
the great Panthic institution should not be put in the dock for
the first case of high handedness.
(c) A delegation of some Sikhs came to the Spokesman’s
office to inform us that since what you have written in the
preface to the “Gurbilas Patshahi-6” provides
encouragement to blasphemy, they were going to file a case
against you for your abetment in insulting the Gurus and for
that purpose they sought our help too. I told them that
although I consider the publication of “Gurbilas Patshahi–
6” and its praise by a Darbar Sahib Granthi as a crime
against the Guru, yet I would not approve of the filing of a
case in this connection because it would bring shame to a
sacred institution.
8. A Sikh religious head derives powers from three sources:
Guru Granth Sahib, Gurdwara Act, and Panth-approved
“Rehat Maryada.” There is no provision of a “Jathedar” of
Akal Takhat, nor any authority to declare oneself as
“Jathedar” and start summoning Sikhs at the Akal Takhat,
pronounce them “tankhahiyas' (guilty of religious
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misconduct) and excommunicate them from the Panth. Six
prominent Sikhs of Chandigarh jointly wrote a letter to you
requesting you to enlighten them about the source from
which you had derived these powers. Narcissistically you
and the SGPC President kept on threatening the six Sikhs,
and have not replied them till today.
9. After waiting for more than six months, it was decided
that honest and dedicated Sikhs, should be called upon to
assist us in finding answers to the above questions in the
light of Gurmat. Thus the World Sikh Convention was held
at Mohali on October 26, 2003.You, the SGPC and its sister
organizations called upon the Sikhs to boycott the
convention. Then threats were issued: organizers would be
killed, bloodshed would be caused and “come what may, the
Convention would not be allowed to be held.” The
gurdwaras were directed not to provide space for holding
the Convention. When private parties agreed to rent out
accommodation, they too were threatened and the central
Home Minister was made to force an MP to go back on his
establishment's commitment. At last, twelve hours before
the Convention was scheduled to start, the High court issued
directions to the Police and the administration that not only
the Convention be allowed but also law and order
maintained. Despite adverse circumstances, large number of
Sikhs poured in from every state in the country and each
district of Punjab, besides from fourteen other countries.
Ninety per cent of the attendees consisted of “Amritdharis.”
These Sikhs, both men and women, held serious
deliberations for eight long hours, and endorsed the views of
the organizers unanimously. This convention gave a lie to
the SGPC’s contention that old fashioned ‘Sarbat Khalsa’
cannot be held under today’s circumstances.
10. Why I alone have been summoned? Why not all the
convention organizers? You and the SGPC bosses are either
very much chagrined at the success of the October
convention or wish to stop the onward march of the
Spokesman.
11. Regarding the objections raised by you that have
appeared in the Spokesman, I emphatically state that if even
a single writing of the Spokesman is proved to be violation
of Gurmat, I will resign as its chief editor. We make every
effort to ensure that not a single word should appear in the
Spokesman, which is contrary to Gurmat. And Gurmat is
what is recorded in Guru Granth Sahib, and not in “Dasam
Granth” and “Gurbilash Patshahi – 6.” Secondly, we have
taken up the challenge of completing the unfinished task of
the “Gurmat-Lehar” initiated by Prof. Gurmukh Singh and
Giani Dit Singh, which was abandoned half-way by the
politicians who succeeded them. At the time when Prof.
Gurmukh Singh and Giani Dit Singh embarked on this task,
they too were accused of being Panth's enemies by the
“Pujaris” (priests) and those controlling the gurdwaras. Is it
necessary to repeat that history or should we learn lesson
from it?
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12. Sikhism is a religion in which discussion or exchange of
views is all-important. It is not a religion of those who are
bigoted or practice blind faith. Rather, it is a religion of those
who revolt against blind faith. It is not a religion of those
who follow antiquated practices or traditions, but of those
who reject old practices by testing them on the touchstone of
Gurmat. Secondly, even the leaders of stone-age religions
have changed greatly with the passage of time. But the
“Granthis” and leaders of our most modern religion,
sometimes behave in such a manner that it looks as if they
were living in the stone age and are representing an outdated
religion. People have realized that in the realm of religion,
creating hurdles in the way of discussion and exchange of
views ultimately proves to be harmful to the religion itself.
Therefore, it is my request that needless fruitless faultfinding
should not be encouraged: It will bring great harm to
Sikhism.
13. At present, the RSS wants that the “Granthis” appointed
by the politicians should be made to appear so powerful and
“supreme” in the name of Akal Takhat, that every command
of theirs should be taken by the Sikhs as a “Divine edict” so
as to enable the RSS make some future “Jathedar” declare
that the Sikhs are a part of Hinduism and even Lord Vishnu
ought to be worshipped at Sri Darbar Sahib, because
“Gurbilas Patshahi – 6” supports that claim. Already, a
Jathedar has described the Sikhs as the progeny of “Luv and
Kush,” and you yourself have added another insult by stating
“Gurbilas Patshahi – 6” as a gift to the Sikhs and advocated
its recitation in gurdwaras. The future looks grim and subject
to more manipulations. You can see why we harbor serious
questions about you and your abilities.
Summing up: I am committed to offering clarifications
about each and every complaint sent by you. All I need are
the documents in original or their copies. Secondly, under no
circumstances, are we prepared to bargain the freedom of
the press. I can give up the vocation of journalism but will
never compromise on vital question of freedom of the press.
Thirdly, the manner in which the Guru Panth had given a
clear verdict on Gurmat ideology, by braving threats and
crossing hurdles put in its path in an unprecedented manner, I
will never go against it. Fourthly, following in the footsteps
of Prof. Gurmukh Singh and Giani Dit Singh, I will certainly
wage a struggle to raise the flag of Gurmat to rid our
gurdwaras of the Hindu practices that have crept into them.
Guru Gobind Singh had bequeathed Guruship to the Guru
Granth and the Guru Panth only. My request to you is that
you should also give recognition to the verdict of the Guru
Panth. You should make every effort to forge unity in the
Panth. Entrust the entire issue to independent Panthic
thinkers and ask them to make recommendations on how the
entire Panth can remain ideologically united. It is hoped that
you will consider this request because it is in the interest of
the Panth itself. If I have done anything against the Guru's
commands, I should be told as to where I have erred. But if I
am only advocating compliance with the Guru's edicts, I hope
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that Akal Takhat Sewadars will stand by me, will ensure the
unity and supremacy of the Guru Panth.
You have described the Spokesman as “my paper” in your
letter. Please note that this magazine is owned by JPC Ltd.,
which has thousands of shareholders, who assemble every
year and elect their Board of Directors, who alone can
formulate the policies of the Spokesman. You have fixed
January 7 (2004) as the date for submitting clarifications.
The time for fixing the date will arrive after you
acknowledge the letter of December 27, 2002, and with the
help of experts, attend to the questions raised by the writers
of that letter, besides those raised by me in this letter.
Ours is not a religion of deaf and dumb people and
there is a strong tradition of questioning. I advise you to
attend to the questions raised by the Guru-Panth, in the 26th
October (2003) World Sikh Convention. I am sure that once
you give a serious thought to the whole issue in the light of
Gurmat philosophy, you will no longer feel the necessity of
summoning any Sikh, nor issuing any “edict” and will rather
start helping the Sikhs take their own decisions by sitting
together in Sarbat Khalsa gatherings. It is for this purpose
only that the institution of “Jathedar” of the Sikhs had been
created and certainly not to follow the Muslim practice of
summoning the people and issuing “fatwas” and Hindu
practice of excommunicating them. The next convention, to
be held in 2004, will clear the position further especially on
a question related to the basic postulates of Sikhism and it is
my request that instead of dealing with people on individual
basis, all decisions should be taken as per the provisions of
Panth-approved “Sikh Reht Maryada” only, and the name of
“Akal Takhat” should not make one arrogant vis-a-vis the
Guru Panth. You are also answerable to the Guru Panth.
There is no post or position in Sikhism, the incumbent of
which can claim that he or she is not answerable to the Guru
Panth. Therefore, your thinking that because the politicians
have appointed you as “sewadar” of the Akal Takhat, every
Sikh is answerable to you but you yourself are answerable
to none. Joginder Singh, Chief Editor, Spokesman
[The text has been summarized for want of space without losing the thrust
of S. Joginder Singh’s response. ED.]
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EXCOMMUNICATION OF KALA AFGHANA?
Dr Jodh Singh, NY
Dear Dr. Kharak Singh Sahib, Guru Fateh!
Attached please note a copy of my views on the article in
Gurmat Praksh, about Excommunication of Kala Afghana?
I have not seen any facts in these lengthy verbose articles
other than countless names of institutions and people for
and against S. Kala Afghana. What are the facts? And where
are they? All I read is inflammatory threatening statements
about the supremacy of Akal Takhat. No Sikh has ever
challenged or denied the supremacy of Akal Takhat.
The crux of the problem, as you know it very well,
is the Jathedar Akal Takhat: Bhai Joginder Singh
Sandhu (Vedanti). He wanted to display and establish
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his vedantachariatta. In collaboration with Principal Amarjit
Singh, he editorialized Gurbilas patshai chhevi. Countless
celebrities were maneuvered to write laudatory comments
and SGPC printed the book. On inquiry, one of those
celebrities, whose comments were published, denied having
written those. This bespeaks honesty and truthfulness of
Vedanti Sahib. He never missed any gainful chance of
meeting hypocrite saints in Chicago or paying his obeisance
to his holiness, the Pope in Vatican, so that his pictures could
be displayed on broadcast and print media. But he could not
spare a few moments to speak with GSKA. Fortunately,
after squandering SGPC funds on the book, Gurbilas patshai
chhevi, SGPC withdrew it. However, Vedanti Ji has not
missed any opportunity or chance of castigating ruthlessly
those who exposed his book, its falsehood and intellectual
dishonesty. In his arrogance, anger and vengeance, Vedanti Ji
maneuvered Sikh Scholars to recommend GSKA’s
excommunication.
Unfortunately, Sikh scholars have not done their
homework adequately and they failed to investigate the
questionable books and the author completely. If they did,
they did not report the so-called facts. What disgraceful
conspiracy has been hatched to damage the principles of Akal
Takhat? I do not understand. If Akal Takhat has any
principles, it is not mentioned anywhere in the scriptures.
Again, you are harping on the same string. It is baseless
allegation that any body has attacked the fundamental
principle of Sikhism. It is the same old rotten slogan, Panth
is in danger that we have been hearing since 1951. And now,
it is attack on the fundamental principle of Sikhism
After excommunicating Kala Afghan, you are accusing us as
his collaborators. hux is`K pMQ qy ivdvqw dw ByK Dwr ky Awx
cVHy s. kwlw APgwnw Aqy aus dy kuJ ku sihXogIAW v`loN sRI
Akwl q^q swihb dy isDWq nUM Fwh lwaux dIAW koJIAW swzSW
kIqIAW jw rhIAW hn[ ies nvyN hmlwvr vrg nUM aunHW v`loN
is`K Drm dy buinAwdI isDWqW qy kIqy jw rhy hmilAW dw sucyq
rUp ivc pqw sI[ aunHW nUM ies g`l dw AMdwzw sI ik swfy
kwirAW nUM T`lH sRI Akwl q^q swihb qoN hI pvygI[
Keep on giving threats. One wonders as to what Akal
Takhat, nine feet tall brick & stone structure, has to do with
Dasam Granth? There is no mention of Akal Takhat in it.
Sahib Siri Guru Gobind Singh Ji never visited Akal Takhat.
GSKA did not write a word, negative or otherwise, about
Akal Takhat. We are not with GSKA, because we do not
have any interests of favors or fear from him, we want the
truth, unlike the honorable Committee members whose jobs,
pelf, positions and publications, visits to America and Europe
maybe dependent on SGPC, universities and Government of
Akali-BJP at stake.
The Committee members (M/s Balwant Singh Dhillon,
Darshan Singh, Kharak Singh Maan, Giani Gurdit Singh. and
Joginder S. Talwara) took the responsibility to study the
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matter in depth, fair and just and submit its report. They did
not meet with GSKA and those who had read his books and
had met with him, e.g., Professor Gurtej Singh or Dr.
Baldev Singh from Pennsylvania, Bhai Hardev Singh
Shergill of California or Bhai Jagtar Singh Jachak from NY
or Principal Surjit Singh of Delhi or even the down-trodden
undersigned. Honorable members! May I know as to why
you did not meet with any of them? Believe me, we are
Sikhs and our bodies, possessions and souls belong to
AGGS.
SGPC thought of Gurtej Singh as an exceptional
scholar and besrowed the title, National Professor of
Sikhism, on him. He was more than willing to talk and
explain. Wasn’t he your associate at IOSS? He had read the
books thoroughly and even wrote preface on one of them. I
do not know him personally, never met him.
Let us talk about Dasam Granth and the undersigned.
Dr. Kartar Singh of Bari inspired me to acquire a copy of
it in 1972. I have been studying it ever since. When I read
Mela Gopal Mohan fable I was stunned. Did Guru Gobind
Singh write this? Sant Virsa Singh of Mehroli, professor
Piara Singh Padam, Dharam pal Ashta, Dr. Mahhep
Singh and countless others believe that each and every word
of DG is by GGS. Sahib Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji is
accused of ordering his Sikhs to rob turbans from the
visitors by kicking them in the butt, who were sitting to
urinate. ‘Pick up the turban and run, wash and clean it, to
get ready for initiation of new Sikhs tomorrow.’ Kala
afghana was an ordinary policeman in 1972. He had no idea
of DG. Dr. Kharak Singh Ji, you gave me a small booklet
by late S. Jagjit Singh about DG when I visited you first
time many years ago. I have been collecting anything and
every thing about DG, even before I had heard the name of
GSKA. It just so happened that GSKA and I were on the
same wavelength.
Less than three years ago, my patient, late Bhai
Harbhajan Singh Ji (a student of Bhai Sahib Singh and
teacher of Professor Manjit Singh), one of the rare learned
Granthis, advised me to read Kala Afghana’s books. I
acquired them and read them many times over and
encouraged many others to read them.
Finally, last year I invited GSKA to NY, met with
him one to one for three days at my humble hut. I found
him selfless, sincere, knowledgeable, dedicated, Five-
Kakar-Dhari Gursikh. He is an ectomorph, six feet plus
tall yet humble, conscientious and hard working in spite of
his advancing years and feeble general health. His wife is
far sicker than he is and he has to assist her physically.
Let me state it categorically, GSKA has poor general
health being old and chronically ill, takes multiple
medications. His wife is seriously ill with heart disease and
he takes care of her. He had trepidations to go to India
because having been a cop himself he knew what treatment
he will receive from Akali-supported BJP government. (Ask
Harsimran Singh Mann, former IPS, how mercilessly
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brutally he was tortured by the Indian police, being young
and energetic, he did survive. (His father told us the details in
Brookville, NY). GSKA was almost sure that he would have
died in India either in police custody or jail or murdered by a
hired gun. This is the realty. As you know it very well that he
is not related to me. We owe each other nothing. I only
support his views and writings. There may be a few
objectionable words here and there in the series of his books.
I have copies of the letters with objectionable and
abusive language to GSKA from Bihari-Lawyer G.S.
Lamba, Professor Jodh Singh, late Prof. P.S. Padam and
Mr. Kirpal Singh, Chief Sewadar of Sant Versa Singh Ji.
There is only one letter of appreciation from Jathedar
Kewal Singh of Damdama Sahib.
The only evidence, you gave, in support of your
recommendations is the number of people sending you their
signatures and addresses. Have you done any investigation to
find out how many of these have had a chance to see or read
books, by Kala Afgana? It seems like a sheep walk. Let me
illustrate.
One evening, two buses packed with folks from Sant
Sagar came to attack Granthi Jagtar Singh Jachak at
Gurdwara, Glen Cove, NY. Granthi Jagtar Singh (formerly at
Duarbar Sahib) had visited with GSKA in British Columbia,
Canada, agreed with and supported GSKA’s views. The
boisterous, unruly, dango-crats demanded from the
management (weaker sect of the educated Sikhs from cities
of India) to fire Granthi JSJ immediately or face the
consequences. And they were ready for the drastic action
against the Gurdwara and the Granthi. Somehow, the
administrator with his shrewd-salesmanship saved the
situation by begging apologies and issuing a stern warning to
Bhai Jagtar Singh to publically dissociate with Kala Afghana.
And he complied with it. *
Subsequently, on a casual inquiry, it turned out that the
majority of this sangat had not read a line from GSKA books.
Because, they were poorly schooled masses from my rural
Punjab, had no capacity, time or talent to do so. They were
simply misled by a rival granthi who had spoken to Bhai
Jagtar Singh on telephone a few days earlier. Some body
spread the rumor that Bhai Jagtar Singh is condemning and
rejecting Amrit sanchar.
Let me address, you, the honorable Committee of
scholars. I have met with some of you. Dr. Kharak Singh Ji,
I was disappointed that, you being the most erudite
scholar should have done a better Job. I had only a
glimpse of Dr. Darshan Singh when he came to NY with
Acting J.A.T. Professor Manjit Singh. I have met Prof.
Balwant Singh Dhillon in NY. He could have done a more
detailed investigation. I have not met Giani Gurdit Singh Ji or
Bhai Joginder Singh Talwara. But, Professor Manjit Singh
spoke very high about Talwara Ji, as a precedence of Sikhi,
he could have been fair and just. I do appreciate his feelings
about GSKA; he has criticized Talwara ji’s book, ‘Ten Kion
Murghi Mari’.
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History will record monumental decisions.
Excommunications must not be taken lightly. Make no
mistake; more people are reading books by GSKA and
Dasam Granth Darpan by late Giani Bhag Singh. You may
like to remind me that ATJ, Late Sadhu Singh Bhaura
excommunicated Giani Bhag Singh Ambalvi. Sant Singh
Masqeen did most of the maneuvering through his
friendship with late Singh Sahib Giani Chet Singh Ji in this
accomplishment. Kindly read the book by Professor Ude
Singh Ji of Canada (one of KA’s critics) and you will find
how Mahan is Masqeen?
In America, there is no ban on free speech. Ours is a
modern scientific religion and is spreading across the world.
GSKA and Bhag Singh’s books will soon be translated in
other languages for a wider discriminating reader. And
many more erudite Sikh scholars will write books on
authenticity of Dasam Granth. With your sword of
Damocles, excommunications, you may repress, suppress or
scare a few of us and hurt Sikhism irreparably but the
movement of Truth shall reign supreme. ‘Koorh Nikhote
Nanka, ohrhak sach rahi!’ May I seek your forgiveness if I
sounded too blunt? Respectfully,
Dr Jodh Singh, NY, xjsa@aol.com
[*See Sikh Bulletin June 2002 pp.1- 4. ED]
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ABUSES ASSOCIATED WITH
EXCOMMUNICATION
Edith Piaf the famous French singer was denied burial rights
by the Catholic Church because she was born to a prostitute!
Outpouring of hundreds of thousands Le Parisiens on
Champs Elysse joined her funeral procession and
condemned the scandalous attitude of the church. By
coincidence another famous Parisian
writer/poet/philosopher, Jean Cocteau, also died on the same
day and was granted full burial rights. French public and
media ridiculed and lambasted the church for extending full
honours to a homosexual. Only a small coterie of friends
joined Cocteau's funeral. The Church had abused its
authority.
I am not sure if Akal Takhat (AT) has an equivalent
of an Ecclesiastical court for enforcing discipline or
excommunicating fellow-Sikhs! Since the rules of Rehat
Maryada, unfortunately, are not universally accepted, the
chain of command and lines of communication between AT
and Sikh masses in India and diaspora, are either blurred or
non-existent, perhaps "the twain shall not meet." Most of the
time, edicts, like sanctions and Coventry treatment, are
ineffective, counter-productive and meaningless. As a
universal and an egalitarian religion, Sikhism cannot justify
abuses laced with edicts or the excommunication process.
Kala Afghana and his works (regardless of his
domicile, station in life or age) became more popular after
his excommunication. His silence has generated more
sympathy than condemnation. Works of authors, editors,
journalists, artists and scholars can be challenged in kind,
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but they cannot be denied freedom of expression. AT should
not allow itself to be perceived as ' thought police' created
specifically to manipulate certain insidious agendas. There is
abundance of Sikh scholars to debate controversial issues
raised by Kala Afgana and others. Respected Jathedars must
demonstrate fair play and respect freedom of speech, viz,
expression.
Dr. Chahal Ji rightly observed, "There is no system of
excommunication of any Sikh in Gurbani." Mrs A. Singh
Ji reaffirmed this further, "No one can excommunicate any
believer of AGGS." Dr. Jodh Singh of New York wrote,
"You (AT) have threatened us all (significant proportion)
with the same punishment if we continue to be associated
with him (Afghana)." Dr. Jaspal Singh Mayell reflected, "I
will not be surprised if one of us is also excommunicated in
the near future." Dr Mayell posed an interesting question, "Is
there any one who is in favour of excommunication of
Joginder Singh or any other Sikh by the Sikh religious
managers?" The jury is out! Tejpal S. Thind, Montreal. Canada
*****
MISUSE OF SGPC FUNDS
Amritsar, January 9, 2004
The Khalra Mission Committee (KMC) along with some
Sikh religious and social organisations today filed a petition
before the Sikh Judicial Commission against nine persons
including Mr Parkash Singh Badal, President, Shiromani
Akali Dal (SAD), Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti, Jathedar
Akal Takht and Mr Gurcharan Singh Tohra, president,
SGPC, allegedly for misusing SGPC funds.
They (petitioners) alleged that the nine alleged
celebrated birthday of Mr Parkash Singh Badal on December
8, 2003 using SGPC funds and its notified gurdwaras,
causing loss of Rs five lakh which was against ‘Sikh
maryada’ (code of ethics) as only birthdays of Sikh Gurus
were entitled to be celebrated from gurdwara funds. They
claimed that on the day of hearing of Mr Badal in a
corruption case at Ropar, the Manager of Nadda Sahib
Gurdwara in connivance with other respondents had provided
free of cost meal to the SAD workers. They alleged that it
caused loss of Rs two lakh to the SGPC.
On another count they said, Giani Puran Singh, head
granthi, Golden Temple and Giani Joginder Singh Vedanti,
Jathedar Akal Takht presented a siropa (a robe of honour) to
Mr Badal on December 11, 2003 on his visit to the Golden
Temple after release on bail in a corruption case in which he
was chargesheeted which was against Sikh tenets. They
compared it with “the Sikhs giving siropa to General O’Dyer
who had massacred Punjabis and Sikhs at Jallianwala Bagh
in 1919.
They said that Mr Badal was instrumental in making
Mr Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister, a known RSS
worker, chairman of the Committee for celebrating 300-year
anniversary celebration of Khalsa Panth. They said now
again Mr Badal had made Mr Vajpayee, Chairman of a
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committee constituted to celebrate the coming 400th
Prakash Utsav of Siri Guru Granth Sahib.
The petition has been filed under Section 142 of the
Sikh Gurdwara Act, 1925. The next date of hearing is on
January 12. The five petitioners, include Mr Jasbir Singh,
President, Ashutoshwad Virodhi Morcha, Mr Dalbir Singh,
Patron KMC, Mr Harmandeep Singh, Chairman, KMC, Mr
Joginder Singh, General Secretary, Gurmat Prachar Sabha
and Mr Virsa Singh convener Sikh Jagriti Morcha.
The other six persons against whom petition was filed
are Mr Manjit Singh Calcutta, Honorary Secretary, and Mr
Sukhdev Singh Bhaur, General Secretary of the SGPC,
Giani Puran Singh, Head Grandhi, Golden Temple, the
Managers of Darbar Sahib, Dukh Niwaran Sahib
Gurdwara and Nadda Sahib Gurdwara.
*****
NATIONHOOD NOT RELIGION!
"Sikh Gurus never meant us to be a religion. They meant us
to be a full-fledged people, a nation, a PANTH - defined
and driven by a comprehensive ethical human culture"
Dear fellow Sikhs across the globe:
I take this opportunity to briefly and respectfully share with
you my potent concerns over the continued use and
imposition of the term 'religion' and 'religious' on the Sikhs
and their matters. Please read and consider the following
substantive points and questions. These invite careful
thought and a response to key fundamental points.
1. Firstly, the term 'religion' is a vague, stigmatized and
legally UNDEFINED term! Both European, United
Nations, British and other territorial laws refer to 'religion';
but leave it undefined (certainly in European and British
law). Even the recent European Union Directive
establishing equali rights on grounds of sexual orientation,
religion and philosophical thought; fails to define the critical
point of what is 'religion'. This begs the question, what
makes a group or community a 'religion'? What are the
qualifying factors? Perhaps, our wise Sikhs could comment
on this fundamental point? In contrast, British law explicitly
and comprehensively defines what an 'ETHNIC' group is.
Indeed, this was done in 1983, in direct response to a
landmark Sikh legal case (Mandla v Dowell Lee, 1983,
House of Lords), to decide the question of whether Sikhs
were merely a 'religious' group or a much wider
and comprehensive social and cultural entity - ETHNIC. It
was decided, on merits of their common language, history,
sociology, social customs (including 'religious' and beyond)
territorial commonality, community feeling, etc; that
Sikhs were "more than just a religion". It was decided that
they were a full-fledged ETHNIC community, and should
be treated as such under public and private law!
2. Why do Sikhs have a fixation with the term 'religion'?
Where is this term used in Sikh history or Sikh historic
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or scriptural literature (e.g. rehatnamas, hukamnamas,
gurbani)? In case someone thinks 'dharam' means 'religion',
they are sorely mistaken! Dharam is a much more fuller,
substantive and wholesome term than 'religion'. 'Dharam'
means a totalised and holistic lifestyle of righteous living
(code of ethical conduct, philosophy of life, etc). It was
used in this sense by the Sikh Founding Fathers (the 'Gurus').
For example:
"(Guru Nanak) gave a new code of conduct, as the high
way of spiritual life. Thus, Guru Nanak restored to
DHARMA, its lost feet. He blended all classes and creeds
into one social order: the SIKHS. In this, he gave the
lowliest social equality with the kings; and taught
humility and dignified living to the world." Bhai Gurdaas,
Var 1, 24
Sikh writers continue to confuse and misinterpret 'religion'
and 'Dharam' as the same things (much like the term
'Khaalsa' meaning the 'pure'). 'Dharam' is higher than the
confines of institutionalised 'religion' (e.g. Catholicism,
Protestantism). It is about human society and its
wholescale ethical functionality. The authentic Khaalsa
culture, society and people are a dharamic nation and
civilisation.
The Sikh Gurus never meant us to be a religion. They meant
us to be a full-fledged people, a nation, a PANTH -
defined and driven by a comprehensive ethical human
culture ('a network of ideas, values and customs which
define the behaviour of a society').
3. The term religion was first brought to the Sikhs by the
British colonialists, in the 19th century during their
conquest of Panjaab. British officialdom began to describe
the Sikhs as a 'religion'. The British used various disjointed
and half-baked descriptions about the Sikhs - their lifestyle,
their ethics and collective community. For example, the
'Khalsa' was frequently described as a 'military sect'. The
Darbar Sahib was described as a 'temple of worship'. Indeed,
even today, the term 'temple' and 'place of worship' is
routinely applied to gurdwaras. Moreover, the learned
Sikhs have absorbed and imbibed these misdescriptions;
and frequently use them themselves, pliantly. The
Gurdwara is neither a 'temple' nor a place of 'worship' (a
English term for formal religious 'prayer' etc). In sum total,
the Sikhs have blindly and pliantly accepted terminology
superimposed by a conquering power! (highly reflective of
the current subdued and pliant 'Sikh' mental character?, in
contrast with the pre-1849 staunch Panjaabi - Sikhs who were
annihilated by the invading British, much like the Scottish
highland stalwarts).
4. The term 'religion' comes with a great deal of negative
and institutionalised baggage. The religious establishment
throughout Europe, over previous centuries, and indeed, the
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current time; has been involved in great social and political
controversies and scandals, and sanctioned aggressive wars
by the prevaling imperialistic states. Religion is associated
with institutional control, formalisms, ritual, tight and
oppressive authority and officialdom. This is certainly not
the substance of the Khaalsa philosophy, lifestyle or
movement or peoplehood! Indeed, the exact opposite.
5. Religious groups do not have rights in international
law! The nearest thing to religious rights, is the right to
freedom of thought and expression and freedom of 'religion',
etc, as defined in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights. Religious groups do not have any COLLECTIVE
rights as a collective community, unlike ethnic-national
groups, in international law. There is no legal basis for
self-determination for a 'religious minority' or a
'religious community'. The Sikhs presenting themselves as
a 'persecuted religious minority' in India, diverts massively
and most fundamentally, from the correct principles of the
Sikh case - a nation undemocratically and oppressively
colonialised and subjugated by a state (INDIA). It makes
no intellectual sense for a 'religious' community to seek
autonomy, self-determination or self-rule, merely
because of their different style of worship, different
prayers, different centres of worship. That is like,
buddhists demanding territorial and political separation
from christians. In contrast, a nation - a people who have
a collective way of life and a collective society of their
own, and seek to function and develop as a collective
human unit - has much more comprehensive
and overarching basis for self-existence and independent
existence. A nation wishes to function as a full-fledged
comprehensive society - social, political, civic and
legislative; based on its cultural, social and spiritial
substance and values - customs, heritage, codes, norms. This
is why the Khaalsa civilisation decidely qualifies as a
nation more than as a mere 'religion', much less a
'religious minority'!
The reduction of Sikhs to a 'religious' group, as against a
ethnic group, is driven by the duplicitous and oppressive
desire to deny the Sikhs their legal rights as a distinct
and full-fledged people. Being a 'religion' gives Sikhs no
legal strength or basis. Indeed, discussions by the Sikh
Commonwealth (London) with western governments'
representatives and in the United Nations (New York) about
Sikh nationhood were often complicated and impeded by
Indian pre-information, that Sikhs were only a 'religious'
group.
6. Sikhs says they are a 'nation', and claim national
rights. How do they reconcile this with their constant and
repititive self-description as a 'religious' group, seeking
'religious rights and freedoms'?
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INVITATION FOR COMMENTS & FEEDBACK
I hope that, we as a people can look to evaluating
these important and searching fundamental questions? We
cannot chop and change from being 'religious' one moment
to 'ethnic' and 'national' another moment. Consistency is
necessary in intellectual argument and certainly in law -
domestic and international. At the moment, the erratic
chopping and changing, indicates a lack of clear thought
and comprehension of the critical substance of the global
issues facing the Sikh people both as a migrant
population (in France, Britain, USA, Europe, etc) and as
a non-state nation. There is nothing worse and more self-
destructive than a confused mind.
I would hope that the above earnest comments, will nurture
healthy debate and discussion. Open responses from Sikh
organisations, like United Sikhs, British Sikh Federation and
other leading Sikh bodies, are much welcomed.
I would also advise Sikhs in France to present their issues
of the dastaar ('turban'), as an issue of ethnic equality -
the right to practise a distinct and progressive ethnic way
of life. The 5ks - their ethical significance/symbolism and
practical usage in day to day life - forms an integral part
of the ETHNICITY of the Sikh people. Entrapping this
into the swamp of 'religion' will create unnecessary
complications, and further undermine the status of the
Sikh people as a people.
Jagdeesh Singh, Sikh Commonwealth (London, England)
Sikh Community Action Network (Slough, England)
*****
sMpwdkI:
[From Indian Edition of Jan. 04 Sikh Bulletin]
BIKw bwq Agm kI, kihx suxn kI nWh
jy bwrIkI nwl is`K pMQ dI hwlq v`l ingwh mwrIey qW eysdw rom-rom
ZulwmI dIAW qMdW iv`c b`iJAw nzr Awvygw[ ieh ZulwmI bhup`KI hY
Aqy qMdW dy AnykW rUp hn[ inrUpx qW kuJ ku qMdW dw hI ho skdw hY,
pr Awm vwk&IAq Aqy ibbyk-bu`DI dI vrqoN qoN aupjy AnuBv dvwrw
mihsUs swrIAW qMdW ƒ hI kIqw jw skdw hY[ jy AQwh SkqISwlI
suqMqr mnuK ^wlsw, ijs ƒ gurU-hzUr ny ‘myrw rUp hY ^ws’ AwK ky
vifAwieAw sI, dy sMklp ƒ AjokIAW nslW iv`c rUpmwn krnw hY, qW
zrUrI hY ik swrIAW auhnW pRsiQqIAW dw igAwn hwsl kIqw jwvy ijnHW
kwrx A`j ^wlsw Awpxy-Awp ƒ mzlUm mihsUs krdw hY[
ie`kIvIN sdI iv`c, jdoN ik igAwn-pRwpqI dy somy Anyk hn, s`c dI
prdwpoSI krn dy swDn vI Axigxq hn[ is`K pMQ dI shI siQqI ƒ
s`c dI rOSnI iv`c inrKx-prKx iv`c v`fI AiV`cx ieh prdwpoSI hI
hY[ dUsry mulkW dIAW l`crqw PYlwaux vwlIAW iPlmW Awid ƒ
ihMdosqwn iv`c ivKwaux au~`qy qW kueI pwbMdI nhIN pr inrp`K qsvIr
pyS kr skx dyy kwbl Cpx-swDnW (print media) au~qy bVI s^q
pwbMdI hY[ eyQy EhI A^bwr Cp skdy hn ijhVy ik ‘smyN, sQwn Aqy
fwiFAW dI loV’ Anuswr GVI Dwrnw ƒ s`c pRcwrn dI izMmyNvwrI inBw
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smJx iv`c shweI hovygw[
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ngr) iv`c hoeI kOnPrMs qoN Bwrq dI iksmq dy Awpy vwrs bxy lokW
ny AMdwzw lwieAw ik EQy aunHW q`qW bwry ivcwr-vtWdrw hoieAw hY jo
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smJ lYx nwl swƒ soJI ho jWdI hY ik ikvyN is`KW ƒ AwpxIAW
sm`isAwvW pRqI fUMGy hnyry iv`c sdIvI qOr au~qy r`Kx dIAW ivauNqW
bxIAW hoeIAW hn[
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ieh naubq Awaux qoN pihlW pMjwbI itRibaUn ny id`lI vwly mhIp isMG
dy do lyK bVI AihmIAq dy ky Cwpy[ pihly iv`c auh mohndws
krmcMd gWDI ƒ is`KW dw v`fw ihqYSI sQwpq krdy hn[ ieh lyK
keI vwr pihlW Cp cu`ikAw hY Aqy keI vwr eys dw juAwb eyhnW ƒ
iml c`uikAw hY[ jwpdw hY ik ieh EnIN dyr SWq nhIN hoxgy ijMnIN dyr
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eys leI ik is`KW dI isAwsI bdiksmqI dI khwxI eys S^s dy JUTy
vwAidAW Aqy Es dI is`KW pRqI insMg ho ky zwhr kIqI n&rq qoN SuruU
huMdI hY ijs ƒ F`kx leI eys au~qy is`K- ihqYSI dw prdw pwauxw bhuq
zrUrI hY[ [
dUjw lyK ijs ƒ is`K h`kW dI Awvwz dI A`goN rokQwm krn dI mnSw
nwl 14 dsMbr 2003 ƒ CwipAw igAw hY dw isrlyK hY, “is`KW dI
v`KrI pCwx dw svwl”[ eys lyK iv`c “is`KW nwl ihMdUAW dI fUMGI
sWJ” pRgt kIqI hY pr ieh nhIN d`isAw ik 1984 ’c sRI Akwl q^q
swihb ƒ mlIAwmyt krn vyly jW id`lI dy is`K kqlyAwm vyly ieh
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gvwhI pvw ky, is`KW ƒ nsIhq krnw ik “A`j swry sMswr iv`c
nYSnYltI dw sbMD Drm nwloN tu`t cuikAw hY”[ ieh ikqy nhIN iliKAw
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is`KW dy fUMGy ihq iv`c pRp`k sMklpW ƒ FwA lwaux leI hI ikauN
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Aqy nMgy-ic`ty hwl is`K DwrnwvW dw ivroD kr ky mhIp isMG qoN bwzI
lY igAw hY[ Es ny Awpxy AjIq iv`c 5 nvMbr 2003 ƒ Cpy lyK iv`c
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kqlyAwm dw fr dy ky Drm bwry swrQk phuMc Apnwaux qoN is`KW ƒ
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PPyku`txI dweI vWg cMgI KMf lpyt ky zihr dyx dI koiSS kIqI hY[
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AYs vyly is`K pMQ dw inSwnw hY[ ieh mMzl vI Ajy bhuq dUr hY[ Ajy
q`k qW hr is`K ƒ fyrydwrW, AKwauqI j`QydwrW, Drm dy TykydwrW v`loN
PYlweIAW kurIqIAW bwry jwxkwrI dyxw hI v`fw kMm bixAw hoieAw hY[
pr duSmx ikMnW sqrk Aqy ik`QoN q`k AgwaUN phuMc r`Kx vwlw hY, eys
ƒ iDAwn iv`c r`Kxw Xog hY[ swry iehnW cwlW qoN sucyq hoeIey Aqy
ivroD iv`c kIqy jw rhy duS-pRcwr ƒ ibbyk bu`DI nwl T`lH pweIey[
AsIN eys dOr iv`c duSmx qoN FweI krm AgWh c`lxw hY[ ZulwmI dI
ie`k prq ƒ auqwrn leI kyvl AKbwrW rwhIN AwauNdy sunyihAW ƒ shI
sMdrB iv`c smJ ky pVHnw hI kwPI hY[
swihb s`cy pwqSwh dI kQnI Aqy krnI swfy cwnx-munwry hn; sMswr
dy kilAwx dw ie`ko-ie`k rwh hn[ eys s`c ƒ mnW iv`c vsweIey Aqy
Awpxy gurmuK bzurgW vWg inmwxy ho ky gurU dy dr au~qy bynqI krIey:
“hwir pirE suAwmI ky duAwry dIjY buD ibbykw”[
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ig: joigMdr isMG vydFqI vloN “spoksmYn” dy
muwK sMpfdk nUM ilKI icwTI
jo aKbfrF nUM pihlF jfrI kr idwqI geI qy “spoksmYn” dy dPLqr ivwc mgroN phuMcI.
aYzIytr koloN “spwsLtIkrn” mMigaf igaf hY pr AunHF nUM “dosL I” pihlF hI imQ idwqf
igaf hY. afdysL “gurUu-pMQ vloN” pr ieh nhIN disaf igaf ik guruU-pMQ df afdysL
ikhVy gurmqy rfhIN qy kdoN jfrI kIqf hoieaf sI.
<> vwihgurU jI kI &iqh
igafnI joigMdr isMG jQydfr sRI akfl qKq sfihb aMimRqsr
nMbr: a: 3/03/3635 imqI 22-12-2002(2003)
joigMdr isMG, muwK sMpfdk, cMzIgVH spoksmYn,
3037, sYktr 19 zI, cMzIgVH, 160019
vfihgurU jI kf KLlsf]
vfihgurU jI kI PLiqh]
sRI akfl qKq sfihb ivKy Drm pRcfr kmytI(soLmxI gurduafrf
pRbMDk kmytI) sLRI aMimRqsr, vwK vwK QfvF dIaF iswK sMgqF aqy sRI
akfl qKq sfihb dy slfhkfr borz vloN smyN smyN afp dIaF
guMmrfhkuMn ilKqF bfry isLkfieqF pRfpq ho rhIaF hn ik afp afpxy
prcy “spoksmYn” rfhIN iswK Drm, mirafdf, pRMprfvF qy ieiqhfs
nfl sbMDq mhwqvpUrn ivisLaF ijvyN ik:
-iswKI dy muwZly isDFqF aqy pRMprfvF.
-nwqnym aqy aMimRq-sMcfr dIaF bfxIaF.
-pMc pRDfnI gurmiq isDFq qy pRMprf.
-gurUu-pMQ dI pRqIinD srv-Auwc sMsQf, sRI akfl qKq sfihb dy
ieiqhfs, mirafdf, pRpMrf qy rvfieqF bfry.
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-sRI akfl qKq sfihb qoN jfrI hoey hukmnfimaF dy isDFq, pRMprfvF
qy ieiqhfs bfry.
-iswKF dy srv- pRvfinq kyNdrI Dfrmk asQFn sRI hirmMdr sfihb
dIaF pRMprfvF, aMimRq isDFq, sMklp aqy ieiqhfs sbMDI ipCly
lMmy smyN qoN rol-Gcolf pfAux df Xqn.
-aTfrvIN sdI dy gOrvmeI suinhrI iswK ieiqhfs nUM ivgfV ky iswK
ihridaF nUM vlMUDrnf.
iswK isDFqF qy pRMprfvF ivruD quhfzIaF ieqrfjLXog ilKqF jo afpxy
afp ivwc quhfnUM dosLI drsfAuNdIaF hn, dIaF tUk mfqr AudfhrxF
hyTF idwqIaF jf rhIaF hn:
1[ kI gurimq ieh mMndI hY ik koeI Kfs bfxI pVHn nfl pfxI aMimRq
bx jFdf hY? nhI, ies bRfhmxI ivcfr df gurmiq pUrI qrFH KMzn
krdI hY.
2[ guruU gRQ aqy gurUu-pMQ hI akfl qKq hY, iksy iemfrq jF Aus ivwc
bYTy gRMQIaF nUM akfl qKq nhIN ikhf jf skdf. ( sMpfdkI pMnf4,
spoksmYn, nvMbr 2003)
3[ guru gRMQ sfihb nUM svyry pMj cfdrF, rumfilaF ivwc Guwt ky bMnH idAu
aqy sLfm qwk KuwlHx nF idAu. (pMnf 17, spoksmYn, sqMbr 2003)
4[ mugLlF dy dOr ivwc iswKF nUM jMglF ivwc jf Cupxf ipaf. jMglF ivwc
rih ky iswKF ny jMglI afdqF nUM hI apxf ilaf. sfrf idn KFdy-pINdy
rho( jo kuJ vI imly), lVdy rho qy gflHF kwZdy rho. sLihrI jIvn
ivwc vfps prq ky vI iswK jMgl dy idnF dIaF afdqF nUM ajy qwk nhIN
Buwly.” (pMnf 11, spoksmYn, akqUbr 2003)
quhfzIaF Auprokq ilKqF qhfnUM hyT ilKy dosLF df BfgI drsfAuNdIaF
hn:
(A) sRI gurU gRMQ sfihb dy siqkfr aQvf syvf sMBfl sbMDI mirafdf
dI iKwlI AuzfAuxf.
(a) sfihb sRI gurU goibMd isMG jI vloN sLurU kIqy KMzy bfty dI pfhul,
aMimRq isDFq aqy pRMprf dI pMQ pRvfxq mirafdf Auwqy ikMqU pRMqU
krky sDfrn iswK sMgqF nUM guMmrfh krky ies pfvn dfq dI pRfpqI qoN
munikr krn df koJf Xqn kIqf hY.
(e) sRI akfl qKq sfihb vloN pMQk msilaF dy hwl bfry hukmnfmyN
jfrI krn dy gurUu-pMQ pRvfixq isDFq, sQfpq qy pRvfixq pRMprf pRqI
Brm-BulyKy pYdf kIqy hn.
(s) smuwcI iswK kOm ivruwD jMglI asiBak hox df dUsLx lfAuNxf.
AupRokq qoN ielfvf quhfzIaF hyT ilKIaF gqI-ivDIaF vI quhfnUM dosLI
drsfAuNdIaF hn :
1[ 14 meI, 2002 dy sRI akfl qKq sfihb qoN gurUu-pMQ vloN afdysL
kIqf igaf sI ik “dsmgRMQ bfry aKbfrI crcf qurMq bMd kIqI
jfvy” dI AulMGxf kridaF “spoksmYn” rfhIN dsm gRMQ nUM pUrn rUp
ivwc rwd krn df ivvfd inrMqr jfrI rwKxf.
2[ gurUu-pMQ vloN sRI akfl qKq sfihb qoN Cyky gurbKsL isMG kflf
aPLgfnF dI hmfieq krnI qy gurUu-pMQ vloN sRI akfl qKq sfihb qoN
jfrI hukmnfmy dI inrfdrI (qOhIn) krnI.
3[ 26 akqUbr, 2003 nUM mohflI ivwc kIqI knvYnsLn dy zYlIgyt
sYsLn nUM “srbwq Kflsy” df nfm dy ky pMQk pRMprfvF aqy mfnqfvF
nfl srfsr iKlvfV krnf aqy sRI akfl qKq sfihb qoN jfrI hoey
hukmnfimaF nUM mUloN rwd krn dI avwigaf krky iswK sMgqF nUM sRI
akfl qKq sfihb qoN jfrI hukmnfimaF nUM nF mMnx leI AuksfAuxf.
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Auprokq dosLF dy mwdynjLr quhfnUM sRI akfl qKq sfiuhb qoN gurUu-pMQ
vloN afdys idwqf jFdf hY ik imqI 25 poh, sMmq nfnksLfhI 535(7
jnvrI, idn bwuDvfr nUM sRI akfl qKq sfihb ivKy svyry 11-00
vjy inwjI qOr qy o pysL ho ky afpnO siQqI spwst kro.
dsqKLq/ (joiMgdfr isMG),jQydr,sRI akfl qKq sfiuhb, sRI aMimRqsr.
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JUT n boil pWfy sc khIAY]
isMG bRdrz, AMimRqsr v`loN pRkwSq “in`qnym stIk” – tIkwkwr pRo.
swihb isMG, fI. il`t dy muK bMD iv`c BweI joigMdr isMG qlvwVw ny
iliKAw hY:
“kibXo bwc bynqI cOpeI pwqSwhI 10 (hmrI kro hwQ dY r`Cw)
dw tIkw pRo. swihb isMG jI dw kIqw hoieAw nhIN imldw, ies
krky ies bwxI dw tIkw hor pRymIAW v`loN krvw ky ies in`qnym
stIk iv`c Swml kIqw igAw hY[”
BweI joigMdr isMG qlvwVw dI auprokq it`pxI pVH ky mn
ƒ bhuq D`kw l`gw, ikauNik auprokq kQn sO PIsdI JUT hYY Aqy JUT qoN
isvwey hor kuJ vI nhIN[ mrhUm pRo. swihb isMG horW dy ividAwrQI
Aqy auhnW dy swQI/sihXogI Kws kr ky Aqy is`K jn-mwns Awm qOr
’qy A`CI qrHW jwxdy hn ik pRo. Swihb isMG dI kibXo bwc bynqI
cOpeI]pwqSwhI 10] hmrI kro hwQ dY r`Cw] iv`c koeI AwsQw nhIN
sI Aqy ieh iv`cwr auh Ku`lH ky Awpxy lYkcrW iv`c pRgtwieAw krdy
sn[ auhnW ny kdI vI ies cOpeI dw tIkw kIqw hI nhIN sI, qW iPr
aus dy nw imlx dw svwl hI pYdw nhIN huMdw[
mrhUm pRo. swihb dy AnykW ividAwrQI A`j vI ies q`Q dI qsdIk
krn leI auplbD hn[ BweI qlvwVw v`loN “kUV boil murdwr Kwie”
vwlI hrkq kyvl pRo. swihb isMG horW dI AwsQw dw hI inrwdr nhIN,
sgoN auhnW dI gOrv qy pRiqSTw ƒ ivgwVwn dI iGnwauxI hrkq hY;
k`cI bwxI ƒ gurbwxI qul pRcwrn dw koJw Xqn hY[ A`j pRo. swihb
dIAW durl`B rcnwvW is`K pMQ dw Amu`l ^zwnw hn Aqy iehnW iv`c
iksy v`loN vI iksy qrHW dI CyV- CwV dI AwigAw nhIN id`qI jw skdI[
BweI kwnH isMG nwBw mhwn koS dy pMnw 545 ’qy ilKdy hn: “is`K
Drm iksy hwlq iv`c BI JUT bolx dI AwigAw nhIN idMdw[ hW viSSt
sMihqw Aqy Bwgvq iv`c iliKAw hY ik iesqRIAW nwl hwsI mKOl iv`c,
ivAwh smyN AwpxI rozI vwsqy, jwn jwx dy fr qoN, Dn nws huMdw vyK
ky, gaU bRwhmx dy ihq leI, ihMsw rokx vwsqy JUT bolxw pwp nhIN[
BweI qlvwVw v`loN byKO& JUU T ny sQwpq is`K kdrW-kImqW qy isDwqW
dI SrHyAwm aulMGxw inrsuAwrQ qW ho hI nhIN skdI[ A&sos ik
sMpRdwiek suAwrQ is`DI leI BweI qlvwVw dI swijS iv`c ‘isMG
bRdrz’ vI pUrI qndyhI nwl Swml hn, AwiKr ikauN? pRo. swihb isMG
ƒ tIkwkwr drswauNidAW, tIky dy muK bMd iv`c BweI qlvwVw dw JUT
Cwp ky, is`K jgq dy sQwpq ivdvwn dI Suhrq, js, pRiqSTw Aqy
mwx-mirXwdw au~qy prhwr ’c BwgIdwrI kIqI hY[ dUsirAW dI kImq
’qy AwpxI ivdvqw qW auvyN hY ijvyN “JUTy kau nwhI piq nwau] kbhu n
sUcw kwlw kwau](pM. 839 )[ vwihgurU sum`q b^Sy[
ieMj: jgqwr isMG mohwlI
{gMBIr ividAwrQIAW, ivdvwnW ƒ pqw krnw cwhIdw hY ik eys qrHW nwl ikMnW
ku is`K swihq sMpRdwvW dy byeImwn numwieMidAW v`loN AwKyp kIqw jw cu`kw hY Aqy
kIqw jw irhw hY? eys msly nwl is`KI ƒ Awid-kwl qoN hI jUJxw pY irhw hY[
eys p`KoN byh`d sqrk rihx dI loV hY[ - sMpwdk ]
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smkwlI ieiqhws
1. aUcy mMdr suMdr CwieAw] JUTy lwlic jnmu gvwieAw]
(m: 5, pMnw: 1175-76)
pihlW pRkwS isMG bwdl dI g`l krIey[ eys au~qy c`ly muk`dmy dy sMdrB
iv`c ivcwr krnI bxdI hY[
ie`k AKbwrI rpt Anuswr, ‘mulwkwq qoN bwAd ijhl v`l jwx l`igAW
bwdl A`KW Br AwieAw’[ ie`k vwrI Pyr jdoN auh Awpxy pu`qr suKbIr
isMG ƒ ijhl dy Ahwqy v`l lY jwx l`igAw qW Es dIAW A`KW iv`c hMJU
sn[ gurmiq dy p`K qoN ivSlySx krIey qW keI gursMdyS mn iv`c
AwauNdy hn[ “iKn mih kauVy hoie gey ijqVy mwieAw Bog” (m.5, pMnw
135)[ Awp muhwry svwl au~Tdw hY ik kI isAwsI SkqI dw nSw pYsy dy
lwlc A`gy gofy tyk idMdw hY? sMswr dy suGV, s&l isAwsqdwnW v`l
ingwh mwrIey qW auhnW iv`c isAwsq dw jƒn lok-syvw iv`c nwmxw
K`tx dI cwh iv`c v`tdw nzr Awvygw[ pr bwdl iv`c isAwsI SkqI
ƒ pYsy iv`c vtwaux dI cwh eynW zor PV geI ik AYP.AweI.Awr.
Anuswr swry dw swrw pRvwr iksy mjwr au~qy bYTy mjOr vWg kyvl pYsy
hUMJx ƒ hI prmoDrm smJ bYTY[
qmwSw vyKx vwly dI vI ie`k A`K ieh vrqwrw vyK ky bwdl nwl roNdI
hY[ ie`k mDvrgI ikswn dy byty ƒ iksmq ny ieiqhws iv`c nW rOSn
krn dw eyfw vDIAw mOkw id`qw sI pr bwdl ny ies ƒ cMd kaufIAW
bdly guAw ilAw[ “kwc bwdrY lwlu KoeI hY iPir iehu Aausru kid
lhw]”? (m.5, pMnw 1203) jo kuJ bwdl ny pYsy dy lwlc iv`c kIqw jW
brdwSq kIqw, Es nwl eys ny qkrIbn fyF sdI dy bxy pRSwskI FWcy
ƒ qihs-nihs kr id`qw[ pYsy dy ky bxy pulIs A&sr, pRSwsn-
AiDkwrI jW inAWkrqwvW ny hr kMm leI pYsy lY ky inAW, Drm ƒ
idn-rwq sULI au~qy tMgxw sI[ pYsy dy ky bxy fOktrW Awid ny cIr-PwV
qoN bwAd mrIzW ƒ qW isauxw sI jW auhnW ƒ mrIzW dy qol cWdI dwn
kIqI jWdI[ iehnW swry kukrmW dw bdlw bwdl qoN bxdy doS Anuswr
Ajy ilAw jwxw hY[ “hukm kIey min Bwvdy rwih BIVY AgY
jwvxw”](pM.570)[ cInI AKwx hY ik r`b ny AwiKAw, “bMdy! jo cwhyN
sMswr iv`coN lY lY pr Es dI kImq Adw kr dy[” Eh sB dw mwlk
jdoN AwpxI Klkq ƒ bwdl dy kukrmW kwrx npIVIdI, lu`tINdI-pu`tINdI
vyKygw qW kI lyKw n mMgygw? “lyKw rbu mMgysIAw bYTw kiF
vhI ]qlbw pausin AwkIAw bwkI ijnw rhI”[ (m.1, pM. 953)[ Es
drgwh iv`c qW ‘cor dI hwmw Brn vwlw’, h`k iv`c nwhry lgwaux vwlw
AkwlI vrkr nhIN huMdw; EQy eys dw kI bxUM? “AdlI pRB” q^q au~qy
bYTdw hY qW “scVw inAwauN” hI krdw hY[ EQy bwdl ikhVw mUMh lY ky
jwvygw[
^wlsw-gwfI-rwh dy rwhIAW dIAW qW donoN A`KW jwr-jwr ro rhIAW hn[
bwdl ny AMimRq dI rsm inBweI, ikRpwnDwrI ^wlsw, gurU kw ^ws rUp
AKvwieAw[ AYfw sWg bxw ky au~cw ho ho ivcrdw ieh cMgw Blw mnu`K
eynW bOxw ikvyN ho igAw? n AMimRq dI Awx, n gurU dI Srm, n bwxy dI
lwj, n pRmwqmw dw fr Bau[ ieh ikhw ^wlsw sijAw? ^wlsw nwm qW
Es dw hY ijs ny ‘cunrI dy tUuk kr ky grIbI dI loeI EF’ leI hovy[
ieh q^`ls qW Es dw hY jo hr roNdI A`K nwl rovy, jo hr grIb dy hMJU
pUMJy, jo hr mzlUm dI Fwl bx ky “z^m swhmxy mUMh au~qy Kwx vwlw”
hovy[ ieh kYsw Ajb ^wlsw hY jo Awpxy gLIN hwr pwauNdy lokW ƒ
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pRSwskI FWcw ivgwV ky mukMml juggrdI dy mUMh D`kx dw BrpUr Xqn
krdw irhw? Awauu! A&sos zwhr krIey ik swfw AMimRqDwrI,
ikRpwnDwrI, dwVHy pRkwS krn vwlw hms&r gurU dy d`sy rwh au~qy ie`k
kdm vI n c`l sikAw Aqy ijs ƒ swfy bzurgW “nwkhu kwtI kwnhu
kwtI kwt kUt ky” fwirAw sI Esy kMcnI bIbI ny eys ƒ glvkVI iv`c
lY ky Awqmk mOqy mwr id`qw[ A`j Es leI nwhry mwrn vwilAW dI
qW Brmwr hY pr kueI ie`k vI bw-ie`zq ienswn eys dI Awqmk lwS
ƒ moFw dyx leI nhIN in`qirAw[
pr kI kwrx sI ik srkwr ihMd dy swry kirMdy eys ƒ PauVw PV ky
pYsy btordy ƒ n vyK sky[ “qYyƒ husn Krwb kryNdw qy mYƒ smJ
sqwieAw[ ijauN ijauN pyc husn dy smJW mYƒ au~Tdw sUl svwieAw[”
eys dy kwrnwimAW ƒ smJIey qW jwxWgy ik eys ny is`KW ƒ ihMdUqv dy
Kwry swgr iv`c Korn dw Tykw lY ky auh hsqI hwsl kIqI ijs kwrx
eys dy kukrmW bwry iksy smr`Q s`qwDwrI ny n mwVw suixAw, n mwVw
vyiKAw qy n mwVw AwiKAw[ Aw^r kI ieh smJIey ik eys ny kOm vycI
hY, kI ieh jwxIey ik A`j pMjwb dI DrqI “dIn ky hyq” lVn vwly
sUrimAW qoN bWJ ho geI hY[ jo eys kOlm dy kIrny sux nhIN skdy, auh
vI v`fI srkwr vWg kMnW au~qy h`Q r`K lYx:
hwie! hwie! ik mwirAw swfw Syr PutVI kaufI ny,
hwie! hwie! ik PutI kaufI ny,
Gyr ky mwirAw SrHy-bzwr cMdrI kaufI ny,
hwie hwie ik cMdrI kaufI ny,
mwry iqMny Gyr kulihxI kaufI ny,
hwie hwie! kulihxI kaufI ny[
Gw Gw kIqw hwl byhwl tu`t pYxI kaufI nyy,
hwie hwie! ik kwxI kaufI ny[
pu`itAw hr ie`k mu`C dw vwl zwlm kaufI ny,
hwie! hwie! ik zwlm kaufI ny[
lwieAw rMg ksuMBw ij`Qy l`gxw sI lwl,
hwie! hwie! kwxI kaufI ny[
kOm vyc ky su`qw bySrmI qwx, svwieAw kaufI dw,
hwie! hwie! mr jwxI kaufI dw[
2. s`dwm husYn vwlw vrqwrw vyK ky qW keI bu`q keI mnW iv`coN tu`ty
hoxgy[ AnykW mulkW dIAW Axigxq PaujW ny vyKo ikvyN Gx nwl m`KI
mwrI hY[ jy iehnW swry mulkW dw ieKlwkI idvwlw vyKxw hovy qW vyKo
sdr s`dwm dIAW PVy jwx qoN qurMq bwAd dIAW qsvIrW[ vyKo sB qoN
ivksq s`iBAqw dIAW PVHW mwrn vwly, AwpxI dUjI g`lH Q`pV Kwx
leI pyS krdy eIsw dy cyly, nSy iv`c foby ipMjry dy Syr ƒ iks qrHW by-
ie`zq krdy hn! Es dy vwlW iv`c A`g dIAW auNglW Pyrn vwly vyKo
ikvyN Es dy mUMh iv`c rOSnIAW kr ky v`fy mwrU hiQAwr l`Bdy hn[
ie`k mrsIAw Es dw vI kihxw bxdw hY ijs ny cMd cWdI dy is`ikAW
ip`Cy muKbrI kIqI Aqy Awpxy dyS dI Awx ƒ ksweIAW dy mws vycx
vWg vyc id`qw[ kI auh vI Esy ieslwm dw pYrokwr sI ijs dy pYrokwr
klipq khwxI dy pwqr nbI KW ZnI KW sn[ b`s! eynIAW ku sdIAW
iv`c eynw bdl igAw ienswn? jy iksy jwqI bdlw lYx leI kIqw, qW
vI kI kIqw? pu`q dw bdlw ipau koloN? mulk dy sdr ƒ Es ny isr&
ie`k kukrmI ipau hI jwixAw[
s`dwm husYn dI is`K kOm Sukr guzwr hY ijs ny s`cy swihb dI Xwd
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sWBx dI iejwzq is`KW ƒ id`qI[ ABwr pRgt krn dw vylw eyho hY[
Aqy imhxw mwrn dw vI vylw eyho hY[ kwS! ik auh jMgI jrnYl sMq
bwbw jrnYyl isMG vWg KMfw KVkwauNdw hoieAw rx-q`qy ƒ Bwg lwauNdw!
kwS! ik Es ny kurdW pRqI suihrdqw ivKweI huMdI Aqy EhnW dIAW h`kI
mMgW pRvwn kIqIAW huMdIAW! pMjwb isMG[
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3. SoRmxI Kwlsw pMcwieq dI ie`k ivSyS mIitMg gurduAwrw
msqUAwxw swihb, luiDAwxw ivKy 21 dsMbr 2003, idn AYqvwr
svyry 11 vjy hoeI, ijs iv`c swry pMjwb dIAW ^wlsw pMcwieqW
ny ih`sw ilAw[
mOjUdw pMQk hwlwq bwry ivsiqRq Aqy gMBIr ivcwr-vtWdrw kIqw igAw
Aqy hyT ilKy Anuswr inrxy leI gey:–
1. sRI pRkwS isMG bwdl dy kys ƒ pMQk lVweI bxwey jwx dI inKyDI
kIqI geI[ iBRStwcwr dy kys iv`c zmwnq imlx ’qy sRI bwdl ƒ
Akwl q^q dy ‘j`Qydwr’ duAwrw isropwau id`qy jwx ƒ mMdBwgw
krwr id`qw igAw[ sRI bwdl ƒ is`K isDWqW dI aulMGxw krn,
is`K sMsQwvW ƒ kmzor krn Aqy iBRSt qrIky nwl mwieAw iek`TI
krn bdly sRI Akwl q^q dy ‘j`Qydwr’ duAwrw id`qy isropwau ƒ
pMjwbIAW dy kIqy kql bdly jnrl fwier ƒM id`qy gey isropwau
nwl qulnw id`qI geI[
2. inrxw kIqw igAw ik 10 jnvrI 2004 ƒ smUh hmiKAwl is`K
j`QybMdIAW dI mIitMg kr ky sRI pRkwS isMG bwdl v`loN Awpxy
ivru`D bxy iBRStwcwr dy kys ƒ pMQk mu`dw bxwey jwx Aqy aunHW
duAwrw pMQk mirAwdw Aqy prMprwvW dw Gwx krn bwry ivcwr
vtWdrw kr ky koeI sWJw pRogrwm aulIikAw jwvy[
3. ieh vI inrxw kIqw igAw ik sRI bwdl duAwrw jo is`K isDWqW dI
aulMGxw kIqI geI Aqy is`K sMsQwvW ƒ jo Fwh lweI geI hY aus
dy q`Q Cpvw ky lokW iv`c vMfy jwx[
4. SRomxI kmytI dIAW AwauNdIAW coxW bwry inrxw kIqw igAw ik
sMgqW duAwrw Awpxy-Awpxy ielwky dy au~cy-su`cy ikrdwr vwly is`KW
dI inSwndyhI krvw ky aunHW ƒ srbsMmqI nwl SRomxI kmytI dI
mYNbrI leI aumIdvwr bxwaux Aqy Aijhy aumIdvwrW ƒ kwmXwb
krvwaux leI ^wlsw pMcwieq BrpUr mdd kry[
5. ieh vI inrxw kIqw igAw ik SRomxI kmytI dy pRDwn swihb ƒ
mYmorYNfm id`qw jwvy ik SRomxI kmytI Awpxy pRbMD hyT AwauNdy swry
gurduAwirAW iv`c iqMn mhIinAW dy AMdr-AMdr pMQ pRvwxq rihq
mirAwdw lwgU krwvy Aqy jy kr ies dOrwn rihq mirAwdw aukq
gurduAwirAW iv`c lwgU nhIN huMdI qW SRomxI ^wlsw pMcwieq ies
leI sMGrS kry[
6. Bgq pUrn isMG jI duAwrw inBweI geI mnu`Kqw dI lwswnI syvw
pUrn qOr ’qy gurU pwqSwh duAwrw drswey mwrg Anuswr hY[ ies
leI Bgq pUrn isMG jI ƒ “pUrn guris`K” dw snmwn id`qw jwvy[
ies mMqv dI pUrqI leI pMQk p`Dr dw ie`k v`fw smwgm kr ky
ieh snmwn dyx dw PYslw kIqw igAw[
7. SRomxI ^wlsw pMcwieq dy kMm ƒ hor sucwrU FMg nwl clwaux leI
srdwr joigMdr isMG (qrn qwrn) ƒ srbsMmqI nwl SoRmxI ^wlsw
pMcwieq dw pMc cuixAw igAw[ srdwr AmrjIq isMG (sYktr
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71, mohwlI) ƒ srbsMmqI nwl SRomxI ^wlsw pMcwieq dw
‘PweInYNs sk`qr’ bxwieAw igAw[ jwrI krqw, hrBjn isMG
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ivcwr guldsqw
1. is`KW dIAW pRyrnw-sroq XwdgwrW dI brbwdI
is`K Drm dI aumr 500 swl hY[ gurU nwnk swihb ƒ eys DrqI ’qy
Avqwr Dwrn kIiqAW 534 swl hoey hn[ ‘nw koeI ihMdU nw muslmwn”
dw AYlwn kr ky EhnW ny ie`k nvyN Drm dI nINh r`K id`qI [ iehnW
500 swlW iv`c mnu`K ny bhuq qr`kI kIqI hY[ ies dI cyqnw iv`c vI
bhuq ivkws hoieAw hY[ Awpxy ivrsy ƒ smJx Aqy eys ƒ sMBwlx
v`l vI loVINdw iDAwn id`qw igAw hY[
is`K Drm kol ie`k bhuq kImqI ivrsw hY[ dunIAw dy bwkI mulkW
iv`c, Kws kr p`CmI dySW iv`c, hryk smwj dy AwgUAW ny pRwcIn
vsqUAW, iemwrqW, hiQAwrW Aqy hor XwdgwrW, ijnHW dw sbMD iksy
Aijhy ivSyS ivAkqI nwl huMdw hY ijs ny Awpxy mulk dw nW koeI
ivSyS kwrnwmw kr ky au~cw kIqw hovy jW koeI nvIN kwF jW Koj kIqI
hovy, dyS ƒ bhuq AOKy vyly sMBwilAw hovy, duSmx qoN bcwieAw hovy, jW
iesy qrHW dw koeI hor smwj BlweI vwlw Ad`uqI kwrnwmw kIqw hovy,
auhnW dIAW auplBDIAW dI aumr lMmI krn leI hr hIlw Aqy au~dm
krdy hn[ v`Kry mihkmy KolH ky srkwrW AijhIAW XwdgwrI inSwnIAW
dI sMBwl Aqy r`K-rKwau leI kroVW rupY Krc krdIAW hn[ hzwrW,
l`KW dI igxqI iv`c lok iehnW ƒ dyKx leI hr swl AwauNdy hn[
iehnW ƒ vyK ky P^r mihsUs krdy hn Aqy iehnW nwl juVIAW
GtnwvW qoN pRyrnw lYNdy hn[
mn`uKI idmwZ dI bxqr kudrq v`loN kuJ ies qrHW dI hY ik ijhVI
Gtnw ƒ ieh kMnW rwhIN suxdw hY aus dI XwdwSq kuJ smyN leI rihMdI
hY pr lMmy smNy q`k aus dI XwdwSq kwiem r`Kx leI eys ƒ EhI g`l
bwr-bwr suxweI jWdI hY[ jy koeI s`jx, suxI hoeI Gtnw ƒ A`KrW iv`c
iliKAw hoieAw pVH lvy qW ieh g`l pihlI hwlq dy mukwblyN lMmy smyN
q`k Xwd rihMdI hY[ ijs cIz bwry suixAw hovy, Pyr aus bwry piVHAw
hovy Aqy aus dy inSwnW ƒ AslI rUp iv`c dyK vI ilAw hovy qW Pyr
auh Awpxy-Awp bwr-bwr Xwd AwauNdI hY[ ieh Xwd aus ivAkqI ƒ
Aijhy mwhOl iv`c lY jWdI hY ik aus ivAkqI ƒ ieauN l`gdw hY ijvyN
ieh swrI Gtnw aus dIAW A`KW swhmxy vwpr rhI hovy[
is`KW dw ieiqhws hI 534 swl dw hY[ swfy kol ies gurU-kwl dy
ieiqhws nwl sbMDq XwdgwrW dw bhuq hI v`fw ^zwnw auplbD sI[
AYs vyly vI Ajyhy bhuq ivAkqI ijaUNdy hn ijnHW ny iehnW XwdgwrW
Aqy inSwnIAW ƒ A`KIN vyiKAw hY ijvyN ik srhMd dw TMfw burj, ij`Qy
mwqw gUjrI jI Aqy Coty swihbzwidAW ƒ ShId krn qoN pihlW kVwky
dI TMf ’c r`iKAw igAw sI[ ievyN hI aus kMD dw bhuq v`fw ih`sw,
ijs iv`c Coty swihbzwidAW ƒ icixAw igAw sI; dmdmw swihb ij`Qy
gurUu goibMd isMG swihb ny bYT ky bwbw dIp isMG Aqy BweI mnI isMG ƒ
bwxI dy ArQ smJwey sI[ TMfy burj sbMDI kuJ lokW, ijnHW ny ies ƒ
Asl rUp ’c dyiKAw hY, dw kihxw hY ik ieh ieqnw mzbUuq bixAw
hoieAw sI ik sdIAW q`k bZYr r`K-rKwau dy Aqy bZYr Krcy dy ijayuN
dw iqauN bixAw rihxw sI[ jy ies dI sMBwl kIqI jWdI qW hzwrW
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swlW q`k vI ijauN dw iqauN hI KVHw rih skdw sI[ Awaux vwlIAW keI
pIVHIAW swihbzwidAW dIAW lwimswl kurbwnIAW qoN is`KI jzby dI
pRyrnw lY skdIAW sn[ pr ies dI mOilkqw ƒ bypCwx kr id`qw igAw
hY[ iehI hwl AnMdpur swihb dy iklHy dw kIqw igAw hY[ byby nwnkI
dw Gr, AnMdpur swihb dw iklHw Aqy hor Axigxq XwdgwrW ik`Dr
geIAW? AYs vyly jW qW ienHW ƒ pUrI qrHW sw& kr id`qw igAw hY jW
nWmwqr hI rihx id`qw igAw hY, ijs qoN ienHW dI AslI Skl jW sUrq
dw AMdwzw hI nhIN lgwieAw jw skdw[
Aijhw vI nhIN hY ik SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI dy AhudydwrW ƒ
iehnW purwqn XwdgwrW dI mh`qqw dI sUJ nhIN hY[ kwr syvw vwly
bwibAW, jo Awpxy-Awp ƒ gurU dy syvk smJdy hn, ny jy Srm nw lwh
r`KI hovy qW auhnW ƒ vI ienHW QwvW qoN gurU nwl vwprIAW GtnwvW
mihsUs hoxIAW cwhIdIAW sn[ ieh swrw kuJ ikauN Aqy iks dy ieSwry
au~pr kIqw igAw hY? mslw munwsb iDAwn mMgdw hY[ ieh vI suxn
iv`c AwieAw hY ik ieiqhwsk AsQwnW dI kwr syvw pRwpq krn leI
bwibAW v`loN gurduAwrw kmytIAW dy mYNbrW ƒ v`fIAW rkmW id`qIAW
jWdIAW hn[ ie`k-ie`k bwby pws 20-20 kroV qoN au~pr rkmW jmHW hn[
dovyN iDrW ies Dn ƒ ‘h`k dI kmweI’ smJ rhIAW hn[
ieho hwl 1984 ’c drbwr swihb ’qy hoey POjI hmly dy PlsrUp sRI
drbwr ’qy bxy golwbwrI dy inSwnW dw sony dw p`qry cVHw ky kIqw igAw[
srovr dI prkrmw iv`c Fwhy gey kmirAW dI muV auswrI dw kMm qurq
krvw id`qw igAw Aqy Akwl q^q swihb dI pUrI qrHW FwhI geI
iemwrq ƒ muV idnW iv`c hI auswr ky is`K Drm nwl kmwey DRoh Aqy
ies dy AnuXweIAW au~pr Fwhy gey zulm dIAW mUMhoN boldIAW inSwnIAW
ƒ nSt kr id`qw igAw[ ieh 6 jUn 1984 ƒ vrqy kihr ƒ Bulw dyx
dI kwrveI nhIN qW hor kI hY?
is`KW dy ienHW pRyrnw dy soimAW ƒ ipCly 30 swlW iv`c mlIAwmyt kr
id`qw igAw hYy[ kwr syvw vwly bwibAW ny J`lpuxy ’c, ibnw iksy
isAwxp dy AYsI syvw AwrMBI hoeI hY ijs nwl is`KW kol gurU swihbwn
Aqy gurU-pMQ dy mhwn ShIdW dI Coh vwlI koeI cIz rih n jwvy[ ieauN
jwpdw hY ik ieh iksy ivAwpk is`K-ivroDI swizS dI hI kVI hY ijs
qihq ieh XkInI bxwieAw jw irhw hY ik iehnW ieiqhwsk inSwnIAW
qoN pRyrnw lY ky ikDry is`KW ’c is`KI hor mzbUq nw ho jwvy Aqy ijhVy
is`KI qoN dUr jw rhy hn, auh ikDry muV shI rsqy nw pY jwx[
ivcwrvwnW dw kQn hY ik jy iksy kOm ƒ Kqm krnw hY qW Es dI bolI,
ieiqhws Aqy siBAwcwrk ivrsy ƒ Kqm kr idE[
ieMJ l`gdw hY ik is`KW ƒ ies pwsy socx jogy rihx hI nhIN id`qw
igAw[ nhIN qW bhumu`lIAW XwdgwrW ƒ byrihmI nwl Fwhux dI kOx
jurAq kr skdw sI? huux vI pMQ-drdIAW dI nINdr Ku`lH jwvy qW bwkI
rihMdIAW inSwnIAW ƒ Fwhux leI khIAW Aqy s`blW h`QW iv`c lY ky
hrl-hrl krdy hoey ie`k dUjy nwloN A`gy dOVy iPrdy bwibAW dIAW is`K-
ivroDI gqIivDIAW ƒ T`lH pweI jw skdI hY[ Ardws krdy hW ik
Akwl purK, siqgurU pwqSwh is`KW ƒ hor keI dwnW qoN ielwvw bu`D-
ibbyk dw dwn b^Sy qW ik Aijhy duSkrmW qoN gurduAwrw pRbMDk Aqy
kwr syvw vwly bwby bwz Aw jwx[ fw. suKjIq kOr ‘ig`l’ (cMfIgVH)
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2. vYsy qW dunIAw dw hr Drm s`c Aqy nYiqkqw dI g`l krdw hY[
pr sRI gurU nwnk pwqSwh jI dw is`K Drm qW hY hI sicAwr jIvn,
inrml guxW Aqy SuB AmlW dw Drm[ blik siqgurU jI ny qW Drm
dI dunIAw iv`c iv`crn vwly hr pRwxI mwqr ƒ AYsI jIvn-jugq
Apnwaux dI hdwieq kIqI hY[ qW hI qW BweI gurdws jI ilKdy hn
ik gurU pwqSwh dI bZdwd PyrI smyN kwzIAW ny swihbW ƒ ie`k suAwl
p`uiCAw:
“puCin Poil ikqwb ƒ ihMdU v`fw ik muslmwnoeI”]
qy A`goN siqgurW dw juAwb sm`ucI mnuKqw vwsqy ie`k cwnx-munwrw hY:
“bwbw AwKy hwjIAW SuiB AmlW bwJhu dono roeI”]
jy siqgurU ƒ SuB AmlW qoN vWJy ihMdU muslmwn prvwn nhIN qW kI
‘is`K’ ies vwsqy prvwn ho jwxgy ikauNik aunHW is`KI dw pihrwvw
pwieAw hoieAw hY Aqy is`KI dy vwirs hox dy dwAvydwr hn?
siqgurU jI dw ieh sunyhw smu`cI mnu`Kqw vwsqy hY[ pr gurU-soc dy
vwirs hox dy nwqy hr is`K dw pihlw &rz hY ik auh Awp ies ƒ
Aml iv`c ilAwvy qy Pyr swrI mnu`Kqw ƒ ies dI AgvweI dyvy[ koeI
vI is`K ies izMmyvwrI qoN mukq nhIN BwvyN auh Awm is`K hY jW Dwrimk
AwgU, ZrIb ikrqI hY jW DnwF, Awm nwgirk hY jW koeI rwjsI
AwgU[ siqgurU ny sB ƒ AwpxI izMmyvwrI gurmiq Anuswr inBwaux dI
jwc vI Awp hI d`sI hY, ijvyN rwj krn vwly vwsqy siqgurU jI
PurmwauNdy hn:
“rwjy culI inAwv kI piVAw scu iDAwnu]” (pM.1240)
“qKiq rwjw so bhY ij qKqY lwiek hoeI]
ijnI scu pCwixAw scu rwjy soeI] (pM. 1088)
pihlw is`K rwj kwiem krn vwly bwbw bMdw isMG bhwdr qoN lY ky
rxjIq isMG dy smyN dy ^wlsw rwj q`k keI audwhrxW id`qIAW jw
skdIAW hn ijnHW gurU-AwSy Anuswr rwj-Bwg clw ky ij`Qy prjw ƒ
suK id`qw au~Qy is`KI dy nW ƒ vI cwr cMn lwey, AwpxI pMQ-pRsqI nwl
is`KI ƒ pRPu`lq vI kIqw Aqy SuB guxW nwl sMswr iv`c is`KI dw mwn
vI vDwieAw[
1997 iv`c is`KW ny v`fI igxqI iv`c AkwlI dl ƒ votW pw ky rwj
krn dw AiDkwrI bxw id`qw- ies Aws nwl ik ipCly do dhwikAW qoN
zulm dw sMqwp Bog rhy is`K prvwrW ƒ kuJ rwhq imlygI[ is`K
nOjuAwnI dw Gwx krn vwly zwlmW ƒ szwvW imlxgIAW; keI swlW qoN
jylHW dIAW kwl-koTVIAW iv`c bMd, nOjvwnI qoN A`DKV aumr vl v`D
rhy kurbwnIAW vwly, guris`K Awpxy prvwrW iv`c vwps prq skxgy;
G`to-G`t is`K bhuigxqI vwly pMjwb iv`c is`KI pRPu`lq hovygI Aqy gurU-
AwSy Anuswr inrml guxW nwl hlymI rwj kwiem kr ky AkwlI AwgU
sMswr iv`c is`K kOm dw nW rOSn krngy[ ieh swry vwAdy AkwlI
AwgUAW ny coxW qoN pihlW Awp kIqy sn; iBRStwcwr-rihq rwj dy JWsy
id`qy sn[
srkwr bxn ’qy ieh vI AwiKAw igAw ik rxjIq isMG dw rwj muV
qoN Aw igAw hY[ Awpxy mUMhoN mIAW im`TU bxdy hoey pRkwS isMG bwdl ny
Awpy hI Awpxy-Awp ƒ rxjIq isMG dy brwbr sQwpq kr ilAw[
ieqnIAW v`fIAW AwsW lwaux smyN Swied is`K ieh Bu`l gey sn ik
ieh AkwlI AwgU is`K kOm dy numwieMdy hox dw dwAvw qW Awp hI C`f
cu`ky hn; 1996 dI ‘mogw knvYnSn’ iv`c auh AkwlI dl ƒ is`KW dI
numwieMdw pwrtI dI bjwey ‘pMjwbI pwrtI’ AYlwn cu`ky hn; is`KI ByK dw
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idKwvw Aqyy pMQk drd dw nwtk qW auh kyvl votW lYx vwsqy krdy
hn[
pRkwS isMG bwdl ny AkwlI mu`K-mMqrI dy qOr ’qy pihlI vwrI pUry pMj
swl rwj kIqw[ ies dI kImq aunHW, Awpxy Awr.AYs.AYs Aqy bI.jy.pI
dy AwkwvW ƒ, pMj swl is`KI jW pMQ dw nW vI nw lY ky Adw kIqI[ is`KI
dI g`l qW kI krnI sI, sgoN ijqnI Fwh kOm ƒ pRkwS isMG bwdl dy
rwj smyN l`gI auqnI Swied ipCly 50 swlW iv`c nhIN sI l`gI[ is`KI
dI sB qoN v`fI duSmx j`QybMdI Awr.AYs.AYs. nwl bI.jy.pI. rwhIN ienHW
dI sWJ kwrx Awr.AYs.AYs. dI ie`k ip`Cl`g sMsQw rwStRIX is`K sMgq
ƒ ^wlsw swjnw idvs mnwaux dy nW ’qy kroVW rupey dI grWt nwl lYs
kr ky pMjwb dy ipMf-ipMf iv`c vwV id`qw igAw ijnHW Awpxy duS-pRcwr
Aqy pRBwv nwl is`KI isDWqW Aqy srUp ƒ brbwd kr ky bRwhmxvwdI
soc dw gulwm bnwauxw SurU kr id`qw[ A`j jo is`KI dw BwrI Gwx nzr
AwauNdw hY, auh bhuqw iesy dw nqIjw hY[
is`KW ƒ sRI gurU gRMQ swihb qoN qoVn vwsqy sMqW dy nW ’qy pKMMfI bwibAW,
fyirAW, mVHIAW, smwDW Aqy qWqirkW dw jwl pMjwb iv`c ivCw id`qw
igAw[ ieh BoLI BwLI is`K jnqw ƒ vihmW-BrmW Aqy AigAwnqw Bry
hnyr-Biv`K v`l D`k rhy hn[ Awpxy AwkwvW ƒ KuS krn leI Aqyy
iehnW pMQ-mwrU swizSI sMsQwvW ƒ pRPu`lq krn leI pRkwS isMG bwdl,
aunHW dw pirvwr Aqy aunHW dy vzIr iehnW pwKMfIAW kol jWdy rhy[ sRI
gurU gRMQ swihb ƒ Aqy gurU-pMQ ƒ ip`T dy ky hvn krvwey gey,
rwmwiex Awid gRMQW dy AKMf pwT krvwey gey, iqlk Aqy mukt lgwey
gey[ ieh kihxw bykwr hY ik aus vyly bwdl ƒ pMQ Xwd nhIN AwieAw
ikauNik auh qW Awp hI ie`k socI-smJI swizS ADIn pMQ ƒ brbwd
krn leI hI ieh sB kr krw rhy sn[
ij`Qy ikqy gurU ƒ smripq is`KW ny Avwz auTwaux dI koiSS kIqI aunHW
ƒ sRI Akwl qKq swihb dw fr ivKw ky cu`p krw id`qw igAw[ sRI
Akwl q^q swihb dI piv`qr-pwvn sMsQw dI srvau~cqw dI bjwey
‘j`Qydwr’ ƒ srvau~c pRcwirAw igAw[ ies Ahudy nwl jo iKlvwV
pRkwS isMG bwdl dy rwj-kwl jW AkwlI dl dI pRDwngI iv`c hoieAw
hY, aus dI imswl ieiqhws iv`c ikqy nhIN imldI[ bwdl dy Qwpy iBRSt
Aqy AwcrxhIx ‘j`QydwrW’ ny Awpxy kukrmW duAwrw sRI Akwl q^q
swihb dI piv`qr sMsQw ƒ jo Fwh lweI hY, aus dI pUrqI jy AsMBv
nhIN qW bhuq AOKI zrUr hY[ A`j ies sMsQw dw ‘j`Qydwr’ khwaux vwlw
pRkwS isMG bwdl dw ie`k zrKrId Zulwm hY ijs dw ieh is`K kOm ƒ
bRwhmxI jUly iv`c jkVn leI v`D qoN v`D iesqymwl kr irhw hY[ iesy
leI ieh kihxw bykwr hY ik ieh sB kridAW bwdl ƒ pMQ Xwd nhIN
AwieAw, ikauNik aus ƒ pMQ Bu`ilAw hI kdoN sI? hW, aunHW dw inSwnw
bVw spSt sI- ies pMQ dI brbwdI[
zulm dw sMqwp Bog rhy is`K pirvwrW ƒ rwhq qW kI imlxI sI, aunHW
qyy zulm Fwhux vwilAW ƒ qr`kIAW nwl invwijAw igAw[ is`K nOjuAwnW
dy kwqlW dy kys srkwrI ^zwny nwl lVy gey; aunHW kwqlW dy kys ^qm
krn jW krwaux dy auprwly kIqy gey[ pr 100 qoN v`D is`K nOjuAwnW,
ijnHW dI juAwnI qW jylHW iv`c brbwd ho cu`kI hY, A`j vI jylHW iv`c rul
rhy hn[ ienHW swirAW ny pMQk srkwr dy nW ’qy Awpxy sIinAW ’qy
p`Qr r`K ilAw[ kWgrs srkwr ny is`KW ƒ mwrn dI h`d kr id`qI sI[
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pRkwS isMG bwdl ny AwpxI hI mW, jnmdwqI “is`KI” ƒ mwrn dw hr
auprwlw kr ilAw[ rwj-Bwg imlidAW hI ‘iBRStwcwr rihq’ srkwr
dy vwAdy krn vwly pRkwS isMG bwdl dy prvwr Aqy swQIAW ny l`ut
mcw id`qI[ pMjwb dy lokW ƒ dohIN h`QIN lu`itAw igAw[ hr Ahudw
ivikAw, hr bdlI dI kImq peI, hr in`ky qoN in`ky kMm dw mu`l
v`itAw igAw[ jy rwjy irSvqI ho gey qW kirMidAW ik`QoN G`t krnI
sI! sRI gurU nwnk pwqSwh dy inrml Aqy inAwry pMQ dy m`Qy klMk poq
id`qw[ is`K ieiqhws ƒ SrimMdw kr id`qw[
A`j jdoN pRkwS isMG bwdl leI Awpxy krmW dw PL Bogx dw smW
AwieAw hY, aunHW qoN iBRStwcwr dI pu`C-ig`C hoeI hY, iBRStwcwr dw kys
Adwlq iv`c phuMc igAw qW A`j pRkwS isMG bwdl ƒ muV pMQ Xwd
AwieAw hY[ A`j auh pUrn qOr ’qy in`jI iBRStwcwr dy kysW ƒ pMQ dI
lVweI bxwaux dI koiSs kr rhy hn[ l&zW dy qwxy-bwxy bux ky BoLy-
BwLy is`KW ƒ guMmrwh krn dI hr koiSS ho rhI hY[pRkwS isMG bwdl
dw AMdwz vI inrwlw hY[ auh Aksr kihMdy hn ik auh sRI Akwl
q^q dw bhuq siqkwr krdy hn[ pr jdoN aunHW ƒ sRI Akwl q^q
swihb ’qy bulwieAw igAw qW nwl hzwrW dI POj lY ky gey[ ieh
Akwl q^q swihb ’qy pyS hox dw qrIkw sI ik Akwl q^q swihb
’qy hmlw? hor qW hor, pRkwS isMG bwdl ny sRI Akwl q^q swihb ’qy
r`j ky guMfwgrdI kIqI[ ‘j`Qydwr’ sRI Akwl q^q swihb ƒ kmry iv`c
luk ky, kuMfI bMd kr ky AwpxI jwn bcwauxI peI, bMd kmry ƒ Tu`fy
mwry gey, gMd bikAw igAw[
bwdl inAWpwilkw bwry iehI kihMdy hn ik auh BwrqI inAWpwilkw
dw bhuq siqkwr krdy hn[ Swied iesy leI jdoN aunHW Adwlq iv`c
pyS hox jwxw sI qW nwl AwpxI iBRSt-mMflI ƒ vI v`fI igxqI iv`c
iek`Tw kr ilAw[ kI ieh Adwlq ƒ pRBwvq krn vwsqy nhIN sI?
ie`k g`l dI qwrI& zrUr krnI pvygI ik bwdl swihb dI iBRSt-
mMflI pUrI qrHW aunHW dw swQ dy rhI hY[ dyvy vI ikauN nw? bwdl dy
rwj iv`c auh pUry BweIvwl sn[ Blw gurU pwiqSwh ny jW pMQ ny aunHW
ƒ kI id`qw hY? bwdl swihb ny qW aunHW ƒ au~cy AhuidAW, Dn-dOlq
Aqy jwiedwdW dw mwlk bxwieAw hY[ Pyr gurU pwiqSwh ƒ qW jdoN
mrzI AKMf pwT krvw ky, rumwlw cVHw ky jW gurduAwry iv`c sMgmrmr
lgvw ky KuS kIqw jw skdw hY pr jy bwdl nwrwz ho gey qW bhuq
muSkl ho jwvygI[ jy g`l ie`QoN q`k sImq huMdI qW Swied sIny ’qy p`Qr
r`K ky brdwSq kr leI jWdI[ pr ienHW qW AwpxI ies suAwrQ dI
jMg iv`c au~cIAW-s`ucIAW pMQk mirXwdwvW, pRMprwvW Aqy rvwieqW ƒ
qihs-nihs kr id`qw hY[
ijnHW gurduAwirAW iv`c gurU swihbwn dy gurpurb mnwey jWdy hn, kOm
ƒ nvW jIvn dyx vwly mhwn ShIdW dy ieiqhwsk idhwVy mnwey jWdy
hn, au~Qy iBRStwcwr dy kys iv`c jylH iv`c bMd isAwsI AwgU dw jnm
idn pMQk p`Dr ’qy mnwieAw jw irhw hY[ aus dy jylH iv`coN zmwnq qy
irhw hox ’qy sRI drbwr swihb Awaux ’qy v`fy–v`fy bYnr lgw ky ‘jI
AwieAW’ AwiKAw jw irhw hY[ hor qW hor, ‘j`Qydwr’ Akwl q^q v`loN
isropw id`qw jw irhw hY[ ieh qW kyvl zmwnq hoeI hY; iBRStwcwr dw
kys qW ijauN dw iqauN au~Qy hI hY[ hW, jy kys iv`coN brI ho igAw huMdw
qW vI koeI g`l bxdI sI[ ‘j`Qydwr’ ny vI jnrl fwier ƒ isropw dyx
dw ieiqhws muV duhrw id`qw hY[
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^Yr, ieh lok qW auhI kr rhy hn jo ienHW qoN Aws sI[ suAwl qW ieh
hY ik A`j Awpxy-Awp ƒ pMQ-pRsq khwaux vwly kI krdy hn[ loV hY
ik A`j sB pMQ-pRsq j`QybMdIAW Aqy S^sIAqW Awpxy swry m`qByd Bulw
ky pMQ Aqy pMQk rvwieqW ’qy mirXwdwvW ƒ bcwaux leI ie`ksur
Awvwz auTwaux[ rwijMdr isMG, knvInr, SRomxI ^wlsw pMcwieq[
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igAwnI joigMdr isMG vydWqI, muK syvwdwr 13/01/2004
SIR Akwl q^q swihb AimRqsr
vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw[vwihgurU jI kI &iqh[[
Awp jI ny spoksmYn dy siqkwrXog sMpwdk srdwr joigMdr isMG jI nUM
bybuinAwd doSw dy ADwr qy SpStIkrx dyx leI SRI Akwl q^q swihb qy
bulwieAw hY[ aunw dI pySI hI Awpxy Awp ivc vwd ivvwd dw ivSw hY[ hryk
ivdvwn qy GVy GVwey doS lwey jWdy hn, ijvyN ik is~K irvwieqwN Aqy
ruhrIqW dw ivroD Awid [ Xwd rhy ik is~K Drm dIAW mzbUq buinAwdW
ibprvwdI pujwrIAW v~looN sQwipq kIqIAW krmkWfI ruhrIqW qy nhIN itkIAW
hoeIAW sgoN gurmiq dy suinhrI isDWqW qy hn [ audwhrx vjoN purwqn isMGW
ny AwpxIAW jwnW dI prvwh nW kridAW gYr is~K bhu bytIAW nUM zrvwixAW
h~QoN bwiezq bcw ky suriKAq aunHw dy GrIN phuMcw ky Swndwr irvwieq
kwiem kIqI pr vrqmwn smyN iksy grIb dI DI dI p~q iek mhMq v~loN luty
jwx qy aus pirvwr nUM jQydwr v~loN ienswP qW kI imlxw sI sgoN aus mhMq
nMU bcwieAw vI igAw [aus pirvwr nMU Aqy aunHW dy smrQkW nMU Apmwinq
kIqw igAw PlsrUp aunW nMU iensw& leI duinAwvI kichrI dw dr
^VkwExw ipAw[ pMQ ny &Yslw krnw hY ik Swndwr irvwieqW dw Gwx kOx
kr irhw hY ?
Awp jI pMQ drdIAW qy ieh doS vI Lwaudy ho ik ieh inqnym Aqy AimRq
sMcwr dIAW bwxIAW ivc vI rOl Gcolw pWaudy hn [ igAwnI jI zrw ku Xwd
kro AwpxI nvMbr 2002 dI lMfn &yrI jdoN Awp jI hMslo gurdvwrw swihb
dI nvIN iemwrq dw nINh p~Qr r~Kx leI Awey sI [smwgm qoN aprMq Awp
jI, dws syvw isMG Aqy pRDwn sR: gurcrn isMG auprlI mMjl vwly d&qr
ivc bYTy vIcwr vtWdrw kr rhy sW[ pRDwn swihb ny Awp jI pwsoN puiCAw
ik inqnym dIAW bwxIAW ikhVIAW hn qw Awp jI ny d~isAw ik –jpujI, jwp
swihb, svYXY, AnMd swihb Aqy kibXovwc bynqI[ dws dI hYrwnI dI koeI
h~d nw rhI Aqy tokidAW Awp jI dw iDAwn rihq mirAwdw ivclIAW pMj
bwxIAW jpujI, jwp swihb, svYXY, rihrws Aqy kIrqn soihly vl idvwieAw
qW iPr Awp jI ny jvwb idqw ik ieh glqI rih geI hY ies ivc jldI
soD kr leI jwvygI ,dws nMU mzbUrn kihxw ipAw ik Awp jI Aqy Awp jI
dy kuJ swQI Aijhw nhIN kr skdy Aijhw krn dI ivSyS ivDI pMQ v~loN
inrDwirq kIqI geI hY jo ik rihq mirAwdw ‘c drz hY[ AMq ivc Awp jI
dy pws ieho jvwb sI ik Aijhy msly CyV ik AsI vwd ivvwdW nMU jnm nW
dyeIey[ is~K rihq mirAwdw swfI AgvweI krdI hY pr AsI ies dI
aulMGxw krky is~K kOm vwsqy smisAWvW KVIAW kr rhy hW[ spSt hY ik
is~K rihq mirAwdw Awp jI nMU hukmnwmy jwrI krn dw Aqy gurmuKW nMU pMQ
ivcoN Cykx dw AiDkwr nhIN idMdI pr Awp jI Awpxy isAwsI mwlkNw nMU KuS
krn leI gurmqI isDWqW dIAW DijAW aufw rhy ho[
Awp jI dI ausy PyrI dOrwn gurimq bwry hor vI keI ivcwrW hoeIAW sn pr
Awp jI dI nIqI twl mtoly vwlI hI rhI[ Awp jI ny pI AYc fI kr rhy do
nOjvwnW nMU ibpRvwdI gRMQ pVx leI vI pRyirAw[ &lsrUp ieh hI ikhw jw
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skdw hY ik sMBv hY ik Awp jI nMU vydW dw igAwn hovy pr ieMj jwpdw hY
ik Awp jI gurimq qoN AvS kory ho [ ieh vI jwpdw hY ik Awp jI dy Aws
pws
glq slwhkwrW Aqy pMQ ivroDIAW dw Jurmt ipAw hY ijhVy Awp jI pwsoN
glqIAW krvweI jw rhy hn[
igAwnI jI is~K rihq mirAwdw nMU ivdySW ivcly gurdvwirAW ivc lwgU
krvwx leI AwdyS Byjx nwloN s~B qoN pihlW SRI drbwr swihb, SRI Akwl
q^q swihb Aqy SromxI gurdvwrw pRbMDk kmytI dy pRbMD hyT Awaudy
gurAsQWnW ivc lwgU krvwE iPr Awpxy nzdIkI swDW dy fyirAW ivc Aqy
iPr Awpxy nvyN jotIdwrW dy sihXog nwl q^q SRI ptnw swihb Aqy q^q
SRI hzUr swihb pr ies dw A~Kr-A~Kr lwgU krvwE jI [ieh Awp jI dI
bhuq v~fI pRwpqI hovygI[ Awpxw smW zwqI rMzSW k~Fx leI AjWeI nw
gvwE Aqy ies mnorQ dI pURrqI LeI nw hI pivq~r SRI Akwl q^q swihb
dI durvrqoN kro[ sRdwr joigMdr isMG jI sMpwdk spoksmYn vrgy ivdvwn
dI pMQ nMU bhuq LoV hY auh bhuq suc~jI AgvweI dy rhy hn[ aunw bwry
&Yslw qW bwdl swihb ny pihlW hI kIqw hoieAw hY Awp jI ny qW kyvl
mohr hI LwExI hY [gurU pMQ dw dws, syvw isMG,
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ipafry vIr igafnI joigMdr isMG jIE,
vfihgurU jI df Kflsf ! vfihgurU jI dI PLqih !!
mYN ieh KLq iek inmfxy iswK vjoN, iek dosq vjoN aqy iswK ielm dy
iek qfilby-ielm (ivdvfn nf shI) vjoN ilK irhf hF .
bIqy idn qusIN ‘spoksmYn’ irsfly dy aYzItr s[ joigMdr isMG nUM
akfl qKLq sfihb `qy qlb kIqf sI . iek gwl mYN pihlF vfijLaf
kr idaF ik s[ joigMdr isMG nf qF myry dosq hn qy nf irsLqydfr qy
AunHF dI pflsI nfl myry coKy qPLwrkfq (ihMdI ivc mqByd) hn . pr,
mYN ieh mihsUs krdf hF ik AunHF nUM akfl qKLq sfihb `qy qlb
krnf (qy sjLf lfAuxf) pMQ dy ihqF ivc nhIN hY . qusIN ieh jfxdy ho
ik AunHF ny qF akfl qKLq sfihb dy “jQydfr” dI hoNd nUM hI nhIN
mMinaf qy ies kr ky Auh akfl qKLq sfihb `qy iksy vI hflq ivc
pysL nhIN hoxgy . (qKLq sfihb dy ‘jQydfr” dy ahudy bfry AuNÖ sfry
myry ipwCy turdy hn) .
ies qkrIbn XkInI hY ik s[ joigMdr isMG ny quhfzy awgy
pysL nhIN hoxf aqy qusIN iek-do vfr qlb krn mgroN AunHF nUM “pMQ
`coN Kfirj” kr idEgy . qusIN awgy s[ gurbKLsL isMG kflf aPLgLfnf
nUM vI ieMÖ hI “pMQ `coN Kfirj” kr cuky ho . ies qoN pihlF BfeI
rxjIq isMG ny lMgr dy “hukmnfmy” dy nF `qy knyzf dy Cy iswK “pMQ
`coN Kfirj” kIqy sn . ho skdf hY ik afAuNdy vyilaF ivc qusIN kuJ
hor iswKF nUM vI ieMÖ hI “pMQ `coN Kfirj” kr idE . Blk nUM aijhy
“Kfirj” iswKF dI igxqI lwKF qk vI puwj skdI hY .
sB qoN pihlI gwl qF ieh hY ik s[ joigMdr isMG nUM ijs
ibnf `qy qlb kIqf igaf hY AuhI jF Auho ijhI gwl s[ gurqyj isMG
vI afK cuky hn qy hor keI iswK vI afK cuky hn aqy 26 akqUbr
dI mohflI knvYnsLn ivc hfijLr pMj-swq hjLfr hor iswK vI ies dI
qfeId kr cuky hn . ies ihsfb nfl s[ joigMdr isMG df “jurm”
AunHF sfiraF iswKF df jurm bx jFdf hY pr qusIN qlb isrPL iek
sLKLs nUM kIqf hY .
ieh vI iKafl rhy ik ikAuNik s[ joigMdr isMG jI quhfzI
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aYizt kIqI ikqfb ‘guriblfs pfqsLfhI CyvIN’ bfry nukqfcInI vflI
smgrI ilKdy aqy Cfpdy rhy sn; ies kr ky quhfzy aYksLn qoN ieh
soicaf jfvygf ik qusIN injI bdly dI soc nfl s[ joigMdr isMG `qy
aYksLn ilaf hY . iehI gwl bhuq sfry iswK quhfzy s[ gurbKLsL isMG
kflf aPLgLfnf nUM “pMQ `coN Kfirj” krn sbMDI vI afK rhy hn .
ieh vI iKafl rhy ik awgy pMj-swq jF awT iswKF nUM pMQ coN
Kfirj kIqf jf cukf hY qy ies nfl iswKF ivc AunHF dI vuwkq koeI
bhuqI nhIN GtI . jy qusIN s[ joigMdr isMG vrgy iek hor iswK nUM “pMQ
`coN Kfirj” kr vI idEgy qF vI koeI PLrk nhIN pYxf ikAuN ik hjLfrF
iswK AunHF dy ihmfieqI hn . mohflI knvYnsLn nUM sfry akflI dlF,
sLromxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI, awDI drjn iswK stUzYNts
PLYzrysLnF, keI nOjvfn akflI dlF qy keI hor jmfqF ny sfry hIly
vrq ky rokx dI koisLsL kIqI sI . AunHF nUM qF sLfm qk vI XkIn nhIN
sI ik Auh smfgm kr vI skxgy . afm lokF nUM vI XkIn nhIN sI ik
smfgm hovygf qy dUjy pfsy ijnHF nUM jLrf-mfsf ies smfgm dy hox dI
afs sI qy Auh AuWQy puwjxf cfhuMdy sn, AunHF nUM vI pqf nhIN sI ik
smfgm ikwQy hovygf . pr ies dy bfvjUd Aus smfgm ivc pMj-swq qoN
awT hjLfr qk iswK sLfiml hoey . ies ihsfb nfl jy AunHF dy smfgm
ivc rukfvtF nf KVHIaF huMdIaF qF Aus ivc sLfied vIh-pMJI qoN pMjfh
hjLfr qk iswK sLfiml ho skdy sn . myrf ieh afKx df mqlb
hrigjL AunHF dIaF isPLqF krnf nhIN blik ieh kihxf hY ik sLfied
AunHF nfl 25 qoN 50 hjLfr qk iswK sfQ dy skdy hn .
mMn lE Blky qusIN s[ joigMdr isMG nUM ‘bfgLI’ afK ky “pMQ
`coN Kfirj” kr dyNdy ho qy Auh ies dy jvfb ivc iek iekwT kr ky
quhfnUM rwd kr dyNdy hn qF ieh akfl qKLq sfihb dy ruqby nUM Zfh
lfAux vflI gwl hI qF hovygI . aijhI hflq ivc kuJ lok s[ joigMdr
isMG nUM qKLq sfihb dI ies byhurmqI df ijLMmydfr afKxgy aqy kuJ
ieh kihxgy ik ies dy ijLMmydfr qusIN ho ijnHF ny jfx buJ ky “af bOld
mYnUM mfr” vflI gwl kIqI hY . dUjy lPLjLF ivc hr hflq ivc ies nfl
akfl qKLq sfihb dI ieMstIicAUsLn dI byhurmqI hovygI .
myrI quhfnUM arjL hY ik qusIN s[ joigMdr isMG df mslf
pMQk ivdvfnF dI iek kmytI nUM sONp idE jo hor ivdvfnF nUM swd ky
iek bMd bYTk ivc ies bfry ivcfr kry qy ies dI irport akfl
qKLq sfihb dy muK syvfdfr nUM pysL kry . aijhf amrjIq isMG vloN
jvwdI zyry dI mYgLjLIn ‘ivsmfd nfd’ ivc ilKy lyK vyly vI kIqf igaf
sI .
afs hY afp aijhf krogy aqy akfl qKLq sfihb nUM sMkt
ivc pYx qoN bcfa lvogy . pr, jy qusIN kfhlI ivc jF iksy dbfa hyT
koeI gLlq kdm cuk ilaf qF qvfrIKL quhfnUM vI muafPL nhIN krygI .
gurU pMQ df iek inmfxf syvk, zfktr hrijMdr isMG idlgIr
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iswK Drm afm DrmF vrgf iek krm-kFzI Drm nhIN hY .
ies ivc jIvn jfc hY, ieKLlfk hY, rUhfnIaq hY; qy sB qoN vwzI gwl
ieh hY ik ies ivc ‘KLudfeI’ hY . sLfied isrPL iswK hI afpxy afp nUM
akfl qKLq sfihb, Xfin akfl purK, dI irafieaf mMndf hY . ies
akfl qKLq dy PLlsPLy ivc mIrI qy pIrI iewko QF aqy iek jujL ivc
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iekwTIaF hn . ieh ies PLlsPLy df afdrsLk isKr hY . ieh sfry
nukqy lMbI qPLsIlI qnkIh mMgdy hn ies kr ky mYN hQly pypr ivc
ienHF nUM nhIN CyVFgf .
iswKI dy Gyry ivc kuJ ieMstIicAUsLnjL aijhIaF hn jo ies
PLlsPLy dy somy vI hn qy ies dI qfkq vI hn . ieh ieMstIicAUsLnjL
hn: gurU gRMQ sfihb, aMimRq, akfl qKLq sfihb, ‘pMj ipafry’ aqy
srbq Kflsf . AuNÖ, ajokI hflq ivc, ies ivc sLromxI akflI
dl, sLRomxI gurduafrf pRbMDk kmytI (qy idwlI aqy hor gurduafrf
kmytIaF) nUM vI pMQ dIaF nvIaF ieMstIicAUsLnjL ivc sLfiml krn
dI koisLsL kIqI jFdI hY pr myrI ingh ivc ieh ieMstIicAUsLnjL nhIN
blik afrgynfeIjLysLnjL hn . mYN ies pypr ivc, isrPL do mOilk
ieMstIicAUsLnjL dI gwl krnI cfhvFgf aqy sYkMzrI qy vkqI
ieMstIicAUsLnjL, Xfin afrgynfeIjLysLnjL, dI nhIN .
pMj ipafiraF nUM bqOr iek ieMstIicAUsLn dy nhIN ilaf
jfxf cfhIdf ikAuN ik ies df qvfrIKLI ipCokV isrPL Kflsf prgt
krn dy idn (30 mfrc 1698/1699) nfl juiVaf hoieaf hY aqy
ies dI hsqI nUM isrPL aMimRq sMskfr dOrfn hI kbUl kIqf jf skdf
hY nf ik akfl qKLq sfihb qy hor “qKLqF” dy gRMQIaF, aKOqI isMG-
sfihbfn” vjoN iek ieMstIicAUsLn dy rUp ivc . ieh koeI pMcfieqI
isDFq nhIN qy nf hI ieh rUsI pRIjLIzIam vFg hY, jo iek KLfs juwt
vFg, ‘suprIm’ qfkq bx ky, “hkUmq” krn vflI isMzIkyt bx jfdI
hY . iswKI ivc iksy aijhI KLfs qy supr qfkq dI koeI qvfrIKL,
irvfieq jF PLlsPLf nhIN hY . ieMÖ hI iswKI ivc “pMj” dI igxqI dI
vI koeI aihmIaq nhIN hY . pr kuJ sflF qoN ies nUM (pMj gRMQIaF,
aKOqI ‘isMG sfihb’ dy nF hyT) qfkq jF zrfvy/dbky dI sLkl ivc
aKOqI ‘pMj ipafiraF’ nUM AuvyN hI vriqaf igaf hY ijvyN akfl qKLq
sfihb nUM . ies kr ky ies df eynf kU ijLkr jLrUrI sI . asl gwl
mYN akfl qKLq sfihb bfry gwl krnI cfhvFgf .
akfl qKLq sfihb df PLlsPLf dunIaF ivc sB qoN vD
lfsfnI hY . dunIaF dy iksy Drm, iksy kOm kol qfkq df ieho ijhf
mrkjL nhIN hY . guru sfihb ny ieh iek aijhI ieMstIicAUsLn prgt
kIqI hY ijs nfl iswK kOm nUM mIrI-pIrI dI hsqI df mrkjL aqy
drbfr hfisl ho igaf hY . akfl qKLq nUM afpxf iesLt mMnx vflf
iswK afpxy afp akfl purK dI PLOj df ihwsf bx jFdf hY . akfl
qKLq sfihb iswK dI sLfn hY, afn hY, mfx hY qy jfn hY . ies qKLq
nfl sbMiDq hoxf akfl purK dI, Xfin AucyrI dunIaF df sLihrI hoxf
hY . muZ kdIm qoN dunIaF Br ivc iPLlfsPLr (sxy sukrfq, arsqU,
plYto, mYikafvlI, lfskI, mfrks, cfxkX vgLYrf) Dfrimk aqy
isafsI KyqrF ivc, mfarkf-KLyjL isDFq GVdy af rhy hn pr AunHF
df suJfieaf koeI isDFq vI akfl qKLq dy PLlsPLy dy nyVy nhIN puwj
sikaf ikAuN ik ieh ‘afKLrI’ PLlsPLf hY . swc qF ieh hY ik dunIaF
dy vwK-vwK DrmF dy awlfmf ajy qk qF mIrI qy pIrI dI eykqf nUM
smJ hI nhIN sky .
akfl qKLq sfihb sqfrvIN sdI df jF iewkIvIN sdI df
nhIN blik sdIvI PLlsPLf hY . ies qoN aglyrI gwl kdy vI nhIN
kIqI jf skygI . ies nUM apxfey ibnf iensfn PLfsLI soc, aKOqI
mulk pRsqI, nfjLI ijLhnIaq, iPLrkf pRsqI vgLYrf qoN injfq nhIN pf
skdf . mfrks dI stytlYWs susfietI, rUso dI mnuwKI afjLfdI jF
supr afjLfdI, inqsLy dy suprmYn dI dunIaF dI soc jy iek QfeyN
iekwTI vI kr leIey qF vI Auh akfl qKLq sfihb dy PLlsPLy df
mukfblf nhIN kr skdI . swc qF ieh hY ik iek afm afdmI ivc
ies PLlsPLy nUM smJx dI pfieaF vI nhIN .
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pr aPLsos df mukfm qF ieh hY ik aYnf vwzf PLlsPLf qy
aYnI vwzI ieMstIicAUsLn hox dy bfvjUd, ies nUM dunIaF Br ivc
PLYlfAuxf qF kI, asIN ies nUM KLfls rUp ivc kfiem vI nhIN rK sky .
kdy asIN ies nUM pujfrIaF, kdy pMj gRMQIaF (pMj ipafry dy PLlsPLy nUM
ivgfV ky) qy kdy srkt hfAUs qoN nfmjLd kr ky a-iswK kYd ivc
nUV dyNdy hF . kdy ies nUM DiVaF dI eykqf (qy PLuwt) dI pihlI sLrq
bxf lYNdy hF qy kdy ies sLrq (BfeI rxjIq isMG) nUM sLromxI kmytI
dI pRDfngI qoN kurbfn kr dyNdy hF . kdy ies dy aKOqI huknfimaF nUM
‘ielfhI hukm’ grdfn dyNdy hF qy kdy ienHF nUM (ijvyN igafnI joigMdr
isMG vydFqI rfhIN pUrn isMG dy aKOqI ‘hukmnfmy’) rwd vI krvf dyNdy
hF . asIN dUijaF nUM afKdy hF ik Auh ienHF nUM nf mMxn dI sUrq ivc
pMQ wcoN “Kfirj” ho jfxgy pr afp ienHF wqy aml nhIN krdy (Gto-Gt
cfr, sLfied vDyry, hukmnfimaF wqy qF sLRomxI kmytI ny afp vI aml
nhIN kIqf) . ieho ijhIaF hrkqF nfl asIN akfl qKLq sfihb vrgI
sB qoN mhfn ieMstIicAUsLn dIaF DwjIaF Auzfx ivc koeI ksr nhIN
CwzI .
ies sB qoN vwzy PLlsPLy ies ieMstIicAUsLnjL nUM AunHF lokF ny
hI Gwty-kOzIaF roilaf ijnHF nUM ies dy muK syvfdfr qy COxI-brdfr
bxfieaf igaf sI . ies dI bjfie ik akfl qKLq sfihb nUM kul
lokfeI df qKLq bxfieaf jFdf, ies ieMstIicAUsLnjL nfl qF aijhf
slUk kIqf igaf ik ies mhfn qKLq nUM gLYr-iswK qF kI gLYr-akflI
iswK vI ies nUM Eprf smJx lg pey . iPr hOlI-hOlI ieh isrPL
sLromxI kmytI dy kfbjL DVy df qKLq bx igaf . qkrIbn do dhfky
gurcrn isMG tOhVf ny ies nUM afpxI injI qfkq vjoN hfeIjYk krI
rwiKaf . 1999 ivc qF ieh iek cIPL minstr (bfdl) dI JolI jf
ipaf . Xfin iek mhfn ieMstIicAUsLn isrPL iek sLKLs dI
jgIrdfrfnf, PLfsLI snk jF injI loVF muqfibk vrqI jfx lg peI .
ienHf gwlF ny akfl qKLq sfihb dI byhurmqI krn ivc sB qoN vD
rol adf kIqf .
awj hflq ieh hY ik hr koeI ies qKLq sfihb nUM cYlMj
krn lg ipaf hY . ies dy ‘aKOqI hukmnfimaF’ nUM iKwdo vFg roilaf
jf irhf hY . aYnI mhfn ieMstIicAUsLn nUM eyny inGfr vl DUh iljfx dy
ijLMmydfr vDyry Auh hI mMny jfxgy jo ies dy srbrfh qy syvfdfr sn qy
jF ienHF syvfdfrF nUM nfmjLd krn jF afpxy ihqF vfsqy vrqx vfly .
sfnUM ies gwl nUM dlyrI nfl mMn lYxf cfhIdf hY ik 10 jUn 1978 qoN
mgroN dy isrPL do-cfr nUM Cwz ky bfkI sfry “hukmnfimaF” wqy Aus
vkq dy sLromxI kmytI dy pRDfn, akflI pfrtI dI isafsI DVybfjLI jF
lfgqbfjLI df prCfvF njLr afAuNdf hY .
eynf hI bs nhIN blik akfl qKLq sfihb vrgI mhfn
ieMstIicAUsLn nUM ieMj vriqaf igaf hY ijvyN ik ieh ieMzstrIal
JgiVaF dy PLYsly krn vfsqy iek itRibAUnl jF iksy ipMz dI
‘pMcfieqI adflq’ hovy . kI akfl qKLq sfihb isrPL akflI pfrtI
dy JgiVaF dy hwl vfsqy hY ? iPr ienHF JgiVaF df “hwl” krn
vfsqy, sLromxI kmytI dy vyly dy pRDfn dy zr hyTF jF iksy hor zr jF
lflc jF DVybfjLI hyT, akfl qKLq sfihb qoN “huknfimaF” nUM jfrI
krvfieaf jFdf hY . bIqy sflF ivc sLRomxI kmytI dy pRDfnF ny
aijhIaF hrkqF vfsqy BfeI rxjIq isMG, pUrn isMG, joigMdr isMG
vydFqI nUM rwj ky vriqaf hY .
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pr, kuJ akflI cODrIaF ny vI ies qKLq dI “aQfrtI” nUM
sLryafm cYlMj vI kIqf hY . 1979 ivc pRkfsL isMG bfdl ny sfDU isMG
BOrf nUM Aus dy puwqr dI nOkrI sbMDI kfbU ivc kr ilaf, iPr (1986
ivc) surjIq brnflf ny akfl qKLq sfihb dy iKLlfPL lONgovfl ivc
iekwT kr ky, pRkfsL isMG bfdl ny (1994 ivc) akfl qKLq mUhry
BIVF iekwTIaF kr ky qy dihsLq idKf ky, bIbI jfgIr kOr ny (2000
ivc) TuwT idKf ky akfl qKLq sfihb (jF pUrn isMG) dy aKOqI
“hukmnfmy” dy dbky nUM byasr kr idqf sI . ieho ijhI hfsohIxI
hflq df kfrn kuJ cODrIaF vwloN ies mhfn ieMstIicAUsLn nUM injI
ihqF vfsqy vrqx dI sfijsL sI . ieho ijhIaF hrkqF kfrn, iswK
ivdvfnF dy nfl-nfl sMjIdf iswKF df vI ies mhfn ieMstIicAUsLn dy
syvfdfrF qoN XkIn AuTx lg ipaf qy gLYr-iswKF nUM vI ies hflq ivc
ies bfry GtIaf gwlF krn df mOkf iml igaf .
kI akfl qKLq sfihb hfkm DVy dy muKLflPLF nUM DmkIaF
dyx, dbky mfrn, pMQ coN Cykx, aKOqI hukmnfmy jfrI krn vfsqy hI
hY jF ies ny kOmI BlfeI vfsqy vI koeI rol adf vI krnf hY . ies
qKLq sfihb qy ies vkq jo kfrvfeIaF ho rhIaF hn kI Auh akfl
purK dy qKLq dy drjy (stYNzrz) dIaF hn ? akfl qKLq sfihb df
mOjUdf rol 1979 qoN sLurU huMdf hY; kI ienHF 25 sflF ivc akfl qKLq
sfihb ny pMQ dI ibKVI hflq bfry vI koeI kfrvfeI/pRfjYkt/aYksLn
kIqf hY ?
ieMÖ hI ies svfl df jvfb vI pMQ nUM idqf jfvy ik bIqy
20 sflF ivc akfl qKLq sfihb dI syvf qy qfeInfq muK syvfdfr
(aKOqI jQydfr) ivdysLF ivc ikMnI vfr gey hn qy AunHF ny AuQoN ikMny
pYsy iekwTy kr ky ilaFdy hn qy Auh rkm ikQy KLrcI hY ? crcf hY
ik ipCly 20 sflF ivc aKOqI jQydfrF aqy aYkitMg jQydfrF ny pMj
kroV ruipaf iekwTf kIqf hY qy ies ivcoN 90 qoN 99% rkm AunHF ny
zkfr leI hY . (pr, dfn df DMn hVp krn dI sjLf qF vfihgurU hI
dyxgy) .
kI akfl qKLq sfihb df rol isrPL akflI pfrtI dy afly
duafly hI GuMmdf hY ? kI akfl qKLq sfihb df koeI hor rol nhIN hY
? iswK ies vkq kbIilaF, mnUvfdI jLfq-pfq, jiQaF ivc vMzy hoey
hn qy a-iswK mfhOl ivc ivcr rhy hn . kI ieh akfl qKLq
sfihb df PLrjL nhIN sI ik iswKF nUM iek BfeIcfry ivc proieaf jfx
vfsqy koeI rol adf krdf ? hor qF hor igafnI pUrn isMG, jo KLud
iek aKOqI pCVI jLfq nfl sbMD rKdf sI, ny vI ies mnUvfd nUM
KLqm krn vfsqy kuJ nf kIqf, sgoN Auh afp bRfhmx dy jfl ivc
Psdf guru sfihb nUM vI bRfhmxI cfl df ihwsf bxf ky lv-kusL dI
aOlfd drsfAux dI hrkq vl tur ipaf .
aKOqI pCVIaF jLfqF dy bhuqy afgUaF df ieh duKFq hY ik
Auh mnUvfdIaF dy iKLlfPL rOlf qF pfAuNdy hn pr Auh iPr ienHF
mnUvfdIaF dy jfl ivc hI Ps jFdy hn . ies mnUvfdI cfl df sB qoN
vwzf aYksLn sI pMjfb dy rivdfsIaF nUM iswKF qoN qoV ky bRfhmxI cfl
df ihwsf bxfAuxf . ies sfijsL hyTF AunHF ny bfbf Bgq rivdfs nUM
“gurU” aKvf ky iswKI qoN dUr kIqf pr mnUvfdIaF ny afp kdy vI
ienHF pCVIaF jLfqF nUM kbUl nf kIqf . ieMj aKOqI pCVIaF jLfqF dy
afgU bRfhmx dI mnUvfdI cfl df isLkfr ho gey .
akfl qKLq sfihb aqy iswK afgUaF qy ivdvfnF ny vI ies
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sfijsL nUM rokx vfsqy kdy koeI kdm nhIN cuikaf . mYN akqUbr 2003
ivc sLromxI kmytI vwloN bxfeI geI iek sLqfbdI kmytI dI mIitMg
ivc ieh suJfa idqf sI ik aKOqI pCVIaF jLfqF dI iswKI qoN dUrI
KLqm krn vfsqy Bgq bfbf rivdfs, Bgq kbIr qy bfbf nfm dyv dy
jnm idn drbfr sfihb mMjI sfihb qy mnfey jfx . BfvyN ies suJfa
nUM mnjLUr qF kr ilaf igaf hY pr ies df PLfiedf qF hI hovygf jy
ies sbMDI coKf amlI pRcfr krn vflf iltrycr vI aKOqI pCVIaF
jLfqF dy lokF qk phuMcfieaf jfvy qy aKOqI pCVIaF jLfqF dy lokF nUM
sc-muc Brf vFg kbUilaf jfvy . vrnf, ieh iek qvfrIKLI mqf bx
ky PLfeIlF ivc kYd ho jfvygf .
awj akfl qKLq sfihb (dr asl ies df muK syvfdfr, Aus dI
kfrgujLfrI qy Aus dy aKOqI-huknfmy) dI keI pfisaF qoN nukqfcInI ho
rhI hY . ienHF nukqfcInI dy ipCokV ivc iek pfsy gLYr-iswK hn qy
dUjy pfsy sMjIdf aflm-PLfjLl hn . gLYr -iswKF nUM lgfm pfAux vfsqy
qF sLfied koeI zurlI jwQf hI vDyry rol adf kr skdf hY pr iswK
awlfmf dI nukqfcInI iek iPLkr vflI gwl hY . ies df mqlb sfPL hY
ik akfl qKLq sfihb df muK syvfdfr afpxy rol qoN kuqfhI kr irhf
hY . ies df vkqI ielfj qF ieh hY ik Aus nUM bdl idqf jfvy . pr,
ies df pwkf ielfj ieh hY ik ies dy muK syvfdfr nUM srbq Kflsf
vwloN cuxn df qrIkf nIaq kIqf jfvy; Aus dy rol, PLrjL imwQy jfx;
Aus dI imafd imwQI jfvy, Aus dy gLlq clx qy Aus nUM bdlx df
qrIkf imiQaf jfvy . ieh kr ky hI asIN ies mhfn ieMstIicAUsn nUM
bcf skFgy vrnf sLromxI kmytI dy “hfkm” ies pMQ nUM do ihwisaF
ivc vMz ky rK dyxgy . zfktr hrijMdr isMG idlgIr
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gurmiq pRkwS AkqUbr 2003
'AwgU lY auJiV pvY iksu kry pukwrw'
1- kRoVW dI Awmdn vwlI So:gu:pR; kmytI dy muV muV pRDwn bxI AwauNdy
rhy isAwsI pYNqVy bwzIAW dy inpuMn iKfwrI j: gurcrn isMG jI tOhVw dI
C`qrCwieAw hyTW BweI mnjIq isMG klk`qw jI vI Pyr s`kqr Aw bxy hn?"
inrsMdyh bVI mh`qqw vwlI ies ^br qoN eynI hYrwnI nhIN sI hoeI ijMnI
A^bwrW ivc Cp rhI klk`qw jI dI ies GoSnw qoN huMdI rhI sI ik dws
(kwlw A&Zwnw) dIAW ilKqw ivcly ku&r qoN is`K jgq nUM jwxU krvwaux
leI auh Drm prcwr kmytI koloN "gurmiq pRkws" dw aucycw AMk k`Fvw rhy
hn ? ies GoSnw qoN hYrwnI BrI auqsukqw hox dw kwrn ieh sI ik, DM|wxy
hI dws dy vYrI bx bYTy igAwnI joigMdr isMG jI vydWqI ny dws nUM pMQ ivcoN
Cykx leI Fu`kvW Fu`cr l`Bx leI AwpxI mrzI dy cuxy ivdvwnW dIAW
kmytIAW iek qoN v~D vwr bxweIAW, imSnrI kwljW koloN ilKqI irportW
mMgvweIAW, hor vI keI Xog AXog auprwly kIqy, pr guurU-SbdW dy ADwr qy
ilKIAW 9 pusqkW ivcoN, gurmiq ivroDI koeI ie`k vI dlIl, pusqk dw koeI
pYrw, jW AXog vrqoN vwlw koeI ie`k vI gurU Sbd nw sI iml sikAw[ iPr
aunHW hI pusqkW ivcoN klk`qw jI nUM dws dw "JUT" ilKx leI gurmiq pRkwS
dw aucycw AMk k`Fvwaux dw supnw iks ADwr qy AwieAw hovygw ? hYrwnI sI
ik pqw nhIN iks krmwqI cqurweI dI vrqoN nwl pusqkW ivcoN klk`qw jI ny
ikho ijhw ku&r l`B ivKwauxw hY ?
2- bYcYnI BrI auqsukqw nwl dws ny gurmiq pRkwS pVHnw ArMiBAw
qW (1) bwhrI s&y qy nzr pYNidAW hI hYrwn rih igAw, ik, tweItl s&y (-
Title Page) qy hI gurmiq ivroDI duKdweI GoSnw ? (2)- ies dy mu`K
sMpwdk jI vI auh BweI cmkOr isMG jI, ijnHW bwry dws dy ihrdy ny bVw
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siqkwr kbUilAw hoieAw hY -(3)-kI, sc muc hI pMQk durBwg isKrW qy
jw pu`jw ? Ajyhy duKdweI AnuBv hox dy kwrnw dw vyrvw:-
(a)- "gurmiq pRkwS" qW guris`KW leI gurmiq dIAW syDW dw hvwlw p`qr
bx cu`kw sI ? aus dy bwhrI s&y (tweItl pyj) qy qsvIrW sihq " BgqI
qy SkqI dy somy hirmMdr swihb Aqy Akwl q^q swihb" Cwp dyx dw is`Dw
ArQ siqgurU gRMQ swihb jI dy SuB guxW dy BMfwry qy nwdr SwhI fwkw ? kI,
Drm-prcwr kmytI eynI Axjwwx bx geI ik aus ny gurmiq dy ies zrUrI
isDWq dI Av`igAw dy pUrny pw Byjy hn ?-(1)-idRsitmwn sBu ibnsIAY
ikAw lgih gvwr ]2]{ibl:m: 5-pMnw 808} (2)-eysy aupdyS dw dUjw
rUp-"jo dIsY so sgl ibnwsY ijau bwdr kI CwhI ]1]...2]{1231}-(3)-
aupdyS dw qIsrw rUp ieh- "ndrI AwvY iqsu isau mohu ] ikau imlIAY pRB
AibnwsI qoih ] kir ikrpw moih mwrig pwvhu ] swDsMgiq kY AMcil
lwvhu ]1] kau qrIAY ibiKAw sMswru ] siqguru boihQu pwvY pwir ]1]
rhwau ] 1]{iblw:m: 5-pMnw 801}-gurmiq pRqI syDW dyx leI bxI Drm
prcwr kmytI vloN "siq siq siq siq siq gurdyv ]" dy QW- "JUTu JUTu
JUTu JUTu Awn sB syv "]{1166} dI isiKAw ? {Note:- auprokq -(1)-
(2)-(3)-iqMnw rUpW dy gurmiq isDWq nwl sbMiDq gurU SbdW dI ArQW
sihq- (kRmvwr-) -30, 29 qy 19 kul 78 gurU SbdW dI sUcI dws koloN
AQvw Intrenet qoN iml skdI hY}[ ieh ikqy gurU gRMQ swihb jI dI mihmw
nUM ^qm krn dIAW swzSW ivc nvW vwDw qW nhIN hoieAw ?
(A)- (1) ^wlsw jI dI kyNdrI jQydwrI Aqy aus dI Drm prcwr
kmytI vwly kI ieh vI nhIN sn jwxdy ik, guriblws ivc siqgurU Arjn
swihb jI pwqr dy rUp iv`c vrqidAw ilKwrI ny aunHW nUM (poQI swihb qoN vI
s`Kxy kyvl) hirmMdr swihb dIAW nMgy pYrI inkIAW v`fIAW pRkrmW nwl
fMfOqW krdy bVy KulHy cVHq cVHwivAW sihq pUjw Bytw krdy, mMgW purIAW
krn dIAW ArdwsW dy nwl s`uKxw su`Kdy Aid gurisKW leI pUrny pwauNdy
keI vwr drswieAw hox vwlI kQW fyVH sdI qoN v`D smw suxidAW rihx dy
kwrn isKW ivc bxI SrDw qoN hirmMdr jI Aqy Akwl q^q jI nUM "BgqI"
Aqy "SkqI" dy pRqIk qW ikhw jw skdw hY pr SuB guxw dy Asl (AnUpm
Aqy AQwh) somy kyvl Aqy kyvl siqgurU gRMQ swihb jI hI hn [ gurU gRMQ
swihb jI dI hoNd qo ibnW AQvw guruU dyv jI dy izkr q`k qoN ibnw iliKAw
mMdr (Building) SuB guxW dw somw, AQvw is`KW leI pUjnIk nhIN mMinAw
jw skdw[ (2)- ies scweI nUM vI iksy XukqI nwl JuTlwieAw nhIN jw
skdw ik, hirmMdr jI AQvw Akwl q^q jI jIaUNdy jwgdy pRwxI hn sgoN
ieh vI p`QrW dIAW mUrqIAW vWg inrijMd AQvw imRqk hI hn[ kI swfI
Drm prcwr kmytI gurU bwxI dy prmwx nwl is`D kr skdI hY ik aunHW ny
Ajyhw krky ies gurU &urmwn dI inrwdrI nhIN kIqI ?- mhlw 5 ].. jo
pwQr kau khqy dyv ] qw kI ibrQw hovY syv ] jo pwQr kI pWeI pwie ]
iqs kI Gwl AjWeI jwie ]1] Twkuru hmrw sd bolµqw ] srb jIAw kau
pRBu dwnu dyqw ]1] rhwau ] AMqir dyau n jwnY AMDu ] BRm kw moihAw pwvY
PMDu ] n pwQru bolY nw ikCu dyie ] Pokt krm inhPl hY syv ]2] jy
imrqk kau cMdnu cVwvY ] aus qy khhu kvn Pl pwvY ] jy imrqk kau
ibstw mwih rulweI ] qW imrqk kw ikAw Git jweI ]3]
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3- "joiq Ehw jugiq swie sih kwieAw Pyir pltIAY ] gurU hukm
dy siqkwr ivc ies dlIl dI ivroDqw Swied koeI vI isAwxw guris`K nw
kry ik gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy siqkwr nUM siqgurU nwnk swihb jI dy qu`l
ijauN dw iqauN bxweI rKx leI, hir iek guris`K nuM idR~V krvweI r`Kxw
cwhIdw sI ik bhu srUpI grUugRMQ swihb jI BwvyN iksy vI QW (in`jI invws
AsQwn ivc qy Bwvy iksy v`fy qoN vfy ieiqhwsk AsQwn qy) prkwSmwn hox
aunHW nUM auhI guru gRMQ swihb smJxw qy mMnxw hY ijs nUM sRI gurU goibMd
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isMG jI ny gurU nwnk swihb dI guirAweI dI sdIvI mwlkI sONpI sI[ hr
ie`k pwvn gurU bIV nUM sw^Swq siqgurU nwnk swihb hI smJidAW iek swr
siqkwr nwl gurU hkumW dy Anuswr AwpxI jIvn jugq bxweI rK`xI gurUis`KI
dI ivAwiKAw bx jwxI cwhIdI sI [ pr 18vIN sdI qoN hI sB kuJ aultw
huMdw Aw irhw hY[ swfy Dwrimk AwgUAW ny gurU siqkwr ivc vwDw qW kI
krnw sI aultw gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy srUpW pRqI ivqkry bxweI rKx dy
pUrny hirmMdr jI dy AMdr qoN Aqy prkRmw dy cOigrdy qoN inrMqr pweI qury Aw
rhy hn[ ijs kwrn isKW dy mnW ivc ACoply hI inrwdrI dw Ajyhw AnuBv
bx igAw ik dys ivdys dy gurU drbwrW ivc bVy bdnwmIAW Bry Bwxy vrqxy
swfw durBwg bx igAw [ hux AkqUbr mhIny dy gurmiq pRkwS dy tweItl
pyj qoN qW ieauN l`gw hY ijvyN AjokI jQydwrI ny siqgurU gRMQ swihb jI dy
ivr`uD KulHI bZwvq dw ibZl hI vjw id`qw hovy ?
vMngI vjo gMBIr SMkw:-
kI kwrn hY ik ijs qrHW dw siqkwr hirmMdr jI dy dIvwn hwl ivc
pRkwSmwn siqgurU gRMQ swihb dw hY hirmMdr swihb jI dy AMdr hI dUjIAW
QwvW qy sRI drbwr swihb jI dy bwkI swry ivhVy (Complex) ivc keI QwvW
qy pRkwSmn “bhusrUpI gurU gRMQ swihb” dy pwvn srUpW ivcoN iksy ie`k dw vI
vYsw siqkwr huMdw vyKx nUM kdy nhIN imilAw ?
kRrmvwr gurmiq ivcwrW:-
(a)- Drm pRcwr kmytI ieqhws dI ies scweI nUM JUTlw nhI skdI
ik, bwl aumrw ivc jdoN siqgurU nwnk swihb jI ny jgq dy bx bYTy bRwhmx
gurU koloN sdw nwl inBn vwly jnyaU dI mMg kridAW aus dy hQW dw v`itAw
sUq dy Dwgy dw nwsvMq jnyaU pwaux qoN nwh kIqI qW bRwhmx vrg siqgurU jI
dw vYrI bx igAw sI [ iBMfrW vwly sMq gXwnI gurbcn isMG jI ^wlsw dy
ilKy Anuswr, gurU nwnk swihb jI dy ivAwh smy btwly ivKy gurdyv jI nUM
purwxI kMD dy hyTW dy ky ^qm krn dw As&l Xqn vI aunHW pRohqW ny hI
kIqw sI [ ib`pR jI nUM siqgurU nwnk swihb jI dy ivru~D aucycw rMj ies
kwrx sI ik, auh pihly rhibr sn ijnHW ny aus dIAW lMptI AYSpRqIAW dI
Awmdn dy inrMqr vih rhy somy dI pCwx kr leI sI[ ijs krmkWfI Brm-
jwl dI bdOlq ZrIb ikrqIAW dI lhU psIny dI kmweI bRwhmx dI JolI ivc
inrMqr pY rhI sI, siqgrW dw aupdyS aus mwieAw jwl dIAW jVHW KoKlIAW
krI jw irhw sI[ AwpxI AQwh Awmdn dy swDn krmkWfI mRXwdw leI ^qrw
bx rhI pwvn gurbwxI ivc Kot rlw ky ArQW dw AnArQ bxwaux dw Xqn
AwrMB kr ilAw[ sujwn pMcm siqgurU nwnk swhb jI ny gurbwxI nUM vYrIAW
dI phuMc leI jd AsMBv bxw ilAw qW ivdvwn dUridRSt ib`pr kutlqw Bry
sbr nwl Xog smy dI aufIk iv`c dV v`t bYTw[ 1708 ivc gurU gRMQ swihb
jI nUM sdIvI mwlkI sONpI jwx nUM F`ukvW smw jwx ky gurmiq dy vYrI bRwhmx
kWsI ivKy isr joV bYTy Aqy gurmiq igAwn nUM sdw leI ins&l bwxwaux dI
Xojnw ADIn gurmiq ivroDI sm`gRI ilKx ivc jut gey[
ivSwl rwj SkqI vwly bu`D Drm nUM Bwrq ivcoN mwr mukwaux dI s&lqw qoN
AhMkwry hoey, JUTIAW khwxIAW GVn ivc inpuMn, gurmiq dy vfy igAwqw,
ies ib`pR ny ijMnI vI gurmiq ivroDI sm`gRI iqAwr kIqI aus ivco "guriblws
pwqSwhI 6" gRMQ AjyhI sm`gRI dw BMfwrw sI ijs ivclI hr iek gwQw
gurmiq dy iek qoN v`D isDwqW dy QW bRwhmxI rIqW nUM gurU swihbwn dy Awpxy
jIvn dw ih`sw bxw rhI sI/hY [ guriblws dI BUimkw dy 69 s&y Anuswr aus
gRMQ dw rcnw kwl ienHW SbdW ivc iliKAw hoieAw hY-"guribls dI rcnw
dw kwrj ie`k jyT 1774 ib: nUM AwrMB hoieAw qy 22 idn swvx bqIiqAW
1775 ib: nUM smwpq hoieAw "[ sp`St hY ik ilKwrI bRwhmxw ny ieh gRMQ
sMn 1718 (gurU gRMQ swihb jI nUM guirAweI sONpI jwx dy 10 swlW dy) ivc
hI Awpxy dUjy rUp, audwsI inrmly AQvw mhMq ivdvwnW kol pucw id`qw[ iPr
eyhI tolw isKI nUM ^qm krn dI bxI XojnW ADIn, is`KI dy au~qm pRcwrk dy
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ByK iv`c, siqgurU nwnk swihb jI dI DrmSwlw dw sMBwlU qy sMcwilk Aw
bixAw [ gurmiq dy vYrIAW vloN siqgurU nwnk swihb jI dI is`KI nUM
bypCwxw bxwaux leI iqAwr kIqw ieh guriblws pwqSwhI 6 gRMQ, vYrIAW
dw iek AmoG bwx sI[ krmkWfI sMskwrW gRsy hzwrW swlW dy ipCokV vwly
Aqy bRwhmx vloN jwx buJ ky ividAw qoN kory r`^y gey ^wlsw jI nUM qW ies
gRMQ koloN kohW dUr r`Kxw cwhIdw sI, (gurU gRMQ swihb dI ksv`tI qy prK ky
ies ivclI lwhyvMd sm`gRI aucycI sMBwl ivc lY ky, gurmiq ivroDI sm`gRI
AqIq dy hnyirAW ivc guMm kr id`qI jwxI, gurmiq dI s`cI syvw smJx dI
loV sI)
Awpy hI Aw bxy swfy Drm-AwgU mhMq ib`pRW ny ies gRMQ nUM AjyhI Xojnw b`D
ivDIAW nwl pRcwirAw ik ies ivclw swry dw swrw AnrQ swfy leI AslI
gurmiq bx igAw[ pMQk bdiksmqI dw is^r vyKo ik, AjokI jQydwrI
mOhry dI gMdl ausy guriblws nUM isKW leI hvwlw gRMQ bxwaux leI A`j vI
inrMqr Xqn SIl hI hY[ guriblws pwqShI 6 pusqk dI pRkwSk hox dy
nwqy DrmpRcwr kmytI aus gRMQ dI BUimkw ivc ilKy sRI vydWqI jI dy ienHW
bcnW qoN ienkwrI nhI ho skdI-" ieMj prqIiq huMdw hY ik ieh gRMQ pRwcIn
smyN ivc is`K pMQ AMdr bhuq hI hrmn ipAwrw hox dy kwrn pRcilq irhw
hY ikauNik ies gRMQ dIAW AnykW (sYNkVy hzwrw?) h`Q ilkKqW, p`Qr Cwpy
dIAW prqIAW qy bwAd ivc Cwpy ^wny dy moty tweIp ivc AYfISnW CpIAW-
" is`D hY ik 18vIN sdI qoN ijhVw gRMQ swfy Awcrn ivc gurmiq dy QW
bRwhmxvwd vwVI Aw irhw hY Ajokw Dwrimk AwgU vI ausy hI gRMQ nUM swfw
Drm gRMQ bxwaux leI bycYn hY[ ienHW q~QW qoN pRq`K hY ik Ajokw Drm AwgU
ausy dw hI vtwieAw hoieAw rUp hY ijs nUM gurU duAwirAw ivcoN k`Fx leI
1921 ivc aus smy dy AkwlIAW nUM bVIAW kurwbwnI dyxIAW peIAW sn,
Aqy ijhVw sYkVy swlW qoN gur gRMQ swihb jI dI mihmW nUM inrMqr Korw lweI
Aw irhw hY[ jy Ajy vI gurmiq dy AslI vYrIAW dI pCwx kridAW isKI dy
kyNdrI Drm-pRbMD nUM gurmiq dy pUrn igAwqw imSnrI socW vwly suihrd
gurmuK ivdvwnW dy h`QW ivc nw sOipAw qW isMG swihbI dy mwlk bxy bYTy
Drm AwgU-rUp ienW Supreme j`jW ny ijvyN pwvn q^qW auqy SsqrW dy
rUp ivc ivSnU dI pUjw SurU kIqI hoeI hY, auh idn vI bhuqI dUr nhI hn
jd hirmMdr jI iv`c vI cqurBujI kiQq r`b dI mUrqI Aw sQwpq hoxI hY[
(e) kI Drm prcwr kmytI vwly mhWpurK hyT ilKIAW scweIAW qoN
ienkwrI ho skdy hn?:-
(1)- ik, SRo:gu: pR: kmytI dy kol 1708 (gurU gRMQ swihb jI nUM guirAweI
sONpI jwx) qoN pihlW dw nw koeI ieqhwsk gRMQ hY nw gurU ieiqhws dI koeI
pusqk hY, AQvw nw hI sp`St nwm pqy vwly ilKwrI dI AjyhI koeI ilKq
hI hY, ijs qoN sRI hirmMdr swihb dI Aqy sRI Akwl q^q jI dI bnwvt
(Design) Aqy nIh p`Qr rKx dy nwl aunHW dI auswrI kIqI jwx dy vyrvy
bwry koeI toh iml skdI hovy ?
(2)- ik, Awpxw ieqhws ilKx qoN AsmrQ, gurmiq dy igAn qoN hIxy
swfy kyNdrI Dwrimk AwgU dy rUp iv`c ^ud mu^iqAwr (Despot) hwkmW kol
(guriblws pwqSwhI 6 qo pihlW dw) gurU ieiqhws dw purwqn hor koeI gRMQ
nhIN hY?
(3)-ik, "hoie iekqR imlhu myry BweI duibDw dUir krhu ilv lwie ] hir
nwmY ky hovhu joVI gurmuiK bYshu sPw ivCwie ]1]" gurmiq isDWq dI
swkwr krqw, siqgurU nwnk swihb jI dI Drm Swlw dI ivSwlqw dy sMklp
q`k nUM imtwaux dI XojnW ADIn srovr dy ivckwr cwr drvwizAW vwlw qy
ieko pwsy sVk rUp pul vwl Ajokw hirmMdr jI, cqurBujI BRwhmxI r`b jI
ny Awpxy leI bxvwaux dy vyrvy vwlw pRsMg ausy guribwlws pwqSwhI 6 dy
pMjvy AiDAwie ivc bVI pRBwvSwlI SbdwvlI ivc iliKAw hoieAw hY qy
ies gRMQ qoN pihlW dw iliKAw hor rIx mwqr vI sbUq swfI isrmor
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jQydwrI kol nhIN hY ijs qoN ieh ikhw jw irhw hY ik Ajoky hirmMdr swihb
dw nINh p`Qr gurU Arjn swihb jI ny pIr mIAW mIr jI dy h`QoN hI rKwieAw
sI ?
(4)- ik, gurU swihb jI dy ivSrwm leI koTVI Bwv Ajokw koTw swihb vI
pUrIAW inSwndyhIAW sihq cqur BujI Bgvwn jI ny Awp hI bxvwieAw hox
dw swKSI vI kyvl guriblws p: 6 hI hY ?
(5)- hir mMdr swihb ivc inrMqr iGau dI joq jgnI, pihr rwq bIq
jwx qy gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy kyvl aus srUp nUM ijs pwvn srUp dw pRkwS
dIvwnhwl ivc kIqw huMdw hY, sMKW GiVAwlW dy bRwhmxI FMg dy Sor Srwby
nwl koTw swihb jI ivc ivSrwm leI lY jwxw (Bwv, gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy
srUpW nwl pRq`K ivqkirAW Bry ivhwr dy inq pUrny ?), &rS dw (du`D nwl)
ieSnwn krvw ky in`q nvyN bsqr pwayuxy, svyry pihr rwq rihMidAW kyvl
hir mMdr swihb jI dy aucycy siqkwr vjoN Awsw dI vwr dw gwien AwrMB
krnw, (mhwrwjy AQvw, scy pwqSwh jI qo ibnw hI drbwr dI kwrveI
AwrMB krn dI sMswr qoN inAwrI Aqy gurmiq ivroDI mRXwdw ?) do GVIAW
rwq rihMidAW koTw swihb jI qoN gurU gRMQ swihb nUM hirmMd swihb ilAwauxw
qy Awvwzw lYxw, (mgroN pqw nhIN kdoN, iks ADwr qy Aqyy iks ny ies QohVy
ijhy pYNfy leI gurU gRMQ swihb leI pwlkI iv`c ilAwauux dI mRXwdw nUM Drm
dw ih`sw bxw id`qw ?), swrw idn Sdb ivcwr qoN ibnw lgwqwr rwgW ivc
Sbd gwien huMdw rihxw, rwq dy 9 vjy dy krIb kwnVy rwg idAW SbdW dI
cOkI inklxI, sRI Akwl q^q dw sMklp, auswrI dw ieqhws, mIrI pIrI dw
sMklp qy do qlvwrw, SsqrW dy rUp ivc ivSnUM rUp Akwl purK dI pUjw
Awid, swrI dI swrI (gurmiq ivroDI) mrXwdw kyvl Aqy kyvl ies
guriblws pw:6 dI dyx hY[ jo ik inrsMdyh gurmiq dy aunHW vYrIAW dw hI
kwrw hY ijnHW ny is`KI dI rUp ryKw imtwaux dI Xojnw nwl hI ieh sB kuJ
guriblws ivc iliKAw hoieAw hY[
(s) jd aupurokq vrxn sB kuJ guriblws dI hI dyx is`D hY qW ies
pRcilq mRXwdw nUM gurmiq ivroDI jW bRwhmxI mRXwdw kihxw jQydwrI ny pwp
iks ADwr qy mMn riKAw hY jI ?
(h) ik, hr roz hirmMdr swihb qoN hukmnwmw bwhr Byjx dI nvI mRXwdw dw
ArQ vI kI iehI hY ik sQwnk gurU gRMQ swihb jI dw hukm sMgqW leI
ins&l bx jwvy ? gurU srUpW pRqI SrDw ivc pwey jw rhy ivqkry dw kI
ieh iek nvW rUp nhIN hY jI ?
(k) AkqUbr mhIny dy gurmiq pRkwS dy Title page qy BgqI qy SkqI
dy somy hirmMdr swihb qy Akwl q^q swihb ilKx vwlI Drm pRcwr kmytI
kI, pwTkW nUM smJw skygI ik dohW ivco pUjnIk kOx hY, nwsvMq mnuKI h`QW
nwl bxIAW idRStmwn iemwrqW (Buildings), ik jW bhup`KI AnUpm qy nIq
nvyN igAwn dy iniD, siqguuruU gRMQ swihb jI ? gurisKW nUM jwx buJ kY AOJVy
pwauxw hI jy grmuKqweI hY qW mnmuKqweI iks nUM khogy jI ?
AMDw AwgU jy QIAY ikau pwDru jwxY ] Awip musY miq hoCIAY ikau
rwhu pCwxY ] ikau rwih jwvY
mhlu pwvY AMD kI miq AMDlI ] ivxu nwm hir ky kCu n sUJY AMDu
bUfO DMDlI ] idnu rwiq cwnxu
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"rwh pwDru guru dsY" bcn AtlwDy hn ik jW Drm prcwr kmytI dy ilKy
Anuswr Agy qoN hirmMdr swihb Aqy Akwl q^q swihb swnUM jIvn dy isDy
rsiqAw qy qurnw d`isAw krngy jI ?
zrurI sUcnw rUp jodVI- 26 AkqUr nUM hoeI kwn&rMs qy gurU sMgqW
dy drSxW leI puj skx dy XqnW ivc pMjwb puls dy nvy bxy fI jI sRI
sdIkI jI dI syvw ivc imqI 2 Agsq 2003 nUM bynqI p`qr ilK ByijAw
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sI[ pr au~qr nw AwieAw qW keI vwr Xqn krdy rihx qy kwnrMs qoN
kyvl do idn pihlW hI aunHW nwl tYlI &Un qy sMprk bx sikAw[ aunHW ny
dws dI qs`lI krweI ik dws ivru`D hux koeI kys nhIN hY Aqy inrBY ho kY
dws Bwrq Aw skdw hY[
AkqUbr 2003 dy gurmiq pRkwS ivc CpI dws nUM pUMQ ivcoN
Cykx dI kwrvweI ivc s`c dy QW JUT pRDwn hY[ dws dw p`K suxy ibnW dws
nwl kIqI inrol vDIkI qoN pMQ ivc peI pwto DwV pMQ dI cVHdI klw dw
sUck nhIN hY[ dws ny gurU gRMQ swihb dy igAwn qy pRyrq ho ky siqguurU jI
dI CqrCwieAw hyT pusqkW ilKx dI krVI Gwlxw guurU pMQ nUM SuB guxw dw
BMfwr bx ky muV rwjBwg dw mwlk bixAw vyKx dI lwlsw nwl GwlI sI[
so jy suihrdqw nwl KulIHAW ivcwrW qoN Brm BuluyKy dUr krky byienws&I Bry
aus nwdr SwhI inrxy qy muV ivcwr ho skdI hovy qW isK jgq ivc vwprI
kVvwht nUM dUr krn ihq dws hr prkwr dI kubwnI krn leI iqAwr hY[
ieh inmwxw dwsrw dwqwr jI dI bVI aucycI imhr smJdw hY jo aunHW ny gurU
gRMQ swihb jI dI hzUrI dy QW (guriblws pwqSwhI 6 pusqk AiDAwie 8
ivc gwQw dy pwqr Aw bxy kiQq ivSnUM Bgvwn dy gurU hirgoibMd swihb
jI nUM khy ienW kiQq bcnW Anuswr-“jb lg qum idh Dwr suhwvo ] qb
lg qum XW pr Cib pwvo[ pwCy Ssqr rUp moih jwnO ] mm pUjw kI ieh TW
mwno ]”) sSqrW rUp ivSnUM dy drbwr ivc l`gI vydWqI jI dI kcYhrI ivc
pyS hoxo dws nUM bcw ilAw sI[
dws dI ishq BwvyN Ajy vI Bwrq qk dw s&r dI Kycl J`lx
Xog nhIN hY pr ikauNik pMQ drdI auhI gurmuK s`jx aucycIAW shUlqW vwly
hvweI s&r dI itkt dw ^rcw krn leI iqAwr hn so jy punr ivcwrW ho
skx qW dwsrw Bwrq Awaux dw joKm BirAw ^qrw mu`l lYx leI A`j vI
iqAwr hY[ BweI joigMdr isMG jI qlvwVw, vkIl lWbw jI AQvw f:
gurb^S isMG jI smyq Drm prcwr kmytI jW, vydWqI jI dy nyVU swry
ivdvwn s``jx ijnHW ny dws dIAW pusqkW nUM gurmiq ivroDI jwixAw hY mMjI
(swihb) gurUdAwryy jI dy KulHy guruU drbwr ivc pqrkwrW sroiqAW Aid
swirAW dy kYmirAW dy swhmxy-"hoie iekqR imlhu myry BweI duibDw dUir
krhu ilv lwie ]" pwvn gurU &urmwn dy AwSy Anuswr dws swirAW gurmuK
sjxW nwl AwpxIAW ilKqW bwry KuulHw gurmiq ivcwr vtWdrw krn leI
iqAwr hY Aqy gurU Sbd dy hvwly nwl ijhVW bcn vI gurmiq ivroDI i`s`D
hoieAw qW is`K pMQ qoN iKmw dw jwck huMdy hoieAW aus bcn nUM pusqk ivcoN
qrMq k`F id`qw jwvygw[ jy kyNdrI jQydwrI suihrdqw nwl is`K pMQ ivcoN swry
Brm BulyKy qy ivqkry mtwaux dI cwhvwn hovy qW dws hwzr hox leI
iqAwr hY[ siqgurU gRMQ swihb jI dI srbau`cqw ivc is`K pMQ AMdr sdw
leI suKWvW vwqwvrn bixAw rhy, ies leI dws hor vI hr pRkwr dI
kurbwnI dyx leI hr smy iqAwr hY; gurmiq Anuswr jIvn bqIq kr rhy
gurmuKW dI crn DUV:-dwsrw, gurb^S isMG imqI 15 jnvrI 2004
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hY. kuJ gwlF afp nfl afpxy muZly jIvn bfry:-
mYN pihly isMG nhIN sF, krmkFzI qy BrmI sI, aqy gurmiq qoN bhuq
dUr sF. mYny Gr qoN, prfeIaF dukfnF qoN, corI kIqI, gutky ivwcoN aMg
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PfV ky gMdI nflI ivwc suwty, prfeI mMUgPlI dIaF borIaF jlfeIaF
afid. pr krnI rwb dI! iewk idn “iswK PulvfVI”(iswK imsLnrI
kflj luiDanf) pVHI jo bhuq cMgI lwgI ies df jIvn qy bhuq pRBfv
ipaf. iPr afihsqf-afihsqf syvf sLurU kIqI, corI GtfeI aqy kIrqn
sRvn krn lwgf qy nfl-nfl pusqkF gurmiq dIaF pVHn lwgf. iewk
idn Gr vfilaF nUM kihaf ik mYnUM isMG sjf dyvn, pr Auh nhIN mMny qF
mYN skUl dy bhfny isMG sjx leI bfg igaf(Bwj igaf) pMjf sfihb
clf igaf lykn Gr vfilaF ny mYnUM ilaf ky bhuq mfiraf pIitaf pr
AunHF nUM pqf lgx qy ik mYN isMG sjx leI bfigaf(Bwijaf) sI, mYNUnUM
sMn 2002 ivwc “gurUu goibMd isMG jI” dy afgmn purb qy isMG sjf
idwqf.
iPr mYny soicaf ik ikAuN nf iswK PulvfVI ivwc PRI dfKlf ilqf jfvy
ikAuNik mYN iewk grIb Grfxy nfl qfluk rwKx vflf hF ies qrHF Grfxf
ijs ivwc Gr df Krcf brdfsLq nhIN kr skdf. so mYNny iswK imsLnrI
kflj nUM eI[myl dy rfhIN PRI iswK PulvfVI leI sunyhf Byijaf, mn bhuq
KusL hoieaf jd pihlI “iswK PulvfVI” 18 jnvrI 2003 nUM imlI, qy
mn EdoN bhuq ijafdf KusL hoieaf jdoN AunHF ny myry puwCy bgYr mYnUM do
sflf kors zfk rfhIN sLurU krvf idwqf. bfbf jI! mYNny kflj dI pihlI
iqmfhIN coN 700 ivwcoN 654 aMk pRfpq kIqy hn.
KYr mYN afAuNdf hF afpxI gwl Auwqy ijvyN ik mYN pihlf dws cuwkf hF ik mYN
iks qrHF isMG sijaf, hux qF mYNnUM gurmiq nfl bhuq ipafr hY qy myrI
KLuvfihsL hY ik myry kol ijafdf qoN ijafdf gurmiq iltrycr qy typF
afid hox so mY ienHF nUM Kud vI pVH skF qy sMgqF nUM vI dyvF qF ik
gurmiq df sUrj ieQy vI cmk sky. mYN hux vI afpxI ivq muqfibk
sMgqF nUM typF qy iltrycr pVHn suxn leI dyNdf hF. mYN cfhuMdf hF ik do
sflf kors AuprMq afpxy ielfky ivwc “Sikh Missionary College”
KolH lvF.myrf gurmiq nfl bVf cfa hY, so mYN afpxy nyVy dy ielfikaF
coN pusqkF pVHn leI mMgvFdf rihMdf hF. qkrIbn iewk sfl pihly mYny
iksI dy GroN “imsLnrI syDF” mMgvf ky pVHI jo bhuq hI ijafdf cMgI
lwgI qF mYny iPr dUsrI imsLnrI syDF mMgvfeI iPr qF imsLnrI syDF
mMgvfxy dI lVI stfrt ho geI. hr mhIny ijqnIaF vI huMdIaF 5-6
iewk mhIny ivwc mMgvf ky pVHdf sF pr iewk idn AunHF ny jvfb Byijaf
ik myry kol ijhVIaF imsLnrI syDF peIaF sn Auh sfrIaF qUMny pVH
lIqIaF hn qF myry leI hor afAuxIaF bMd ho geIaF. ieh juvfb AunHF
mYnUM iksI dy hwQ Byijaf. iPr mYny soicaf ik afp jI vwl pwqr ByjF jF
kflj vwl, iPr soicaf ik iewk imsLnrI hox dy nfqy qusF nUM pwqr Byjx
leI soicaf. Pr musIbq ieh sI ik ijhVHIaF “imsLnrI syDF” mYny
pVHIaF sn Auh sfrIaF sMn 1998, 99,aqy 2000 dIaF sn. ijs
krky mYny soicaf ik afp jIaF vwl pwqr nhIN ByjFgf ikAuNik hux qF
sMn 2003 cwl irhf hY, ies qrHF nF hovy ik qusF df pqf bdl igaf
hovy. iPr mYny ies mfmly nUM Cwz hI idwqf.
hux nnkfxf sfihb(2003) dy gurpurb qoN bfad mYN Gr jf irhf sF ik
acfnk mYnUM iewk BfeI ny “imsLnrI syDF” idKfeI qy ikhf ik ieh mYnUM
iksI ny idwqI hY. jd mYN “imsLnrI syDF” vyKI qF ieh mfrc 2002 dI
sI, soicaf ik ho skdf hY ik ies aMk ivwc vYb-sfeIt hovygf jd KolH
ky dyKI qF nF ies ivwc vYb-sfeIt qy Pon nMbr sI ikAuNik ies ivwc
pihly 10 aMk hI nhIN sn pr afKrI aMg qy afp jI df pqf vyiKaf
qF afp jI nUM hQlf pwqr Byj idwqf.
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hux mYN afpxy ivsLy qy afAuNdf hF-bfbf jI! mYN cfhuMdf hF ik qusI myry
leI iewk imsLnrI hox dy nfqy “sfihbjLdf juJfr isMG gurmiq
imsLnrI kflj ropVH” qoN PRI imsLnrI syDF qkrIbn 5 slF leI Byjo.
ijvyN ik mYN dws cuikaf hF ik asIN byhwd grIb hF, ies leI sfzy Gr
vfilaF nUM gurmiq ivwc koeI idlcspI nhIN hY . mYN Gr ivwc iekwlf
isMG hF so mYnUM “imsLnrI syDF” bhuq cMgI lgdI hY qy afp ikRpf kro
mYnUM afpxy pfsoN hr mhIny ieh prcf Byjdy rho. jF iPr myrf
zfierYkt dfKlf krvf ky mYnMU kflj qoN pMj sflF qwk Byjo qF ik mYN
pUrn guriswK bx skF. mYnUM “Sikh Missionary College-
Ludhiana” hr cIjL PRI Byjdf hY qy mYN qusF pfsoN BI AumId krdf
hF. agr qusIN myrf do sflf kors ivwc dfKLlf krvfAuNxf cfhUMdy ho qF
Auh BI mYnUM Byj skdy ho mYN Br ky afp jI vwl Byj idaf krFgf. mYnUM
pqf hY ik Sikh Missionary College(Ludhiana) and Gurmat
Missionary College(Ropar) df kors iewko hI hY.
hF jy qusIN ieh kMm nhIN kr skdy qF iewk imsLnrI hox dy nfqy qusIN
mYnUM afpxy koloN hn mhIny pusqkF, kYlMzr, kYstF afid kuJ nf kuJ
jrUr Byijaf kro jF iPr myry leI, amrIkf dy iksI iswK imsLnrI
kflj jF susfietI jF iPr iksI iswK XUnIvristI ivwc PRI dfKlf
krvf dyvo jo mYnUM gurmiq pRcfrk, pUrn guriswK sMq-ispfhI bxn dy
leI hr mhIny PRI typF pusqkF afid Byjy.
mYny mlysLIaf, XU[ky[,knyzf dy kuJ BfeIaF nfl vI gwl kIqI sI pr
AunHF ny hfly qwk nF koeI jvfb qy nF koeI pusqk afid ByjI hY. ies
qrHF nF hovy ik qusIN vI mYnUM koeI jvfb nF dyvo. qusF df jvfb kI hY?
mYnUM koeI cIjL Byjdy ho jF nhIN ? jvfb jrUr dyxf qF ik mYnUM lMbI
ieMqjLfr nf krnI pvy. mYnUM Pon qy jvfb dyx leI pfiksqfn df kMtrI
koz 92 imlf ky eyrIaf koz 938 aqy Pon nM: 410530 qy pfiksqfnI
tfeIm dy muqfibk dupihr dy 1:00 qoN lY ky 5:00 vjy qwk jF iPr rfq
dy vkq 9 qoN 9:30 ieh nM:92-938-410456 imlf ky Pon kr skdy
ho.myrf eI[ myl pqf ieh hY: aanoopsingh@yahoo.com qy myry
imlx df pqf hY:-
Anoop Singh, V.P.O---Ghurghushto, Via---Swabi
Disstt.---BUNER (N.W.F.P.) PAKISTAN.
mYnUM jvfb jrUr dyxf. KLq ivwc hoeI Buwl-cuwk muafPL krnf. ieh KLq
mYN afp jIaF vwl 24-11-2003 nUM Byj irhf hF. afp mYnUM guriswK
bxn qy myry supinaF nUM sfkfr krn leI myrI mdd jrUr kro]
afp jI df Cotf BfeI(puwqr), anUp isMG, pfiksqfn
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AkwlqKq swihb Aqy AkwlbuMgw
pMQ dy mhwn ivdvwn BweI kwhn isMG jI nwBw Anuswr sMmq 1665 (sMn
1608) ivc CyvyN pwqSwh ny AkwlbuMgw (mojUdw Akwl qKq swihb) nUM
kwiem kIqw[ drAsl ieh buMgw zwimn sI pMQ dI Awzwd hsqI dw qwik
smyN smyN dIAW hkUmqW jW ivroDI qwkqW pMQ nUM Apxy dbwA jW pRBwv ADIn
nw vrq skx[ pr ies dw ieh mnSw kdy vI nhIN sI pMQ ivc kdy koeI
ivdvwn auBr hI nw sky Aqy ivroDI qwkqW ieQy Apxy ip~TU ‘jQydwr’ jW
‘isMG swihb’ kwiem krky pMQ dIAW siqkwrjog hsqIAW nUM hI in~q
Apmwinq krn[
iesqoN v~fI gl ik iesdw nwm ieiqhws ivc kdy vI ‘Akwl
qKq’ jW ‘AkwlqKq swihb’ nhIN AwieAw[ hW, pwqSwh ieQy qKq lgw
ky, do v~kq idvwn sjwieAw krdy sn[ ‘Akwl qKq’ qW isKI jIvn dw
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isDWq hY, Aqy auh hn swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI[ iblifMg qW iek
v~KrI gl hY[ sMswr aupr jykr ik~Dry vI ‘Akwl qKq swihb’ vwlw isDWq
pRgt huMdw hY qW ausdw pRgtwvw hn- kyvl Aqy kyvl swihb sRI gurU gRMQ
swihb jI-ijhVw ik smyM smyN nwl mwrUQlW Aqy CMbW dy sQwnW qoN vI pRgt
krn dI loV peI- koeI ivSyS sQwn, koeI mnuK jW iblifMg nhIN[ iesyqrHW
isKW aupr ijhVw hukmnwmw lwgU huMdw hY-kyvl Aqy kyvl gurbwxI rUp
‘swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI’ dw[ iksy mnuK jW sMsQw dw nhIN[ qW suAwl
pYdw huMdw hY hY ik kI ‘swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI’ iksy nUM pMQ ivcoN Cykx
dI iejwzq dyNdy hn? kdwicq nhIN[
qW iPr smW mMg krdw hY ik kdoN Aqy iks Srwrq ADIn ‘gurU
gRMQ swihb jI dI qwibAw AgvwhI krn vwsqy kwiem kIqy gey sQwn nUM hI
Acwnk ‘Akwl qKq’ ivc qbdIl kr idqw igAw Aqy DrqI aupr ‘Akwl
purK dy hI AslI qKq ‘swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI’ nUM dUjy nMbr qy pw
idqw igAw[ iesqrHW ‘swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI’ dI qwibAw clx vwsqy
kwiem ies gurU dy pMQ dI hONd nUM hI KyrUM KyrUM krn dI iek kuitl cwl clI
geI[
kdy gurUfMm Aqy fyhry kwiem kIqy gey auhnW dI ip~T TokI geI
jdoN dwl nhIN glI qW pihlI vwrI 18 mwrc 1887 nUM, pRo: gurmuK isMG dy
pMQ ivcoN Cykx dI Kyf dw AwrMB ieQoN hI kIqw igAw[ auprMq kdy gurUnwnk
jhwz (kwmwgwtw mwrU jhwz) dy BweI guridq isMG nUM “ AYNtI nYSnl” Aqy
“AYNtI isK” dy ‘iKqwb’ nwl ieQoN invwijAw igAw Aqy kdy gdrI bwibAW
nUM[ kdy kwiql-vihSI jnrl fwier nUMN ieQoN dy zr KrId jyQdwr ArUV
isMG qoN ‘isropw’ duAwieAw igAw[ ieQoN hI iesy jnrl fwier nUM ieh vI
kihlvwieAw igAw ‘qUM kyswDwrI nhIN qW koeI gl nhIN-qUM smoikMg krdw hY
qW vI koeI gl nhIN, qUM auh sB vI krdw rih-qW vI kI hoieAw pr qUM
‘AMimRq C~k skdw hY’[ ieQON hI gwj if~gI qW pMQ dI mhwn hsqI igAwnI
Bwg isMG jI AMbwlw aupr Aqy hun pMQ dI mwieAw nwz hsqI kwlw A&gwnw
jI aupr[ ieQoN hI ikqny hI rwjnIiqk “hukmnwimAW” dw frwmW jdoN jIA
AwieAw cwlU kr idqy gey Aqy jdoN loV smJI qW vwips lYx dIAW KyfW
KyfIAW jWdIAW hn[ iek jQydwr, dUjy jQydwrW nUM pMQ ivcoN Cyk irhw Aqy
dUjw auhnW nUM vwips lY irhw hY ‘AwiKr ikauNN- ikauNik ieh jQydwr qW kyvl
srkwrW dy pwxI Brn vwly hn’ ijhVw hukm auproN auhnW dy Awkw dw huMdw hY,
vjw rhy hn[ auhnW dy Apny hI pYdw kIqy hukmnwimAW dI AwV ivc, kdy
isKW nUM myzW-kursIAW dy stMt CyV ky do-&wV kIqw jWdw hY[ kdy ‘PCO’ qoN
‘jQydwrW’ nUM hI pMQ ivcoN Cykx vwsqy hukmnwmyN ieSU kIqy jWdy hn[ iehnW dy
jQydwr AKvwaux vwly, isKW nUM kdy ‘lv-kuS’ dI aulwd grdwn rhy hn,
kdy kwlw A&gwnw nwl ‘vIifau twk’ dIAW glW krky Awp mYdwn ivcoN dOV
rhy hn Aqy pMQ ivcoN Cykx dw frwmw kr rhy hn[ ieh swry frwmy kyvl
ipCly kuJ smyN qoN hn[
AwiKr iehnW ‘jQydwrW’ jW ‘gRMQIAW’ pws, iksy nUM pMQ ivcoN Cykx
vwsqy ieho jhy ‘hukmnwimAW’ vwlw h~k AwieAw ikQON? ieh h~k nW hI qW
iehnW nUM ‘swihb sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI ny idqw hY , nw hI ‘isK rihq
mirAwdw’ ny Aqy nw hI ‘gurduAwrw AYkt 1925’ ny[ qW i&r ieh lok ieh
qwnwSwhI h~k dI vrq ikQoN rhy hn? Aqy iehnW dy Ajyhy vwDU
‘hukmnwimAW’ dI kImq kI hY? BweI gurmuK isMG, BweI guridq isMG ivruD
igAwnI Bwg isMG ivruD hukmnwimAW dw hSr sMswr swhmxy hY[ rwjsI
hukmnwmy ‘Aj k~Fy Aqy kl vwips’ dI Kyf vI sMswr swhmxy hY[ kwlw
A&gwnw dIAW iliKqW Aj vI hrmn ipAwrIAW hn Aqy DVwDV iv~k
rhIAW hn[ kwiql fwier nUM idqy gey isropwau dI iK~lI Aj vI swrw sMswr
aufw irhw hY[ AwiKr ‘gurU kw pMQ’ iksy pujwrI gRMQI jW rwjsI AwgU dI injI
jwgIr nhIN Aqy ieh ‘pMQ’ Aj vI ‘gurU kw’ hY Aqy rvygw vI ‘gurU kw’ hI[
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scweI qW ieh hY ik Akwl buMgy (Akwl qKq swihb) dw sdw
qoN iek jW dUjw koeI nw koeI ingrwn irhw hY ijsnUM srbrwh jW kyArtykr
vI AwiKAw igAw hY[ sMNn 1920 qoN pihlW nw hI qW iesdw koeI ‘jQydwr’
sI Aqy nw hI “isMG swihb”[ ieQoN qIk ik ArMB ivc, pihlW CyvyN
pwqSwh Awp, auprMq BweI gurdws jI iesdy ingrwn bny[ ieh qW kyvl
12 AkqUbr sMn 1920 dI gl hY jdoN gurduAwrw suDwr lihr smyN, swry
pujwrI ‘qKq swihb’ nUM KwlI Cf ky dOV gey qW 25 s~jxW dw iek ingrwn
j~Qw kwiem kIqw igAw Aqy BweI qyjw isMG Bu~cr nUM, aus j~Qy dw jQydwr
QwipAw igAw[ i&r auh s~jx vI kyvl aus j~Qy dw hI j~Qydwr sI-
AkwlbuMgy jW AkwlqKq dw nhIN[
spSt hY ik aus smyN qoN ieh l&z rws Aw igAw mOjUdw
pujwrIAW Aqy rwjsI AwgUAW nUM Aqy Aj isrqoV koiSS ho rhI hY ies
zihrIly s~p nUM-gurU ky lwfly pMQ dy gl ivc pwaux dI ijsqoN pMQ nUM Awp
sucyq hon dI loV hY[ DnvMq isMG koml
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ivaMg
gurpfl isMG Kihrf
joigMdr isMG nUM joigMdr isMG imilaf
kir kir lMby hfQ.
ajy kflf aPgfnf sfihb df Gfq krky igafnI joigMdr isMG jI dI
sMqusLtqf Kqm nhI sI hoeI ik AunHF ny spoksmYn rsfly dy muwK
aYzItr sR[ joigMdr isMG jI nUM iswDf krn df bIVf AuTf ilaf hY. AunHF
ny bVI sKq icwTI rfhIN ijs ivwc bVI kurKq sLbdfvlI dI vrqoN
kIqI hoeI hY, joigMdr isMG nUM akfl qKq qy pysL hox df hukm Byijaf.
ies icwTI ivwc AunHF ny iekwly dosL hI nhI lgfey sgoN AusnUM dosLI BI
Tihrfieaf hY.
agoN isrdfr joigMdr isMG ny nihly qy dihlf mfridaF
pUry 12 siPaF dy jvfbI pwqr duafrf ies Pqvy nUM rwd krn df sunyhf
Byj idqf. ies msly vfry iswK bulyitn ivwc jgHf dI idkq nUM muwK
rwKky joigMdr isMG dy juafbI pwqr df sMKyp rUp hI idwqf hY. ies qoN
ielfvf ZukvIaF icwTIaF buwDI jIvIaF vloN aqy ies msly qoN hYrfn
hoey PMQk ihwqU ivakqIaF dy lyK qy pYRs not BI pfey hn.ies leI mYN
isrP BfeI joigMdr isMG jI qy isrdfr joigMdr isNMG jI dIaF iewk-
dUjy nUM ByjIaF icwTIaF df Bfv arQ hI pysL kr irhf hF.
joigMdr isMG vydFqI jI dI icwTI df Bfv arQ
sux BI joigMdr isMhF, sfnUM bhuq sLkfieqF afeIaF, peI qUM bhuq hI
awq cuwkI hoeI hY. afpxy rsfly ivwc qUM myrf qy myry hrmn ipafry jylH
invfsI pRkfsL isMG bfdl df rwj ky KUMn pINdf hYN. ies nfl qyrf
rsflf bVf msLhUr ho igaf hY. ies dI ivkrI BI bhuq vD geI hY
ikAuNik hrmn ipafry afgU bfdl sfihb dy sfry doKI KrId dy hn qy
pVHdy hn. qyrIaF qF jyHbF BrI jFdIaF qy sfzy imwqr gurcrnjIq
isMG “lFbf” df rsflf ivkxo ht irhf hY aqy Aus dI JolI KflI hoeI
jFdI hY. hux afpxy rsfly nUM rojLfnF pypr bxf ky iewk hor Blymfxs
iswK df aftf lUx Kqm krn df CoCf krn dIaF iqafrIaF kr irhf
hYNN qUM. hor kI-kI igxfvF qyrIaF kurIqIaF pwuC ky vyK ikvyN ivcfry
tOhVf sfihb qy klkwqf sfihb dy kmjLor qy ibmfr idl byrihmI nfl
qYN vlMUdr ky rwK idwqy hn. mYN ivcfry ny ienHF sfry slfhkfrF dI suxI
qy dbfa Qwly af ky ieh PYslf kr ilaf hY ik hux qF qYNnUM bwcU bMdy df
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puwq bxfAuxf hI pYxf hY. jo kuJ kflf aPgfnF nfl hoieaf Aus qoN
ielfvf ijhVf cfhtf Kflsf pMcfieq nUM PrvrI 22, 2003 nUM
Ckfieaf sI quhfnUM BI Auh imlx dI sMBfvnf hY.
guruU pMQ df koqvfl
isrdfr joigMdr isMG jI df juvfb
iPty mUMh gRMQIaf! ieh kI jLblI kwZ mfrI qYN! mYN qF jdoN BI drbfr
sfihb afieaf akfl qKq jrUr mwQf tyikaf. Drm asQFn svfey
rUhfnIaq dI jrUrq dy jfx dI loV nhIN. sjf dyx leI qF koqvflI qoN
hI swdf aAuNdf hUMdf hY. pMQ ny akfl qKq nUM koqvflI qy qYnUM koqvfl
bxfAuNx df kdoN mqf pfs kIqf? swdy pwqr dy nfl Auh mqf BI Byj dyxf
sI qF asIN isrmwQy lf ky jrUr cumxf sI. arjn ny qF iewko rQvfn
sRI ikRsLn jI nfl hI mhF Bfrq dI sfrI lVfeI lV CwzI sI qusIN qF
inq nieaF rQvfn afpxy kUV dy rwQ leI bdl lYNdy ho. jdoN isrdfr
kflf aPgfnF jI qy hwlf kIqf sI As vkq sRI qlvfVf jI rQvfn sI
quhfzf, qy hux jdoN myry qy cVfeI kIqI qF quhfzy kUV rUpI rQ dy rQvfn
sRI lFbf jI hn.
jdoN sfzy hwk df gRMQI qyrI cmcfigrI nOkrI qy sI Auh qF koeI BI
ilKqI sLkfieq myry vfry afvy, ibnf pVHy qoN mYnUM Byj idMdf sI. qUM ieh
pMQk mirXfdf dI Gor alMgxf kr irhf hYN. qYnUM pMjF isMGF qoN jrUr
slfh lYxI cfhIdI hY qy iPr ieho ijhIaF hrkqf qoN sdf leI bfj af
jfxf cfhIdf hY.
Auey mUrKf! mYN ikqy iekwlf dsm gRMQ dI gwl krdf hor ikny hI qyry
bfpU sYmInrF ivwc qyry ipafry do gRMQF “guiblfs pfqsLfhI 6” qy “dsm
gRMQ” dy briKlfP prcy pVdy iPrdy hn pwuC qF afpxy sfly cor qoN
ijhVf blvMq isMG iZloN dy nfl EQy hfjLr sI. qyrI BI koeI gl nhIN.
kdI qUM tYlIPon qy hwQ joV bynqI krdf hYN kdI gflLHF vrgI bolI vrq
ky koqvflI phuwcx df Prmfn pwqr Byj idMdf hY. gwl mukdI krF! BfeI
mYN koeI ibmfr qy Amr df kfly aPgfny vrgf bjLurg nhIN. jf lf lY
jor, mYN nhIN afAuxf qyrI byknUMnI koqvflI. qyrf zt ky mukfblf krFgf
qy qYnUM mUMh dI KfxI pvygI. ajy BI kuJ nhIN ivgiVaf afpxf swdf pwqr
vfps lY lY qy tYlIPon qy awgy vFg hI hwQ joV dy mYN iksy nUM nhIN dsdf,
DUMh nhI inkln dyAUNgf. ies qrHF kryNgf qF pMQ df BI Blf, qyrf BI
Blf, qy myrf qF Blf hI Blf. gurUu pMQ df dfs
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SRomxI kmytI dw SuDIkrx hI Ajoky isK sMkt dw inroAw
qy qqkwlI hY!
pMQ dI pRqIinD Aqy siqkwrq sMsQw ‘SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI, SRI
AMimRqsr’ vloN lgBg ie`k mhInw pihlW kwhlI ivc sQwipq kIqy ‘SRI
Akwl qKq swihb’ dy ie`k slwhkwr borf rwhIN ‘jQydwr SRI Akwl qKq’
dI inXukqI leI Xogqw, inXukqI FMg Aqy AiDkwr qy &rzW bwry dyS ibdyS
dIAW isK sMgqW dI rwie mMgI geI hY[qW ju iksy srbsWJI pMQk jugiq
duAwrw, srbpRvwixq ingwhbwn/jQydwr inXukq kIqw jw sky[*SRomxI
kmytI dw ieh audm ie`k SlwGw Xog kdm hY[ ikauNik, ies duAwrw smUh
is`K sMgqW nUM pMQk jQybMdI dy kyNdrI AsQwn ‘SRI Akwl
(buMgw) q^q’ swihb nwl sbMDq msilAW nUM Ku`lH ky ivcwrn Aqy ipCly do
dwhikAW drimAwn auhnW dI pMQk-cyqnw AMdr pYdw hoey pRSnW nUM
prgtwaux dy nwl-nwl, auhnW dy swriQk auqr FUMfx qy sQweI h`l lBx
dw Avsr imlygw, jo ik pMQ dy au~jly BivK leI lwBdwiek hY[pRMqU, ies dy
nwl nwl swnUM ieh BI ivcwrn dI loV hY ik SRomxI kmytI dI sQwpnw hox
auprMq lgBg 77 swl bwAd pMQ ivc AijhI tkrw-meI Aqy icMqw jnk
siQqI ikauN pYdw ho geI ik pMQ dw ie`k bu`DI-jIvI qy inroAw AMg, ijnHW
AMdrly is`KI isdk Brosy qy koeI S`k nhI kIqw jw skdw, SRI Akwl q^q
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swihb qoN kIqy gey AYlwnw nUM mMnx qoN ienkwrI ho rhy hn Aqy kmytI nUM
srbpRvwixq ‘ingwhbwn/jQydwr’ dI FUMf ivc Aijhw ivSyS auprwlw
krnw pY irhw hY[
SRomxI kmytI dy pihly pMjwh swlw pRbMDkI ieqhws nUM vwicAW, Bwv,
1926 qoN 1976 q`k dI kwrj pRxwlI nUM pVcoilAW inScy huMdw hY ik
Kwlsw pMQ dI AjokI tkrwau BrpUr qy icMqw-jnk siQqI pYdw hox dw muK
kwrn pMQ dy SRomxI jQy, SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI vloN is`K Drm dy
muFly AsUlW nwl sbMDq Aqy hor Dwrmk PYsly, kmytI dy smUh mYNbrW dI
jnrl iek`qRqw ivc ivcwr mMQn duAwrw h`l krn dI iprq nUM iqAwgxw
hY, jo ik pMQk ivDwn ‘is`K rihq mrXwdw’ dI is`DI aulMGxw hY[ikauNik,
mrXwdw muqwibk Drm dy muFly AsUlW bwry gurmqw krn ARQwq PYslw lYx
dw AiDkwr kyvl qy kyvl pMQ dy SRomxI jQy AQvw, pMQ dy pRqIinD iek`T
nUM hI pRwpq hY[SRI drbwr swihb, AMimRqsr smyq iksy BI gurduAwry dy
gRMQI Aqy pMQ vloN mwnqw pRwpq q^qW dy muK syvwdwr, ijnHW nUM shjy shjy
‘isMG swihb’ dw sMboDnI pd Aqy ‘jQydwr’ dI aupwDI pRwpq ho cu`kI hY,
nUM smu`cy pMQ nwl sbMDq koeI gurmqw jW mqw krky ARQwq Awpxy Awp koeI
PYslw lY ky pMQ pRqI koeI hukmnwmw jwrI krn jW AwdyS dyx dw koeI
ivSyS qy ivAkqIgq AiDkwr nhI hY[pMQ pRvwixq is`K rihq mrXwdw dy
ikqwbcy ivc aulIkI pMQk rihxI dy cYptr ivc ‘gurmqw krn dI ivDI dy
isrlyK hyT ieauN iliKAw hY:
(a) gurmqw kyvl aunHW svwlW qy hI ho skdw hY, jo is`K Drm dy muFly
AsUlW dI pwlxw leI hox, ARQwq gurU swihbwn jW gurU gRMQ swihb dI
pdvI, bIV dI inrolqw, AMimRq, rihq-bihq, pMQ dI bnwvt Awid[hor
iksy iksm dy swDwrn ( Dwrimk, ividAk, smwjk, pulItIkl) svwl
auqy kyvl mqw ho skdw hY[
(A) ieh gurmqw gurU pMQ dw cuixAw hoieAw kyvl SRomxI jQw jW gurU-pMQ
dw pRqIinD iek`T hI kr skdw hY[
‘SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI’ vloN 1982 ivc pRkwSq kIqw, 1976
q`k dw Awpxw pMjwh swlw ieqhws, ies hkIkq dw gvwh hY ik gurU Aqy
pMQ nwl sbMDq swry gurmqy AQvw mqy, SRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI mhwrwj dI
hzUrI Aqy hYf gRMQI SRI drbwr swihb Aqy qKqW dy inXukq jQydwr, ijnHW
nUM gurduAwrw AYkt ivc ‘hYf-minstrz’ iliKAw hY, dI hwzrI ivc,
SRomxI kmytI dy jnrl smwgm ivKy pws huMdy rhy hn[sDwrn miqAW bwry
qW mYNbrW dI voitMg BI krw leI jWdI sI, pr ‘gurmqy’ srbsMmqI nwl
hI pws kIqy jWdy sn[ Aqy Aijhw hoxw suBwivk BI hY[ikauNik,‘gurmqw’
SRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI ivc AMkq gurbwxI dI rOSnI ivc gurmiq isDWqW qy
ADwrq huMdw hY[ies krky ijQy ‘gurmqy’ pRqI iksy gurisK dI rwie vKrI
hoxI AsMBv hY[auQy, aus nUM swry gurisKW leI mMnxw BI lwzmI hY[
ies smyN dI kwrj pRnwlI dI ie`k ivSySqw hor BI izkr krn Xog hY ik
iesdy PYsilAW nUM srb pRvwixq qy hor pRBwvSwlI bnwaux ih`q ivcwr leI
kuJ ivSyS isMG sBwvW dy muKIAW, pMQ dIAW keI pRiqSt SKSIAqW, pRis`D
ivdvwnW, pRcwrkW qy imSnrI kwlj dy purwxy ividAwrQIAW nUM BI ivSyS
s`dy qy bulwieAw jWdw sI[ Aijhw suc`jw FMg ApnwieAW BI jykr koeI
pcIdw mslw hl nhI sI huMdw qW aus nUM hor ivcwrn leI ‘ Drm pRcwr
kmytI ’ dy pws Byj idqw jWdw sI[qW ju auyh mqw, ‘Drm pRcwr kmytI
ivclI ivdvwn mMflI dI rwie lY ky iPr iksy AglI jnrl iekqrqw
ivc srb sMmqI nwl pws kIqw jw sky[ AijhI gurmqI jugiq rwhIN jd
koeI AYsw gurmqw, ijs duAwrw smu`cy pMQ nUM koeI ivSyS sMdyS jW AdyS
dyxw huMdw sI, srb sMmqI nwl pws hox Aqy aus nUM Aml ivc ilAwaux dI
AwigAw pRwpq hox auprMq, pRDwn SRomxI kmytI, ‘SRI Akwl ( buMgw ) qKq’
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swihb dy ‘muK pRbMDkI syvwdwr’( jQydwr ) nUM bynqI krdw ik ies
‘gurmqy’(hukmnwmy) nUM pMQ pRqI jwrI krn dw AYlwn kIqw jwvy[ijvyN, SRI
Akwl q^q swihb vloN jwrI kIqy jw cu`ky ie`k suDwrk hukmnwmy bwry, jUn
1936 nUM hoeI ie`k jnrl iekqrqw dI kwrvweI ivc ieauN iliKAw h:Y-
pRDwn swihb vloN pyS hox qy pRvwn hoieAw ik SRI Akwl qKq swihb vloN
jQydwr swihb hyT iliKAw hukmnwmw jwrI kr dyx: “ srb`q Kwlsw Aqy
gurduAwirAW dy syvwdwrW pRqI SRI Akwl qKq dw hukm hY, jo AMimRqDwrI
pRwxI mwqR nwl sMgq pMgq ivc ieko ijhw ivhwr krnw, ipClI zwq pwq
nhI puCxI, Brm nhI krnw, ieho hI gurU jI dI AwigAw hY”[ ies pRkwr
dI kwrvweI ipCoN ‘jQydwr’ jI SRI Akwl q^q dI mohr hyT Awpxy hsqw^r
krky SRI Akwl qKq swihb dy AsQwn qoN AYlwn kr idMdw sI[ ijs nUM
swrw pMQ gurU dy hukm qu`l jwx ky isr Jukw pRvwn kr lYNdw sI[dyS ibdyS
dI koeI BI is`K jQybMdI jW koeI guris`K ivAkqI, iksy pRkwr dw koeI auzr
(AObjYkSn) nhI sI krdw[ikauNik, pMQ dy ies pRqIiniD iek`T qy SRomxI
jQy dI ieh swrI kwrvweI gurmiq isDWqW qy ADwrq Aqy KwlseI-ivDwn
muqwibk huMdI sI[
so SRomxI kmytI dy kyvl ipCly qIh-pYNqI swl pihlW dy ieqhws qoN ieh
q`Q suUrj dI qrW rOSn huMdw hY ik SRI Akwl qKq dw muK syvwdwr ( jQydwr
) pMQ dy SRomxI jQy Aqy pRqIiniD iek`T dw ie`k vot rihq qy ivcwr
AiDkwrI siqkwrq mYNbr hY[pr, pMQk jQybMdI dy kyNdrI AsQwn dw muK
pRbMDkI syvwdwr hox dy nwqy aus nUM pMQ dy SRomxI jQy dy bulwry ( spoksmYn )
hox dw kyvl ie`k XwdgwrI snmwn idqw jWdw sI[lyikn, jdoN qoN SRomxI
kmytI dw rwjsIkrn hoieAw Aqy kmytI mYNbrW ny jnrl hwaUs dI swrI
SkqI pRDwn dI JolI pw idqI, qW AgoN iPr pRDwn ny Awpxy rwjsI ihqW qy
kursI nUM suriKAq rKx dy iKAwl nwl, Awpxy Awp nUM keI pRkwr dIAW
Dwrmk qy hor aulJxw qoN bcwaux dI nIqI ApnwauNidAW ‘gurmqw’ soDx
Aqy hor PYsly krn dI smucI SkqI iek`ly ‘jQydwr’ nUM sONp idqI [bhuq
swry sUJvwn sjxW dw iKAwl hY ik qdoN qoN hI SRI Akwl q^q dI jQydwrI
Aqy aus vloN AYlwn kIqy ‘hukmnwimAW’ pRqI ikMqU-pRMqU SurU hoey, jo sihjy
sihjy iek bgwvq dw rUp Dwrn kr gey hn[
pr, kOm dI ieh siQqI BI inrwSwjnk nhI[ sgoN auqSwhjnk hY, ikauNik,
Asl ivc ieh kOmI jwgrUkqw dI inSwnI hY Aqy ieh jwgrUkqw iblkuL
AYsI hY, jYsI ikDry BgqI lhr dy BgqW AMdr pYdw hoeI sI[ijnHW ivcoN
SRomxI Bgq bwbw kbIr jI ny AYlwn kr id`qw sI ik ‘bRhmx’ pUjwrI, jo
Awpxy Awp hI lokweI dw ‘gurU’ bixAw bYTw hY Aqy lok aus dy hr hukm nUM
r`bI &urmwn mMn ky pRvwn kr rhy hn[AsIN Aijhy murdy bRwhmx nUM gurU nhI
mMndy[auhnW dw pwvn slok hY: kbIr bwmnu gurU hY jgq kw Bgqn kw guru
nwih ] AriJ auriJ kY pic mUAw cwrau bydhu mwih ]{gu.gRM.pMnW 1377}
so, auprokq swrI ivcwr qoN inrxY huMdw hY ik jykr pMQ dw SRomxI jQw
‘SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI’ SRI AMimRqsr, hr pRkwr dy PYsly Aqy kOmI
AYlwn krn dI swrI kwrvweI ‘is`K rihq mrXwdw’ muqwibk inBwvy [qW
iPr, SRI Akwl q^q dy muK syvwdwr ( jQydwr) dI inXukqI dw srb
pRvwixq FMg Aqy AiDkwr Kyqr aulIkx dw koeI bhuq vfw mslw nhI rih
jWdw[ikauNik, ies pRkwr dy swry suAwl qdoN qoN hI auTxy SurU hoey hn, jdoN
qoN hr pRkwr dw kOmI AwdyS jW sMdyS dyx Aqy PYsly krn dy swry AiDkwr
iek`ly jQydwr nUM sONp idqy gey hn[ hW, ieqnw zrUrI hY ik auh AMgryzI qy
pMjwbI BwSw dw cMgw jwxU hox dy nwl-nwl Drm qy rwjnIqk cyqnw ivc
inpuMn, pMQk rihq mRXwdw dw pwbMd Aqy Awcrxk qOr qy swP suQrI qy
pRBwvSwlI S^sIAq dw mwlk hovy, ikauNik, aus ny Kwlsy dI muK jQybMdI dy
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bulwry dI syvw inBwauxI hY[bwkI, ivSv-Br dy is`K numwieMidAW duAwrw
‘srb`q Kwlsw’ iek`T ivc srb-pRvwixq jQydwr dI inXukqI Aqy hor
PYsly krn dI g`l@W, jykr swrQk Aml rokx leI ie`k SoSw nhI, qW BI
ies jugiq nUM Aml ivc ilAwauxw suKwlw nhIN[ikauNik, srb pRvwixq qW
prmwqmw BI nhI ho sikAw, koeI ivAkqI ikQoN ho skdw hY? Aqy nwh hI
ivSv Br dy swry numwieMdy hr Cy mhIny jW swl ipCoN iek`Ty ho skdy
hn[ies smyN ‘SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI, SRI AMimRqsr’ hI pMQ dw
SRomxI jQw mMinAW jw skdw hY[ikauNik, sB qoN vDyry pRvwixq, SkqISwlI
qy srb-auc is`K sMsQw hY[swnUM ieh kdy BI nhI Bulxw cwhIdw ik ies
smyN iksy BI qrHW dw jo swfw jQybMdk Aqy kOmI vjUd kwiem hY, auh BI
iesy hI sMsQw dI kIqI Gwl kmweI dI bdOlq hI hY[iehI kwrx hY ik
jdoN BI koeI kOmI smisAw jW sMkt pYdw hMudw hY qW AsIN swry ies nUM hI
kosdy hW Aqy hr pRkwr dI shwieqw leI BI ies vl hI Jwkdy hW[swnUM
ieh BI inScy hY ik iksy BI qrHW dI iksy hor ivSv is`K sMsQw dw supnw
swkwr krnw BI ies dI slwh, sihXog qy shwieqw ibn@w AsMBv hY[qW
iPr AsIN ieMj ikauN nhI socdy ik koeI hor auprwly krn qoN pihlW
AwpxI ies muFlI jQybMdI ivc AweIAW kmzorIAW dI inSwndyeI krky,
auhnW nUM suDwrn dy Xqn kIqy jwx[ikauNik, ryqlIAW nIhW au~pr p`ky
mhl sQwipq krn dI ivauNqbMdI krnI koeI isAwxp qy dUr idRStI vwlI
soc nhI mMnI jw skdI[
ies leI Ajoky is`K sMkt dw qqkwlI hl qW Ajy ie`hI jwpdw hY ik
SRomxI kmytI dw SuDIkrx kIqw jwvy[ayus dy mYNbrW leI iksy rwjnIqk
pwrtI Aqy srkwrI Ahudy pRwpq krn pRqI rok lgweI jwvy[ikauNik, kOm
dy mhqv pUrn PYsly kmytI dy jnrl iejlws ivc hoxy hn[ies vwsqy SRI
Akwl q^q swihb dy jQydwr leI koeI vKrw slwhkwr borf kwiem krn
dI QW, SRomxI kmytI Awpxw slwhkwr borf inXukq kry[ies ivc dyS
ibdyS dIAW kuJ coxvIAW isK sMsQWvW dy muKI, vK-vK iviSAW dy
ivdvwn Aqy hor pRiqST SKsIAqW Swml kIqIAW jwx[pr ieh sMsQwvW
qy ivAkqI, is`K rihq mrXwdw dy pwbMd hox[SRI Akwl qKq swihb qo
koeI BI kOmI AYlwn jW AdyS jwrI krn jW koeI hor mhqv pUrn PYslw
lYx smyN, iehnW sjxW dI slwh lYx leI SRomxI kmytI dy dPqr ivc ie`k
ivSyS ivBwg kwiem kIqw jwvy[Drm pRcwr kmytI dyS ivdyS dI rwie nUM
pV@-sux ky Aqy aus nUM gurmiq dI rOSnI ivc soD ky AwpxI irport SRomxI
kmytI dy jnrl smwgm ivc ivcwrn leI Byjy Aqy Drm pRcwr kmytI dy
ivdvwn sjx BI ies iek`qrqw ivc Swml hox[Drm pRcwr kmytI ivc
ivdvwn vDyry ley jwx Aqy ies dIAW bYTkW ivc ipRMsIpl ShId is`K
imSnrI kwlj Aqy muK gRMQI SRI drbwr qy muK syvwdwr ( jQydwr ) SRI
Akwl q^q swihb dI hwzrI zrUrI kIqI jwvy[sQwnk isK sMgqW dy
sDwrn PYsly qW jQydwr, BwvyN muK gRMQI SRI drbwr swihb Aqy Drm pRcwr
kmytI dy mYNbrW dI slwh nwl kr lvy[pRMqU, smucy pMQ nwl sbMDq msly
dw PYslw jW kOmI AwdyS, sMdyS jW hukmnwmw jwrI krn smyN, kmytI dy
jnrl smwgm ivc ivcwrnw zrUrI kIqw jwvy[ies smwgm ivc q^q SRI
ptnw swihb Aqy SRI hzUr swihb dy pRbMDkI qy Dwrmk muKIAW nUM ivSyS
s`dy qy bulwieAw jwey[pRMqU iehnW leI BI is`K rihq mrXwdw dy pwbMd hox
dw inXm zrUrI hovy[ies pRkwr SRomxI kmytI dI jnrl iek`qrqw duAwrw
pws kIqy hoey iksy mqy jW gurmqy nUM, swrw is`K jgq suBwivk hI ‘srbq
Kwlsy’ dw PYslw mMn ky pRvwn krygw[SRI hirmMdr swihb dy muK gRMQI Aqy
SRI Akwl q^q swihb dy jQydwr ( muK syvwdwr ) dI inXukqI qy syvw
mukqI leI, 1929 ivc bxwey ivSyS inXmW qy ADwrq kmytI dy jnrl
hwaUs dI mnzUrI lYxI AvSk kIqI jwvy[inXukqI leI kmytI dy smUh
mYNbrW qy slwhkwr borf pwsoN, Xojqw pqr Byj ky AYsy gurisK ivdvwnW dy
nwvW dI isPwrS leI jwvy, ijnHW ny iksy BI SRomxI kmytI vloN pRkwSq isK
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rihq mrXwdw dy pwbMd skUl/kwlj ivcoN gurmiq dI ividAw hwsl kIqI
hovy[
so, swrI gl dw is`tw ieh hY ik jykr SRomxI kmytI dw SuDIkrx ho jwvy Aqy
auh Awpxy muFly AsUlW nUM ApnwauNdI hoeI, iek`ly pRDwn jW jQydwr nUM swrI
SkqI dyx dI QW, swry mhqv pUrn kOmI PYsly kmytI dy jnrl smwgm ivc
smUh pMQk numwieMidAW dI sMmqI nwl kry qW Ajoky is`K sMkt dw hl ho
skxw sMBv hY[ Bul-cuk muAwP[pMQk ihqU, jgqwr isMG jwck.
swbkw gRMQI, SRI drbwr swihb, AMimRqsr (hwl, inaUXwrk )
*****
sUqk df Brm
sL[ gurbKsL isMG (kflf aPgfnf)
kuJ Dfrmk gRMQF ivwc iliKaf hox krky “jIvF dy jnm” aqy “jIvF dy
mrn `qy” apivwqrqf, asLuWDI aQvf iBwt mMnxI ihMdU Drm df aMg
bx cuwkf sI. gurU nfnk sfihb dy smyN sUqk df ieh Brm bVf pRcwlq
sI. jy iksy dy Gr bwcy ny jnm lY ilaf qF bwcy dI mfqf iBwtV ho geI
aqy Aus leI rsoeI Gr ivwc jfxf vwzf mfVf krm bx jFdf sI aqy
Auh Gr bfkI lokF leI iBwtV bx jFdf sI aqy Aus Gr df aMn-pfxI
Kfx ivwc iBwt mMnI jFdI sI. eysy qrHF hI ijs Gr ivwc koeI mOq ho
geI qF Aus Gr 11, 13, 17 aqy 30 idnF (vrn vMz) dy ihsfb nfl
iBwtV mMinaf jFdf sI. sUuqk vfly idnF ivwc brfdrI dy lok afpxy
GrF qoN rotIaF pkf ky mOq vfly Gr phuMcFdy rihMdy sn, qF jo Gr vfly
vI sUqk kfrn apivwqr ho cuwky Gr ivwc pwikaf Bojn Kf ky iBwtV jF
apivwqr nf bx jfx. siqgurF ny ies iBwt vfly Brm-BUuq ƒ mnuwK dy
mn ivwcoN sdf leI mfr kwZx leI, srb-sFJI aqy sdIvI syD idMdI
rihx vflI gurbfxI rcI. duwK ies gwl df hY ik iswK prvfrF ivwc vI,
aigafnqf kfrx jF lok lfj kfrx, ieh sUqk df Brm pRcwlq ho
cuwkf ivKfeI dy irhf hY. gurbfxI dI rOsLnI dy huMidaF hoieaF hnyHrf Zox
vflI ikiraf hY. gurbfxI df PYyslf hyT ilKy anusfr hY, jo srb
mfnvqf leI lfhyvMd hY:
jy kir sUqku mMnIaY sB qY sUqku hoie]
gohy aqy lkVI aMdir kIVf hoie]
jyqy dfxy aMn ky jIaf bfJu n koie]
pihlf pfxI jIAu hY ijqu hiraf sBu koie]
sUqk ikAyu kir rKIaY sUqku pvY rsoie]
nfnk sUqku eyv n AuqrY igafnu Auqfry Dooie]1] (pM[472)
siqgurF df Purmfn bVf spsLt hY ik lwkVI dy aMdr dy Gux, isAuNk,
kIVIaF afid aqy gohy dy aMdr dy Coty-moty keI qrHF dy kIt-pqMgy,
afid vI jIv hn. eysy qrHF sfrIaF iksmF dy anfj-dfixaF Bfv
bnfspqI ivwc vI jIv hY. ienHF dy jnm-mrn dI ikiraf vI Ausy qrHF
dI hI hY ijvyN mnuwKf dyh dy aMdr hY. siqgurF df Prmfn hY ik jy
sUqk ƒ swc-muwc hI Drm BirsLt kr dyx vflI iBwt mMn lvFgy qF
ajyhI iBwt Gr ivwc hr smyN vfprI hI rihMdI hY. Drm bcfAux leI
Bojn Ckxf sdf leI iqafg dyx qoN ibnf hor cfrf kI rih igaf?
ajyhy Brm gRsy DrmI mnuwK dI ijLMdgI ikvyN bc skygI? AupRokq gurU-
bfxI slok ivwc, gurU nfnk sfihb dI spsLt icqfvnI hY ik sUqk dI
iBwt mMnx dy Brm-jfl ivwc Psxf, iDÕfxy dI mOq shyV lYx vflf
duwKdfeI bRfhmxI krm-kFz hY. jo aslI sUqk hY, Aus vwl iksy mnuwK
df iDafn ikAuN nhIN jf irhf, gurU sfihb ies df ibafn hyT ilKy
anusfr kr rhy hn:
mn kf sUqku loBu hY ijhvf sUqk kUVu]
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aKI sUqku vyKxf pr iqRaf pr Dn rUpu]
kMnI sUqku kMin pY lfieqbfrI Kfih]
nfnk hMsf afdmI bDy jm puir jfih]2] (pM[ 472)
Bfv: ijnHF mnuwKF dy mn ƒ loB rUpI aOgux icMbiVaf hY, jIB df sUqk
JUT bolx df gunfh krdy hn aqy ijnHF mnuwKF dI jIB ƒ JUT-rUpI
sUqk hY, ijnHF mnuwKF dIaF awKF ƒ prfieaf Dn aqy prfeIaF
iesqRIaF df rUp qwkx df sUqk cMbiVaf hoieaf hY, ijnHF mnuwKF dy
kMn ivwc vI sUqk hY ik kMn nfl byiPLkr ho cuglI suxdy hn, hy
nfnk! ieho ijhy mnuwK vyKx ƒ BfvyN hMsF vrgy sohxy hox, qF vI Auh
bwDy hoey nrk ivwc jFdy hn. gurU sfihb df isDFq ieh hY ik hr
mnuwK sUqk qoN bcx leI afpxy ieMidraF Aupr jLbq rwK ky aMdrUnI
gux Dfrn krn df Xqn kry. ieho hI shI rfh hY jo iksy ƒ smJ
nhIN af irhf aqy suc-iBwt dy Brm ivwc pY ky jnm brbfd kr irhf
hY. gurbfxI df Prmfn hY:
sBo sUqk Brmu hY dUjY lgY jfie]
jMmxu mrxf hukm hY BfxY afvY jfie]
Kfxf pIxf pivqR hY idqonu irjku sMbfih]
nfnk ijnI gurmiuK buiJaf iqnHf sUqku nfih]3] (afsf dI
vfr,pM[472)
gurU sfihb df AupdysL hY ik sUqk inrf Brm hI hY, ieh (sUqk rUp
Brm) mfieaf ivwc PisaF (mnuwKF ƒ) af lwgdf hY. swcfeI ieh hY ik
jIvF df jMmxf-mrnf pRBU df hukm hY, pRBU dI rjLf ivwc hI jIv
jMmdf-mrdf hY. pdfrQF df Kfxf-pIxf vI pivwqr hY (Bfv mfVf
nhIN, ikAuNik) pRBU ny afp iekwTf kr ky irjLk jIvF ƒ idwqf hY. hy
nfnk! ijnHF gurmuKF ny ieh gwl smJ leI hY, AunHF ƒ sUqk nhIN
lwgdf.
siqgurU jI ny pihlF ieh smJfieaf ik dfixaF aqy bflx ivwc jIvF
dy jnm-mrn vflf krm inrMqr huMdf rihx krky rsoeI ivwc sUqk
sdf hI rihMdf hY aqy dUjy slok ivwc afcrn ƒ nIvF bxfeI rwKx
vflI apivwqrqf df igafn krf ky mnuwK ƒ AuWcy aqy suwcy afcrn
vflf bxn df AupdysL hY. qIsry slok ivwc iPr jIvF dy mrn-jMmx
`qy mMny jfx vfly sUqk ƒ inrf Brm kih ky pRBU-dfqy dI dfq, Kfx-
pIx vfly pdfrQF ƒ inMdx qoN vrijaf hY. gurU amrdfs jI afpxy
AupdysL ivwc PrmfAuNdy hn ik iksy kiQq pivwqr Bojn dy Kfx nfl
koeI mnuwK AuWcy afcrn vflf nhIN bx skdf. eysy qrHF iksy kiQq
apivwqr Bojn dy Kfx nfl koeI mnuwK apivwqr aQvf mMdy afcfr
vflf vI nhIN bx jFdf. prmfqmf dy nfm qoN tuwtf mn, muwK apivwqr
hY aqy gurUu dI sLrn rih ky pRBU-nfm ivwc juVy gurmuK df mn aqy
afcrn pivwqr ho jFdf hY.
mn kf sUqku dUjf BfAu]
Brmy Buly afvAu jfAu ]1]
mnmuiK sUqku kbih n jfie]
ijcru sbid n BIjY hir kY nfie] rhfAu]
sBo sUqku jyqf mohu afkfru]
mir mir jMmY vfro vfr]2]
sUqk agin pAuxY pfxI mfih]
sUqku Bojnu jyqf ikCu Kfih]3]
sUqik krm n pUjf hoie]
nfim rqy mnu inrmlu hoie]4]
siqguru syivaY sUqku jfie]
mrY n jnmY kflu n Kfie]5]
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sfsq isMimRq soiD dyKhu koie]

ivx nfvY ko mukiq n hoie]6]
awj df akflI
gurpfl isMG Kihrf
jug cfry nfmu Auqmu sbdu bIcfir]
kil mih gurmuiK Auqris pfir]7]
sfcf mrY n afvY jfie] awj akflI Auh hY ijhVf JUT c` pwkf
nfnk gurmuiK rhY smfie]8] (pM[ 229) bfhroN pUrf rihqI pr jLbfn df kwcf
asl gwl ieh hY afpxy mn dy ipCy qurn vfly mnuwK dy mn dI ijhVf swc boldf Auhdf vKrf rfh hYY
apivwqrqf kdy dUr nhIN huMdI, iesy mnuwKI krm kfrx, ieh ijqnf vI jdoN ids pey JUTf iehnUM imlx dI cfh hYY
jgq hY aqy ijqnf jgq df moh hY ieh sfrf apivwqrqf df mUl hY. dyvy sB nUM ieh isiKaf qusIN dfhVI nf bMnHo
aqy ijqnf kuJ Bojn afidk KFdy hn, Auh vI (AunHF sBnF dy mn khy iswKI nhIN rihMxI bIbI sfhVI nf bMnHo
vfsqy) apivwqrqf df kfrx bxdf hY. sUqk dy Brm ivwc gRsy hoey
mn ƒ koeI krm-kFz pivwqr nhIN kr skdf, koeI dyv-pUjf pivwqr jdoN kursI hY imldI iPr kdI nF Cwzy
nhIN kr skdI. prmfqmf dy nfm ivwc rMgIjL ky hI mn pivwqr huMdf Jwt dl ieh bdly jV pMQ dI vwZy
hY.
iksy pRkfr dI KfxXog Kurfk nf hI mnuwK df afcrn ivgfV skdI hY sfry jor nfl kUky kro Tyky sB bMd
aqy nf hI iksy mnuwK ƒ AuWcy afcrn vflf bxf skdI hY. afpxy mn kro blYk qy pIvo gf bfxI dy CMd
dI mwq ƒ sRysLt mMnx vflf mnuwK hI nIcqf dy KUuh ivwc izwgdf hY. ies jdoN puwTI hY pYNdI khy vYrI ny kIqI
leI ieh Brm pYdf krnf ik mfsfhfrI ƒ nfm-rs dI pRfpqI nhIN mYN qF lfeI-lwg sF bhuqI horF ny pIqI
huMdI, nf hI afqm-rs dI koeI sUJ-bUJ ho skdI hY aqy ies dy
ivprIq goBI, bYNgx, iBMzI afid Kfx vfly ƒ pRBU CyqI iml pYNdf hY,
pRyry aMimRq sfry Cko iPr kro inq jMg
gurmiq dy ankUl nhIN hY. aijhI ivcfrDfrf pRcfrn vflf gurmuK cfhVo nfm KumfrI BfvyN pI ky BMg
nhIN ho skdf, Bfv Auh gurU dy isDFqF dI AulMÕxf krdf hY. gurbfxI jy nfm nhIN jpxf bxo ibpr bbykI
ies Brm ƒ hor spsLt krdI hY:- bih gfvo BgfAuqI Kto dsvyN qoN nykI
jil hY sUqku, Qil hY sUqku, sUqk Epiq hoeI]
jnmy sUqku, mUey Puin sUqku, sUqk prj ibgoeI] sdf muPLq dI Kfvy kdI zwkf nhIN BMndf
(Bfv sUqk dy Brm ivwc lukfeI Kuafr ho rhI hY)
iehdf gRMQ gurUu hY pr kihxf nhIN mMndf
khu ry pNMzIaf kAuun pvIqf]
aYsf igafnu jphu myry mIqf]1]rhfAu] ijQy mfieaf ids pey Jwt tyky ieh mwQf
nYnhu sUqku, bYnhu sUqk, sUqku sRvnI hoeI] myrI jyb c` af jfh qMU kIrqn quhIN kQf
AUTq bYTq sUqku lfgY, sUqku prY rsoeI]2] akflI iewko mnorQ BfvyN bhuqy hY dl
Pfsn kI ibiD sBu koAuU jfnY, CUutn kI iewku koeI] Brny KIsy afpxy lfhuxI iswKF dI Kwl
kih kbIr rfmu irdY ivwcfrY, sUqku iqnyY n hoeI]3] (pM[331)
ijhVf bdysL c bsdf iswK buDU lfxf
Bfv: jy jIvF dy jMmx qy mrn nfl sUqk-pfqk dI iBwt pYdf ho jFdI iehnUM zflr bKsLx kihMdy gurUu df Bfxf
hY qF pfxI ivwc sUqk hY, DrqI AuWqy sUqk hY, hr QF sUqk dI
apivwqrqf hY (Bfv, hr QF iBwitaf hoieaf hY ikAuNik) iksy jIv dy
jMmx qy sUqk pYNdf hY, iPr mrn `qy vI sUqk af pYNdf hY, ies iBwt dy ibnf mrjI Eey myrI koeI ihly nf pwqf
Brm ivwc dunIaf Kuafr ho rhI hY. jdoN hr QF sUqk pY irhf hY qF iehdy nfm sYNkVy BFvyN afKo klkwqf
suwcf kOx ho skdf hY? (inry iehnIN awKIN idwsdy jIv nhIN jMmdy mrdy; iehI bfdl iehI tOhVf iehdy bhuq hYN ichry
sfzy bolx-cflx afid hrkqF nfl keI sUKm jIv mrdy hn; qF bfby sMq ieh sFBy hr sLihr c` zyhry
iPr) awKF ivwc sUqk hY, bolx (Bfv jIB) ivwc sUqk hY, kMnF ivwc vI
sUqk hY, AuTidaF-bYTidaF hr vyly sfƒ sUqk pY irhf hY. sfzI rsoeI cVHI sdI iewkvIN hor bd gey awgy
ivwc vI sUqk hY. ijwDr vyKo hryk jIv (sUqk dy Brm ivwc) Psx df iswK rih gey ny sKxy ipCy akflI dyw lwgy
hI ZMg jfxdf hY, iehnF ivwcoN KLlfsI krf skx dI smJ iksy ivrly ƒ vIro iswKI qusIN mfrI iehdy ipwCy lwg
hY. kbIr sfihb ibafn krdy hn- jo jo mnuwK afpxy ihrdy ivwc pRBU aqvfd df icnH awj quhfzy isr dI pwg
ƒ ismrdf hY, AunHF ƒ ieh sUqk vflI iBwt nhIN lwgdI. (smfpq)
[s[gurbKsL isMG,kflf aPgfnf dI pusqk ‘mfsu mfsu kir mUrKu *****
JgVy’ ivwcoN DMnvfd sihq.]
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