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'''Vikar''' ([[Punjabi]]<big> ਵਿਕਾਰ </big>) is a [[Punjabi]] word which means 'vice', 'evil', a 'sin', a 'defect', a 'flaw', a 'fault', a 'corruption' or an 'immortal act'. | '''Vikar''' ([[Punjabi]]<big> ਵਿਕਾਰ </big>) is a [[Punjabi]] word which means 'vice', 'evil', a 'sin', a 'defect', a 'flaw', a 'fault', a 'corruption' or an 'immortal act'. This is a word that is used in [[Sikhi]] as part of the central concept of the '''[[Five Evils]]''' or '''five thieves''' or ''panch dooth'' (''five demons'') or ''[[panj]] [[vikar]]'' (''five sins''). These five vikars or evils as they are referred to in [[Sikh Scripture]], the [[Guru Granth Sahib]], are, according to [[Sikhism]], the five major weaknesses of the human personality at variance with its spiritual essence. The common evils far exceed in number, but a group of five of them came to be identified because of the obstruction they are believed to cause in man's pursuit of the moral and spiritual path. The group of five evils in [[Punjabi]] are: | ||
* [[kam]] (Lust), | |||
* [[krodh]] (Rage or uncontrolled anger), | |||
* [[lobh]] (Greed), | |||
* [[moh]] (Attachment or emotional attachment) and | |||
* [[ahankar]] (ego) | |||
Translated into English these words mean lust/addiction, wrath/rage/anger, materialistic greed, attachment/worldly infatuation and ego/pride respectively. The word 'evil' here may be understood to represent the connotation of Punjabi pap (sin), dokh (defect), or kilbikh (defilement). | |||
==Use of the word in Gurbani== | ==Use of the word in Gurbani== | ||
Latest revision as of 18:50, 13 August 2008
Vikar (Punjabi ਵਿਕਾਰ ) is a Punjabi word which means 'vice', 'evil', a 'sin', a 'defect', a 'flaw', a 'fault', a 'corruption' or an 'immortal act'. This is a word that is used in Sikhi as part of the central concept of the Five Evils or five thieves or panch dooth (five demons) or panj vikar (five sins). These five vikars or evils as they are referred to in Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib, are, according to Sikhism, the five major weaknesses of the human personality at variance with its spiritual essence. The common evils far exceed in number, but a group of five of them came to be identified because of the obstruction they are believed to cause in man's pursuit of the moral and spiritual path. The group of five evils in Punjabi are:
- kam (Lust),
- krodh (Rage or uncontrolled anger),
- lobh (Greed),
- moh (Attachment or emotional attachment) and
- ahankar (ego)
Translated into English these words mean lust/addiction, wrath/rage/anger, materialistic greed, attachment/worldly infatuation and ego/pride respectively. The word 'evil' here may be understood to represent the connotation of Punjabi pap (sin), dokh (defect), or kilbikh (defilement).
Use of the word in Gurbani
| ਸਭਿ ਰਸ ਭੋਗਣ ਬਾਦਿ ਹਹਿ ਸਭਿ ਸੀਗਾਰ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥ |
| Sabẖ ras bẖogaṇ bĝḝ heh sabẖ sīgĝr vikĝr. |
| Her enjoyment of all pleasures is futile, and all her decorations are corrupt. |
| ਸੰਪਉ ਸੰਚੀ ਭਝ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥ |
| Sampao sancẖī bẖaė vikĝr. |
| They gather wealth, but only evil comes from it. |
External link
- srigranth.org/ Text in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib with this word
