A`j 's`cy sOdy' dy nW hyT kUV dw vpwr ho irhw hY!

prm siqkwrXog gurU ipqw jI,

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw]

vwihgurU jI kw Kwlsw]

ipqw jIE, Awpxy ihrdy dI vydnw Awp jI ƒ ies ^q rwhIN ibAwn kr irhw hW[ hr vwr myry hauky qy isskIAW drdmeI qy sog ivc fu`by SbdW dw rUp Dwrn krky, kwgz dy sIny dI s&ydI ^qm krdy hn[ ic`TIAW Awp ƒ ilKdw hW pr kOm ƒ bKSy quhwfy suinhrI isDWq lokW qk phuMcwauxw cwhuMdw hW[ kuJ 'vIrW' ƒ qW quhwfy v`l ilKIAW ic`TIAW vI ivhu vwly qIr vWg duKI krdIAW hn[ mYN suixAw hY ik ijs Gwh 'qy svWqI bUMd if`gI hovy qy aus ƒ imrg Kw lvy qW aus AMdr ksqUrI pYdw huMdI hY pr jy auh bUMd ig`dV 'qy if`g pvy qW auh pwZl ho jWdw hY, so aunW dw kwhdw iZlw?

qmMnw AwbrU kI ho Agr gulzwr-ey-hsqI myN,

qo kWtoN myN aulJ kr izMdgI krny kI KU kr ly[

pwqSwh jI, quhwfy jnm idn dI vDweI dyx qoN pihlW Awp jI ƒ d`sW ik A`jklH 's`cy sOdy' dI crcw A^bwrI surKIAW dw iSMgwr bxI hoeI hY[ pr XkIn kirE, ieh quhwfy vwlw s`cw sOdw nhIN, hor hY[ vYsy qW hr fyrydwr A`jklH Awpxw sOdw 's`cw sOdw' kih ky hI vyc irhw hY[ k`pVy dy Fyr 'qy bYTw ibMfw Awpxy Awp ƒ klwQ mrcYNt AKvw irhw hY jW ieMj l`gdw hY ijvyN iksy bWdr dy gL rqn pw id`qw hovy qy auh ijaUlrI dw SoArUm KolHI bYTw hY:

jy KuQI ibMfw bhY ikau hoie bjwju[

kuqy dy gl vwsxI n srwPI swju[

rqnmxI gil bWdrY jauhrI nih kwju[

gdhuM cMdn ldIAY nihˆ gWDI gwju[

(BweI gurdws jI, vwr 36:17)

pr pwqSwh jIE, Koqy 'qy cMdn l`d deIey qW auh sYNt dI dukwn dw mwlk qW nhIN bx jWdw[ pr A`j jy iksy cor ƒ cor khIey qW cor A`goN kihMdw hY ik inMdw krnI burI g`l hY[ iehI hwl A`jklH dy AKOqI fyrydwrW dw hY[ quhwfy vwly sdIvI s`cy sOdy qoN qW ienHW ƒ eynI AYlrjI hY ik nwm sux ky hI ibmwr pY jWdy hn[ pr ivcwry krn vI kI? dUsirAW dy suhxy kysW qy suMdr gu`qW ƒ q`k ky ivcwrI gMjI buV-buV krn qoN ibnW hor kr vI kI skdI hY?

sBnW dy isr guMdIAin gMjI gurVwvY[

(BweI gurdws jI, vwr 35:6)

pwqSwh jIE, A`jklH 's`cy sOdy' dy nwm hyT kUV dw vpwr ho irhw hY ikauNik lu`tx vwsqy rwhzn (T`g) ƒ i^jr (mwrg drSk) dw Bys qW vtwauxw hI pYNdw hY[ iksy AdIb dw kQn hY:

bdnwm bhuq jd ho igAw, cor iksy dw vys[

cor pihn iPr inkilAw, hor iksy dw vys[

pwqSwh jIE, qusIN qW qlvMfI qoN cUhVkwxy mMfI jWidAW rsqy ivc ipqw jI v`loN id`qy pYisAW dw Bu`Ky swDUAW ƒ Bojn Ckw ky 'grIb dw mMUh, gurU dI golk' dw mhwn sMdyS id`qw[ mYN piVHAw hY ik ipqw jI quhwfy ies s`cy sOdy qoN bhuq nrwz hoey sn, quhwƒ qwVnw vI kIqI, pr Blw hovy BYx nwnkI jI dw ijnHW quhwfI qrPdwrI kIqI[ lyikn hux qW s`cy sOdy dI jWc sI. bI. AweI. krn ƒ iPrdI hY ikauNik iksy guMmnwm Ablw dw ^q A^bwr ivc CipAw hY ik 's`cw sOdw' imlwvt nwl BrpUr hY[ nwly dweIAW qoN pyt ikQy gu`Jy rihMdy ny?

puq jxY viV koTVI bwhir jgu jwxY[ (BweI gurdws, vwr 36:20)

pwqSwh jIE, quhwfw qW hr vpwr s`cw sI, hr sOdw s`cw sI, jdoN bwbr 'pwp kI jM\' lY ky ihMdusqwn 'qy hmlwvr hoieAw qW qusIN aus ƒ jwbr kih ky vMgwirAw sI[ ihMdosqwnI AblwvW dI ho rhI bypqI qy ADogqI iKlw& Awvwz auTwauNidAW Awp ny ikhw sI:

ijn isir sohin ptIAw mWgI pwie sMDUru]

jy isr kwqI muMnIAin@ gl ivic AwvY DUiV]

(Awsw m: 1, pMnw 417)

ieh quhwfI s`c dI Awvwz AYsI pRbl sI ik bwbr vrgy jwbr ƒ vI JMjoV ky r`K id`qw pr A`jklH 's`icAW sOidAW' dy nwm hyT jo ho irhw, quhwfy qoN gu`Jw nhIN[ vYsy spStIkrn vI Aw rhy hn ik swfy 'sOdy' ivc koeI vI kUiVAwrI imlwvt nhIN hY, A`gy qusIN jwxo! pwqSwh jI, SbdW dw vhwA qW hor hI pwsy vih quirAw[ mYN qW quhwfy jnm idvs 'qy huMdy 's`cy sOdy' bwry ivcwr krnI sI[

pwqSwh jIE, quhwfy jnm idn dIAW KUb iqAwrIAW ho rhIAW ny[ vYsy qW quhwfy is`K vI eyny smJdwr qy AwDuink ho gey ny ik l`gdw hY ik Biv`K ivc ieh quhwfw jnm idn vI Awpxy b`icAW dy jnm-idnW vWg hI mnwieAw krngy[ quhwƒ d`sdw hW, A`jklH dy quhwfy 'is`K' b`icAW dy jnm idn ikvyN mnwauNdy hn:

jnm idn dw mksd qW dwAvq bixAw,

Srwb vwlI nw ijQy pwbMdI hovy[

ijQy n`cx ncwaux dI KulH hovy,

idn rwq dI nw hdbMdI hovy[

rsmI qOr 'qy AsIN qW v`fy bxdy,

hwlq ie^lwk dI ikMnI hI mMdI hovy[

Awpxy vrgy hI audoN mihmwn huMdy,

zmIr AwpxI jdoN bhuq gMdI hovy[

hYpI brQ fy tU XU!

AWFI-guAWFI 'ig&t' lY ky Awauxgy qy mrdwnw jI hOlI ijhI quhwfy kMn ivc pu`Cxgy ik bwbw jI, b`cy kI kih rhy hn? kI ienHW ny nhIN piVHAw?

KqRIAw q Drmu CoifAw mlyC BwiKAw ghI]

(DnwsrI m: 1, pMnw 663)

'ig&t' qoN g`l Xwd Aw geI, ieh vI iek 's`cw sOdw' hY[ ipCly swl quhwfy jnm idn dI KuSI ivc krvwey jw rhy smwgm ivc jwx dw mOkw imilAw[ vDyry izMmyvwrI 'mlk Bwgo' hI inBw rhy sn, 'lwlo' ivcwry qW nu`krW ivc l`gy bYTy sn[

'Aaugx Cofhu gux krhu' dI g`l qW bhuq dUr, isropy vycy jw rhy sn[ jykr koeI 500 ruipAwdyvy qW isropw pr jykr koeI 2100 jW 5100 Bytw kry qW isropy dy nwl iek 'ig&t pYk'[ hY nw vDIAw sOdw, bwbw jI? idlW ivc ipAwr dw Kzwnw lY ky KwlI jybW vwly 'lwlo' bYT ky cu`p-cwp isskIAW lY rhy sn, ijvyN kih rhy hovx:

cup krw dIAw hmy vwikAwq-ey-dhr ny, vrnw hm myN BI goXweI bhuq QI[

iv`K ivc quhwfI qsvIr dy swhmxy kyk r`K ky k`itAw jwvygw qy bwbw jI, b`cy qwVIAW mwr ky AwKxgy :

pwqSwh jI, keI vwr mYƒ ieMj l`gdw hY ik s`cw sOdw krky qusIN ijhVw is`KI dw bUtw BweI lwlo dy Gr lgwieAw sI, aus ƒ mlk Bwgo p`ut ky lY igAw qy aus dy ivhVy ivc murJwieAw ijhw KVHwhY[

hux qW quhwfy Sbd gw ky Akwl purK dI ausqiq krn vwly keI 'kIrqnIey' vI bVy AwDuink ho gey hn[ auh vI 'smyN' dw sOdw krdy hn[ mYN iek 'bwbw jI' ƒ jdoN ieMnI izAwdw kIrqn Bytw dw kwrn pu`iCAw qW aunHW bVy P^r nwl ikhw, "dyK kwkw, iek qW sIzn c`l irhw[ dUsrw, AsIN gurbwxIƒ sOKy qrIky (k`cI bwxI) nwl pyS krdy hW ik hryk ƒ smJ Aw sky["

pwqSwh jI, mYN hYrwn rih igAw ik hux qW swry lok pVHy-ilKy hn pr bwxI ƒ sOKw krky gwauxw pY irhw hY[ mYƒ BweI s`jx jI dw cyqw Aw igAw jdoN qusIN aunHW dI srHW ivc jw ky Sbd piVHAw sI :

aujlu kYhw iclkxw Goitm kwlVI msu]

DoiqAw jUiT n auqrY jy sau Dovw iqsu]

(sUhI m : 1, pMnw 729)

pwqSwh jIE, zrw ku d`sx dI Kycl krogy ik BweI s`jx jI ikhVI XUnIvristI qoN pVHy hoey sn ijhVy quhwfI auprokq bwxI smJ ky s`jx T`g qoN BweI s`jx bx gey?

pwqSwh jIE, hux qW keI 'gRMQI isMG' vI 's`cw sOdw' krn ivc mwhr ho gey hn[ mYƒ pqw, qusIN BwVy lY ky ivAwh krn dI bRwhmxI rIq dw KMfn kridAW ikhw sI :

sweI puqRI jjmwn kI sw qyrI eyqu Dwin KwDY qyrw jnmu gieAw]

(Awsw m: 3, pMnw 435)

pr hux qW BwVy lY ky ivAwh krnw qW ikqy irhw, BwVw lY ky 'BUqinAW' ƒ 'swjn' bxw idMdy hn[ iek ivAwh jwx dw mOkw imilAw! FukwA dw smW[ swry brwqI nSy ivc gu`t[ p`gW auqrIAW, isr iK`lry, gwlHo-gwlHI qy 'bwbw jI' ienHW BUqinAW dI Awmd 'qy Sbd pVH rhy sn:

"hm Gir swjn Awey]" (sUhI m: 1, pMnw 764)

iPr vwrI AweI 'dulhy rwjw' jI dI, golIAW-kYpsUl Kw ky surq 'Awqmk mMfl' ivc qy pMj BUqk srIr ivAwh mMfl ivc[ lwvW 'qy do jixAW PV ky msW ilAWdw[ ishrw auqwirAw qW A`KW qwVy l`gIAW, mMUh ivcoN lwrW if`gx, pr bwbw jI Sbd pVH rhy sn:

"hir sjx lDw jI, swrw jg FUMf ky["

pr mYƒ pqw, jykr qusIN ieh nzwrw vyKdy qW quhwfI kI hwlq hoxI sI!

vyKY loku hsY Gir jwie] (vwr Awsw 1, pMnw 465)

pwqSwh jIE, hux qW quhwfy 'is`K' bhuq hI 'AihMswvwdI' ho gey hn[ iek rogI myry pws AwieAw, ibmwrI ƒ mu`K r`KidAW mYN pu`iCAw, "kI qusIN AWfw Kw lYNdy ho?" juAwb imilAw, "fwktr swihb,CI.CI..CI..., AsIN qW nwg dyvqw jI ƒ mMndy hW, AWfw Kwxw qW ikqy irhw, nwm lYx qoN vI guryz krdy hW["

mYN hYrwn ho igAw ik nwg dyvqw jI ikhVy vYjItyrIAn vYSno Fwby ivcoN 'cnw mswlw' jW 'SwhI pnIr' KWdy hn? mrIz qW ivcwry mrIz ny, vYd vI bVy rogI ny:

siqguru vYdu n syivE rogI vYdu n rogu imtwvY[

(BweI gurdws, vwr 15:9)

quhwfy nwm 'qy mYfIkl stor KolHy hoey hn qy niSAW dw 'sOdw' krdy hn[ hux qW quhwfy keI 'fyrydwr is`K' vI gurbwxI dw 'sOdw' krdy hn qy lokW ƒ rog-mukqI dw ssqw qy Swrtkt swDn d`sdy hn[ fr Awvy qW Plwxw Sbd, qwp hovy qW Plwxw, muk`dmw ij`qxw hovy qW Plwxw[ mYN iek bwbw jI ƒ ies bwry pu`iCAw ik qusIN swrI bwxI pVHn dI bjwey ies qrHW ikauN d`sdy ho qW bwbw jI ny GiVAw GVwieAw jvwb id`qw, "jdoN ieko golI nwl hI rog dUr huMdw hovy qW swrw hspqwl cu`kx dI kI loV hY?"

quhwfy nwm 'qy hux AsIN Awpxy fyirAW ƒ DrmSwlw jW gurduAwry nhIN kihMdy sgoN hor hI nwm dI vrqoN krdy hW[ pr swfy ienHW bgly BgqW dy TwT-bwT dw pwj audoN au~GVdw hY jdoN miTAweI vrgy nwvW vwly 'l`fU bwibAW' dIAW qsvIrW bIbIAW sihq A^bwrW dw iSMZwr bxdIAW ny[

bIbIAW qoN g`l Xwd Aw geI, mYƒ pqw jdoN qusIN qIsry jwmy ivc gurqw-g`dI 'qy ibrwjmwn sIqW hrIpur dw rwjw Awp jI dy drSnW vwsqy AwieAw sI[ jdoN auh Awp jI dy drSnW vwsqy hwzr hoieAw qW aus dIAW rwxIAW ny lMby lMby GuMf k`Fy hoey sn[ Awp ny mnu`Kqw dy ies ipCWhiK`cU irvwj dw KMfn kridAW Aqy AOrq dI AwzwdI dy h`k dI Awvwz auTwauNidAW ikhw sI:

siB soN khhu sÍyq kr poiSS

muK ko nhIN Cupwvih koie[

(gur pRqwp sUrj gRMQ, rwis 1, AMsU 33)

qusIN sMgq ƒ &rmwn kIqw sI ik gur-sMgq ivc koeI vI GuMf k`F ky nw Awvy[ pr jykr hux Aw ky vyKo qW hYrwn hovogy ik pqw hI nhIN l`gdw ik bIbI kOx hY qy bIbw kOx? jykr A`jklH dy AwDuink SwhI GrwixAW dy vMSj quhwfy drSn krn Awaux qW aunHW dy k`ty vwl Aqy kMnIN muMdrW vyK ky mrdwnw jI quhwƒ zrUr pu`Cxgy ik bwbw jI, rwjkumwr ikhVy ny qy rwjkumwrIAW ikhVIAW? ho skdY, gol-mol SbdW nwl aunHW 'coN iek dy moFy 'qy h`Q mwr ky pu`Cxw pvy ik qUM kwkw hYN jW kwkI?

pwqSwh jIE, quhwfy smyN qW musilm bIbIAW burkw pihndIAW sn pr hux aunHW ƒ ies dI vIkoeI zrUrq nhIN rhI[ quhwfy nwl iek g`l sWJI krdw hW jo iksy AdIb ny d`sI sI[ rylvy stySn dy ivSrwm Gr ivc iek musilm bIbI burkw mMUh qoN au~pr auTw ky koeI ikqwb pVH rhI sI[ ieMny icr ƒ iek p`qrkwr vIr AwieAw qy auQy Aw ky bYT igAw[ bIbI ikqwb pVHdI rhI[ iPr iek hor vIrAwieAw qW bIbI ny AYnkW ivcoN A`KW auqWh krky vyiKAw pr ikqwb pVHn ivc mgn rhI[ ieMny icr ƒ iek swbq sUrq srdwr jI aus kmry ivc dwKl hoey[ kdmW dI Awht suxidAW hI jdoN bIbI nynzr auqWh cu`k ky srdwr jI v`l vyiKAw qW ausy vyly ikqwb bMd krky burky nwl ichrw F`k ilAw[p`qrkwr vIr ny jdoN ieh sB kuJ vyiKAw qW hONslw ijhw krky bIbI ƒ pu`iCAw, "bhn jI, mYN XhWkwPI dyr sy bYTw Qw, Awpny prdw nhIN kIAw, iPr eyk AOr BweI swihb Aw kr bYT gey, Awp ny iPr BI prdw nhIN kIAw[ mgr, srdwr jI ko dyKqy hI prdw ikauN kr lIAw?"

bIbI ny bVy ipAwr nwl juAwb id`qw, "hmwry dIn myN prdw mrdoN sy kIAw jwqw hY[" bIbI dw ieh juAwb bIbIAW vrgy muKVy vwly s`jxW dy ickxy muK 'qy iek krwrI cpyV sI[

so pwqSwh jIE, Awp jI ƒ jnm idn dI vDweI idMdw hoieAw iPr bynqI krdw hW ik Awpxy is`KW ƒ dubwrw qoN iPr 's`cw sOdw' krn dI sum`q dyvo ikauN jo Awp dI pihlW id`qI isiKAw qW auh AsloN hI Bu`l cuky hn[ kwS! swƒ gurU ky khwaux vwly is`KW ƒ ieh smJ pY sky!

dwqw Ehu n mMgIAY iPir mMgix jweIAY[

hoCw swhu n kIceI iPir pCoqweIAY[

(BweI gurdws jI, vwr 27:15)