Bhagat Puran Singh ji - Sikh Scholar – Dr. Roop Singh

Bgq pUrn isMG
jIAhu inrml bwhrhu inrml, P`kr drvyS S^sIAq Bgq pUrn isMG bwry jy ilKxw AsMBv nhIN
qW muSkl zrUr hY[ Bgq jI ny Awpxw Awpw du`KI mwnvqw nUM smripq kr idqw sI AijhI AvsQw nUM
phuMicAw hoieAw ivAkqI hI aunHW dI rh`smeI jIvn-khwxI nUM ivAkq kr skdw hY[ AsIN ies lyK ivc
aunHW dy jIvn dIAW kuJ iek GtnwvW nUM Xwd krn dw Xqn krWgy[
3 jUn 1904 eI: nUM ipMf rwjyvwl qihsIl, smrwlw, izlHw luiDAwxw dy iek ihMdU pirvwr ivc
pYdw hoey 'rwm jI dws' AMimRq dI dwq pRwpq kr, pUrn isMG bx gey[ dsvIN jmwq dI pVHweI luiDAwxw
ijlHy dy ksbw KMnw iv`coN pRwpq kIqI[ dsvIN iv`coN Pyl ho jwx ’qy Kwlsw hweI skUl lwhOr ivc dwKl ho
gey[ lwhOr ivc hI aunHW dI mwqw BWfy mWjx dI ifaUtI kirAw krdI sI[ skUl dI pVHweI smyN Aksr
pUrn isMG gurduAwrw fyhrw swihb lwhOr dy drSn krn AwauNdy[ ieh g`l 1932 dI hY, jd pUrn isMG
Awpxy jIvn-AwdrS dI pRwpqI sbMDI gurduAwrw swihb dy mhMq gopwl isMG nUM nwl lY ky gurduAwrw swihb
dy sQwnk pRbMDk pws igAw qy aunW ny ikhw ik ieh nOjuAwn Awpxw jIvn by-shwrw, pwglW, lUilHAWlMgiVAW, ipMgilAW dI syvw leI smripq krnw cwhuMdw hY[ pRbMDkW dy ieh pu`Cx ’qy ik ieh ivcwr quhwfy
mn iv`c ikvyN AwieAw, pUrn isMG ny ikhw, “auh iek ihMdU pirvwr iv`coN hn, myrI mwqw jI Dwrimk ibrqI
r`Kdy hoey hmySW, rwhgIrW loVvMdW dI jl-pwxI nwl syvw kirAw krdI hY Aqy rozwnw jpujI swihb dw pwT
nym nwl krdI hY ijs ’qy mYN vI kwlj dI pVHweI krn dI QW ‘ieh pVHweI’ krn dw mn bxw ilAw[ mYN
Awpxw jIvn loVvMd duKIAW dI mdd krn leI smrpx krnw cwhuMdw hW[ ies AwdrS dI pRwpqI leI mYN
Awpxw iqAwg, gurduAwrw swihb Tihr syvw, ismrn, praupkwr dI isiKAw lYxI cwhuMdw hW[” ieh au~c
ivcwr suxidAW hI pRbMDkW ny pUrn isMG dy Kwx-pIx qy rihx-sihx dw pRbMD kr id`qw[
ieh ArMB sI aus AwdrS dw, ijs dI pRwpqI leI pUrn isMG GroN quirAw sI[ gurduAwrw fyhrw
swihb ivKy jl-pwxI, lMgr, sPweI, brqnW Awid dI inq-pRqI syvw kr, pUrn isMG bzwr ivc GuMmx
inkl qurdw[ mu`K inSwnw sVkW qoN SISy-p`Qr, roVy, ikl-kWty Awid lWBy krnw sI qW ik rwhIAW nUM iksy
iksm dw kSt nw phuMcy[ iPr lwiebryrI bYT au~c iKAwlW nUM pVHnw-ilKxw qy pRcwr ihq vMfxw pUrn isMG
dw inq dw kwrj sI[ byprvwh gurmiq mwrg dy ies Adu`qI pWDI nUM q`k kuJ Alp bu`DI vwly ienHW nUM pwgl
vI kihMdy, pr aunHW nUM kI pqw sI ik ies ny qW ipMgilAW-pwglW dw pwlxhwrw bxnw hY!
sMn 1934 eI:ivc gurduAwrw fyhrw swihb dy drSnI dIvwr ’qy koeI inrdeI idl iek cwr ku
swl dw ipMglw qy gUMgw b`cw C`f igAw[ pUrn isMG ny aus nUM god lY, sWB-sMBwl SurU kr id`qI pr AwpxI
inq dI ikrq vI jwrI r`KI[ l`gBg 14 swl aus b`cy dI syvw-sMBwl krdy rhy Aqy dyS-vMf smyN “ipMgly”
nUM ivrwsqI pUMjI vjoN nwl lY, AMimRqsr Aw gey[ Kwlsw kwlj AMimRqsr ivc SrnwrQI kYNp l`gw hoieAw
sI, ijQy Bgq jI ny qn-mn nwl syvw kIqI[
Bgq pUrn isMG jI dy ilKx Anuswr, dyS vMf smyN mYN Awpxy nwl iek rupieAw, pMj Awny lY ky
AwieAw sW, kCihrw mYN pihinAw hoieAw sI Aqy PulkwrI myry ipMfy ’qy sI[ ies qoN ielwvw myry kol iek
lohy dw bwtw, do v`fIAW kwpIAW, do AMgryzI rswly qy “lUlHw” myrI ip`T ’qy sI[ mYN sdw hI vwihgurU nUM
hwzr-nwzr smJdw irhw hW, ies Brosy ’qy mYN hr kMm nUM ibnW iJjk dy h`Q pw ilAw[
Bgq jI dw ies ipMgly-lUlHy b`cy nwl ikqnw ipAwr sI, aunHW dI zubwnI “ijgr dw tukVw lUlHw
b`cw myrI izMdgI dw sB qoN v`fw shwrw irhw hY, auh jy mYnUM nw imldw qW mYN auh kuJ nw kr skdw jo mYN
ipMglvwVy dy rUp ivc kIqw hY Aqy dunIAW dw ipAwr Aqy siqkwr ijiqAw hY[” ieh ipMglw ipAwrw isMG
hI Bgq pUrn isMG dI pihlI pUMjI sI, ijs dI Bgq jI AMqm suAwsW qk AwpxI h`QIN syvw-sMBwl krdy
rhy[
ipAwrw isMG nwmI lUlHy b`cy nUM Bgq jI 14 swl ip`T ip`Cy cu`kI iPrdy rhy Aqy aus dy Kwx-pIx,
ishq-sMBwl Awid dw pRbMD krdy rhy[ dyS-vMf ip`CoN pUrn isMG ny kuJ smW Kwlsw kwlj dy SrnwrQI kYNp
ivc sPlw kIqw[ SrnwrQI kYNp Kqm ho jwx ’qy Bgq pUrn isMG ny rylvy stySn ’qy kuJ smyN leI invws
kIqw qy iPr kuJ smW drK`qW dI C`q hyT guzwirAw[ sihjy-sihjy Bgq pUrn isMG dy pirvwrk mYNbrW dI
igxqI vDdI geI, ijs leI iksy p`ky itkwxy dI zrUrq sI, ijQy itk ik ienHW lvwrsW-ApwhjW dI syvw-
sMBwl qy ielwj dw pRbMD ho sky[ ies smyN ienHW dw invws iek bMd pey isnymy dI iemwrq ivc sI[ kudrq
dy rMg dyKo, aus isnymy dI bolI 35000 rupey ho geI[ Bgq jI pws qW jmHW-pUMjI qW koeI hY nhIN sI, ijs
nwl iemwrq KrIdI jWdI[ sihXog v`s SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI dI mIitMg c`l rhI sI, Bgq jI ny
kmytI mYNbrW nUM swrI siQqI qoN jwxU krvwieAw“ies vyly swnUM iemwrq dI s^q zrUrq hY ijs leI G`to-G`t 50000 rupey dI zrUrq hY,
jo mYN iek`TI nhIN kr skdw[” Bgq jI dy ivcwr sux SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI ny sRI
drbwr swihb dy Kzwny iv`coN ieh mwieAw dyx dw bhu-praupkwrI &Yslw kr id`qw, ijs
nwl ipMglvwVy dI ivSwl iemwrq dw ArMB hoieAw[
Awpxy jIvn dIAW khwxIAW ilKx dw mnorQ Bgq jI ilKdy hn ik "jy mYN jIvn dw lMmww-cOVw
ieiqhws nw ilK sikAw qW mY
mYN AwpxI mW qy is`K gurduAwirAW nwl BwrI byienswPI kr irhw hovWgw[ myrI
mW ny myry bcpn smyN myry mn ivc praupkwr dy pRbl sMskwr pwey sn[ ies leI mYN dyS dI dunIAW leI
v`fy-v`fy Adu`qI kMm kr sikAw hW[ jy mYN Awpxw jIvn is`K-gurduAwirAW dI CqrCqr-CwieAw hyT nw
ibqwieAw huMdw qW myry jIvn dw ivkws
ivkws nw huMdw Aqy nw dys dI isrk`F sMsQw, ipMglvwVy dy rUp ivc
ivksq huMdI[
ipMglvwVy dy bwnI hox qoN ielwvw Bgq jI auc kotI dy ivdvwn ilKwrI vI sn[ Aiq sUKm ivcwrW
nUM lok-BwSw ivc ilK Awm lokW qk phuMcwauxw Bgq jI v`loN kIqw jWdw praupkwr dw dUsrw v`fw kwrj
sI[ pMjwbI, ihMdI, AMgryzI Awid BwSwvW ivc Axigxq tRYkt, sMdyS, pusqkW pRkwSq krnw koeI Aswn
kMm nhIN[ ienHW ilKqW dw mu`K ivSw gurmuK jIvn, gurbwxI dy rh`smeI Byd d`sxw Aqy AYtmI ivnwS,
pRdUSx, isgrtnoSI bury pRBwvW Awid qoN lokW nUM jwgRq krnw sI[
Bgq pUrn isMG dy syvw-kwrjW nUM q`k Bwrq srkwr v`loN Bgq jI nUM ‘pdm sRI’ dy snmwn nwl
snmwinq kIqw igAw, pr Bgq jI ny ieh snmwn aus smyN vwps kr id`qw jd, jwbr srkwr ny mwnvqw
dy kyNdrIN AsQwn sRI drbwr swihb nUM POjI hmly smyN BwrI hwnI phuMcweI[
Bgq isMG jI nUM bhuq swrIAW lok pRiqinD sMsQwvW v`loN smyN-smyN snmwinq kIqw igAw ijnHW dy
auh pUrn rUp iv`c h`kdwr sn[
ies vyly ipMglvwVy ivc pwgl mrd, iesqrIAW, b`cy-b`cIAW qoN ielwvw byshwrw Apwhj b`cyb`cIAW dI igxqI sYNkiVAW iv`c hY, ijnHW dy Kwx-pIx, rihx-sihx qy dvw-dwrU dI loV hY[ ies sMsQw dw
ies smyN Krc rozwnw hzwrW ivc hY[ srkwr v`loN lok kilAwx ih`q c`l rhI ies sMsQw nUM nw-mwqr dI
shwieqw imldI hY[ auh vI pqw nhIN iks smyN bMd ho jwvy! srkwr pwsoN iksy iksm dI Aws r`KxI Awpxy
Awp nwl DoKw hY, ikauNik auh srkwr jo Bgq jI dy Akwl-clwxy ’qy c`l rhy sYSn ivc sog vjoN iek
Sbd vI nhIN aucwrdI, aunHW pwsoN hor kI Aws kIqI jw skdI hY?
AMqm Ardws ivc juVIAW sMgqW dy ivSwl iek`T ivc qqkwlI pRDwn SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk
kmytI, jQydwr gurcrn isMG tOhVw v`loN iqMn AYlwn kIqy gey jo pRsMsw-Xog khy jw skdy hn[ pihlw ik
ies sMsQw nUM SRomxI kmytI v`loN 25000 rupey mwisk shwieqw id`qI jwvygI, dUsrw, Bgq pUrn isMG jI dI
qsvIr kyNdrI is`K Ajwieb Gr ivc lwauxI Aqy qIsrw, Bgq pUrn isMG dy nwm ’qy SRomxI syvw snmwn
SurU kIqw jwvygw[
AnwQW dy nwQ, byshwirAW nUM shwrw phuMcwaux vwly Bgq pUrn isMG Ajy BwvyN srIirk rUp iv`c ies
sMswr iv`c nhIN rhy pr aunHW dy ArMBy kwrj aunHW nUM hmySW jIvq r`Kxgy[ loV hY ies sMsQw nUM lokW dy
sihXog dI qW jo mwnv-syvw dw ieh Amolk kwrj inrMqr jwrI rih sky[
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