kuJ hor lyK:

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

ÈRI hir ikRÈn iDafeIaY ijs izTY sB duK jfie]
sMqoK isMG, isznI, afstRylIaf

iswK lihr dI smfjk qy ieiqhfsk ivsLysqf hrbKS mksUdpurI

Bgq rivdfs jI df bygm purf: hrbKsL mksUdpurI
gurU goibMd isMG jI dI mhfn rcnf: bicwqr nftk
hrbKsL mksUdpurI

Charitro Pakhyan in English
Pritpal Singh Bindra (Author's note)

Kflsy dI Auqpiq df anUTf idRsL: hrijMdr isMG kMvl
pMj ipafry: hrijMdr isMG kMvl

gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst --hrijMdr isMG kMvl

crcw: ivcwr Awpo Awpxy
‘gurU goibMd isMG jI Aqy jIss krweIst’ lyK
–‘is`K sMklp’ dI rOSnI ‘c -auNkwrpRIq, trWto (kYnyfw)

gurU nfnk df jnm 'kqwk jLF ivsfK': hrijMdr isMG kMvl

iesqrI gurU nfnk dyv jI dIaF njLrF ivc: zf: guridafl isMG rfey

sfzf iek lok gIq dwsdf hY, "iqMn rMg nhIAuN lBxy, husn jvfnI mfpy ."
ienFH ivcoN do dI gwl kdy Pyr krFgy . awj qIjy rMg, mfipaF vwl cldy hF . socdI hF ikwzy ÉuÈiksmq ny Auh lok ijnHF dy mF-ipAu jINdy ny . kdy myry bfpU jI qy byjI vI jINdy sn, pr AunHF dy jINidaF kdy iKafl hI nhI sI afieaf ik iek idn ieh nhI hoxgy .
myry iek nfvl df nfm hY, ƒirx ipwqrF dfƒ pr myrf bytf hmyÈf afKdf hY, ƒirx puwqrF dfƒ . pihly mY Aus dI ies gwl Aupr hws CwzdI sI pr hux lgdY sfzy smy df ieho swc hY ik asIN ipwqrF df irx Buwl ky bwicaF leI kuJ vI krn nMU iqafr rihMdy hF . AupinÈdF ivc qF ieh vI iliKaf hoieaf hY ik klXug ivc mnuK dy ipCly jnmF dy vYrI, bdlf lYx leI Ausdy Gr bwcy bxky jMmxgy . mqlb hY quhfnMU sB qoN vD duwK quhfzy bwcy hI dyxgy .
ikAuN? pr ikAuN? ies leI ik bwicaF dy sfhmxy mfipaF nflL ivvhfr dy asIN hI qF mfzl hF . sfzI iek lok-kQf dwsdI hY ik iek puwqr afpxy buZy bfp nMu byloVf smJ ky iek rfq KUh ivc suwtx qur ipaf . suwtx ligaf qF bfp boilaf, "ies KUh ivc nf swut . eyQy mY afpxf bfp suwitaf sI ." agly KUh kolL gey qF bËurg ny afiKaf, "eyQy vI nf swut . eyQy myry bfp ny afpxf bfp suwitaf sI ." Aus qoN agly KUh qy gey qF Auh boilaf, "nf eyQy vI nf swutIN . eyQy myry bfp dy bfp ny afpxf bfp suwitaf sI ." lVky nMU smJ af geI ik klH nMU myrf puwqr vI myry nflL ieAuN hI krygf qy afpxy bfp nMU Gr moV ilafieaf . pr sdIaF nMU Cfx ky lBIaF lok-vyd dIaF aijhIaF afieqF vwl hux sfzf iDafn hI ikQy jFdf hY? tI. vI. socx df smf hI ikQy idMdf hY ?
afKdy ny akbr bfdÈfh dI mF mrI qF Auh rox lwg ipaf . iksy ny afiKaf, "bfdÈfh slfmq, afp nMU kfhdf Gftf hY? afp ikAuN roNdy ho ?" qF akbr ny afiKaf, "mF qoN mgroN mYnMU, ƒvy akUƒ afK ky iksy nhI bulfAuxf ."
mF ny ieh aiDkfr muÌq ivc nhI pRfpq kIqf hMudf . mF hI hY jo afpxy ÉUn nflL isMj ky iek bIj qoN quhfnMU bwcf bxfAuNdI hY . Pyr kMUj vFg cwqy pihr Esy ivc iDafn rwK ky Aus nMU Auzfr krdI hY . Pyr Aus dI qMdrusqI, slfmqI qy qrwkI leI koiÈÈ hI nhI krdI, blik duafvF vI krdI hY . qy ieh sB kuJ ibnf koeI ievËfnf mMigaF .
pfl-pos ky jdoN bUtf Pl dyx jogf ho igaf qF ibgfnI DI ivafh ilafANudI hY qy afpxf puwqr Aus dy hvfly kr idMdI hY . nflL asIsF idMdI hY, "duDIN nhfvyN, pwuqIN PlyN ." pr ibgfnI DI af ky smJdI hY ik ieh myrf hsbYNz hY qy Bwul jFdI hY ik hsbYNz hox qoN pihlF Auh iksy df puwqr vI sI .
vhutI hsbYNz kolL mF dIaF inkIaF-motIaF, swcIaF-JUTIaF ÈkfieqF lfAuNdI rihMdI hY . muwqr ny mF koloN jvfb-qlbI qF krnI nhI hMudI; Auh AuNj hI pfsf ijhf vwt lYNdf hY . mF nMU burf lwgdf hY qy keI vfrI guwsf vI afAuNdf hY . ies df ielfj vhutI afpxf awz Gr bxf rihx ivc lBdI hY . bMdy nMU afKr vhutI dI gwl mMnxI pYNdI hY . mF-bfp rokxf cfhMudy hn pr nhI rok skdy . mgroN mF-bfp nMU Éq pfAuxf, Ìon krnf, koeI cIË ByjxI, ibmfrI-TmfrI vylLy pqf lYx cly jfxf jF kolL lY afAuxf; koeI vI gwl vhutI nMU cMhI nhI lgdI qy bMdf iksy vI gwloN Gr ivc klyÈ nhI pfAxf cfhMudf . nflLy hux Auh bwicaF df iKafl rwKy ik mfipaF df !
vhutI vyKdI hY ik hor qF sB TIk hY pr Ausdf afdmI keI vfrI inkI-inkI gwl qoN iKJ jFdf hY . keI vfrI dyr nflL bfhroN muVdf hY . Èrfb vI afm hI pI lYNdf hY . Auh kuJ afKy qF awgoN afkV ky pYNdf hY . Auh nhI smJdI ik afdmI qF drwÉq vFg huMdf hY . agr qusIN Aus dI Auh tfhxI kwt idEgy jo mF vwl jFdI hY qy Auh tfhxI kwt idEgy jo bfp vwl jFdI hY qF Auh mF-bfp qoN dUr qF ho jfvygf pr tfhxIaF kwtx nflL ijhVy ËÉm hoxgy, AunHF dI drd jdoN Aus nMU aOiKaF krygI qF Aus df Gr Aus dy aOKy mn qoN ikvyN bcygf ? eysy qrHF moh-mmqf dIaF ijMnIaF tfhxIaF qusIN AusdIaF kwtI jfEgy Eny hI ËÉm bMdy dy lgdy jfxgy . Pyr ies qrHF dy ËÉmI bMdy kolLoN qusIN hfsy-KyVy, suK-ÈFqI dI afs ikvyN rwK skdy ho ? asIN ieh vI Buwl jFdy hF ik bwcy sfrf vylLf ieh sB vyK rhy hMudy hn . ieh sB kuJ AunHF dy mnF Aupr Cp irhf hMudf hY .
lokIN afKdy ny myry nfvlF ivc DrqI vrgI, aMbr ijzI iek vzI aOrq df iËkr keI vfrI afieaf hY . ieh Èfied ies leI hY ik myrIaF dovyN mfvF, myry acyq df ihsf bx cukIaF hn . jdoN bfpU jI guËr gey sn, vIrf isrP Cy sfl df sI qy cfcf-qfieaf koeI hY nhI sI; AuproN skUl pVHdIaF pMj DIaF . siQqI bVI zfvFzol sI . lokF ny hr qrHF zrfAuxf ÈurU kr idqf sI . asIN zrn lwg pey . EdoN by jI ny afiKaf, "mY rfq nMU jdoN kIrqn sohly df pfT krdI hF qF apxy Gr dy aflLy-duaflLy afsmfn ijzI AucI lohy dI vfV ho jFdI aY qy svyry jdoN jpu jI sfihb df pfT krdI hF qf Auh vfV KulHdI hY . so byiPkr ho ky sON jfieaf kro ." nflL hI AunHF ny iek khfxI suxfeI ik ikvyN iek cor iksy dy Gr vV igaf sI qy kIqrn sohly dy pfT nflL lohy dI vfV hox krky aMdr hI Ps igaf sI . ies qoN mgroN sfnMU sB nMU XkIn ho igaf ik by jI dy pfT krn nflL nf isrP rfq nMU sgoN idn vylLy vI sfzy sfry jIaF dy aflLy-duaflLy lohy dI vfV ho jFdI hY, jo lokF nMU BfvyN nhI idsdI pr sfzf nuksfn koeI nhI kr skdf . ies XkIn ny nf isrP sfnMU afno-quPfno hI bcfeI riKaf sgoN rwb ivc Brosf vI kfiem kIqf . so ijhVy mfpy sfzy afpy df Durf hMudy ny, ijnHF ny nf isrP jnm hI idqf hMUdf hY sgoN Drm krm vI isKfieaf hMUdf hY, AunHF nMU afKrI Aumry Bulf dyxf jF iqafg dyxf swiBa lokF df kMm nhI bxdf .
mfpy isrP hwz-mfs dy hI nhI bxy hMudy; Auh Drm, arQ kfm, mokÈ, iËMdgI dIaF sMcflk ÈkqIaF df qwq-sfr afpxy aMdr sMBflLI, afpxy nflL ilaFdy mnuKqf dy ivkfs dy ieiqhfs rfhIN, sfzy BivK leI siBafcfrk pCfx dy ky sfnMU XqIm bx ky jIx qoN bcfAux aqy ipwqrF df irx lfhux dy smrwQ bxfAux vflLy vI hMudy ny .
iek bwcf vyKdf hY ik Gr ivc ipAu hI kmf ky ilafANdf hY, EhI sB qoN blvfn hY, Esy df hukm cwldf hY . pr iek idn kmËor ijhy buZy, buZI ipMz qoN afAuNdy hn . kwpVy vI AunHF ny mfmUlI ijhy pfey hMudy hn pr ipAu AuT ky AunHF dy pYrIN hwQ lfAuNdf hY . Auh asIsF idMdy hn . Auh dfdf-dfdI sn . ibnf smJfieaF bwcy nMU smJ af jFdI hY ik pYsf, ishq, rohb; ienHF qoN vI vD ËrUrI kuJ ho skdf hY, qy Auh hn irÈqy . qy sMsfr ivc ijhVI cIË muwl nhI KrIdI jf skdI, Auh hn asIsF .
asIN Buwl hI gey hF ik ienHF mfiVaF vyilLaF ivc sfnMU sfiraF nMU hI asIsF dI bhuq loV hY . vr qy srfp koeI alokfr gwlf nhIN . Auh asIsF qy bd-asIsF hI qF hMudIaF hn . asIN byÈwk iksy gwl df ihsfb nf rwKIey pr kudrq ËrUr rwKdI hY .
sfzI ipMz vflLI hvylI sMuÖI, vIrfn, AujVI, Zih-ZyrI ho rhI hY . bfpU jI qoN mgroN kOx Aus dI sMBfl krdf ! ies Gr dI ieh dÈf ikAuN? mY kdy by jI nMU puiCaf sI . AunHF ny disaf ik jdoN ieh Gr Zfh ky bxfieaf sI qF qyry dfdy ny lflL lwgdf CINibaF df Gr vI ÉrId ilaf sI qF jo kMD isDI krky Gr hor KulHf kIqf jf sky . CINibaF nMU ies dy bdly bfhrlI vIhI ivc hor Gr lY ky idqf sI . CINby qF KuÈ sn ik bdly ivc AunHF nMU sgoN KulHf Gr imlL igaf sI pr AunHF dI buVHI Auh purfxf Gr Cwzxf nhI sI cfhMudI . Esy Gr ivc Auh ivafhI afeI sI . Esy Gr ivc Aus dy bwcy pYdf hoey sn, Esy Gr ivc mrn vylLy buVHf Aus nMU Cwz ky miraf sI . pr Aus dy pwuq-poqry Aus nMU mwlo-mwlI nvyN Gr lY gey . pr jfx qoN pNihlF Aus ny pwlf awz ky sB dy sfhmxy hI roNdI ny afiKaf sI, "srdfr hËUrf isMaF, ijvyN qYN mYnMU AujfiVaf, qyrI afs-Aulfd vI Emy AujVI iPry ." EdoN buVHI dI gwl iksy gOlLI nhI sI . aKy, "kFvF dy afiKaF vI kdy Zwgy mry ny !" pr Auh vylLf qy afh vylLf . Auh Gr swcIN AujV igaf . bfpU jI aixafeI mOqy mry, vIrf kuvylLy miraf qy vIry df puwqr vI Esy rfh igaf . ieko iek bicaf Gr df puwqr amRIkf jf visaf hY . ipwqrF dy irx hI nhIN afs-AulLfd ny cukfAuxy hMudy, AunHF dI krmgqI dy PlL vI Bugqxy hMudy ny . asIsF qy dur-asIsF Esy krmgqI dIaF sUck hMudIaF hn . mY Pyr afKdI hF ik ieh muwl nhIN ÉrIdIaF jf skdIaF .
Gr dy bËurg dunIaFdfrI qoN ivhly ho ky jdoN bhuqf vylLf Bjn pfT ivc lfAuNdy hn qF Auh afpxf awgf svfrn dy nflL-nflL afpxy Gr prvfr dI suwK vI mMgdy hn . bMdgI nflL ÈuD hoeI iÌËf qy ÈuD ihrdy nflL DIaF, puwqrF, poqy, poqIaF dI ÉYr mMgdy, asIsF idMdy bËurg isrP rotI, kwpVy aqy do imTy bolF dy bdly; mihMgf nhI ieh sOdf .
afm krky Gr dI mflkx nMU Èkfieq hMudI hY ik buVHf-buVHI afpxIaF DIaF qy AunHF dy bwicaF nMU bVf kuJ idMdy rihMdy ny . bwicaF leI ilaFdy PlF vwl Jfkdy rihMdy ny . Auh Gr dIaF gwlF ivc byloVf dÉl idMdy rihMdy ny . pr ikzIaF ku vzIaF ny ieh gwlF? isafxy afKdy ny qwqy pfxIaF nflL Gr nhI sVdy hMudy .
inkIaF-inkIaF kPfieqF, inky-inky srPy, inkIaF-inkIaF kmIngIaF jo asIN afpxIaF isafxpF smJ ky krdy hF, moh dIaF aijhIaF qMdF qoV jFdy ny ik Pyr duK-suK ivc vI iksy dI iksy nMU hfk nhI phMucdI . Pyr ieh Gfty puÈqF qk dy ivgocy bx jFdy hn . afm afiKaf jFdf hY ik dfdf-dfdI, nfnf-nfnI bhuqy lfz-ipafr nflL bwicaF nMu ivgfV idMdy hn pr asIN ieh kdy nhI soicaf ik dfdf-dfdI qy nfnf-nfnI iehnF Ëflm simaF ivc bwicaF dI pnfhgfh vI qF hMudy hn ! bwicaF ivc AunHF nMU afpxf afpf rlL igaf idsdY . bwcy ijnHF ny AunHF dy mrn mgroN vI AunHF df nF jINdf rwKxf hY, afpxy sfhmxy iJVky jFdy, kuwty jFdy Auh ikvyN jr lYx ! idE dI ijvyN qoqy ivc jfn hMudI aY, AunHF dI jfn vI qF ienHF inkIaF-inkIaF ijMdF ivc hI hMudI aY . AunHF df lfz-ipafr bwicaF nMU ivgfVn leI nhI, AunHF nMU qkiVaF krn leI hMudf hY . nfnIaF-dfdIaF qoN suxIaF kQf-khfxIaF hI AunHF df kImqI nYqk srmfieaf hMudf hY .
jy bËurg bwcy nMU iJVkF qoN, mfr qoN bcf lYNdy ny qF ieh Gr dI mflkx dI hqk nhI; ieh mflkx dI aQfrtI dI qOhIn nhI; sgoN bwcy dy mn ivc iksy pnfh df aihsfs pYdf hMudf hY . idE dy pMijaF ivcoN koeI prI-mF hI bcfAuNdI idsdI hY . ies iksm dI acyq pnfh dI loV bwicaF nMU iËMdgI ivc pqf nhI ikwQy-ikwQy pY jfvy ! awj klH eyny nOjvfn mMuzy kuVIaF afqm hwiqaf vwl jo qur pey hn, ies df iehI kfrn hY ik aOKI GVI AunHF nMU koeI pnfh nhI lBdI . nf rwb awj pnfh dyx jogf rih igaf hY ikAuNik prvrÈ vylLy asINN rwb nMU lFBy rwK idqf hY . nf mF-bfp pnfh dyx jogy hn . AunHF dIaF qF apxIaF hI smwisafvF bhuq hMudIaF ny .
Èukr kro jy Gr ivc bËurg mOjUd ny . nfnIaF, dfdIaF dIaF bcpn ivc suxfeIaF, XuD dIaF, sfhs dIaF, cMigafeI dI buirafeI Aupr ijwq dIaF, aMq Bly dy Bly dIaF , pqf nhI acyq ivc ikQy sFBIaF rih jFdIaF ny qy Auh sMkt dI GVI af bFh PVdIaF ny . ieAN sMkt dI GVI tlL jFdI hY . pr awj bËurgF nMU asIN apxI iËMdgI df ËrUrI ihwsf nhI smJdy . ieAuN krky asIN afpxy Gr df, afpxI afs-AulLfd df nf pUrf ho skx vflLf nuksfn krdy hF .
myrI dfdI mYnMU eynf ipafr krdI sI ik pMJI sflF mgroN Aus dy duD Auqr afieaf sI qy Auh mYnMU afpxf duD iplf idMdI sI . ieho ijhI mmqf df bdl ikQoN lBFgy?
ijvyN drwÉq nMU kwt ky asIN nuksfn drwÉq df hI nhI kr rhy hMudy sgoN drwÉq dI axhoNd kfrn afpxf Aus nflLoN ikqy vD kr rhy hMudy hF . eyhI gwl mfipaF, bËurgF bfry vI TIk hY .
sB qoN vzI gwl, AunHF dy bhuq QoVHy vrHy hI qF bcy hMudy ny; AunHF qoN dursIs nf leIey . AunHF df aKrI smf Audfs nf krIey . koeI ikDry eyzf Gftf nhI pY cwilaf . ieh qF ndI iknfry rwuKVy ny, pqf nhI iks Cwl ny, iks nMU, sdoN roVH ky lY jfxf hY .
keI afKdy ny, "buZy ho ky lok ÉbqI ho jFdy ny qy icVicVy vI . cMgf-coKf Kfx-pihnx leI cfhMudy ny qy AuproN gfhlLF dyeI jfxgy . sfrf idn kMm-DMdf koeI krnf nhI qy ingfh hryk gwl kMnI rwKxgy ." ieh TIk ho skdf hY pr bwicaF vFg AunHF df Kfx-pIx dIaF cIËF leI mn Btkdf hY . Auh mrnf nhI cfhMudy . AunHF dI hr gwl qy slfh jdoN dKl aMdfËI smJI jFdI hY qF Auh qrlo-mwCI hMudy hn . hr cIË bwicaF leI afK ky jdoN asIN AuhnF nMU ivsfrdy hF qF Auh byvws ho jFdy hn . Auh iKJdy hn qy asIN AunHF dy iKJx Aupr iKJdy hF . ieAuN ieh cwkr AuhnF nMU hor qoVdf hY qy inrfÈf vwl Dkdf hY . pihlF Auh ies df iglHf krdy ny qy Pyr iKJdy ny . agFh jfky luk-iCp ky roNdy ny qy aKIr ibmfr pY jFdy ny . asIN socdy hF afKr ienHF nMU aOK hI kI hY ? aOKF mn dIaF hMudIaF hn . qn leI qF AunHF nMU cfhIdf hI bhuq QohVf hMudf hY . asl ivc AunHF nMU mfx-siqkfr qy afpxy bwicaF df ipafr cfhIdf hMudY . Auh KuÈI-KuÈI mrnf cfhMudy hMudy ny aqy jfx qoN pihlF afpxy bwicaF nMU vI suKI vyKxf cfhMudy hMudy ny .
bhuq vzIaF qF nhI ieh mMgF, jo pUrIaF nf kr skIey ! pr Xfd rhy, jdoN muV kdy AunHF dIaF ienHF mMgF nMU pUrIaF krn bfry socFgy, Auh jf cuky hoxgy . muV ky nhI lBxy . AunHF dI krmgqI qy kudrq df ihsfb-ikqfb AunHF nMU nf jfxy iks Xuwg, iks nCwqr, iks DrqI qy nfm rUp dy iks jgq ivc lY jfx . eysy leI sfzf lok gIq affKdf hY, "iqn rMg nhIAuN lBxy, husn jvfnI mfpy ."
ies qoN pihlF ik asIN KMuJ jfeIey; ies qoN pihlF ik Auh guMm-guafc jfx; ies qoN pihlF ik pCqfvy qoN ibnf sfzy pwly kuJ nf rih jfvy; vfadf kro ik AunHF dy kMbdy kmËor hwQ PV ky afKogy, "nhI; sfnMU quhfzI loV hY . quhfzIaF nsIhqF dI vI qy quhfzIaF iJVkF dI vI . qusIN sfnMU Cwz ky ikDry nhI jf skdy . rwb kolL vI nhI . jy qusIN muV ky lBxy nhI qF Pyr asIN quhfnMU guafcx hI ikAuN dyeIey !" (ajIq mYgËIn, jlMDr qoN DMnvfd sihq)

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