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Hemkunt is made of two words, Hem and Kunt. <br> | Hemkunt is made of two words, Hem and Kunt. <br> | ||
Hem(हिम) is sanskrit word which means "Ice"/Snow,<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=snow&trans=Translate&direction=ES Meaning of Hem]</ref> Kunt means | Hem(हिम) is sanskrit word which means "Ice"/Snow,<ref>[http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=snow&trans=Translate&direction=ES Meaning of Hem]</ref>, Kunt(कुण्ड) means Water Basin or Pond".<ref>http://spokensanskrit.de/index.php?script=HK&beginning=0+&tinput=%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%A3%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1&trans=Translate&direction=AU Meaning of Kund]</ref> <br> | ||
So the word itself means The Pond/Kund of Ice.<br> | So the word itself means The Pond/Kund of Ice.<br> | ||
Revision as of 02:31, 29 July 2012
Hemkunt is a word or expression of Spiritual/Divine Wisdom (Gurmat) used in Bachitar Natak Composition in Dasam Granth Sahib by Guru Gobind Singh, in late 17th Century.
This term got associated with geographical location i.e pond situated at Lokpal Valley of Uttarakhand, by scholars like Pundit Tara Singh Narotam, Bhai Vir Singh and Bhai Sohan Singh in early 20th Century. In Parallel, scholars like Gyani Sher Singh Kashmir (1931), Bhai Dalip Sigh, Bhai Pritpal Singh etc., suggest it to be spiritual expression rather then Temporal/Geographical, as it is suggested that in Guru Granth Sahib there are many such expressions used like Ramdas Sarovar, Begumpura, Amritsar, Gokul which are not temporal/geographical but spiritual.
Etymology and Meaning
Hemkunt is made of two words, Hem and Kunt.
Hem(हिम) is sanskrit word which means "Ice"/Snow,[1], Kunt(कुण्ड) means Water Basin or Pond".[2]
So the word itself means The Pond/Kund of Ice.
Acc. to etymological meanings, Hemkunt term could not be attributed to a pond that contains water, but for a pond that contains Ice.
How Ice Pond is defined in Spiritual term
The Mann is attributed as a Tide which arise from our inner soul which is attributed as a Water, Mann is always Baharmukhi means it remain tangle in outer world. When the Tide settle down into water means when Mann and Inner Soul become one than it becomes water. Still When Wind blows on water it's tide again rises. So Such heart, Such soul which become one from inside and no wind could produce any movement in it, which is called Hemkunt, i.e ICE, which is a permanant term and could not be converted into water.
Such person/heart which become stable, away from Duality and which is capable of receiving Dhur ki Bani such entity is called Hemkunt. Such heart is so stable:
ਗਰ ਹਿਵ ਸੀਤਲ ਅਗਨਿ ਬਝਾਵੈ ॥
The Gur is cool and soothing like ice and puts out the fire of the mind.
Inner Soul is Gur. Which give guidance to every Human Being. If Human listens to his inner soul then he is Gurmukh. If one is totally submerged in inner soul like that no wind of Manmatt could touch him, then such person is called Devotee, his Heart is Hemkunt.
Lokpal Valley
There is a Gurdwara in Lokpal valley which is also called Hemkunt and just for six months it is covered with snow but for 4 months it remain water(Not hemkunt anymore). So the term could not be described as Temporal place, but it's Spiritual place.
