Charitar 49
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Charitar 49, also called Tale of Nanad Mati, is a Charitar (tale of trickery) mentioned in Charitropakhyan, a Bani complied by Guru Gobind Singh. It is about a Manmati (self-centred) Lady barber named Nand Mati, who was affected with excessive sexual desire. His husband was a foolish and lethargic person that he does not care of her wife's action. Moreover he was obsessed with false praise done by his own wife. She says him a saint type person and a Saint of dark age of kalyug. In Ego he thought himeslf saint of saints and doesn't care for his wife wrong action and haven't guided her the true way.
Background of Charitropakhyan
Charitropakhyan is conversation between a wise adviser (minister or "manteree" ਮੰਤਰੀ s ) to Raja (king) Chitar Singh; each charitar or trick is mainly in connection with the wiles of women (plus a few connected with men) and other worldly tales of life, in order to save his handsome son Hanuvant from the false accusations of one of the younger ranis (queens). The minister tries to explain to the Raja that there can be trickery in human behaviour and that one needs to analyse the situation carefully before drawing any quick conclusions. Charitar means Function or behavior
Guru Gobind Singh has given these "opakhyan" (already told) stories to Khalsa, as a guide to upholding morality. The tales highlight Human psychology and behavior, by people driven by desires, lust, jealousy and/or greed, ignorance etc. and tell how these evil doers can utilize tricks or deception or charm or other activity to cover their tracks. The purpose of the stories is for us to learn about negative(Manmat) and positive(Gurmat) human behaviour by people who are driven by evil intent. One needs to tread carefully in life and understand the many negative traits exist in some evil doers. These Charitars includes Male and Female Charitars.
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The first part of Charitropakhyan is Chandi Charitar. This is the writing of Guru Gobind Singh describing the positive Charitars of Chandi (Vivek Budhi) and asking for blessing of Almighty before the rest of this bani is narrated. The second tale, Charitar 2 is the narration of the conversation between the The Wise Minister and Raja Chiter Singh. He has a long communication with his Minister on Charitropakhyan lasting for many days. The First charitar ends with ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਖ੍ਯਾਨੇ ਚੰਡੀ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਥਮ ਧ੍ਯਾਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤੁ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੧॥੪੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ (iti sree charitr pakhyaanay chandee charitray pratham thhyaai samaapatam (ends)- satu subham satu ॥1॥48॥afjoon॥) which means "Here Sri Charitr-pakhyan's Chandi Charitar the first citation ends - true good and true". All the other charitars end with ਇਤਿ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਪਖ੍ਯਾਨੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਯਾ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਦੁਤਿਯ ਚਰਿਤ੍ਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤੁ ਸੁਭਮ ਸਤੁ ॥੨॥੭੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ (iti sree charitr pakhyaanay triyaa charitray mantree (minister) bhoop (king) sanbaathay (between) thutiy charitr samaapatam (ends) - satu subham satu ॥2॥78॥afjoon॥) which means "Here Sri Charitr-pakhyan's Triyaa Charitar between Minister and King duality trickery ends - true good and true" This itself shows that these Charitars from number 2 onwards were the discourse between King Chitra Singh and his minister. Charitar number 2 tells us how a foolish and quick decision which a person takes with their eyes closed, without analysing the situation and not going into the fact of reality; acting foolishly according to the words of their wives, girl-friends or other loved ones can lead to serious injustice and distortion of the truth. Guru Ram Das said such person is foolish - ਜੋਰਾ ਦਾ ਆਖਿਆ ਪੁਰਖ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਅਪਵਿਤ ਅਮੇਧ ਖਲਾ ॥ ਕਾਮਿ ਵਿਆਪੇ ਕੁਸੁਧ ਨਰ ਸੇ ਜੋਰਾ ਪੁਛਿ ਚਲਾ ॥ Jorā ḏā ākẖi▫ā purakẖ kamāvḏe se apviṯ ameḏẖ kẖalā.Kām vi▫āpe kusuḏẖ nar se jorā pucẖẖ cẖalā. Men who dance to the orders of overbearing women are impure, filthy and foolish. Enslaved by lust, these impure men walk according to their women's wishes. |
ਚੌਪਈ ॥
ਆਨੰਦ ਪਰ ਨਾਇਨ ਇਕ ਰਹਈ ॥ ਨੰਦ ਮਤੀ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਜਗ ਕਹਈ ॥
ਮੂਰਖ ਨਾਥ ਤਵਨ ਕੋ ਰਹੈ ॥ ਤਰਿਯ ਕਹ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਮਖ ਤੇ ਕਹੈ ॥੧॥
ਤਾ ਕੇ ਧਾਮ ਬਹਤ ਜਨ ਆਵੈ ॥ ਨਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਤਾ ਸੋ ਭੋਗ ਕਮਾਵੈ ॥
ਸੋ ਜੜ ਪਰਾ ਹਮਾਰੇ ਰਹਈ ॥ ਤਾ ਕੋ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਮਖ ਤੇ ਕਹਈ ॥੨॥
ਜਬ ਕਬਹੂੰ ਵਹ ਧਾਮ ਸਿਧਾਵੈ ॥ ਯੌ ਤਾ ਸੋ ਤਰਿਯ ਬਚਨ ਸਨਾਵੈ ॥
ਯਾ ਕਹ ਕਲਿ ਕੀ ਬਾਤ ਨ ਲਾਗੀ ॥ ਮੇਰੋ ਪਿਯਾ ਬਡੋ ਬਡਭਾਗੀ ॥੩॥
ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
ਨਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਸਬਦਨ ਗਾਵਹੀ ਸਭ ਸਾਧਨ ਕੋ ਰਾਉ ॥ ਮੋ ਪਤਿ ਗਰ ਕੋ ਭਗਤਿ ਹੈ ਲਗੀ ਨ ਕਲਿ ਕੀ ਬਾਉ ॥੪॥
ਯਹ ਜੜ ਫੂਲਿ ਬਚਨ ਸਨਿ ਜਾਵੈ ॥ ਅਧਿਕ ਆਪ ਕਹ ਸਾਧ ਕਹਾਵੈ ॥
ਵਹ ਜਾਰਨ ਸੌ ਨਿਸ ਦਿਨ ਰਹਈ ॥ ਇਹ ਕਛ ਤਿਨੈ ਨ ਮਖ ਤੇ ਕਹਈ ॥੫॥
ਇਤਿ ਸਰੀ ਚਰਿਤਰ ਪਖਯਾਨੇ ਤਰਿਯਾ ਚਰਿਤਰੇ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਉਨਚਾਸਵੋ ਚਰਿਤਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ ਸਭਮ ਸਤ ॥੪੯॥੮੫੦॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥
What Gurmukh Learns from it
Nymphomaniacs, Flaterry and Foolishness are primary issues which are explored in this Charitar.
1) Nymphomaiac's flaterry: The Lady was having sex with multiple person which shows that she was a nymphomaniac. To fulfil her sexual desires she did sex with multiple persons. She even mislead her husband by excess of buttering. Flattery is praise of somewhat dishonestly. People bootlick other person to gain favor by cringing and flattering such person is called Toady or flatterer. The Lady called Nand Mati was a toady for sake of sex she praise his husband.
2) Height of Foolishness: Her Dopey husband fall in vanity and in ignorance acted like an unwise. He was sick of praise and in carelessness and ego he lost his wife.
This is practical charitar which we see around world. Youth and others have relation with people which are illegal in eye of Dharma. They ditch their own spouses for sake of sex. In Gurmat, a Suchaji is one which accept his husband as his lord and Kuchaji is one which entangle in worldly pleasures and get away from his husband. Even in spiritual terminology it's same for souls. How could one stop such relations? only if he/she comes to Gurmat. If he learns Gurmat. If he not just read but understands gurbani. If a youth, whose age is to control himself from worldly pleasures and to understand god put into these matter and have sex with one two three girls, He is nothing but Spoiled. He is away from path of Dharma. Same applicable to girl too.
People, even oldsters, says Charitropakhyan increases their sexual desires, this is answer to their question that they have no study of GUrmat. gurmat makes person WISE not foolish like male character of charitar, Gurmat makes lady loyal not like Nymphomaniac shown in this charitar. Gurmat helps you to read story and come with a moral which help you to guide world not to take sex from these tales and spread hatered against bani just because of your ignorance, unenlightenment, rawness, and nescience.
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