Charitar 106
| ਕਬੀਰ ਸੰਤ ਨ ਛਾਡੈ ਸੰਤਈ ਜਉ ਕੋਟਿਕ ਮਿਲਹਿ ਅਸੰਤ ॥ Kabeer, the Saint does not forsake his Saintly nature, even though he meets with millions of evil-doers. |
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Charitar 106 is a Purakh's Triya Charitar, which is about Four theives who robbed a person with their tricks. Person was fool and lose his confidence that he is taking goat with himself and those theives gave him illusion that he is carrying dog with him. Confused man throwed the goat and thiose theives made it's meat and ate up.
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 ॥
Chaupaee
ਚਾਰ ਯਾਰ ਮਿਲਿ ਮਤਾ ਪਕਾਯੋ ॥ ਹਮ ਕੌ ਭੂਖਿ ਅਧਿਕ ਸੰਤਾਯੋ ॥
Four thieves cooked up a plan, as they were feeling very hungry.
ਤਾ ਤੇ ਜਤਨ ਕਛੂ ਅਬ ਕਰਿਯੈ ॥ ਬਕਰਾ ਯਾ ਮੂਰਖ ਕੋ ਹਰਿਯੈ ॥੧॥
‘We should endeavour and steal a goat from an idiot.’(1)
ਕੋਸ ਕੋਸ ਲਗਿ ਠਾਢੇ ਭਝ ॥ ਮਨ ਮੈ ਇਹੈ ਬਿਚਾਰਤ ਭਝ ॥
They all went and stood at a crossing and thought of the strategy (to rob a passing by man with a goat on his shoulders).
ਵਹ ਜਾ ਕੇ ਆਗੇ ਹਵੈ ਆਯੋ ॥ ਤਿਨ ਤਾ ਸੋ ਇਹ ਭਾਤਿ ਸਨਾਯੋ ॥੨॥
‘Who-so-ever (thief) faced him, would say like that,(2)
ਕਹਾ ਸ ਝਹਿ ਕਾਧੋ ਪੈ ਲਯੋ ॥ ਕਾ ਤੋਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਕੋ ਹਵੈ ਗਯੋ ॥
‘What are you carrying on your shoulders? What has happened to your intelligence?
ਯਾ ਕੋ ਪਟਕਿ ਧਰਨਿ ਪਰ ਮਾਰੋ ॥ ਸਖ ਸੇਤੀ ਨਿਜ ਧਾਮ ਸਿਧਾਰੋ ॥੩॥
‘Throw it on the ground and go to your house peacefully.
ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
Dohira
ਭਲੌ ਮਨਖ ਪਛਾਨਿ ਕੈ ਤੌ ਹਮ ਭਾਖਤ ਤੋਹਿ ॥
‘Acknowledging you as a wise man, we are advising you.
ਕੂਕਰ ਤੈ ਕਾਧੈ ਲਯੋ ਲਾਜ ਲਗਤ ਹੈ ਮੋਹਿ ॥੪॥
“You are carrying a dog on your shoulders and we feel ashamed of you.”
ਚੌਪਈ ॥
Chaupaee
ਚਾਰਿ ਕੋਸ ਮੂਰਖ ਜਬ ਆਯੋ ॥ ਚਹੂੰਅਨ ਯੌ ਬਚ ਭਾਖਿ ਸਨਾਯੋ ॥
When the foolish-man had travelled four miles, the four (thieves)repeated the same tactic.
ਸਾਚ ਸਮਝਿ ਲਾਜਤ ਚਿਤ ਭਯੋ ॥ ਬਕਰਾ ਸਵਾਨਿ ਜਾਨਿ ਤਜਿ ਦਯੋ ॥੫॥
He believed them to be true and threw down the goat deeming it to be dog.(5)
ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥
Dohira
ਤਿਨ ਚਾਰੌ ਗਹਿ ਤਿਹ ਲਯੋ ਭਖਿਯੋ ਤਾ ਕਹ ਜਾਇ ॥
The thieves captured that goat and took it home to cook and eat.
ਅਜਿ ਤਜ ਭਜਿ ਜੜਿ ਘਰ ਗਯੋ ਛਲ ਨਹਿ ਲਖਯੋ ਬਨਾਇ ॥੬॥
The blockhead had left the goat without perceiving the deceptive
ਇਤਿ ਸਰੀ ਚਰਿਤਰ ਪਖਯਾਨੇ ਪਰਖ ਚਰਿਤਰੇ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਇਕ ਸੌ ਛਟਿ ਚਰਿਤਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ ਸਭਮ ਸਤ ॥੧੦੬॥੧੯੬੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥
106th Parable of Auspicious Chritars Conversation of the Raja and the Minister, Completed With Benediction. (106)(1966)
Moral
- The world is so poor, it is against always against Gurmukhs. In Past History Gurmukhs are fooled by many. Let's take few examples: A Shavite King in Sri Lanka send some damsels to see wheather Nanak get Lusty and do Lustful acts with him, those girls played various tactics to impress Nanak but nanak was not Impressed by them:[1]
Kabeer, the Saint does not forsake his Saintly nature, even though he meets with millions of evil-doers.
ਮਲਿਆਗਰ ਭਯੰਗਮ ਬੇਢਿਓ ਤ ਸੀਤਲਤਾ ਨ ਤਜੰਤ ॥੧੭੪॥
On Other Side, Vishvamitra was in meditation and a Lady Damsel came and break his Meditation, which is an example of foolness, he does not have self control.[2]
- This Charitar is also showing why people fall in negative side, it's due to hunger and self satisfaction. Many people due to his hunger decieve their parents and others.
- Bruce Lee States A quick temper will make a fool of you soon enough.[3]. This Character of Fool person also showed the same.
References
Charitropakhyan : List of Charitars |
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