vfGf rylvy stysLn qy ajy gwzI
cwj nfl rukI vI nhIN sI ik lokF ny cwldI gwzI ivwcoN CflF mfr ky BfjVF pf
leIaF sn. KflI trflIaF kfbU krn leI lok hwQo-pfeI ho rhy sn. XU:pI: ibhfr
qoN afey lok vwzy vwzy gwTVF nfl jUJ rhy sn. asIN BIV –BVWky qoN bcx leI
ajy zwby ivwc bYTy hI sF, pfiksqfnI aPLsrF dy vwzy gruwp ny af ky jI
afieaF ikhf. myrIaF dUsrIaF PyrIaF nfloN ieh PyrI iblkul alwg iksm dI PyrI
sI. ies vyrI mYN pRDfn mMqrI mIaF nvfjL sLrIPL df jfqI mihmfn sF. myry nfl
jQydfr jgdyv isMG jwsovfl qy jrnYl isMG icwqrkfr vI sn.
jdoN ipClI vyrI ‘pMjfbI pirvfr’ lfhOr swiBafcfrk grupw nfl lY ky igaf sI
AudoN iewk sfbkf gvrnr sfzy ivwc sLfml sI, asIN AusnUM bfbf afKdy sI. Auh
bVf qyjL qrfr bMdf inkilaf. Aus ny myry bVy ipafry dosq KvfjLf sdIk nfl
bdo bdI dosqI gMZ leI. KLvfjLf sfihb AuhnF idnF ivwc pRDfn mMqrI dy
ipRMsIpl skwqr sn. bfby ny KLvfjLf sfihb qoN pRDfn mMqrI df sfrf awgf
ipwCf pqf kr ilaf qy AuhnF df ies pMjfb vflf ipMz vI puwC ilaf.
bfad ivwc mIaF sfihb dy ies pfsy jwdI ipMz jfqI AumrF dy lokF nfl vfkPLIaq
bxf leI. iPLr iewk icwTI mIaF nvfjL sLrIPL nUM ilKI, asIN ipMz vfsI
quhfnUM imlxf cfhuMdy hF. pRDfn mMqrI nUM bVHI KusLI hoeI qy sfry lokF nUM
afpxy jfqI mihmfn bxfAux dI hdfieq kr idwqI. bfby dI iqkVmbfjLI qoN KvfjLf
sfihb nUM bVHI icVH cVHI, AuhnF ny ies ijLwd ivwc mYnUM vI pRDfn mMqrI df
jfqI mihmfn bxfieaf. mYnUM KLvfjLf sfihb df iewk hor sunyhf imilaf ik
pRDfn mMqrI cfhuMdy hn ik AuhnF dy purfxy Gr dI koeI insLfnI, iewt vgYrf,
jy kuJ vI nf imly qd ivhVy ivwcoN imwtI df ilwp hI puwt ilafAuxf. mYN
jfqI-AumrF igaf AuWQy jf
ky pqf cwilaf, mIaF sfihb dy Gr vflI jgHf
gurduafry ivwc sLfiml kr leI geI hY. gurduafry ivwc pwkf PLrsL sI AuWQoN
qF imwtI vI nhIN puwtI jf skdI sI. mYnUM bVHI mfXUsI hoeI, pr EQy KVHy
iewk swjx ny mYnUM nvF suJfa idwqf. Auh sfhmxy vfly GrvfilaF dy mIaF nvfjL
sLrIPL dy qKLiqaF dI joVI huMdI sI, clo pqf krny aF. asIN Gr vfilaF qoN
qKLiqaF dI joVI bfry puiwCaf, AuhnF ny Jwt dws idwqf afh sfhmxy peI ey.
myrI KLusLI dI koeI hwd nf rhI, AuNJ mIhF nfl qKLiqaF dy donF isiraF nfl
kwtrU bMnHy hoey sn. GrvfilaF qoN puwC ky mYN qKLqy nfloN iewk tukVf
qoiVaf qy rumfl ivwc lpyt ilaf. nfl afey swjx df DMnvfd kIqf. ijhVy qKLqy
GrvfilaF leI kbfV qoN vwD kuJ vI nhIN sn, Auh pUry pfiksqfn dy mflk leI
iewk ijgr df tukVf sn.
vfGy qoN qurn lwigaF mihsUs hoieaf ik vjLIrI qoN bfad awj pihlI vyr sfzy
nfl askft aqy pfielt cwl rhy sn qy kfr vI AuhnF iqMn mrszIjL kfrF ‘coN
iewk sI ijnHF nUM mIaF nvfjL sLrIPL afp vrqdy sn. sfnUM lfhOr dI mfl roz
AuWqy styt gYst hfAUs dy sUt nMbr 1 ivwc Tihrfieaf igaf. bfbf vI EQy hI
iksy hor sUt ivwc Tihiraf hoieaf sI., Aus ny sfzI kfr qy Tihrn vfly sUt
vwl iqrCI njLry dyiKaf qy mroVf ijhf mfr ky tur igaf. mYN jQydfr jwsovfl
nUM CyiVaf, “ikAuN jQydfr jI ieMqjLfm TIk hY?” jQydfr jwsovfl bVHf hYrfn
prysLfn sI, “pihlF mYnUM sihj avsQf ivwc afAux idE iPLr gwl krFgy.”
rfqIN mIaF nvfjL sLrIPL dy Pfrm hfAUs rfeyivMz Kfxf sI. pRDfn mMqrI afpxy
sfry ruJyvyN Cwz ky Kfxy ‘qy [phuMcy, sfry twbr ny sfzf awKF ivCf ky svfgq
kIqf. kihMdy hn, “jMgl myN mor nfcf iks ny dyKf’ pr awj qy jfqI AumrF
invfsI afpxy ipMz dy jMmpl df jfho jlfl afpxI awKIN vyK rhy sn. mIaF nvfjL
sLrIPL afp hr mihmfn dI afE Bgq vwl iDafn dy rhy sn. mYN pRDfn mMqrI sfihb
nUM Auho lwkV df tukVf idwqf. Auh bVy Bfvuk ho gey. AuhnF dy gory icwty
ichry ivwc iewk dm isMDUr Gul igaf. pihlF tukVf buwlHF nfl cuMimaf, iPLr
awKF nfl lfieaf, afiKr ikMnI dyr afpxy sIny nfl Guwt ky rwiKaf.
agly idn jwsovfl horF ny afpxy purfxy ipMz bhfvl ngr dy nyVy jfx df
pRogrfm bxf ilaf qy mYN ksUr bfbf buwlHy sLfh dI drgfh qy hfjLrI dyx jfxf
sI. eys vfrI srkfrI mihmfn hox df iewk hor lfB sI ijwDr ikDry myrf idl
krdf jf skdf sI, dwsxf iewk idn pihlF pYNdf sI qF jo rUt vgYrf lgvfieaf jf
sky. afm hflqF ivwc asIN isrPL AuhnF QFvF AuWqy hI jf skdy hF ijwQoN df
sfzy kol vIjLf huMdf hY.
svyry nfsLqf krky sfzIaF gwzIaF df kfPLlf ksUr vwl cwl ipaf. zrfeIvr dI
brfbr sIt ‘qy myrf pI:aYs:E: bYTf sI, ijs ny mYQoN puwC ky sfry pRogrfm
bnfAuxy sn qy myrI dyKBfl df sfrf ijMmf Aus qy sI. asl ivwc ieh sfdy
kwpiVaF ivwc POj df kpqfn myry nfl izAUtI kr irhf sI. ijwQy Auh myry
pRogrfmF df ieMcfrj sI, EQy srkfr vwloN myrI sI:afeI:zI: krnf vI AusdI
izAUtI ivwc sLfiml sI. mYnUM pihly idn hI kfr dy zrfeIvr ny ies bfry dws
idwqf sI, “srdfr sfihb, ieh icwty kwpiVaF vflf PLOj dI sI:afeI:zI: df bMdf
hY. ies dI hfjLrI ivwc pfiksqfn dI POj bfry koeI gwl nf krnf.” zrfeIvr ny
mYnUM puiwCaf, “awCf ieh dwso qusIN surjIq isMG brnflf nUM jfxdy ho?” “hF
jfxdf hF”, “jdoN quhfnUM imlx myrI slfm kihxf, mYN AuhnF nfl vI keI idn
izAUtI kIqI sI, bVy Bly lok hn.” zrfeIvr purfxIaF XfdF qfjLIaF kr irhf sI.
mYN zrfeIvr nfl vfadf kIqf ik qyrI slfm jLrUr phuMcf idaFgf. asIN iewk
KuwlI zuwlHI sVky pY gey ijs qy iliKaf sI ‘iPLrojLpur roz’. BfvyN asIN
hwdF bMnHy pfr kr ky bih gey pr ies sVk ny PLIrojLpur nfloN moh nhIN sI
qoiVaf. ijwQy ies df nF iPLrojLpur roz ijAuN df iqAuN kfiem sI, AuWQy hr
mIl pwQr dy sIny AuWqy PIrojLpur df ijLkr Aus qrHF iliKaf sI. sVk dy donoN
pfsy hvf nfl Jwul rhy do iqMn dhfky purfxy sPYdy mYnUM afpxy bjLurgF ijhy
ipafry lgdy sn.
keI vfr bfbf buwlHy sLfh dI drgfh qy hfjLrI lgfAux df pRogrfm bxfieaf pr
ies vfrI msIN isry ciVHaf sI. sMn 1680 df ipMz pfzo ivwc jnimaf abduwlf
bfad ivwc buwlHy sLfh bx igaf. buwlyH sLfh ny seIad huMidaF sLfh anYq
rfeIN nUM afpxf mursLd mMn ilaf. BfvyN muslmfn Drm ivwc koeI AUc-nIc nhIN
pr iPLr vI ieh Drm ihMdU Drm dy prCfvyN qoN pUrI qrHF nhIN bc sikaf.
bwulHy sLfh dy Kfndfn nUM iewk seIad df iksy rfeIN df murId bxnf cMgf nhIN
lwigaf.
“buwlHy nUM smJfvx afeIaF BYxF qy BrjfeIaF
mMn lY buwilHaf sfzf kihxf, Cwz dy pwlf rfeIaF.”
buwlyH sLfh ny bVHf KLUbsUrq jvfb idwqf,
“afl nbI, alfd nbI nUM,
qUM ikAuN lIkF lfeIaF,
ijhVf sfnUM seIad afKy, dojLKL imlx sjLfeIaF.”
buwlHy sLfh df irsLqf mursLd qy sLfigrd qoN vI awgy ruwsx mnfAux qIk phuMc
igaf.
iewk vyrF sLfh anfieq buwlHy sLfh nfl ruws igaf qy Aus nUM drgfh ivwcoN
bfhr kwZ idwqf. mursLd dy ivCoVy ny buwlHy sLfh nUM ies qrF qVPf idwqf
ijvyN pfxI qoN ibnF mClI qVPdI hY. buwlHy sLfh afpxy mursLd nUM mnfAux leI
kMjrI df rUp DfridaF pYrF ivwc GuMgrU pf ky nwcx lwg ipaf.
“sLOh buwlHy dy isr pr burkf, qy iesLk-ncfieaf eI,
iesLkn iesLkn jwg ivwc hoeIaF dyh kflm bTfeIE eI,
af swjx gl lwg sfzy, ikhf JyVf lfeIE eI.”
sfzIaF gwzIaF buwlHy sLfh dy drbfr sfhmxy sVk qy KVHIaF ho geIaF. bfbf
buwlHy sLfh df mjLfr ksUr dy iewk BIV-BVWky vfly bjLfr ivwc bixaf hoieaf
hY. mjLfr dy nfl hI hor bhuq sfrIaF kbrF bxIaF hoeIaF hn. mYnUM jI afieaF
kihx leI ielfky df aYs:zI:aYm aqy zI:aYs:pI KVHy sn. pihlF AuhnF ny mYnUM
cfh-pfxI iplfieaf. zI:aYs:pI: sMDU sI. Aus ny mYnUM puiwCaf, “srdfr sfihb
quhfzy vfly pfsy vI sMDU huMdy hn.” “jI hF, sfzf aMimRqsr ijLlHf sMDUaF
nfl Biraf ipaf hY”, Aus ny moVvF svfl kIqf, “ iPLr sfzy qy quhfzy ivwc kI
PLrk hoieaf?” myry mUMhoN suBfvk hI inkl igaf, “nhIN PLrk qy koeI vI nhIN
isrPL isafsqdfn qy Dfrimk jnUMnI pfxI qy zFgF mfr ky alwg krn lwgy hoey
hn.” myrf jvfb sux ky zI:aYs:pI Thfkf mfr ky hwisaf.
drbfr dy swjy pfsy iewk pwkV Aumr df bMdf hrmonIam PVH ky buwlHy sLfh df
klfm gf irhf sI.
“qyry iesLk ncfieaf,
kr QeIaf QeIaf”
mYnUM dyKidaF bfby ny afpxy mwQy qy hwQ lf ky slfm kIqf. awgy vD ky mYN
bfby dy hrmonIam qy sO df not rwK idwqf. rupeIaf-rupeIaf, do-do rupeIey
mMgx vflf bfbf sO dy not nfl inhfl ho igaf. bfbf moty sLIisLaF vflI aYnk
ivwcoN myry ichry vwl Jfk ky boilaf. “bwly Eey srdfro, vwzI gwl ey, bVI
muwdq bfad drsLn hoey. bVIaF muhwbqF sI, bVIaF sFJF sI, awCf beI awlf
qYnUM ieho mnjLUr sI.” sMqflI dI vMz nUM Xfd krky bfby ny TMZf hOkf ilaf.
mYN bfby qoN ivhlf ho ky sfQIaF smyq sfeIN buwlHy sLfh dy mjLfr aMdr dfKLl
hoieaf. sfeIN jI dI kbr dy sfhmxy KloiqaF agrbwqIaF dI KLusLbU ny myry
aMdr iewk ajIbo –gLrIb srUr Br idwqf. mYN Es pfk jLmIn qy KVHf sF ijwQy
pMjfb df Eh sUPLI PLkIr dPLn sI ijs ny dysL dy Dfrimk kwtV pMQIaF, ivdysLI
hmlfvrF qoN pwQr idl rfjy-mhFrfijaF dy sqfey ihMdU-iswK, muslmfnF dy
jLKLmF qy buwlH rwK ky sfrI pIVf cUsx dI koisLsL kIqI. sfeIN jI ihMdU,
iswK, muslmfn ivwc koeI PLrk nhIN smJdy sn. sfeIN jI ny lokF df drd
pCfxidaF ikhf:
“KuwlHf hsLr ajLfb df,
burf hfl hoieaf pMjfb df.”
mOlvIaF dI bxfeI sLrHf nUM buwlHy sLfh ny kuPLr dwisaf.
“krm sLrHf dy Drm bqfvx,
sMgl pfvx pYrIN,
jfq mjLHb ieh iesLk nf puwCdf,
iesLk sLrHf df vYrI.”
buwlHy sLfh ny gurU qyg bhfdr dI sLhfdq nUM slfm kridaF siqgurU nUM gurU
qyg bhfdr gfjLI kih ky vizafieaf hY. bfbf buwlHy sLfh iswKF dI vDdI qfkq
qoN afsmMd sI ik ieh bfhrly DfVvIaF qoN injfq idvfAuxgy. asIN sfiraF ny
srbwq df Blf mMgx leI awKF mIt ky hwQ AuWcy kridaF duaf mMgxI sLurU kr
idwqI. bfbf buwlHy sLfh lfl cfdr qfx ky GUk suwqf ipaf sI. mYnUM mihsUs
hoieaf ijvyN sfzI duaf ny bfby nUM kwcI nINdry jgf idwqf qy Auh KVH ho ky
myry kMnF ivwc Kusr-Pusr krn lwg igaf, “sLjLfdy, jdoN bfby nfnk dy dr ‘qy
afAuNdf huMdf eyN, eyDr vI cwkr lf jfieaf kr, ikDry lokIN mYnUM iswK,
muslmfn qy ihMdUaF dy cwkr ivwc vMzI qy nhIN bYTy? kMn kr ky sux, mYN gwl
pihlF hI inbyV idwqI nf ihMdU nf ipsLOrI, nf mYN rihMdf ivwc ndOx, buwlHf
kI jfxy mYN kOx? qyrf afAuxf mYnUM bVHf eI cMgf lwigaf. awDI sdI pihlF
mIaF vfirs sLfh nUM aMiRqf pRIqm df KLq imilaf sI, hfl mflUm hoieaf sfrf
kuJ sux ky sInf ClxI ho igaf, sLjLfdy, awgy qy kdy aYnf anrQ nhIN sI
hoiewaf. pMjfb vfly qF DfVvIaF hwQoN jfn dI bfjLI lf ky bhU-bytIaF afjLfd
krvf ky mfx-siqkfr nfl Gr-Gr pucf ky afAuNdyy sn. sMqflI ivwc iks jLulmI
ny ivhVy syh df qwklf gwizaf, afpxIaF aMmF jfeIaF ( pMjfb dIaF DIaF) dI
iewjLq luwtx ivwc ksr bfkI nhIN CwzI.”
“ihMdU, muslmfn, iswK, iqMnF df KLUn sPLYd ho igaf.” mYN vI sfeIN jI dI
gwl df huMgfrf BridaF gujLfirsL kIqI, “qusINEN donoN mulkF dy isr qy imhrF
Biraf hwQ rwKo, iehnF qfjdfrF koloN lokF dI jfn suKflI hovy, donoN pfsy
swqf dy iKzfrI aYsIaF cflF cwldy hn ijnHF nfl iehnF dIaF kursIaF pwkIaF ho
jfx. icVIaF df mrn gvfrF df hfsf. donyN pfsy hwz BMnvIN imhnq krn vfilaF
dIaF bfhF gly lwgx leI AuWlr rhIaF hn, pr srkfrF aqy kwtVpMQIaF nUM ieh
gwlF rfs nhIN afAuNdIaF.” myry ijsm aMdr Jux-JuxI ijhI iCVI qy myry lUM
KVHy ho gey. bfbf jI awK dy Por ivwc cfdr iPLr lpyt ky sON gey.
asIN mjLfr qoN bfhr inkly. hrmonIam vfly BfeI ny mYnUM dyK ky drd BrI
afvfjL ivwc iPLr buwlHy sLfh df klfm Coihaf.
AuWT gey gvFZoN Xfr,
rwbf hux kI krIey.
mYnUM klfm dy nfloN ijLafdf Aus BfeI dy klyjy ivwcoN AuWTI hUk jfpI jo
ivCVy ihMdU, iswK BrfvF dy AudryvyN df pRCfvF sI. ibrD bfby dI mihMdI nfl
rMgI BUrI dfhVI ivwc Psy do hMJU Aus pwkI hoeI kFgV crI dy pwiqaF qy pey
qryl dy do qupky jfpy ijs nUM iksfn dI dfqI iksy vyly vI Zih ZyrI kr skdI
hY. Aus ny mYlI ijhI pwg dy lV nfl awKF pUMJIaF qy sVfkf mfiraf. pl Br leI
myrIaF awKF vI Br afeIaF. qurn lwigaF zI:aYs:pI sMDU ny Guwt ky jwPLI
pfeI. “ivCVy BrfvF nUM iml ky vkq bVHf sohxf gujLiraf” Aus ny myry hwQ
ivwc iewk QYlf PVHfieaf, ijs ivwc ksUr dI myQI dy kuJ pYkt sn. myrI kfr
ivwcoN lfhOr qIk myQI dI KLusLbU afAuNdI rhI. awj vI jdoN mYnUM bfbf
buwlHf sLfh dI PLyrI Xfd afAuNdI hY, afpxy sfhF ivwcoN ksUr dI myQI dI
KLusLbo afAuNdI mihsUs huMdI hY.
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