BwSw ivigAwnIAW dw kQn hY ik iksy vI BwSw dy vwkW dI shI vMf qoN ibnW ArQW nUM spSt kr skxw AsMBv hY [ Asl iv`c iehI kwrx hY ik g`lbwq krn vyly vwkW dy AMq iv`c Aqy vwkW dy Kws Kws ih`isAW ’qy TihirAw jWdw hY, qW ik khI jw rhI g`l TIk qrHW smJI jw sky [ ilKqI vwkW iv`c ies g`l nUM pRgt krn leI ik ikQy Aqy ikMnw ku icr Tihrnw hY Kws inSwn vrqy jWdy hn, ijnHW nUM ivsrwm-icMnH (Punctuation Marks) ikhw jWdw hY [ pMjwbI BwSw dy inrukq koS iv`c ivsrwm icMnH dw ArQ ‘ivAwkrx dy Tihrwau sUck icMnH’ kIqw igAw hY [
sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dI ilKq iv`c vwk vMf leI kyvl do fMfIAW (]) dI vrqoN kIqI hY [ audwrhx vjoN gurbwxI dIAW hyT ilKIAW qukW ivcwrIAW jw skdIAW hn, ijnHW iv`c ArD ivsrwm, ivsmI qy pRSn icMnHW dI QW vI do fMfIAW (h`dW) dI vrqoN kIqI geI hY :
qU kunu ry ] mY jI ] nwmw ] ho jI ] Awlw qy invwrxw jm kwrxw ] {AMg 694}
mohnu lwlu myrw pRIqm mn pRwnw ] mo kau dyhu dwnw ] {AMg 1005}
ikauNik, aus vyly gurmuKI smyq iksy vI ihMdosqwnI ilpI iv`c koeI ivsrwm icMn nhIN sn ; isvwey ie`k KVI lIk ([) dy, jo AMgryzI dy &ulstwp (.) dI QW qy hY [ ies nUM pMjwbI vwly fMfI jW h`d AwKdy hn [ ikauNik, ies icMn dI vrqoN pRwcIn kwl qoN hI Awm qOr ’qy vwk dy AMq au~qy huMdI c`lI Aw rhI hY [ ieh icMn lgBg iqMn hzwr swl purwxw hY [ ikauNik, hzrq eIsw msIh qoN nO sdIAW pihlW dy i&nISn (Phoenician) ilpI iv`c ilKy gey mubweIt ston (Moabite Stone) auqy vI icMn fMfI ([) dI vrqoN iesy hI mqlb leI hoeI imldI hY [
ijauN ijauN pMjwbI BwSw dw ivkws hoieAw, iqauN iqauN pMjwbI dy sUJvwn ilKwrIAW ny ilKq dI spStqw leI AMgryzI dy ivsrwm icMnHW nUM vrqxw SurU kIqw [ ijvyN kwmw (, Comma), ibMdI kwmw (; Cemecolon), duibMdI (: Colon), pRSn icMnH (? Interrogataion), ivsmI icMnH (! Exclamation), puTy kwmy (‘ ’Inverted commas), qy joVnI (- Hyphon) Awidk [ A`j-kl qW AijhI vrqoN Awm hY [
sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dIAW AjokIAW pd-Cyd bIVW qoN pihlW juVvyN A`KrW vwlIAW (lVIdwr) bIVW hI pRcilq sn [ AiBAws hIx pwTIAW pwsoN gurbwxI dIAW qukW nUM TIk pd-Cyd nw krn krky Aqy TIk QW ivSrwm nw lgwaux krky byAMq BulW huMdIAW sn [ pd-Cyd bIVW Cpx nwl qukW nUM pd-Cyd krn dI smisAw qW 99% h`l ho geI, pr ivsrwmW dI smisAw EvyN hI kwiem rhI [ guris`K ivdvwnW dI idSRtI iv`c ies dw ie`ko ie`k h`l sI ik gurbwxI dy SuD aucwrn dIAW sMQw-poQIAW qy tIikAW iv`c TIk QW loVINdy ivsrwm icMn lgw id`qy jwx [ iehI kwrx hY ik gurbwxI nUM smJx smJwaux leI sRI gurU gRMQ swihb dy tIkykwrW qy sMiQAw krwaux vwly ivdvwnW vloN hux swry ivsrwmW dI vrqoN kIqI jw rhI hY [ ikauNik, pwTkW qy SRoiqAW nUM gurbwxI dy SuD aucwrn qy ArQ BwvW qoN jwxU krwaux leI AijhI vrqoN Aiq zrUrI hY [ pr, ies qoN vI zrUrI hY ivsrwm TIk QW dyxw [ jy ivsrwm dI QW TIk nw hovy qW pwT Aqy ArQ dovyN hI Zlq ho jWdy hn [ ijvyN :
TIk : guru Arjunu, Gir gur rwmdws ; Bgq auqir AwXau ] {AMg 1407}
Zlq : guru Arjunu Gir, gur rwmdws ; Bgq auqir AwXau ]
ies quk dw shI ArQ hY : gurU rwmdws dy Gr iv`c gurU Arjun (r`b dw) Bgq jMm ipAw [ ieh ie`k ieiqhwsk s`c hY [ pr, jy AxgihlI kwrn ivsrwm ‘Arjunu’ dI QW ‘Gir’ qy l`g jwey qW SRoqw smJygw ik gurU Arjn dy Gr gurU rwmdws Bgq pYdw ho pey [ Aijhy ArQ ieiqhwsk p`KoN vI Zlq hn qy ivAwkrixk p`KoN vI [ ikauNik, ‘Arjunu’ nWv dy nMny nUM l`gw AONkV ‘gurU Arjun dy Gr’ vwly sbMDkI ArQ nhIN hox idMdw [
TIk : swcw, mrY n AwvY jwie ] nwnk ! gurmuiK rhY smwie ] {AMg 229}
Zlq : swcw mrY, n AwvY jwie ] nwnk gurmuiK rhY smwie ]
ienHW qukW dw shI ArQ hY : hy nwnk (AwK) ! gurU dI rwhIN (mnuK aus AkwlpurK iv`c) smwieAw rihMdw hY, jo sdw kwiem rihx vwlw hY, jo jMmdw mrdw nhIN [ pr, jy pwTI v`loN byiDAwnI nwl ivsrwm ‘mrY’ l&z ’qy lwieAw jwey Aqy ‘nwnk’ nWv ’qy ivsrwm nw lwieAw jwey qW SRoqy smJxgy : nwnk gurmuK nwnk aus iv`c smwieAw rihMdw hY, ijhVw scw r`b mrdw hY, AauNdw jWdw nhIN [ Aijhy ArQ isDWqk qy ivAwkrixk p`KoN Zlq is`D hoxgy [ ikauNik, jo s`cw hY, auh mrdw nhIN [ qy jo mrdw hY, aus bwry ‘n AwvY jwie’ vwkWS nhIN ikhw jw skdw [ ‘gurmuK nwnk’ ArQ gurbwxI ivAwkrx
muqwibk qW hI bx skdy hn, jy ‘nwnk’ nWv dy k`ky nUM Aqy gurmuK dy K`Ky nUM AONkV hox [ pr, qusIN hYrwn hovogy ik sRI gurU gRMQ swihb iv`c K`Ky AONkV vwlw rUp hI nhIN hY [
qij Awn, srix ghI ] {AMg 837}
qij, Awn kqih n jwih ] {AMg 837}
ienHW dohW qukW iv`c jmkI ivsrwm Kws iDAwn mMgdy hn [ pihlI quk iv`c ‘Awn’ ’qy ivsrwm hY [ ijs dw ArQ hY ik (hy pRBU! mYN) hornw nUM C`f ky qyrI Srn pkVI hY [ dUjI quk iv`c ivsrwm ‘qij’ qoN bwAd hY [ ArQ hY ik (hy pRBU ! qYnUM) C`f ky, AsIN hor ikqy nhIN jWdy [ jy kr dohW qukW dy ivsrwm Awps iv`c bdl id`qy jwx qW ArQW dw AnrQ ho jwvygw [
pRo: swihb isMG jI ny ‘sRI gurU gRMQ swihb drpx’ iv`c ArD ivsrwm vjoN kyvl kwimAW dI vrqoN kIqI hY [ igAwnI hirbMs isMG pitAwly vwilAW ny ‘Awid sRI gurU gRMQ swihb drSn inrxY stIk’ iv`c kwimAW qoN A`gy vD ky ivsmk icMnH (!) nUM sMboDnI icMnH vjoN Awm vriqAw hY [ ijvyN :
gurw ! iek dyih buJweI ] (dyKo, drSn inrxY stIk, pMnw 104)
bwbw ! jY Gir, krqy kIriq hoie ] (drSn inrxY stIk, pMnw 224)
pr, ies p`KoN kmwl dI pihl kIqI hY igAwnI gurbcn isMG ^wlsw iBMfrW vwilAW, ijnHW ny ividAwrQIAW nUM sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy SuD aucwrn dI sMiQAw idMidAW, loVIdIAW QwvW ’qy ibMdI, it`pI qy AiDk dI vrqoN smJwaux dy nwl ArQW dI spStqw leI hryk iksm dy AMgryzI ivsrwm icMnH lgvwey [ hor aupkwr kIqw igAwnI mohx isMG jI (sMprdweI muKI, gurduAwrw AKMf pRkwS, iBMfr klW) vwilAW, ijnHW ny ^wlsw jI dI auprokq ikrq nUM ‘gurbwxI pwT drSn’ nwmI pusqk rwhIN pRkwiSq kIqw [ tkswl mihqw klW vloN iehI pusqk ‘gurbwxI pwT drpx’ dy nwm hyT CwpI jw rhI hY [
ies pusqk iv`c hzwrW hI gurbwxI dI qukW dy drSn kIqy jw skdy hn, ijnHW nUM vK vK iksmW dy ivsrwm icMnHW nwl inKyiVAw igAw [ ArD ivsrwm leI ibMdI kwmw (;) Aqy ies qoN Gt ivsrwm (jmkI) leI kwmw (,) dI vrqoN kIqI geI hY [ smwsI l&zW dy ih`sy pRgtwaux leI juVq l&zW nUM qoV ky joVxI (-) dI vrqoN kIqI geI hY [ ieQoN q`k ik keI ^ws l&zW nUM auBwrn leI puTy kwimAW (‘’) dI vrqoN krno vI sMkoc nhIN kIqw [ qukW dy A^Ir iv`c bRYktW pw ky ibMdI, it`pI qy AiDk dI vrqoN bwry syDW idqIAW hoeIAW hn Aqy pwTWqr vI ilKy hn [ audwhrx vjoN hyTW kuJ qukW dy huU-bhU drSn krvwey jw rhy hn [ ijvyN :
socY, soic n hoveI ; jy socI lK vwr ] (l`K pVHo) -{AMg 1}
qyrw sbdu, qUMhY hih Awpy ; Brmu khw hI ] (khW bolxw)- {AMg 162}
‘AhM-buiD’ pr bwd nIq ; loB rsnw swid ] (2) prbwd -{AMg 810}
qU Ajrw-vru Amru qU ; sB cwlx-hwrI ] {AMg 1008}
AKMf kIrqnI jQy dy muKI ivdvwn BweI joigMdr isMG qlvwVw jI ny jpu jI swihb dI srl stIk iv`c qukW ivckwr ivsrwm vjoN kwmy vI vrqy hn Aqy SRomxI kmytI vloN pRkwiSq ho rhy ‘SbdwrQ sRI gurU gRMQ swihb’ vWg mUilk l&zW ’qy ivSyS ihMdsy pw ky pd-ArQ qy SuD aucwrx vI d`sy hn [ ‘gurbwxI dw srl ivAwkrx-boD’ nwmI pusqk iv`c sYNkVy qukW hn, ijnHW iv`c ivsrwm icMnW qoN ielwvw ‘gurbwxI pwT drSn’ pusqk vWg gurbwxI dIAW qukW ivckwroN l&zW nUM ivSyS qOr ’qy auBwrn leI pu`Ty kwmy vI vrqy hn [ ikauNik, pwTkW nUM bwxI dI soJI krwaux leI AijhI jugiq ApnwauxI lwzmI hY [ ijvyN, pMnw 624 ’qy pMkqI aulyK ies pRkwr hY :
‘gwivAw’, ‘suixAw’ iqn kw hir Qwie pwvY, ijn siqgur kI AwigAw siq siq kir mwnI ] {AMg 669}
qlvwVw jI ny ieh vI iliKAw hY ik ivsrwm icMnH qW BwvyN gurbwxI dIAW CotIAW CotIAW qukW iv`c vI Aiq loVINdy hn [ pr iPr vI pVqwl vwly caupidAW, CMqW Aqy sv`eIAW iv`c ijhVIAW qukW bhuq lMmIAW lMmIAw hn, aunHW iv`c ivsrwm dy ky pwT krnw hor vI zrUrI ho jWdw hY [ ikauNik, jy AYsIAW qukW nUM kuJ BwgW iv`c vMf ky Aqy Xog QwvW qy rqw ku ivsrwm dy ky aucwrx kIqw jwvy qW ijQy pwT dI lYA rsdwiek ho jWdI hY, auQy ArQ Bwv vI spSt ho jWdw hY [
sRI Akwl q^q swihb dy jQydwr rih cu`ky igAwnI joigMdr isMG ‘vydWqI’, gurbwxI ivAwkrx dI rOSnI iv`c SuD-aucwrx smJwaux vwly ivdvwnW ivcoN mohrI mMny jWdy hn [ auh vI qlvwVw jI dy ivcwrW nwl sO PIsdI sihmq hn [ SRomxI kmytI v`loN pRkwiSq huMdy mwisk pqr ‘gurmiq pRkwS’ julweI 2012 vwly AMk iv`c jQydwr vydWqI jI dw iliKAw lyK ‘gurbwxI dI lg-mwqR inXmwvlI : Koj qy sMBwvnw’ ies p`KoN pVHx Xog hY [
‘Sbd-vIcwr sRI gurU gRMQ swihb’ dy krqw fw: EAMkwr isMG jI ny qukW dy ivckwr ivsrwm vjoN kwimAW dI vrqoN kridAW bRYktW pw ky SbdW dy SuD aucwrn d`sx dw SlwGw Xog auprwlw kIqw hY [ ijvyN :
kItw(kItW) AMdir(AMdr) kItu(kIt), kir(kr) dosI(doSI), dosu(doS) Dry ] {poQI Bwg pihlw, pMnw 14}
isDw(isDW) purKw(purKW) kIAw(kIAW) vifAweIAw ](vifAweIAW)- {poQI Bwg pihlw, pMnw 84}
KuSI dI g`l hY ik sRI Akwl q^q swihb dy mjUdw jQydwr igAwnI gurbcn isMG, swbkw jQydwr pRo: mnjIq isMG Aqy sRI hirmMdr swihb dy mjUdw muK gRMQI igAwnI jsivMdr isMG jI hurW v`loN, ies poQI dy AwrMB iv`c AsIs vjoN ie`k ie`k, do do pMny dy pRsMsw pqr vI ilKy gey hn [
DMnvwdI hW fw; kulbIr isMG iQMd Aqy BweI blivMdr isMG rwVy vwilAW dw, ijnHW ny SRomxI gurduAwrw pRbMDk kmytI sRI AMimRqsr dI AwigAw duAwrw bwbw eISr isMG rwVy vwilAW dy nW ’qy ‘eISr mYkromIfIAw vYbsweIt’ rwhIN gurbwxI pwT-boD krwaux leI ivsrwmW vjoN kwmy qy ibMdI kwmy dI vrqoN dy nwl pRSn icMnH (?) Aqy ivsmI icMnHW (!) dI vrqoN KulH ky kIqI hY, ijnHW dI bdOlq pwTkW qy SRoiqAW leI ArQ Bwv smJxy Aiq suKwly ho gey hn [ ijvyN :
ikv sicAwrw hoeIAY ? ikv kUVY qutY pwil ? ] (AMg 1)
so dru kyhw ! so Gru kyhw ! ijqu bih, srb smwly ] (AMg 6)
pwTkW dI jwxkwrI leI dsxw zrUrI hY ik auprkq lyK dy AwrMB iv`c gurbwxI dIAW ijhVIAW do qukW ivsrwmW dI QW do fMfIAW (h`dW) drswaux leI pRmwx vjoN ilKIAW geIAW hn; aunHW dy ivSrwm smJwaux leI qrqIbvwr krmsr rwVw vwilAW dI vYbsweIt ‘eISr mYkromIfIAw’ Aqy ‘gurbwxI pwT drSn’ pusqk dy pMnw 484 ’qy quk hyTW bRYkt iv`c not ilK ky ieauN pRgt kIqw igAw hY :
qU kunu ry ?] mY jI !] nwmw ] ho jI !]
Awlw qy invwrxw, jm kwrxw ] {AMg 694}
mohnu lwlu myrw ; pRIqm mn pRwnw ] mo-kau, dyhu dwnw ] {AMg 1005}
(ieh ieko hI quk hY, ibsRwm vwlI jgHw h`dW lw ky do qukW bxweIAW hn, SuD ieko hI quk hY [)
Awpxy Awp nUM jwgrUk iDrW qy ivigAwnk Xu`g dy hwxI AKvwaux vwly is`K imSnrI kwlj, AwpxIAW vYbsweItW qy vIfIE kYstW rwhIN gurbwxI pwT dI soJI krvwaux leI XqnSIl hn [ pr, hYrwnI dI g`l hY ik qukW iv`c ivsrwm icMn lgwaux p`KoN auh sMprdweI ivdvwnW qoN bhuq pCVy hoey jwpdy hn [ ikaNik, auh AigAwnI-rOly qoN frdy hoey Ajy vI qukW iv`c ivQW (spys) dy ky bu`qw swr rhy hn ; jd ik sRI Akwl q^q swihb jI dy swbkw qy mjUdw jQydwr sihbwn sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy mUl-pwT nUM kwiem r`K ky hor pusqkW rwhIN sMiQAw pwT nUM vDyry suKwlw bnwaux leI kIqy jw rhy XqnW dI ilKqI rUp iv`c SlwGw kr rhy hn [
ies leI cMgw hovy jykr SRomxI kmytI v`loN gurbwxI dy mUl-pwT swhmxy quk-vwr SbdW dw aucwrxqimk rUp ilK ky ‘SbdwrQ sRI gurU gRMQ swihb’ vWg sMQw poQIAW iqAwr kIqIAW jwx qW pwTkW nUM gurbwxI dw pwT krnw qy smJxw hor sOKw ho skdw hY [ Aws hY ik guris`K ivdvwn siqkwrXog igAwnI gurbcn isMG jI iBMfrwvwly, pRo: swihb isMG, ipRMsIpl hirBjn isMG cMfIgV, igAwnI hirbMs isMG pitAwlw, BweI joigMdr isMG qlvwVw Aqy fw: kulbIr isMG iQMd qy fw: EAMkwr isMG vrgy praupkwrI guris`K ivdvwnW vloN bKSIAW syDW nUM ADwr bxw ky ies p`KoN hor auprwly krngy ; qW jo hryk mnu`K gurSbd vIcwr dI rOSnI sdkw Awpxy ihrdy dy AigAwnmeI AMDyry nUM dUr krky r`b-rUp sicAwr bx sky [
swfy leI ieh vI ie`k KuS^brI hY ik sRI gurU gRMQ swihb ieMstIicaUt mYlbrn (AstRylIAw) ny auprokq rOSnI iv`c PYslw kIqw hY ik gurbwxI dy sMiQAw pwT, SbdwrQ qy isDWqk ivAwiKAw nUM AwfIE vIfIE kYstW Aqy ikqwbI rUp iv`c Gr Gr iv`c Bytw rihq phuMcwieAw jwey [ gurbwxI drpx pRojYkt dy qihq pihly pVwA vjoN sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI dy ivAwkrixk sMiQAw pwT dI vIfIE rlIz kIqI jw cu`kI hY [ ies sMiQAw pwT nUM poQIAW dy rUp iv`c vI CyqI hI pRkwiSq kIqw jwvygw [ gurbwxI dI isDWqk ivAwiKAw kw kwrj vI jwrI hY [ pUrn aumId hY ik ies Sbd X`g iv`c swrIAW guris`K sMgqW qy sMsQwvW Awpxw Xogdwn AvS pwauxgIAW [ Bul-cuk muAw& [