in`q-nym bwry JUT dw Biv`K ?
kI koeI pRmwxIk sRoq ieh swbq krdw hY ik gurU swihb vyly AMimRq-sMcwr jW in`q-nym dIAW ikhVIAW bwxIAW pVHIAW jWdIAW sn ? quhwfy khx muqwbk jwp , cOpeI Aqy svXy gurU goibMd isMG jI vyly qoN hI , in`q-nym Aqy AMimRq dIAW bwxIAW rhIAW hn qW gurU goibMd isMG jI ny ienHW nUM gurU gRMQ swihb ivc drj kr ky bwxI dw ruqbw ikauN nw id`qw ? ikauNik is`KW leI bwxI isrP qy isrP gurU gRMQ swihb jI ivclI rcnw hI hY [ A`j vI swry mMndy hn ik is`K leI in`q-nym zrUrI hY [ jy is`K in`q nym hI nhIN krygw qW auh gurbwxI bwry soJI ikvyN hwsl krygw ? pr ieh jwxkwrI hoxI zrUrI hY ik in`q-nym hY kI ? Aqy ikvyN krnw hY ? kI roz r`tw lweI jwxw hI in`q nym hY ? jW kuJ smy mgroN aus pVHI jwx vwlI bwxI nUM ivcwrn dw vI in`q-nym SurU hoxw cwhIdw hY ? bwxI nUM ivcwry bgYr kIqw in`q-nym iksy ArQ nhIN , gurbwxI Purmwn hY ,
gur kI syvw sbdu bIcwru ] haumY mwry krxI swru ]7] (223)
KwlI r`ty lwaux nwl haumY vDdI hY , Sbd dI ivcwr kIiqAW hI haumY Kqm huMdI hY [ Aqy
gur kihAw sw kwr kmwvhu ]
sbdu cIin@ shj Gir Awvhu ]
swcY nwie vfweI pwvhu ] 2 ] (832)
gurU , jo kMm kihMdw hY , aus nUM krn dI g`l hY , gurU kI kihMdw hY ? ieh soJI Sbd nUM smJx nwl imldI hY [
loV qW ies isiKAw nUM smJx dI sI , pr qusIN qW bwxI dIAW igxqIAW dw ryVkw pw ilAw [ gurbwxI dI qW iek quk smJ lYx Aqy aus qy Aml kr lYx nwl , bMdy dI izMdgI sMvr jWdI hY [ jd ik lokIN qW nIm muilAW dI isiKAw Anuswr , igxqI dIAW hzwrW-l`KW bwxIAW dw r`tw lweI jw rhy hn , aus nwl kuJ nhIN svrdw , qusIN qW pMjW bwxIAW dI g`l dw ryVkw pwaux qy zor lwieAw hoieAw hY [ kI qusIN jwxdy ho ik AkwlI PUlw isMG jI vyly drbwr swihb ivc bRwhmxI krm-kWf huMdy sn , ijnHW nUM AkwlI PUlw isMG jI ny sn 1800 ivc bMd krvwieAw sI ? jy auh gurU swihb jI dy smkwlIAW vyly hoeI Gus-pYT nhIN sI qW hor kI sI ?
kI ieh Gus-pYT 1750 qoN 1800 dy ivcwly nhIN hoeI ? ijhVY isMG v`K-v`K QWvW qoN Aw ky KMfy-bwty dI pwhul (ijs nUM koier isMG ny 1751 ivc ilKI AwpxI ikqwb “ gur-iblws pwqSwhI 10 ” ivc pihlI vwrI AMimRq iliKAw) lYNdy sI , kI auh gurbwxI bwry pUrI qrHW jwxUU huMdy sn ? ijnHW dI mOjUdgI ivc Gwlw-mwlw nhIN ho skdw sI ?
q`QW qoN bwhrIAW qrk dIAW g`lW nwl shI is`ty nhIN k`Fy jw skdy , BweI kwnH isMG jI nwBw , pRo gurmuK isMG jI , igAwnI id`q isMG jI dy nwvW nUM prmwx vjoN vrqx l`igAW ieh vI jwxkwrI r`KxI zrUrI sI ik ienHW dy jIvx kwl ivc hI drbwr swihb ivc mUrqIAW dI sQwpnw hoeI sI , ijnHW nUM isMG-sBw lihr smyN 1920 vyly drbwr swihb ivcoN htwieAw igAw sI [ BweI kwnH isMG jI nwBw nUM C`f ky (ijnHW nUM nwBy dy rwjy ny AwriQk shUlqW id`qIAW hoeIAW sn , Aqy aunHW nUM aupl`BD swihq ivcoN jo imilAw , aunHW ny aus Anuswr hI ivslySn kIqw hY [ aunHW ny “ mhwn-koS ” dy rUp ivc pMQ leI bhuq mhwn kMm kIqw hY , pr ies dw ieh ArQ vI nhIN kiFAw jw skdw ik BweI kwnH isMG jI dI izMdgI ivc kuJ vI glq hox dI sMBwvnw nhIN sI ) pRo, gurmuK isMG jI Aqy igAwnI id`q isMG jI (ijnHW nY is`KI ivc PYlIAW kurihqW nUM dUr krn leI isr-DV dI bwzI lweI , aunHW dy jIvn bwry jwxkwrI hoxI vI bhuq zrUrI hY , aunHW kol quhwfy vrgy swDn nhIN sn , nw iksy gurdvwry ivc , jW iksy styj qy bolx dI iejwzq sI , aunHW dy bweIkwt dy hukmnwmy jwrI hoey sn [ auh Awpxy koiTAW qy KVy ho ky lokW nUM gurmiq bwry jwgrUk krdy sn , lok aunHW nUM v`ty vI mwirAw krdy sn [ Aqy gurdvwirAW qy kwbz lokW ny aunHW nUM pMQ ivcoN vI CyikAw [ qusIN kI swbq krnw cwhuMdy ho ik aunHW dy huMidAW bwxI ivc rlw ikvyN ho skdw hY ? ikqy aunHW dy jIvn dy qrs-Xog AMq bwry jwxdy huMdy qW Aijhw nw ilKdy [
quhwfy vrgy hzwrW ivdvwnW dy huMidAW A`j kI kuJ nhIN ho irhw ? quhwfy huMidAW ijvyN A`j sB-kuJ ho irhw hY , EvyN hI aus vyly vI auh swrw kuJ huMdw irhw hY [ qusIN ilKdy ho ik , iek is`K kOm hI hY , ijs ivc duPyV pwaux dI koeI swizS Ajy qk kwmXwb nhIN ho skI [ vIr jI zrw Drwql qy KVy ho ky vyKo , is`KW ivcly pwVy qW igxy hI nhIN jWdy [ jy koeI Tos sbUq hovy qW aus dI g`l kro , fw, iekbwl isMG vw| Awpxy ikAwiPAW dI g`l nw kro [ is`KI ivc aulJxW pihlW hI by-igxq hn , aunHW nUM G`t nhIN kr skdy qW G`to-G`t aunHW nUM vDwaux dI Kycl nw kro [
bVw DMnvwdI hovWgw [
blvMq isMG Kwlsw