dasam granth - charitar 71st

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Tale of King of Sirmaur

Tale of King of Sirmaur is one of 405 tales written in Charitropakhyan, bani by Shri

Guru Gobind Singh. This is the Seventy First (71st) Charitar of Charitropakhyan. This

tale is presumably from guru's own life. It is set around the time when guru sahib was inPaunta Sahib. The events in the tale include Guru Sahib Visit to Kapal Mochan, hunting,

punishing the Manmukhs and arrangement of robes for honoring Sikhs. The Charitar

shows political, warrior life of Guru Gobind Singh. The moral of the tale is to not to

spoil pilgrimages in any manner.

The charitar mentions, that guru sahib went to Kapal Mochan. Many Sikhs arrived to

meet guru sahib. Guru Sahib wanted to give them robes of honor, as this was a ritual

followed during that time, and still followed all over. Guru Ji sent some of his Sikhs toPaunta to bring robes but they returned in vein as no robes were available in city in any

shop.

Here the main story is that some dolt and ignorant people used to urinate on the pious

place of Paunta. They spoil the sanctity of place and Guru Sahib wanted to teach them alesson so he planned with his Sikhs that if they would find any person urinating on the

pious place, remove his turban and punish him. Sikhs did as guru sahib said.

The turbans of those persons were removed who did urine at that place and were

punished so that they would not do the same in future and Sikhs collected many turbans.This tale is “to kill two with one arrow”. Guru Sahib, where brought ignorant on right

track, there he got robes to honor the Sikhs. So after washing and cleaning those turbans,

Sikhs were honored by guru sahib.

Many Scholars (incl. Prof Darshan Singh) criticize this charitar, that guru sahib could notdo this, how can he remove turban from any urinating man, this is request to them kindly

remove urine from your mind, the main idea was to punish those persons who spoil

pilgrimages. Please do not change our track and this is suggestion for you to come onright track. Today you are behind Dasam Granth, tomorrow Bhagat bani then Bhatt bani.

For those people who take wrong meaning of this charitar guru sahib himself said in last

lines ਭੇਦ ਮੂਰਖਨ ਨ ਿਲਯੋ ਕਾ ਗਯੋ ਿਕਰ ਰਾਇ .

The Charitar is as under:

ਦੋਰਾ ॥

Dohira

ਨਗਰ ਪਾਵਟਾ ਬੁ ਬਸ ੈ ਸ ਾਰਮਰ ਕੇ ਦੇ ਸ ॥ ਜਮ ਨਾ ਨਦੀ ਿਨਕ ਿਟ ਬੈ ਜ ਨਕੁ ਪੁਰੀ

ਿਅਲ ਕੇਸ ॥੧॥



Paonta City was established in the country of Sirmaur, It was on the bank of River

Jamuna and was like the land of gods. It was/is a pious land.(1)

ਨਦੀ ਜਮੁਨ ਕੇ ਤੀਰ ਮ ੈ ਤੀਰਥ ਮੁਚ ਨ ਕਪਾ ਲ ॥ ਨਗਰ ਪਾਵਟਾ ਛੋਿਰ ਮ ਆਏ ਤਾ

ਉਤਾਲ॥

੨॥

The pilgrim place of Kapaal Mochan was on the banks of the Jamuna. Leaving the Cityof Paonta, we came to this place. Kapal Mochan was also visited by Guru Nanak

Sahib(2)

ਚਪ ਈ ॥

Chaupaee

ਿਖਲਤ ਅਖੇਟਕ ਸੂਕਰ ਮਾਰੇ ॥ ਬੁਤੇ ਿਮ ਗ ਔਰੈ ਿਨ ਡਾਰੇ ॥ ਪੁਿਨ ਿਤ ਠਾ ਕ ਮ

ਮਗੁ ਲ ੀਨ ॥ ਵਾ ਤ ੀਰਥ ਕ ੇ ਦਰ ਸਨ ਕ ੀਨ ॥੩॥While hunting, we had killed many deer and boars,Then we had taken the road to that

place and paid obeisance to that pilgritn entity. (3)

ਦੋਰਾ ॥

Dohira

ਤਾ ਮ ਾਰੇ ਿਸਖ ਸਭ ਅ ਿਮਤ ਪੰੂਚੇ ਆ ਇ ॥ ਿਤਨ ਦੈਨ ਕੋ ਿਚਾਯੈ ਜ ਿਰ ਭਲੋ

ਿਸਰਪਾਇ ॥੪॥At the place, a number of our Sikh volunteers arrived. There arose the need of giving

them the robes of honour.(4)

ਨਗਰ ਪਾਵਟੇ ਬ ਿਰਯੈ ਪਠ ਏ ਲ ੋਕ ਬੁਲਾਇ ॥ ਏਕ ਪਾਗ ਪਾਈ ਨੀ ਿਨਫ ਲ ਪੁਚੇ ਆਇ

॥੫॥Some persons were sent to the city of Paonta. But could not find even one turban and

they came back disappointed. Now is the problem which is political too. Guru Sahib

wanted to give them robes of honor but no robe was available. So guru sahib planned (5)

ਚਪ ਈ ॥

Chaupaee



ਮੋ ਿਲ ਏਕ ਪਾਗ ਿਨ ਪਾਈ ॥ ਤਬ ਮਸ ਿਲਤ ਮ ਿਜਯਿ ਬ ਨਾਈ ॥ ਜਾਿ ਇਾ ਮ ੂਿਤਤ

ਿਲਖ ਪਾਵੋ ॥ ਤਾ ਕੀ ਛੀਨ ਪਗ ਿਰਯਾ ਲਾਵੋ ॥੬॥As no turbans were available to buy, we thought of a plan, ‘Whosoever you find urinating

there, snatch his turban away.’ (6)

Turban was sign of prestige since old times. How can these people think that guru sahibcan remove anyone’s prestige without any reason? The person who cannot maintain

sanctity of place is not supposed to wear turban too. Think what we people do when

someone wearing turban and spoil our pilgrimages, we just beat them and remove histurban. Read next lines for more clarity…

ਜਬ ਪਯਾਦ ਨ ਐ ਸੇ ਸੁਿਨ ਪਾਯੋ ॥ ਿਤੀ ਭਾ ਿਤ ਿਮਿਲ ਸ ਭਨ ਕਮਾਯੋ ॥ ਜ ਮਨਮੁਖ ਤੀਰਥ

ਿਤ ਆ ਯੋ ॥ ਪਾ ਗ ਿਬਨਾ ਕ ਿਰ ਤਾਿ ਪ ਠਾਯੋ ॥੭॥When the policemen heard thus, they all agreed upon the scheme. Any apostate who

came on pilgrimage, he was sent back without the turban.(7)

So here it’s clearly mentioned the persons who spoiled pilgrimages their turbans were

removed and sent back, and they were so called Manmukhs. ਮਨਮੁਖ ਕਰਮ ਕਮਾਵਣੇ ਿਜਉ

ਦੋਾਿਗਣ ਿਤਨ ਸੀਗਾਰੁ ॥ Their turban is worth nothing if they are Manmukhs. Removing

their turbans would bring back them to way so that they would not do the same in future.

ਦੋਰਾ ॥

Dohira

ਰਾਿਤ ਬੀਚ ਿਕਰ ਆ ਠ ਸੈ ਪਗਰੀ ਲਈ ਉਤਾਿਰ ॥ ਿਆਨ ਿਤ ਨਮ ਦੀ ਮ ੈ ਧੋਿਵਨ ਦਈ

ਸੁਿਧਾਰ ॥੮॥In one night alone, eight hundred turbans were taken away. They brought and gave them

to me and I handed over to be washed, cleaned and straightened out. (8)

Now think if guru sahib has that bad mentality, then he can give robes of honor withoutcleaning it. But no he washed it properly.

ਚਪ ਈ॥

Chaupaee

ਪਾਤ ਲ ੇਤ ਸ ਭ ਧੋਇ ਮਗਾਈ ॥ ਸਭ ੀ ਿਸਖਨ ਕੋ ਬਧਵਾਈ ॥ ਬਚੀ ਸ ੁ ਬੇਿਚ ਤੁਰਤ ਤ

ਲਈ ॥ ਬਾਕੀ ਬਚੀ ਿਸਪਾਿਨ ਦਈ ॥੯॥In the morning all the washed and the cleaned ones were brought and were worn by the



Sikhs. The left over were sold and the remaining were given out to the policemen.(9)

ਦੋਰਾ ॥

Dohira

ਿਬਟ ਕੈ ਪਗਰੀ ਨਗਰ ਕੋ ਜਾਤ ਭ ਏ ਸ ੁਖ ਪਾਇ ॥ ਭੇਦ ਮ ਰੂਖਨ ਨ ਿਲਯੋ ਕਾ ਗਯੋ ਿਕਰ

ਰਾਇ ॥੧੦॥After selling the turbans, headed towards their towns, achieving due bliss. Foolish people

could not discern what game the Raja had played.(10)(1)

ਇਿਤ ਸ ੀ ਚਿਰਤ ਪਖਾਨ ਪੁਰਖ ਚਿਰਤ ਮਤੰ ੀ ਭੂਪ ਸ ਬੰਾਦੇ ਇਕਤਰ ਚਿਰਤ ਸਮਾਪਤਮਸਤ ਸ ਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੭੧॥੧੨੫੮ ॥ਅਫਜੰੂ॥Seventy-first Parable of Auspicious Charitar Conversation of the Raja and the Minister,Completed with Benediction. (71)(1256)

Now it depends on your interpretation and your thinking. What you can think

Some References:Katha by Bhai Mahtab Singh:

Check on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkYk9MLMVf0 (Part 1 to 4)

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