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'''Chritar Seven: Tale of Zainabadi'''
'''Chritar Seven, also called Tale of Zainabadi''', is a Charitar mentioned in Charitropakhyan, a Bani of Guru Gobind Singh. It is about a Muslin lady called Zainabadi who was a daughter of a [[Mughal]] citizen.
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'''Charitar 7''' is about a Muslin lady called Zainabadi who was a daughter of a [[Mughal]] citizen. It is part of the [[Charitropakhyan]]. The tale is about a clever lady who had stooped so low in her behaviour that "Even the dogs were ashamed of her actions" - She was enslaved to her [[Kam]] - lust.
Charitropakhyan is conversation between A wise adviser to Raja (king) Chitra Singh related these tales of the wiles of women and other tales of worldly life in order to save his handsome son Hanuvant from the false accusations of one of the younger ranis (queens). Guru Gobind Singh gave these opakhyan(already told) stories to sikhs as a test of their morality.


It is a very short story, where the Guru tells us how she tricks the first "client" when a second clients come to her. Read on....
The first part of Charitropakhyan is Chandi Charitar i.e Ath Chandi Charitar Likh-yatey of Guru Gobind Singh. It continued with story of Chiter Singh who had a long communication with his Minister on Charitropakhyan. The First charitar ends up with ਇਤਿ ਸ੝ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਪਖ੝ਯਾਨੇ ਚੰਡੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰੇ ਪ੝ਰਥਮ ਧ੝ਯਾਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ੝ ਸ੝ਭਮ ਸਤ੝ ॥੧॥੪੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ and all other charitars are end with ਇਤਿ ਸ੝ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਪਖ੝ਯਾਨੇ ਤ੝ਰਿਯਾ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰੇ ਮੰਤ੝ਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਦ੝ਤਿਯ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ੝ ਸ੝ਭਮ ਸਤ੝ ॥੨॥੭੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ which itself says that these Charitars was discourse between chitra singh and his minister on foolish decision which a person take closing their eyes not going into the reality, and foolishly act acc. to Wives will without knowing truth and lie. Guru Ram Das said such person a foolish ਜੋਰਾ ਦਾ ਆਖਿਆ ਪ੝ਰਖ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਅਪਵਿਤ ਅਮੇਧ ਖਲਾ ॥


The tale is about a clever lady who had stooped so low in her behaviour that "Even the dogs were ashamed of her actions". She was enslaved to her [[Kam]] - lust. It is a very short story, where the Guru tells us how she tricks the first "client" when a second clients come to her.
==Translation by (Pritpal Singh Bindra)==
===Chaupaee===
===Chaupaee===



Revision as of 01:51, 6 March 2010

Chritar Seven, also called Tale of Zainabadi, is a Charitar mentioned in Charitropakhyan, a Bani of Guru Gobind Singh. It is about a Muslin lady called Zainabadi who was a daughter of a Mughal citizen.

Charitropakhyan is conversation between A wise adviser to Raja (king) Chitra Singh related these tales of the wiles of women and other tales of worldly life in order to save his handsome son Hanuvant from the false accusations of one of the younger ranis (queens). Guru Gobind Singh gave these opakhyan(already told) stories to sikhs as a test of their morality.

The first part of Charitropakhyan is Chandi Charitar i.e Ath Chandi Charitar Likh-yatey of Guru Gobind Singh. It continued with story of Chiter Singh who had a long communication with his Minister on Charitropakhyan. The First charitar ends up with ਇਤਿ ਸ੝ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਪਖ੝ਯਾਨੇ ਚੰਡੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰੇ ਪ੝ਰਥਮ ਧ੝ਯਾਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ੝ ਸ੝ਭਮ ਸਤ੝ ॥੧॥੪੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ and all other charitars are end with ਇਤਿ ਸ੝ਰੀ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਪਖ੝ਯਾਨੇ ਤ੝ਰਿਯਾ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰੇ ਮੰਤ੝ਰੀ ਭੂਪ ਸੰਬਾਦੇ ਦ੝ਤਿਯ ਚਰਿਤ੝ਰ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ੝ ਸ੝ਭਮ ਸਤ੝ ॥੨॥੭੮॥ਅਫਜੂੰ॥ which itself says that these Charitars was discourse between chitra singh and his minister on foolish decision which a person take closing their eyes not going into the reality, and foolishly act acc. to Wives will without knowing truth and lie. Guru Ram Das said such person a foolish ਜੋਰਾ ਦਾ ਆਖਿਆ ਪ੝ਰਖ ਕਮਾਵਦੇ ਸੇ ਅਪਵਿਤ ਅਮੇਧ ਖਲਾ ॥

The tale is about a clever lady who had stooped so low in her behaviour that "Even the dogs were ashamed of her actions". She was enslaved to her Kam - lust. It is a very short story, where the Guru tells us how she tricks the first "client" when a second clients come to her.

Translation by (Pritpal Singh Bindra)

Chaupaee

A Muslim woman used to live in the city of Shahjehanbad. Now, with due modification,
I re-narrate the wonder she performed.(1)
Day and night numerous persons came to her and frolicked in making love.
Even the dogs were ashamed of her actions.(2)
She was the daughter of a Mughal and her name was Zainabadi.
Indulging in lovemaking she had become shameless.(3)

Dohira

A person called Zaahid Khan was with her when another person, named Yusaf Khan, came as well.
She got up abruptly and told Zaahid Khan, ‘I have called in a vaid, the lay-doctor, for you.’(4)

Arril

She came forward and said that she had called in a vaid, just for him (Zaahid Khan).
She stressed him to come forward, get treated immediately, And briskly leave for his home after becoming disease free.(5)

Dohira

‘Running to this house, you become breathless, in sleep you breath enigmatically and you are always feeling pain in your knees. ‘You are suffering from a triple-disease,(6)

Arril

‘I will get you treated; there is nothing to laugh at.
‘One should not refrain; the treatment must match the disease and one should not desist.
‘One should not keep ailment in secret from a vaid, a midwife, a guru and a friend.
‘There is no one else to whom we could open our minds.’(7)

Kabit

She made him to eat the offspring of the frogs. Made him to work in the field to sow radishes. (30)
Got his head beaten with slippers and sent him out to graze his sheep.
His head was strewn with dust and his moustache was shaved off
His condition became indescribable.
He was thrown out of the house to beg wearing a patched coat.
The woman displayed the trick and the lover chucked him out after making him a fool.(8)

Chaupaee

When he returned after begging, he did not find him (Yusaf Khan) there.
He asked, ‘The one who had treated me, the one who has curtailed my disease, where has he gone?’
Pity, the fool could not comprehend the real motive.(9)

Dohira

(She said,) ‘Only through good luck, the reptile charmer and the medicine
men are found and they run away after suggesting the treatment. ‘They are not traced afterwards.’

Chaupaee

That fool believed her to be trustworthy and did not try to understand the real purpose.
Thinking that she had helped him to eliminate his big infirmity, he started to love her even more.

Seventh Parable of Auspicious Chritars
Conversation of the Raja and the Minister,
Completed with Benediction. (7)(145).

To be continued.

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