Chandi

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ਆਦਿ ਅਪਾਰ ਅਲੇਖ ਅਨੰਤ ਅਕਾਲ ਅਭੇਖ ਅਲਖ ਅਨਾਸਾ ॥
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Chandi is term of Brahmgyan, which is used as character of Gurmukh in Second Granth of Sikhs, Dasam granth. Chandi is one who fights with demons and finish their existence. Chandi is Will power(Icha Shakti)/Command of God. It is also called Gurmat, which fights with Manmatt. In Hindus and Anti Dasam People's dictionary Chandi is some diety having eight hands, who sits on lion and is a physical body. But in Gurmat it's not any physical body. There are many other names of Chandi like durga, durgshah, kali etc. In Chandi Charitar 1 of Charitropakhyan, Guru Gobind SIngh give many names to Command of god.

Chandi = Gurmat = Hukam = Icha Shakti = Vivek Budhi

Guru Gobind Singh wrote 4 Chandi Charitars in Dasam granth:

  1. Chandi Charitar Ukat(i) Bilas
  2. Chandi Charitar 2
  3. Chandi di Var
  4. Chandi Charitar (Charitropakhyan)

In whole four Charitars only Command Hukam, Icha Shakti of Lord is explained in details, how it fights with manmatt, in martial style. The person who is going to study these must know what ETYMOLOGY is else he will not able to interpret these easily.

Chandi Attributes

In first like of Chandi Charitar Ukt(i) Bilas Guru Gobind Singh cleared what is Chandi. One can go through attributes of Chandi and decides themselves is she some physical diety or something else.

  1. ਆਦਿ : Chandi is Primal. Which means it's not God because God is Non Primal. When God gives a command it's called his power and in other words it's Chandi. When that power acts through some living, it's also called Gurmat. Gurmat have beggining, Will power have beggining, but god have no beggining.
  2. ਅਪਾਰ : It is Infinite, beyond our thinking. A Normal Mind could not think about intuitive and discerning mind i.e Gurmat. So it's Beyond our thinking. Even one could not think about Will of god.
  3. ਅਲੇਖ : There is no account of Chandi = Will power of god. It gives birth too and it also destroys too. Gurmat also give birth to wisdom in person and kills his wrong intentions. Will power where made people their it is destroying people too.
  4. ਅਨੰਤ : It means Chandi is deathless. It never dies
  5. ਅਕਾਲ : It is not in Kaal, Time. It means it becomes visible and then goes invisible. Like during times of Kabir Gurmat was visible as he defined much but after some time it was their but invisible form again Guru Nanak Sahib made it visible.
  6. ਅਭੇਖ : It is formless. Now hindus use to make statue of it and even anti dasam people think her, a form. but Guru Gobind Singh cleared it that it's formless. It have no physical body
  7. ਅਲਖ : As it is formless, it's Incomprehensible, because it's behind our eyes. One need intuitive and discerning mind to understand it.
  8. ਅਨਾਸਾ : It's eternal, non destroyable. As it does not have any body it can't be destroyable.

Now it's clearly mentioned in first line of Chandi Charitar by Guru Gobind Singh, his own interpretations and defination of Chandi. How could we think it's osme physical form Diety.

What Chandi do with Deamons

in Chandi Charitar Ukat(i) bilas where defination of Chandi is clear, there GUru Gobind SIngh also explained what chandi do and how it flows in world. Chandi act's on living = Chetan.

ਜੋਤ ਜਗਮਗੈ ਜਗਤਿ ਮੈ ਚੰਡ ਚਮ੝ੰਡ ਪ੝ਰਚੰਡ ॥

It's Jyot Roop which is Present in all. Gurbani says ਤਿਸ ਦੈ ਚਾਨਣਿ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਚਾਨਣ੝ ਹੋਇ ॥ . With his Will power we get life, with Command = Chandi = Hukam we get life. but how this jyot active? ਗ੝ਰ ਸਾਖੀ ਜੋਤਿ ਪਰਗਟ੝ ਹੋਇ ॥ by gurus teachings.

This Jyot is Chand = Powerful, Chamund = CHa + Mund = Which cuts Mund(Ego) and blazing.


ਭ੝ਜ ਦੰਡਨ ਦੰਡਨਿ ਅਸ੝ਰ ਮੰਡਨ ਭ੝ਇ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ ॥੩॥

ਭ੝ਜ : It's Arm of God. Through which Gurmat gyan is spread. Nanak was arm of god. ਦੰਡਨ : It punishes ਦੰਡਨਿ ਅਸ੝ਰ: It punishes all deamons. ਮੰਡਨ: it brings Deamons on way ਭ੝ਇ ਨਵ ਖੰਡ: It brings deamon on way present in all 9 relams.

Gurmat have same attributes, Gurmat works in will power of god. It fights with deamion 1) Mann 2) Other Chetal(Living), and bring them on way of god. The same ways Gurmat goes ਅਗਿਆਨ੝ ਅੰਧੇਰਾ ਕਟਿਆ ਗ੝ਰ ਗਿਆਨ੝ ਪ੝ਰਚੰਡ੝ ਬਲਾਇਆ ॥

Guru Gobind Singh Cleared Chandi

ਦੋਹਰਾ ॥ ਪ੝ਰਮ੝ਦ ਕਰਨ ਸਭ ਭੈ ਹਰਨ ਨਾਮ ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ਜਾਸ ॥

ਪ੝ਰਮ੝ਦ ਕਰਨ : Give Delights ਸਭ ਭੈ ਹਰਨ : Destroy all fears ਨਾਮ ਚੰਡਿਕਾ ਜਾਸ : who provides is known as chandika

Now Gurmat is one which makes person NIRBHAI which gives delight and gives Parmanand. So Concept of Chandi are explained well by Gurmukhs.


ਰਚੋ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਬਚਿਤ੝ਰ ਤ੝ਅ ਕਰੋ ਸਬ੝ਧਿ ਪ੝ਰਕਾਸ ॥੫॥

ਰਚੋ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਬਚਿਤ੝ਰ : Going to explain it's behavior, What it does when became visible in world. How it gives marvelous job with mind and soul. Which weapons it shots while fighting with heart and soutl of self and other.

ਤ੝ਅ ਕਰੋ ਸਬ੝ਧਿ ਪ੝ਰਕਾਸ : Guru Gobind Singh is seeking god's permission before writing his commands, what actually his Will power do and how it acts in world.

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