Please read the articles below. While we as Sikhs should not isolate ourselves from culturally participating in religious festivals of other communities, but we also need to be aware of the impact of blindly allowing these festivals to become a part of Sikhism. Please read on...........
jdoN quhfnUM ieh lyK imlygf AudoN qk ihMdU dIvflI df iqAuhfr mnf cuky hoxgy . mYN ieh nhIN iliKaf ik ihMdU qy iswK dovyN dIvflI mnf cuky hoxgy, mYN isrPL ihMdUaF vwloN dIvflI mnfAux dI gwl kIqI hY . ies dI vjh ieh hY ik dIvflI iqAuhfr df iswKF nfl koeI sbMD nhIN hY . mYN ies bfry pihloN vI "iswKF dy iqAuhfr ikhVy hn" hYizMg hyT ilKy lyK ivc qPLsIl nfl ilK cuikaf hF . {vyKo ikqfb: "iswK iPLlfsPLI kI hY qy hor lyK" pRkfsLk: cqr isMG jIvn isMG amimRqsr} . iek gwl df ijLkr eyQy iPr kr dyNdf hF ik gurU hrgoibMd sfihb aMimRqsr ivc dIvflI dy idn (Xfin kwqk vdI 30 nUM) nhIN afey sn . Auh gvflIar coN irhf ho ky iswDy goieMdvfl gey sn qy AuQoN 28[12[1620 dy idn aMimRqsr puwjy sn . ies idn dIvflI nhIN sI . aMImRqsr ivc dIvflI df iqAuhfr akflI PUlf isMG dI sLhIdI qoN pihlF nhIN sI mnfieaf jFdf . mhfrfjf rxjIq isMG dy drbfr dy irkfrz sfzy kol mOjUd hn . AunHF ivc 1830 qk aMimRqsr ivc dIvflI mnfey jfx df koeI ijLkr nhIN hY qy ies qoN bfad hr sfl dIvflI dy idn qy mhfrfjf rxjIq isMG vwloN pMzqF nUM pYsy, gAUaF qy hor dfn dyx dI coKI lMmI qPLsIl imldI hY . rxjIq isMG vI ivcfrf Pisaf hoieaf sI . Aus dy sfry vjLIr jF qF phfVIey sn, jF ksLmIr dy zogry qy jF XU[pI[ dy bRfhmx . iswKF nUM qF Auh sLrIk smJdf sI qy nyVy nhIN sI Zukx dyNdf qy nfly iswK Aus nUM sLrfb, jvfn kuVIaF qy aPLIm dy nyVy ikQy Zukx dyNdy . clo rxjIq isMG df afpy buixaf jfl Aus dI qbfhI df kfrn bx igaf qy Aus dI mOq qoN ds sfl dy aMdr aMdr Aus df aYzI vwzI slqnq KLqm kr idqI . (AuNj ies qoN nsIhq lYx dI loV hY ik iswKF nUM afpxy vjLIr, pI[ey[, aYzvfeIjLr qy dosq ikhVI iksm dy rwKxy cfhIdy hn . pr clo mYN ieh gwl Pyr ikqy krFgf) . KLYr gwl rxjIq isMG dI kr irhf sF ik dIvflI aMImRqsr ivc ikvyN af vVI ? cyqy rhy ik mhfrfjf rxjIq isMG dy sfry Dfrimk PYsly qy dfn qy cVHfvy df inrxf Aus df Dfrimk vjLIr kiraf krdf sI qy Auh iek XU[pI[ df brfhmx sI . vfh ! ikho ijhf sI rxjIq isMG df rfj . keI lok ies nUM iswK rfj kihMdy hn . clo afKI jfx . Auh jfxn .
KLYr dIvflI iswKF df iqAuhfr nhIN hY . pr jy ieh iqAuhfr ihMdUaF df vI hY qF svfl hY ik ihMdU ies nUM ikvyN mnfAux ? kI isrPL ptfky clf ky, pYsy PUk ky, awgF lf ky (hr sfl sYNkVy bMdy dIvflI dy ptfikaF dI Byt huMdy hn qy arbF ruipaF df nuksfn huMdf hY), aYnvfeIrnmYNt gMDlf kr ky, bImfrIaF PYlf ky, lVfeI JgVy kr ky hI iksy iqAuhfr dI "KLusLI" mnfeI jf skdI hY . iehI hfl holI df vI hY . holI qy burCfgrdI dIaF byihsfb hrkqF huMdIaF hn, lVfeIaF huMdIaF hn, lokF dy kImqI kpVy KLrfb huMdy hn, DIaF BYxF nUM CyVn dIaF vI coKIaF hrkqF huMdIaF hn . kI ieh iqAuhfr mnfAxf hY . ieh qF burCfgrdI hY . holI qy dIvflI dovyN byhUdgI nfl BrIaF kfrvfeIaF vfly iqAuhfr bx gey hn . ijs sLKLs dI soc dlIl vflI hY jF jo sUJvfn hY Auh mihsUs krdf hY ik rMg pfAuxf, lVfeIaF krnf, ptfky clfAuxf, awgF lfAux df kfrn bxnf vgLYrf sB byhUdgI hn . smJdfr lok ies sB nUM Czdy jf rhy hn . hux bhuqy lok AuhI ienHF iqAuhfrF nUM mnfAundy hn ijnHF nUM rwb socx dI qfkq qoN dUr rKdf hY . jy vfihgurU ny sumq idqI qF Auh vI ies byaklI qoN Cutkfrf pf lYxgy .
kuJ lok dUijaF nUM vyK ky vI kuJ iqAuhfr apxf lYNdy hn . ieho ijhI hrkq kuJ bUJV iswKF ny vI kIqI hY . ienHF bUJVF ny qF afpxIaF jLnfnIaF qoN krvf cOQ dy vrq vI rKvfey qy srfD vI krvfey . ieh dovyN qF iblkul iswKI dy Ault hn . ieMj hI rKVI, inmfxI kfsqI (iekfdsLI), kMjkF vI iswK PLlsPLy dy muwZoN hI Ault hn . pr arD bRfhmx iswK jF bUJV iswK ienHF iqAuhfrF nUM vI mnf lYNdy hn .
iek hor aihm svfl hY ik kI drbfr sfihb ivc dIvflI jF gurU rfm dfs sfihb dy jnm idn qy dIpmflf krnf jF afqsLbfjLI clfAuxf iswKI asUlF muqfibk shI hY ? iswKI ivc KLusLI iks nUM ikhf igaf hY ? kI iksy df jnm idn KLusLI huMdI hY ? iswK nUM qF hukm hY "hrK sog qy rhy inafrf" . iswK nUM jnm jF ivafh dI aKOqI KLusLI nhIN hoxI cfhIdI qy mrn df aKOqI aPLsos nhIN hoxf cfhIdf . iswK vfsqy bwcy df jnm akfl purK dI bKLisLsL hY qy mOq akfl purK df Bfxf hY . ienHF dohF hflqF ivc iswK nUM aKOqI KLusLI jF aKOqI gLm nhIN hoxf cfhIdf . aKOqI KLusLI ivc bymuhfrf hoxf jF aKOqI gLm ivc alfhuxIaF, vYx qy sog ivc DfhF mfrnIaF iswKI dy Ault hn pr aPLsos hY ik sfzy prcfrk ienHF gwlF df ijLkr qk nhIN krdy qy bhuqy qF ihMdU iqAuhfrF nUM iswKF ivc vfV ky "hMdy" qy "bKLsLIsL" iekwTI krn ivc hI ruwJy hoey hn . mgLrbI (pwCmI) mulkF ivc qF sLfied koeI BfeI Blk nUM "PLfdr ikRsms" vFg ikRsms dy qohPLy vI lYxf/dyxf sLurU kr dyx ieh vI koeI vwzI gwl nhIN qy ieMj hI eId dy idn "eIdI" iekwTI krn lg pYx qF koeI vwzI gwl nhIN . hux qF keI vwzy jQydfrF qy afgUaF ny afpxIaF DIaF muslmfnF qy eIsfeIaF nfl ivafh idqIaF hoeIaF hn jF ienHF ivafhF nUM mnjLUr kr ilaf hoieaf hY . (AuNÖ, jLrf socIey ik asIN ikMny bygLYrqy ho gey hF . AuNÖ qF sfnUM sLrm nfl hI zuwb ky mr jfxf cfhIdf hY) .
kI drbfr sfihb ivc afqsLbfjLI clfAuxf shI hY ? ies vfr drbfr sfihb ivc 22 lwK rupY dI afqsLbfjLI df tYNzr pfs hoieaf sI . (AuNÖ juzIsLIal kimsLn ivc kys jf cukf hY ik 4 lwK dI QF bzUMgr (pRDfn), hrbyaMq (skwqr) qy ajfieb isMG mYnyjr ny 22 lwK df tYzr mnjLUr kIqf . ies ihsfb nfl ies ivwcoN 18 lwK rupY KfDy gey hn . DMn iswKI, DMn bfdl qy Aus nUM akflI smJx qy Aus df sfQ dyx vfly bygLYrq lok) . gwl kr irhf sF ik pMQ df 22 lwK jF 4 lwK hI shI ruipaf awg lf ky pOilAUsLn PYlfAux qy lfAuxf pMQk gwl hY ? kI ieh vfjb hY ? kI ieh iswKI qrIkf hY ? kI iswK nUM KLusLI ieMj mnfAuxI cfhIdI hY ? kI gurU df jnm idn jF ihMdU dIvflI nUM iswK dIvflI afK ky ieMJ pYsf PUkxf shI hY ? drbfr sfihb ivc afqsLbfjLI clfAux dI gwl qF iblkul nvIN hY . 1947 qoN pihlF qF ikqy vI ieMj afqsLbfjLI nhIN sI cldI . ieh qF sfied iksy vpfrI dI cfl hY jo Aus ny isKF nUM byvkUPL bxf ilaf qy pMQ df pYsf PUkxf sLurU krvf idqf .
kI iswK pMQ nUM KLusLIaF mnfAux dI loV hY . 1984 ivc iswKF ny do GwlUGfry hMzfey sn . pihlf GwlUGfrf qF pihlI jUn qoN sq jUn qk bVf iBafnk sI . cfr nvMbr nUM qF hjLfrF iswK byrihmI nfl kql kIqy gey sn . kI lwK zyZ lwK bMdf mrvf ky iswK ajy vI ienHF idnF ivc dIvflI dI aKOqI "KLusLI" mnfAux dI socdy hn ?
iswKF nUM iqAuhfr ikMJ mnfAuxy cfhIdy hn ? iswK nUM qF hukm hY ik aKOqI KLusLI ivc bymuhfrf nhIN hoxf . iswK qF hr hfl ivc kIrqn krdf hY . kI asIN gurU rfm dfs sfihb df jnm idn kIrqn, kQf, dIvfn kr ky nhIN mnf skdy ? kI iswK iksy iqAuhfr nUM afqsLbfjLI qy pYsy PUkx dI QF afpxy afly duafly dy mflI pwKoN kmjLor iswKF nUM qohPLy dy ky nhIN mnf skdy ? kI sLRomxI kmytI eynf sfrf pYsf afqsLbfjLI qy PUkx dI QF Drm prcfr vfsqy vDIaf ielstrytz (rMgIn qsvIrF vflf) iltrycr vK vK jLbfnF ivc Cfp ky iswKF qy gLYr iswKF ivc muPLq vMz ky nhIN mnf skdI ?
afqsLbfjLI PUkxf, dIvy jgfAx, ibjlI qy pYsf PUkx nfl kOm kI hfisl krdI hY . kOm nUM eynf pYsf PUk ky kI lBdf hY ? kI ieh svfl iswKF nUM socx dI loV hY ik nhIN ? kI asIN isrPL gurduafiraF ivc aKMz pfT, suKmnI dy pfT, lMgr qy hor idKfvy dIaF kfrvfeIaF (RITUALS) kr ky hI iswKI dI "syvf" kr rhy hF jF kuJ hor vI krnf loVINdf hY ? iswK ivdvfnF qy sUJvfn qy sMjIdf prcfrkF nUM ies a-iswKI nUM rokx vfsqy koisLsLF krn vfsqy awgy afAuxf cfhIdf hY . vrnf AunHF df rol isrPL vkq ibqfAuxf hI nhIN blik guafAuxf mMinaf jfvygf .
sMsfr dIaF sfrIaF kOmF afpxy afpxy iqAuhfr sdIaF qoN mnfAuNdIaf af rhIaF hn aqy ievyN hI iswK kOm vI gurU gRMQ sfihb dI hjLUrI ivwc gurpurb aqy ieiqhfsk idvs mnfAuNx df gOrv krdI af rhI hY . pr keI vfr ieh dyKx ivwc afAuNdf hY ik ibwpr rIqF dy pRBfv hyT af ky keI gurduafiraF dy pRbMDk aqy BfeI jI ihMdU iqAuhfr - lohVI, mfGI, rwKVI, sLrfD, sMgrFd, mwisaf, pUrnmfsLI, krvf cOQ vrq, dusihrf, dIvflI afidk mnfAuNx dy cfhvfn rihMdy hn ik ies bhfny sMgq ho jFdI hY hflFik iswKF nMU hdfieq hY ik Auh hr rojL gurduafry jf ky kIrqn aqy kQf duafrf gurbfxI df afnMd lY ky afpxf jIvn sPlf krn .
keI rfgI isMG BfeI gurdfs jI dI vfr df vyrvf idMdy hn ik dIvflI dI rfq nMU dIvy jgfAux vfry iliKaf hoieaf hY . afE, vfr 19, pAuVI 6 dI vIcfr krIey {vfrF BfeI gurdfs stIk - pRkfsLk BfeI vIr isMG sfihq sdn} ijs ivwc dIvflI mnfAuNx vfry koeI pRVoqf nhIN : -
dIvflI dI rfiq dIvy bflIain . qfry jfiq snfiq aMbir BflIain .
PulF dI bfgfiq cuix cuix cflIain . qIriQ jfqI jfiq nYx inhflIain .
hircMdAurI Jfiq vsfie AucflIain . gurmuiK suK Pl dfiq sbid smHflIain ]
arQ: - dIpmflf dI rfq ivKy (Gro-GrI) dIvy bflI dy hn, (QoVy icr mgroN ieh dIpmflf guMm ho jFdI hY) . rfq nMU qfry vwzy-Coty afkfsL ivKy cmkdy hn, (idny AunHF df Kurf-Koj nhIN idsdf) . PuwlF dIaF bfgIcIaF (kuJ icr acrj iKVdIaF hn, pr Jwt hI AunHF qoN Puwl) cuxky qoV ley jFdy hn . XfqRI qIrQF pur jFdy hn (bVy toilaF ivwc) awKIN dyKIdy hn, (pr CyqIN hI qIrQF pur AunHF df musLk nhIN rihMdf). hrI cMdAurI dy (ngr) idKlfvy mfqR idKfky (afp hI) AujfVIdy hn, (iesy pRkfr jgq QoVy icr df afnMd hY - ieh ju duwnIaF ishru mylf dsqgIrI nfih) gurmuwKF nMU (afqmfnMd rUpI) suK Pl dI dfiq hoeI hY, ikAuN jo Eh gurU dy sLbd nMU Xfd krdy hn . Bfv - gurmwuK lok dIvflI dI rfq dI KuwsLI, qfry, Puwl aqy qIrQ dy myilaF vFÕU jgq nMU alp kfl dI KuwsLI mMnky icwq krky Auprfm rihMdy aqy gurU jI dy sLbd df ismrn krdy hn, ijvyN -
pyvkVY idn cfir hY sfhurVY jfxf ] aMDf loku n jfxeI mUrKu eyafxf ]
{rfgu gAuVI kbIr jI - pMnf 333}
"mhfn kosL" ivwc BfeI kfhn isMG jI ilKdy hn ik dIvflI ihMdU-mwq ivwc lCmI pUjn df prv hY aqy iswKF ivwc ies idn dIvy mcfAux dI rsm bfbf buwZf jI ny clfeI ikAuNik gurU hirgoibMd sfihb jI idvflI dy idn gvfilXr dy ikly qoN aMimRqsr pDfry sn, ies vfsqy KLusLI ivwc rosLnI kIqI geI sI . keI kYlMzrF duafrf vI dIvflI nMU bMdICoV idvs dy nfm hyT mnfAux leI AuqsLfihq kIqf jFdf hY . Similar views have also been included in "The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism" by Prof. Harbans Singh (Punjabi University, Patiala). jy asIN Aus smyN dy ieiqhfs qy JfqI mfrIey qF pqf lgdf hY ik bfbr ny 1521 eIsvI nMU jdoN sYdpur (aYmnfbfd) Aupr hmlf kIqf qF luwt, kql, sfV-PUk aqy hor awiqafcfr qoN bfad gurU nfnk sfihb, BfeI mrdfnf jI aqy hor lokF nMU kYd kr ilaf . bfbr ny jdoN gurU nfnk sfihb nfl Byt kIqI aqy AupdysL suixaf qF swB kYdIaF nMU Cwz idwqf . iPr, gurU nfnk sfihb nMU bMdICoV ikAuN nhIN ikhf jFdf ? ikvyN muslmfn hmlfvr, ihMdUaF dy mMdrF nMU Zfh-ZyrI krky, luwt ky cly jFdy sn ? ieh vI sfnMU pqf hY ik aXUiDaf ivKy qF rfm mMdr nMU vI igrf ky bfbrI msjLwd bxf idwqI geI sI . ievyN hI jhFgIr ny gurU arjn sfihb jI nMU 3ú meI 16ú6 nMU sLhId kr idwqf sI . aYsy hflfq ivwc iswKF nMU ikvyN dIpmflf krn idwqI hovygI jF iPr 1595 nMU (gurU) hirgoibMd jI dy jMnm smyN jF 16ú4 nMU gurU gRMQ sfihb jI dy pihly pRkfsL idvs smyN aqy 16ú9 nMU akfl qwKLq sfihb dI sQfpxf smyN dIpmflf ikAuN nf kIqI ? sfnMU ieh BI pqf hY ik ijMnHF bfeIDfr 52 rfijaF nMU gurU hirgoibMd sfihb ny gvflIXr dy ikly ivcoN irhf krvfieaf sI, AunHF dy vfrsF ny hI muglF nfl iml ky afnMdpur sfihb nMU Gyrf pfieaf sI aqy gurU goibMd isMG sfihb nfl lVfeI kIqI sI . BfeI mnI isMG jI gurbfxI qy gurmiq dy igafqf hoNx dy nfqy aqy AuunHF dI sLhIdI vfry pVH ky ieh kihxf ik AunHF ny drbfr sfihb , aMimRqsr ivKy idvflI vfly idwn iekwT krn leI lfhOr dy hfkm nMU 5,úúú ruupYey dyxy mMn ilaf hovygf, shI nhIN jfpdf ! {jy Aus idn eId huMdI qF kI iswK eId mnfAuNdy ?} gurbfxI syD dyNdI hY :
dIvf myrf eyku nfmu duKu ivic pfieaf qylu ] Auin cfnix Ehu soiKaf cUkf jm isAu mylu ] afsf mhlf 1 ] {358},
ijsu ismrq sMkt Cutih and mMgl ibsRfm ] nfnk jpIaY sdf hir inmK n ibsrAu nfm ] gAuVI mhlf 5 ] {32ú},
aMDy cfnxu qf QIaY jf siqguru imlY rjfie ] bMDn qoVY sic vsY aigafnu aNDyrf jfie ] sBu ikCu dyKY iqsY kf ijin kIaf qnu sfij ] nfnk srix krqfr kI krqf rfKY lfj ] ibhfgV dIvf myrf eyku nfmu duKu ivic pfieaf qylu ] Auin cfnix Ehu soiKaf cUkf jm isAu mylu ] afsf mhlf 1 ] {358},
ijsu ismrq sMkt Cutih and mMgl ibsRfm ] nfnk jpIaY sdf hir inmK n ibsrAu nfm ] gAuVI mhlf 5 ] {32ú},
aMDy cfnxu qf QIaY jf siqguru imlY rjfie ] bMDn qoVY sic vsY aigafnu aNDyrf jfie ] sBu ikCu dyKY iqsY kf ijin kIaf qnu sfij ] nfnk srix krqfr kI krqf rfKY lfj ] ibhfgVy kI vfr mhlf 4 ] {pMnf 551},
jO rfju dyih q kvn bzfeI ] jO BIK mMgfvih q ikaf Git jfeI ] siqguru i dIvf myrf eyku nfmu duKu ivic pfieaf qylu ] Auin cfnix Ehu soiKaf cUkf jm isAu mylu ] afsf mhlf 1 ] {358},
ijsu ismrq sMkt Cutih and mMgl ibsRfm ] nfnk jpIaY sdf hir inmK n ibsrAu nfm ] gAuVI mhlf 5 ] {32ú},
aMDy cfnxu qf QIaY jf siqguru imlY rjfie ] bMDn qoVY sic vsY aigafnu aNDyrf jfie ] sBu ikCu dyKY iqsY kf ijin kIaf qnu sfij ] nfnk srix krqfr kI krqf rfKY lfj ] ibhfgVy kI vfr mhlf 4 ] {pMnf 551},
jO rfju dyih q kvn bzfeI ] jO BIK mMgfvih q ikaf Git jfeI ] siqguru imlY q shsf jfeI ] iksu hAu pUjAu dUjf ndir n afeI ] rfgu gUjrI Bgq nfmdyv jI ] {pMnf 525} aqy geI bhoVu bMdI CoVu inrMkfrI duKdfrI .. soriT mhlf 5 .. {pMnf 624}mlY q shsf jfeI ] iksu hAu pUjAu dUjf ndir n afeI ] rfgu gUjrI Bgq nfmdyv jI ] {pMnf 525} aqy geI bhoVu bMdI CoVu inrMkfrI duKdfrI .. soriT mhlf 5 .. {pMnf 624}y kI vfr mhlf 4 ] {pMnf 551},
jO rfju dyih q kvn bzfeI ] jO BIK mMgfvih q ikaf Git jfeI ] siqguru imlY q shsf jfeI ] iksu hAu pUjAu dUjf ndir n afeI ] rfgu gUjrI Bgq nfmdyv jI ] {pMnf 525} aqy geI bhoVu bMdI CoVu inrMkfrI duKdfrI .. soriT mhlf 5 .. {pMnf 624}
dIvflI vfry iswK imsLnrI kflj, {1ú51, kUcf 14, PIlz gMj, luiDafxf}, ikqfb - iswK Drm iPlfsPI Bfg 4, duafrf syD idMdy hn ik mUl rUp ivwc ieh lCmI pUjf df iqAuhfr hY . lCmI dy suafgq ivwc Gr nMU sjfAuxf, rMg-sPYdIaF krnIaF, rosLnIaF krnIaF, hwtIaF pfxIaF (hwtI, cUMik kmfeI dy sfDn df sUck hY) lCmI dyvI dI Poto lgf ky pUjf krnI (ies BulyKy ivwc keI iswK BfvyN gurU nfnk sfihb jI dI Poto vI rwK lYNdy hn) nvyN kpVy KrIdxy, nvyN brqn Aucycy qOr qy KrIdxy, lCmI dI afmd dI KusLI ivwc miTafeIaF KfxIaF aqy vMzxIaF - KLUbI ieh hY ik Bfrq dysL ivwc ijwQy lCmI pUjf ieqnI pRbl hY, Ausy dysL ivwc kMgflqf aqy pYsy dI kfxI vMz vI isKrF qy hY . lCmI swc - muwc hI jy koeI dyvI huMdI qF ieh afpxy BgqF kol vDyry huMdI, blik blYk mfrkItIaF, ivBcfrIaF aqy klwbF ivwc AujfVx vfilaF kol jfx qoN jLrUr prhyjL krdI . swB kuJ dyK ky vI anpVHF dI qF vwKrI gwl, pVHy ilKy vI ies qoN awKF mItI bYTy hn . Gwto - Gwt lCmI pUjf vjoN iswKF df ies iqAuhfr nfl koeI qfluk nhIN aqy nfh hI iswKF df iksy dyvI - dyvqy ivwc ivsLvfsL hI hY . iswKF ny qF KLusLI - gLmI ivwc iewk smfn rihxf hY . gurbfxI sfnMU hor vI syD dyNdI hY :
hrK sog qy rhih inrfsf ] aMimRqu cfiK hir nfim invfsf ] bsMqu mhlf 1 - pMnf 1189 ]
hrK sog qy rhih inrfrf ] isr AUpir afip gurU rKvfrf ] iblfvlu mhlf 5 - pMnf 8ú1 ]
suKu duKu dono sm kir jfnY aAuru mfnu apmfnf ] hrK sog qy rhY aqIqf iqin jig qqu pCfnf] mhlf 9 - 219 ]
Bfv ! ijMnHF Auwqy akfl purK, imhr dI njLr krdf hY (afpxy nfm dI dfiq dyNdf hY) AunHF nMU suwK qy duwK ieko ijhy lgdy hn aqy aYsy pRfxI KusLI aqy gmI dohF qoN inrlyp rihMdy hn !
ies leI iswKF nMU dIvflI jF hor aYsy ihMdU iqAuhfr nhIN mnfAuxy cfhIdy . gurU sfihbfn jI ny sfnMU iksy dI vI nkl krn qo vrijaf hY . jyhVy iswK hr rojL inwqnym krdy hn aqy gurduafrf sfihb ivKy sMgq qy pMgq krdy hn, AunHF leI qF hr rojL hI sLuwB idhfVf hY . jy sfry gurduafiraF ivKy kIrqn dy nfl nfl gurbfxI dI ivafiKaf vI kIqI jfvy qF aYsy Brm - BulyKy dUr ho skdy hn . afE, asIN swB gurbfxI aqy iswK rihq mrXfdf nMU vIcfr ky pVHIey aqy Aus Auwpr aml krIey qF jo asIN ibwpr dy jfl ivcoN inkl skIey . DMnvfd .
sLfied iksy gurisWK nMU 1947 qy 1984 dI dIvflI Xfd hovy ? vfihgurU sfnMU sumiq bKLsLy .
iKmf df jfck, gurU KLflsf pMQ df insLkfm syvk,
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idvflI ivsfKI aqy pMQk iekWT - sfl Br ivc ieh do idn aijhy hn, jdoN sfl ivc do vfrI smuwcI iswK kOm dy do BfrI iekwT hoieaf krdy sn. aj dI bolI ivc ies nMU ‘srbq Kflsf’ krky vI ikhf jFdf hY. gurU nfnk pfqsLfh df afgmn ivsfK sudI dUj Bfv 15 apRYl sMn 1469 nMU hoieaf. ies qrHF hr iek ivsfK df sfrf mhInf aqy ivsfKI df idn ivsLysLkr iswK sMgqF vfsqy vDyry AuqsLfh aqy pRBU jWs vflf bx igaf. ijWQy ikWQy vI gurU pfqsLfh huMdy, ivsLysL iekwT huMdf. cUMik pUry sfl dI ivwQ, lMmI ivwQ huMdI sI. qIjy pfqsLfh ny, sfl dI ies ivwQ nMU idvflI-ivsfKI ivc bdl idWqf. dysI mhIinaF dy ihsfb nfl idvflI aqy ivsfKI ivc Cy mhIny df aMqr huMdf hY aqy ies qrHF sMgqf vfsqy ies nUM cyqy ivc rKxf bhuq afsfn sI.
cyqy rhy isWK Drm ivc, ieh dovyN iekWT iksy bRfhmxI iqAuhfrF vjoN kdy vI nhIN sn. isWKF ivc idvflI-dIivaF, miTafeIaF, afiqsLbfjLI df iqAuhfr kdy vI nhIN sI ijvyN ik aWj iswK pMQ ies ijwlx ivc PWs ky, isWK pWnIrI nMU bRfhmxI siBaqf ivc Dwsx df ijMmyNvfr bixaf ipaf hY. ienHF donF mhfn iekwTF smyN, ijWQy ikWQy vI gurU pfqsLfh huMdy, sMgqF AunHF dy crxF ivc puWj ky, agvfeI lYNdIaF aqy pfqsLfh rfhIN jgHf jgHf qoN puwjIaF sMgqF dIaF qklIPF-loVF-duWKF-drdF nMU suMnxf aqy hl krnf huMdf sI. Aus smyN iswK Drm dy gurpurb vI iehI sn aqy iehI sn iswK iqAuhfr. vwKo-vwKry sLKsI grupurb mnfAux df nIXm kdy nhIN sI. sLKsI gurpurb vYsy vI gurbfxI isDFq nfl myl nhIN KFdy.
ieQy hI bs nhIN aj qoN kuJ smF pihlF, isKF ivc iPr iek vfrI idvflI-ivsfKI srbq Kflsf dI lihr AuTI pr Auh vI sLfied iehnfN dy asl mksd nMU smJy ibnF. vwD qoN vwD pMQ dy iehnF dovyN iekwTF smyN, iksy pfrtI dy kuJ ivsLysL lIzrF dIaF qkrIrF rfhIN afpxI rfjsI hoNd bnfAuxI, ies qoN vWD AuhnF df koeI hor pMQk mksd nhIN sI.
idvflI iek bRfhmxI iqAuhfr - mUl rUp ivc idvflI iek bRfhmxI iqAuhfr hY aqy isWK ivcfrDfrf nfl ies df dUr df vI vfsqf nhIN. bRfhmx mwq anusfr sMpUrn ihMdU smfj nMU cfr vrxF ivc vMizaf igaf hY. ieh cfr vrx hn-bRfhmx, KwqrI, vYsL aqy sLUdr. iesqrHF ieh vMz vI Bgvfn vloN hI kIqI, dsI geI hY. bRfhmx vIr ny hr iek sOKf, vWDIaf kMm aqy smF-apxy pfs riKaf, jdoN ik hr iek myhnq vflf aqy hlkf bfkIaF kol aqy GtIaf jF gMdf kMm aKoqI sLUdrF dy ijLMmyN lfieaf hY. ieQy hI bs nhIN, aKoqI sLUdrF nMU qF bfkI iqMnF vrxF df kyvl pfxIhfr hI bxfieaf igaf hY.
cohF vrxF ivWckfr PLrk dsx vfsqy Auprly iqMnF vrxF dy jMjU pfAux dy smyN Aumr, mOsm, ZMg, pihrfvy sB vwK-vwK nIXq gey. aKOqI sLUdrF aqy iesqRI nMU qF jMjU df hwk vI nhIN idwqf igaf. cyqy rhy, jdoN vrx vMz kIqI geI qF sLrIr dy Aupr dy kWpVy pfAux df irvfjL nhIN sI. jMjU qoN hI pqf lwg jFdf sI ik koeI mnuwK iks vrx nfl sMbMDq hY. cohF vrxF dy nfm Aucfrx ZMg aqy iqAuhfr vI juWdf juWdf rKy gey sn. iesqrHF bRfhmxf vfsqy ‘ivsfKI’, KWqrIaF vfsqy ‘duishrf’, bfxIaF-ikrqIaF vfsqy-lCwmI pUjf df iqAuhfr ‘idvflI’ aqy aKOqI sLUdrF vfsqy Gwtf-imwtI Auzfx jF KVmWsqIaF krn vfsqy ‘holIaF’ . smyN smyN nfl ienHF iqAuhfrF nfl hor hor GWtnfvF vI juWVdIaF geIaF jF joV idWqIaF jfNdIaF rhIaF .
idvflI aQvf dIpfvlI - ‘idvflI’ df pUrf nF ‘dIpfvlI’ hY-Bfv dIivaF df iqAuhfr. ijnHF idnF ivc ies iqAuhfr df arMB kIqf igaf sI. Aus smyN rOsLnI df sfDn kyvl dIvy hI sn. misaf dI ies kflI rfq nUM anykF dIivaF dI rOsLnI kIqI jFdI hY. vihmI aqy iqAuhfr nfl sMbMDq lok aWj vI rOsLnI dy anykF mfDmF dy huMdy hoey dIvy bflxf, apxf Drm krm mMndy hn. ieh iqAuhfr kwqk misaf dI kflI rfq nMU mnfieaf jFdf hY. vrx-vMz ieh iqAuhfr vYsLF df hY ies vfsqy ies idn ‘DMn dI dyvI’ lWCmI dI pUjf kIqI jFdI hY.
dyvI - dyviqaF df afrMB - bRfhmx mwq anusfr mnuwK dI hr iek loV vfsqy dyvI-dyviqaF dI isrjnf kIqI geI hY. gurvfk hY "dyvI dyvf mUlu hY mfieaf ] isMimRiq sfsq ijMin Aupfieaf" (pM:129). drasl mnuWK jdoN akflpurK bfry pUrxqf axjfx sI, jykr hvf ruWk geI jF quPfn af igaf qF mMn ilaf ik iesdf koeI dyvqf Bfv kMtRolr hY, Auh nfrfjL hY aqy AusnUM KusL krnf hY. sMsikRq BfsLf ivc dyx vfly nUM ‘dyvqf’ kihNdy hn. iesy qrHF agnI dyvqf, vrux dyvqf afid. puilMg vfck sLkqIaF nMU dyvqy aqy iesqRI ilMg sLkqIaF nMU dyvIaF df nfm idWqf igaf. ijAuN ijAuN bRfhmx vrg dI ies pKoN puwC vWDI qF ienHF dyvI-dyviqaF nMU AusnyN vwK vwK rUp vI dy idWqy. ienHF dy vfhn, ienHF nMU pRsMn krn dy mMqR ‘qy Xg, ienHF dI psMd, ienHF qoN mMgF aqy ienHF dI pUjf dy idn, sB kuJ vWKo vWKrf GiVaf igaf. iehI sI mnuWK dI qbfhI df duWKdfeI arMB.
iek akfl purK dI ieko hI sMqfn, propkfrI bnx dI bjfey, vwD qoN vwD apxIaF mMgf-loVF dI gulfm bMxdI geI aqy ies qrHF inihq svfrQI bx ky rih geI. iksy ny apxI pwqnI nMU vWs ivc krnf sI aqy iksy ny apxy pqI nMU, iksy nMU Aulfd cfhIdI hY BfvyN bdly ivc pVOsI dy b‘cy dI blI hI ikAuN n dyxI pvy, iesy qrHF iksy nMU DMn cfhIdf hY BfvyN dUjy dy DMn dI kImq qy ies qrHF sB kuJ. iesy prpftI aDIn DWn dI dyvI lWCmI imWQI geI ijhVI ik kfmdyv dI mfqf aqy ivsLnUM dI iesqRI dsI jFdI hY. KUbI ieh ik sMsfr dy kuJ hor Drm-iPLrky vI dyvI-dyviqaF dI AulJx ivc Psy hoey hn pr DMn df dyvqf jF dyvI iksy hor ny nhIN isrjI. socx df ivsLf hY ijWQy jIvn df afDfr hI ‘pYsy dI pUjf’ hY AuQy mnuWKI ipafr jF BrfqRI Bfv jnm hI iks qrHF lY skdf hY?
dIvflI aqy lCwmI pUjf - ieh iek lMmf aqy vWKrf ivsLf hY, ieQy dyKx dI gwl qF kyvl ieh hY ik idvflI cUMik vYsLF aQvf ikrqIaF df iqAuhfr hY. sfrf sfl kMm ivc ruwJy rihx AuprMq ikrqIaF dy kMm kfr df ieh afKrI idn huMdf sI. idvflI qoN aglf idn ‘ivsLkRmF idvs’ aqy iPr ‘DMn cOds’. idvflI dy idn vYsL lok ies ivsLvfs nfl ik AunHF dy Gr ivc aj ‘lWCmI mfqf’ ny pRvysL krnf hY, kuJ idn pihlF qoN hI GrF, dukfnF dy rMg-rogn-sPYdIaF krFdy hn. Auh lok Aus idn dIivaF dI rOsLnI krdy hn, miTafeIaF vMzdy aqy afqsLbfjI krdy hn, nvyN isly kWpVy pFdy, qohiPLaF df lYx-dyx krdy hn. iek qF KusLI ieh ik sfl bfd kl CuWtI df idn hovygf, dUjf ieh ik ‘lWCmI mfqf’ nMU pRsMn krnf hY qfik agoN sfl Br vI afAuNdI rvy. rfq nMU GrF dy drvfjy Kuwly rKdy hn, ies ivsLvfs nfl ik ‘lCmI mfqf’ ny pRvysL krnf hY, ikWDry drvfjf bMd dyK ky bfhroN hI n muV jfvy. Aus idn DMn ‘qy cFdI dy isWikaF nfl lWCmI dyvI dI Poto jF mUrqI dI pUjf krdy hn aqy dIvfrF qy kysr dy gxysL bxFdy hn. ies idn bhuqy ihMdU lok jUaf vI Kyzdy hn-sLfied ibnF myhnq ies qrHF bhuqf DMn af jfvy aqy sfrf sfl hI ieh islslf cldf rvy. idvflI dI rfq jUaf KYzx vfsqy Auqsfhq krn dI gl isLv purfx ivc vI khI geI hY. AuQy isLvjI aqy pfrbqI nUM afps ivc jUaf Kyzdy idKfieaf igaf hY. iesy qrHF rfmfiex ivc vI idvflI dI rfq rfm aqy sIqf ivWckfr jUaf KYzx bfry ijLkr hY. anykF vihmF dy nfl ieh vihm vI pRclq kIqf igaf hY ik ijhVf ihMdU ies idn jUaf nhIN Kyzygf, Auh Koqy dI jUn ivc pvygf. nqIjf huMdf hY ik aigafnqf vWs ies Byz cfl df isLkfr anykF lok, cflbfj juafrIaF hQoN cMgI qrHF luWt ley jFdy hn.
afiqsLbfjI dI bhuqfieq anykF awgF lgx df kfrx bxdI hY. Pokt ivsLvfsF aDIn kIqf byqhfsLf Krcf anykF dI Gr-igRhsqI qbfh krdf hY. lwCmI ny qF Gr ivc kI pRvysL krnf hY, anykF vfDU krijLaF hyT dWb jFdy hn. keIaF dy qF idvfly qIk vI ipwt jFdy hn. vfqfvrx ivc ijhVf pRdUsLx vWDdf hY krqf hI sumWq bKsLy. gurU pfqsLfh df PYslf hY "dyvI dyvf pUjIaY BfeI ikaf mfgAu ikaf dyih ] pfhxu nIir pKflIaY BfeI jl mih buzih qyih" (pMnf 637) ikaf KUb! DMn dyvI lCmI dy pujfrI qF Bfrq ivc hn ijQy grIbI, kMgflqf ‘qy BuWKmrI hwdF twp rhI hY aqy DMn dI bhuqfieq amrIkf vrgy dysLF ivc hY. ijWQy ies dyvI df koeI pujfrI nhIN. srsvqI dy pujfrI, gly gly qIk jhflqF ivc incoVy jf rhy hn. sIqlf nMU dyvI mMn ky pUjx vfilaF dy dysL ivc, iek vfrI sIqlf (cyck) PuWt jFdI qF lwKF kImqI jfnF clIaF jFdIaf sn. kyvl iek ieMjYksLn dI Koj ny sIqlf nMU aijhf duVfieaf ik sMsfr Br ivcoN gLfieb ho geI. iPr vI Bfrq vfsI gurbfxI dy ies swc nMU nhIN pihcfx sky.
idvflI - vYsLF df aqy ivsLkRmF idvs - mUl rUp ivc idvflI bRfhmxI aqy vrxvMz anusfr vYsLF Bfv ikrqIaF-kfimaF-bfbUaF df iqAuhfr hY. sfl Br kMm krn qoN bfd, afiKrI idn ieh lok KusLIaF mMnFdy, lWCmI (DMn) dI pUjf krdy, afiqsLbfjIaF clFdy, dIpmflfvF krdy, miTaFeIaF afid vMzdy hn. DMn dyvI dy suafgq ivc, idvflI dy idn kMm kfr qoN AuWkf CuWtI nhIN krdy.. purfny smyN, sfl ipCoN iek idn dI CuwtI df hI nIXm huMdf sI. iehI kfrx hY ik ieh lok sfl ipCoN idvflI qoN dUjy idn pUrI CuwtI mnFdy aqy afrfm krdy. ies nMU ‘ivsLv-krmf idvs’ krky ikhf jFdf sI. arQ hY-ivsLv (sMsfr) Br dy kfimaF dy afrfm df idn.
ikAuNik ies idn df sMbMD ikrqIaF-kfimaF nfl sI. smyN dy nfl nfl ijvyN DMn dI dyvI lwCmI aqy byaMq hor dyvIaF-dyvqy imWQ ley gey. Ausy qrHF ‘ivsLvkRmf’ nMU vI dWsqkfrI df dyvqf mUrqImfn kr idWqf igaf. anykF dyvI dyviqaF dI qrHF ivsLvkRmF nfl vI anykF khfxIaF aqy GWtnfvF pRclq kr idWqIaF geIaF. ienHF hI dyvI-dyviqaf dI pWkV ivc pRBU qoN tuwtf hoieaf mnuWK anykfN hI vihmF-BrmF df isLkfr huMdf igaf.
sfl bfd ieWk idn pUrI CutI krxI aqy pUrf afrfm krnf; Aus idn koeI kMm nf krnf,y bfl pRvfr nfl KusLI mnfAuxI. ieh qF TIk hY pr ies ‘ivsLkRmf idvs’ qy kMzy-vWitaF-EjLfrF dI pUjf krnI, AunHF nUM DUp DuKfxI, hfr cVHfxy aqy iksy vwzI loV vfsqy vI EjLfrF nMU vrqxoN zWrnf, ieh AunHF hI vihmF BrmF df isLKr hY. AupRMq qIjy idn ‘DMn cAuds’ dy nfm hyT ‘DMn dyvqy’ nMU nmskfr krky apxy kMmkfr, dWsqkfrI afid vl vWDxf, iehI hY Auh sfrI Kyz.
aj dy Xug ivc jdoN sfl bfd iek CuwtI dI bjfeyy mhInfvfrI CuWtI, iPr hWPqfvfrI CuWtI; hux jdoN ik keI kMmF ivc aqy kuJ mulkF ivc hPqy dIaF do do CutIaF df nIXm hY. iesdy bfvjUd jykr iPr vI kuJ lok idvflI-ivsLkRmf idvs nfl Ausy qrHF bwJy hoey hn jF dIvy hI bfldy hn qF ieh gl AunHF dy hI socx dI hY, pr gurUdr nfl ies sfrI socxI aqy pUjf afid df koeI sMbMD nhIN.
idvflI aqy sRI rfm cdR jI - smyN nfl, ies iqAuhfr nfl sRI rfm cMdR jI rfhIN rfvx nUM ijwqky aXoiDaf vfps afAux dI GWtnf vI juV geI. ies qrHF sRI rfm cMdR jI nMU avqfr mMnx vfly lokF df vI iqAuhfr bx igaf. gurbfxI df PYslf hY "jugh jugh ky rfjy kIey gfvih kir avqfrI] iqn BI aMqu n pfieaf qf kf ikaf kir afiK vIcfrI"(pMnf 423) aqy "nfnk inrBAu inrMkfru hoir kyqy rfm rvfl ] kyqIaf kMn khfxIaf kyqy byd bIcfr"(pMnf 464) hor lvo "eyk isv Bey iek gey, iek Pyr Bey] rfm cMdr iksLn ky avqfr BI anyk hY"(pf:10) aqy "so muKu jlAu ijqu khih Tfkur jonI" (pM:1136) muWkdI gl ijhVy lok sRI rfm cMdR jI nMU Bgvfn jF rwb mMn ky idvflI mnfAuNdy hn, AunHF nMU mubfrk. gurU nfnk pfqsLfh anusfr qF "sfihbu myrf eyko hY ] eyko hY BfeI eyko hY"(pMnf 350) gurU dr qy qF, kyvl iek akflpurK qoNN Cut hor iksy dI pUjf df nIXm hY hI nhIN. iesy qrHF ijs bRfhmx qoN ieh avqfr pUjf df arMB hoieaf hY, Aus vfsqy vI gurU pfqsLfh df PYslf hY "kbIr mfie mUMzAu iqh gurU kI, jf qy Brmu n jfie ] afp zuby chu byd mih, cyly dIey bhfie"(pM:1370) aqy hor anykF sLbd. nfl hI bfxI df ieh vI PYslf hY "eyku sfihbu isir Cqu, dUjf nfih koie"(pM:398). iesy qrHF ies vrxvMz vflI dyx nUM vI bfxI ny pRvfn nhIN kIqf. PYslf hY "KqRI bRfhmx sUd vYs Aupdysu chu vrnf kAu sfJf" (pMnf747). ieQy qF "mfns kI jfq sBY iekY pihcfxbo" df nIXm hY. ies vfsqy ijhVI ivcfrDfrf-vrx vMz, dyv YpUjf, avqfr pUjf jF bRfhmx mWq nfl sMbMDq hY, gurU sfihb vloN Aus ivcfrDfrf df mUloN hI KMzx hY qF isWK df ajyhI socxI jF iqAuhfrF nfl kI sMbMD? iPr ieh vI PYslf hY-‘jb Xh ghY ivprn kI rIq, mYN n krAu ien kI pRqIq’ (pf:10)
bRfhmxI kutlnIqI df ieh iBaMkr rUp - bRfhmxI jfl df iek hor rUp ieh vI hY ijhVf ik lokfeI dI smJ ivc afAuxf iewqnf sOKf nhIN. bRfhmx vIr apxy hr iek iqAuhfr nMU bhuqf krky mOsm nfl joV lYNdf hY. AusnUM smfjk rIqI irvfjF df lybl lgf dyNdf hY. jF iPr dUjy dy ieiqhfs dIaF kuJ GWtnfvF nMU afpxy iqAuhfrF df aMg bxf dyNdf hY. hor nhIN qF, dUjy dI rihxI-socxI nMU bVf imwTf bx ky apxI buwkWl ivc lY lYNdf hY. Bfrq ivcoN jYn aqy buWDmwq dI cVHq nMU iksy sLsqRF dI lVfeI nfl GWt, blik AunHF dI inrol vwwKrI ivcfrDfrf nMU bdobdI KWlq-mlq krky afpxy Drm df aMg bxf ilaf. mhfqmf buWD aqy mhfvIr suafmI dIaF mUrqIaF nMU apxy mMdrF ivc ilaf itkfieaf. lgfqfr 1300 sflF qoN Bfrq ivc hI pYdf hoeyy, prvfx cVHy blik rfj swqf qIk puj cuWky buwD Drm nUM vI jdoN Bfrq ivcoN hI cldf kr idWqf igaf qfN ivsLy dI gMBIrqf nMU smJx c bhuqI dyr nhIN lgdI. dUjy pfsy gurU nfnk pfqsLfh dy iswK mwq Aupr qF iesdf hr pKoN hmlf pihly idn qoN hI jfrI hY. sfnUM Aucycy svfDfn hox dI loV hY.
CyvyN siqgurU aqy idvflI - CyvyN pfqsLfh gurU hirgoibMd sfihb agWsq dy mhIny sMn 1621 ivc gvflIar dI jylH ‘coN 52 phfVI ihMdU rfijaF nMU apxy nfl irhf krvf ky ilafey. afp jI df nfm ies GWtnf AupRMq ‘bMdI CoV’ vI pRclq hoieaf. ijvyN ik arMB ivc ijLkr af hI cuWkf hY AunHIN idnIN, isWK Drm dy sfl ‘c do vWzy iekwT-‘idvflI’aqy ‘ivsfKI’ hoieaf krdy sn. pr ieh iekWT iksy afqsLbfjI jF dIpmflf vflI idvflI vfsqy nhIN blik ijWQy ikWQy gurU pfqsLfh huMdy Aus sQfn qy pfqsLfh dy crx prsn jF iPr dUr dUr qIk PYl cukIaF sMgqF dIaF EkVF nUM suxn aqy BivwK vfsqy gurU pfqsLfh pfsoN syD lYx leI huNdy sn. aj dI qrHF vwK-vwK sLKsI gurpurb mnfAux df nIXm nhIN sI.
iesqrHF agWsq ivc CyvyN pfqsLfh dI irhfeI qoN bfd ieh pihlf idvflI df iekwT sI. ies bfry ikhf jFdf hY ik dIpmflf krky mnfieaf igaf, hflFik iesdf vI koeI pWkf sbUq pRfpq nhIN. Aus qoN bfd dsvyN pfqsLfh qIk vI ajyhI iksy idvflI jF iswKF rfhIN dIpmflf dI koeI sUcnf nhIN. blik aWTvyN aqy dsvyN pfqsLfh qF aMimRqsr gey hI nhIN. iPr Auprokq dIpmflf nMU vI jdoN bfbf buwZf jI vrgy bRhmigafnI, mhfpursLF nfl joiVaf jFdf hY qF Auh iek vfrI kIqI geI dIpmflf vI afpy hI bRfhmxI imlfvt sfbq ho jFdI hY. lgfqfr dIpmflf df qF suafl hI pYdf nhIN huMdf.
iPr jykr irhfeI nMU AucycI KusLI df sflfxf isWK iqAuhfr mMn vI ilaf jfvy qF pMjvyN pfqsLfh dI AunHIN idnI hoeI qfjLI qfjLI, qsIhy BrBUr kurbfnI AupRMq nOvyN pfqsLfh dI sLhIdI bfry pMQ dI kI soc hovygI? aijhIaF KusLIaF jF gWm isWK ivcfrDfrf aqy gurbfxI isDFq df kdy vI aMg nhIN ho skdy.
BfeI mnI isMG jI aqy idvflI - ies qoN bfd ieiqhfs ivc ijLkr afAuNdf hY jdoN kfPI smyN bfd sMn 1737 ivc BfeI mnI isMG jI ny isWKF df ieWk ‘idvflI iekwT’ krn df PLYslf kIqf. dsmysL ipWqf dy smyN qoN hI kfPI BIVf bxI rihx krky ieh ivsfKI-idvflI vfly iekWT kfPI smF nhIN sn ho sky. iek pfsy qF ieh idvflI iekwT, srkfrI mnjLUrI nfl kIqf jfxf sI. dUjy ieh Byd vI KuWl igaf ik srkfr dI nIXq TIk nhIN. iesnMU kYNsl kr idWqf igaf. BfeI mnI isMG jI ny apxy bMd bMd qF ktvf ley pr gurUdr df iek pYsf vI srkfrI KjLfny ivc jurmfny vjoN dyx qoN sfPL mnHf kr idWqf. AunHfN df ieko hI Auqwr sI jy iekwT ho jfNdf qF tYks dyxf sI jy iekwT hI nhIN hoieaf qF ieh tYks dyxf, sMgq dy DMn dI kuvrqoN hY, jo nhIN kIqI jfvygI. ieh GWtxf vI ajyhI ieiqhfsk KusLI dI GWtnf nhIN joik ies nfl joV ky drbfr sfihb, aMimRqsr jF isWK Drm idvflIaF mnfey, dIpmflfvF kry aqy miTafeIaF vMzy.
scfeI qF ieh hY ik gurU kI golk dI ijhVI byaMq kuvrqoN hY rhI hY, Ausy df nqIjf hY ik pMQ aj pUrn qbfhI vflI hflq nMU puWj cuWkf hY. isWKI alop ho rhI hY. BfeI mnI isMG jI dI mhfn sLhfdq qoN sfnUM kuJ sbk lYx dI loV hY.
idvflI aqy drbfr sfihb - hux qWk dI ivcfr qoN ieh gl spWsLt ho jFdI hY ik idvflI ‘DMn (lWCmI) dyvI’ dI pUjf df jF vwD qoN vWD sRI rfm cMdR jI dy bnbfs qoN vfpsI nfl sMbMDq, pUrn qOr qy bRfhmxI iqAuhfr hY. isWK ivcfrDfrf jF isWK Drm nfl iesdf Auwkf hI koeI sMbMD nhIN. iPr vI iek pfsy pUrf mIzIaf vrq ky aqy ies nMU gurU hirgoibMd jI dI gvflIar dy ikly qoN irhfeI nfl joV ky isWKF aqy BolIaF-BflIaF sMgqF nUUM vwD qoN vwD AulJfieaf jf irhf hY. dUjf ‘ijn pr qkIaF Qf vhI pWqy hvf dyxy lgy’ dy aKfx anusfr KuWd isWK afgU hI iesdf arMB sRI drbfr sfihb, aMimRqsr qoN kr rhy hn. ieh ieWk vwzf duKFq hY ik ijwqnI afqsLbfjI jF dIpmflf aWj isWK sMgqF dy pYsy nfl drbfr sfihb huMdI hY aqy ibnF socy ies idn nMU CyvyN pfqsLfh dI irhfeI nfl joV ky isWK sMgqF nMU gumrfh kIqf jFdf hY ies dI imsfl nhIN imldI. iesqrHF dUijaF ny qF kI krnf sI, sfzy apxy hI afgU jdoN bdobdI isWK sMgqF nMU bRfhmx dI JolI ivc Dwk ky piqWq hox vfsqy Auksf rhy huMdy hn qF roeIey iks agy? ies vWkq isWK sMgqF ivc jo gurmWq soJI dI Gft hY iesdy ijLMmyvfr, sfzy afgUaF, pRbMDkF aqy pRcfrkF qoN ibnF hor koeI nhIN. ies gurmWq Gft df hI iswtf hY jdoN afm isWK nMU CyvyN pfqsLfh dI irhfeI vflI gl qF cyqy nhIN huMdI. lWCmI dI Poto dy nfl gurU nfnk pfqsLfh dI Poto rK ky Ausy hI bRfhmxI cwkr ivc Pisaf aMq iek idn, isWKI pRvfr aqy srUp qoN vI dUr clf jFdf hY. kOx socygf?
iesdy bdly jykr pMQ dy afgUaF ny bRfhmxI aqy ihMdU bhusMmqI vfly dysLF jF ielfikaF ivc ies idn nMU sflfxf pMQk iekWT dy nIXm nfl apxfieaf huMdf; afqsLbfjI, dIpmflf jF miTafeIaF afid Pokt ivsLvfsF dI iblkul mnfhI huMdI qF vI sLfied asIN apxy inafrypx dI kuWJ qF rfKI kr skdy. aglI pnIrI dy bcfa vfsqy jrUrI hY ik sfzy afgU ajy vI jfgx aqy kwZx pMQ nMU ies bRfhmxI ijWlHn ivcoN. sMgqF dI KUn psIny dI kmfeI dI kuvrqoN kfrx pMQ ijs qbfhI vl vWD irhf hY, ies pYsy nfl pMQk pnIrI vfsqy pRojYkt KVy krn aqy qfkq bnx isWK pnIrI dIaF loVF aqy EkVF dI.
dIpmflf aqy BfeI gurdfs jI - pMQ dy mhfn ivdvfn BfeI gurdfs jI dI vfr 19 dI pAuVI nM: 6 ies pRkfr hY "dIvflI kI rfiq, dIvy bflIain] qfry jfiq snfiq, aMbr BflIain] PulF dI bfgfiq, cuix cuin cfilafix] qIrQ jfqI jfiq nYix inhflIaix] hir cMdAurI Jfiq, vsfie AucflIaix] gurmuiK suK Pldfiq, sbid smflIaix]" ijsdy arQ hn, ijvyN dIvflI dI rfq lok dIvy bfldy hn pr Aus rOsLnI dI koeI Aumr nhIN kyvl kuJ smyN df idKfvf hY. Coty-vwzy qfry rfq nMU idKfeI dyNdy hn pr kyvl idn inklx qIk. Pul jdoN iKWVdy hn qF cux-qoV ley jFdy hn, pOidaF nfl lgy nhIN rihMdy. qIrQF qy jfx vfly idKfeI qF dyNdy hn pr AuQy itWkx vfsqy nhIN. bWdlF dy afkfsLI mhwl dyKx nMU qF njLr afAuNdy hn pr AunHF dI hoNd koeI nhIN. gurmuK, sMsfr dI ies ibnsnhfr aqy n rihx vflI avsQf nMU, gurU dy sLbd rfhIN pihcfx lYNdf hY aqy jIvn dy swcy suK nfl juV jFdf hY Bfv gurU-sLbd dI kmfeI krn vflf sMsfr dI ibnsnhfr aslIaq nMU pihcfx lYNdf hY aqy amuly mnuWKf jnm dy sWcy aqy sdIvI suWK nUM pRpq kr lYdf hY. iesdy Ault aj sfzy hI keI pRcfrk aqy kuJ rfgI swjx ies pAuVI dy hI mUl arQF dy Ault, kyvl pihlI pMkqI dI tyk bxfky, gurmwq ivruD pRBfv dyNdy hn. ies qrHF kyvl apxI Bytf aqy hWlvy mFzy dy lflc, sMgqF nMU idvflIaf ivc AulJfAux dy ijLMmyvfr bxdy hn ijQoN ik sfnUM sMBlx dI vwzI loV hY.
ivdysLF ivc idvflI - hWQly gurmwq pfT dI iqafrI smyN sMn 1996 ivc, jdoN lyKk amRIkf-knyzf dy apxy gurmWq pRcfr dOry qy sI-AuQy qF idvflI df njLfrf hI kuJ hor sI. AuQy idvflI nUM sWVkF qy afqsLbfjI qF nhIN ho skdI. pr sMgqF idvflI dI miTafeI dy zwby, mombqIaF, afqsLbfjI cuwkI gurduafry puj rhIaF huNdIaF hn. mMdrF qoN vwD gurduafiraF ivc dIpmflf kIqI jf rhI huMdI hY. nfm qF idWqf jFdf hy ‘bMdI CoV idvs’. pr ‘bMdI CoV’ vflf ijLkr iblkul nf dy brfbr huMdf hY. idvflI qF pUrI qrHF isWK iqAuhfr hI bixaf huMdf hY. pRbMDMkF, pRcfrkF, rfgIaF, gRMQI sfihbfn ivWckfr iesnUM gurpurbF qoN vWD mhfnqf idWqI jFdI hY. iehI hfl AyuQy dIaF sMgqF ivc vI hY. kwcy iply pRcfrk qF ieQy gurpurbF qoN vwD ies nMU afpxf sIjLn mMnI bYTy huMdy hn. zflrF dI cMmk-dmk ny AunHF ivcoN bhuiqaF nMU bysLRmI dI ies hWd qIk phuMcfieaf huMdf hY "dIvflI kI rfiq, dIvy bflIain" vflI BfeI sfihb dI AupRokq pMkqI qoN isvf aqy Auh vI Ausdy glq arQ nfl afm vrqI jf rhI huMdI hY. afiKr kI bxygf ies kOm df? ieWqnf hI nhIN ies qoN bfd vI ijWqnI vfrI ‘idvflI’ ivdysLF ivc afeI qF gl ‘mrjL bVHqf igaf’ vflI hI sI. ibmfrI vfDy qy sI hI Gfty qy nhIN.
idvflI nhIN ivsfKI - loV hY sfzy afgU sMBlx, sfzy pRcfrk vIr apxf PrjL pihcfxn aqy sMgqF afp vI ies pfsy iDafn dyx. mUl rUp ivc idvflI inrol bRfhmxI Bfv ibpr iqAuhfr hY. ijs qoN isWK pnIrI nMU sucyq rKxf aqy AusdI sMBfl krnI sfzf PrjL bxdf hY. nf ik afp hI sMgqF nMU gurduafiraF ivc miTafieaF ilafAux jF dIpmflfvF, afiqsLbfjLIaF krn vfsqy Auqsfhq krnf. ieh sB kuJ gurU nfnk pfqsLfh dI inafrI isKI nfl vwzf Droh hY aqy ies qrHF asIN amfnq ivc iKafnq dy ijMmyvfr hF . ijnHF df iqAuhfr hY Auh rWj rWj mnfAux, sfnMU koeI igWlf jF rMj nhIN pr isWKI nfl iesdf dUr df vI vfsqf nhIN. muslmfn vIr ‘eId’, ‘iesfeI’ ikRsms nMU afpxy qohiPLaF afid vfsqy vrqdy hn qF isWK-gurU nfnk afgmn ‘ivsfKI’ nMU ikAuN nhIN ies pfsy pWkf kr skdy? pMQ dy lIzrF-pRbMDkF aqy pRcfrkF nUM vMgfr hY ik jykr qnoN-mnoN ies vfsqy iemfndfr hn aqy cfhMdy hn ik isWKF df apnI hI jnmBUmI Bfrq ivc boDIaF aqy jYnIaF vflf hfl nf hovy qF AunHF nUM ies bRfhmxI sfm-dfm-kfm vfr qoN bhuq sucyq hox dI loV hY. 17s96.8s040
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