52 Commandments of Guru Gobind SinghPart - 1ikrq Drm dI krnIKirt Dharam dee karnee(Earn by honest means.)dsvMD dyxw (dy dsvMD gurU ky rUVw)Daswandh d-ai-n(h)aa (D-ai Daswandh Guru k-ai roor(h)aa(Give one-tenth of your righteous earning.)kMT krnI gurbwxIKantth karnee Gurbani(Memorize Gurbani.)jwgxw AMimRq vyly (nihM spuqihM isK soq svyry){Jaagan(h)aa amrit v-ai-l-ai (Nahi(n) saputahi(n) Sikh sot sav-ai-r-ai)}{Wake up at ambrosial hour (before dawn)}syvw rucI nwl isK syvk dI krnIS-ai-vaa ruchee naal Sikh s-ai-vak dee karnee(Serve a devoted Sikh with devotion.)ArQ gurbwxI dy pVHny gurU-Gr dy ivdvwn is`KW pwsoNArath Gurbani d-ai par(h)n-ai Guru-ghar d-ai vidvaan Sikhaa(n) paaso(n)(Learn the meanings of Gurbani from Sikh Scholars.)rihq pMjW kkwrW dI idRV krnIRehat panj kakaaraa(n) dee drir(h) karnee(Strictly adhere to the discipline of the 5 K's.)siqsMg jW Sbd dw AiBAws krnwSat(i)sangg jaa(n) shabad daa abhiaas karnaa(Practice Shabad Gurbani in life.)iDAwn siq srUp siqgurU dw krnwDhiaan satt(i) saroop Sat(i)guru da karnaa{Concentrate on the True Guru (God).}siqgurU sRI gurU gRMQ swihb jI ƒ mMnxwSat(i)guru sree Guru Granth Sahib jee noo(n) mann-n(h)aa(Accept Guru Granth Sahib as Guru.)Ardws sB kwrjW dy ArMB ivc krnIArdas sabh kaarjaa(n) d-ai arambh vich karnee(Perform Ardas before commencing any task.)kVwh pRSwd – iqhwvlKar(h)aah parshaad - Tihaaval(At birth, death, or marriage ceremonies, recite Japji Sahib and prepare Karaah Parshaad, render first five and last stanza of AnandSahib, say your prayers and then distribute Karaah Parshaad to the Panj Pyare, the Granthi, and then to the Sangat.)jdoN qk kVwh pRSwd vrqdw rhy swrI sMgq Afol bYTI rhyJado(n) tak kar(h)aah parshaad vartadaa rah-ai Saaree sangat adol b-ei-thee rah-ai(Until Karaah Parshaad is distributed to all, the entire Sangat should remain unmoved.)ivAwh AnMd ibnW gRihsq nhIN krnwViaah anand binaa(n) grehsat nahee(n) karnaa(Do not cohabit without Anand Karaj - Sikh ceremony of marriage).pr iesqrI mW, BYx, DI-BYx kr jwxnIPar istaree maa(n), bh-ei-n(h), dhee-bh-ei-n(h) kar jaan(h)nee(Recognize all women, other than your wife, as mothers and sisters.)iesqrI dw mUMh nhIN iPtkwrnwIstari daa moo(n)h nahee(n) phitkaarnaa(Do not silence your wife.)jgq-jUT qmwkU ƒ nw syvJagat-jooth tamaakoo noo(n) naa s-ai-v(Do not consume tobaco or any other intoxicants.)rihqvwn qy nwm jpx vwilAW guris`KW dI sMgq krnIRehatvaan t-ai Naam japan(h) vaaliaa(n) Gursikhaa(n) dee sangat karnee(Keep the company of Sikhs, who follow the spiritual code of conduct and meditate on the Naam.0ijqny kMm Awpxy krn dy hox aunHW dy krn ivc dil`dr nhIN krnwJitan-ai kamm aapn(h)-ai karan d-ai hon(h) Unnah(n) d-ai karan vich daliddar nahee(n) karnaa(Don't be lazy to perform any task.)gurbwxI dw kIrqn qy kQw roz suxnw qy krnwGurbani da kirtan t-ai kathaa roz sun(h)naa t-ai karnaa(Listen and perform Kirtan and Gurbani discourses daily.)iksy dI inMdw, cuglI qy eIrKw nhIN krnIKis-ai dee nindaa, chuglee t-ai eerakhaa nahee(n) karnee(Do not engage in slander and gossip or spite anyone.)Dn, juAwnI qy kul-jwq dw grb nw kryDhan, juaanee t-ai kul-jaat da garab naa kar-ai(Do not take pride in wealth, youth and caste. All Sikhs of the Guru are siblings.)miq au~cI qy su`cI rKxIMat(i) uchchee t-ai suchchee rakhan(h)ee(Keep the religious discipline high and pure.)SuB krmn qy kdy nw trnwShubh karman t-ai kad-ai naa tarnaa(Do not refrain from doing righteous deeds.)bu`D bl dw dwqw vwihgurU hYBudh bal daa daataa Waheguru h-ei(Recognize God as the giver of intellect and strength.)sugMD (ksm, shuM) ky kr ieqbwr jnwaux vwly 'qy XkIn nhIN krnwSugandh (Kasam, sahu(n) k-ai kar itbaar janaaoun(h) vaal-ai t-ai yakeen nahee(n) karnaa(Do not believe a person, who swears to bring home his point.)Compiled by Inderjeet Kaur
Sikhsin Cricke(From Maharaja Bhupinder Singh to Harbhajan Singh)With World Cup mania around -Lakhmir Singh goes down the memorylane to remember the contribution ofSikhs, who gave their best to the'gentleman's game'.he Sikhs are a sports-loving people. They have inheritedtheir love for sports from their Gurus - Guru Hargobind andTGuru Gobind Singh - who encouraged swimming, horse-riding,archery and swordsmanship, among their disciples. They havealways excelled in games that demand physical prowess andstamina. Though, they constitute a mere two percent of India'spopulation, their contribution to the country's sports is secondto none. Be it athletics, hockey or shooting, the Sikh players arean integral part of Indian teams.The Sikhs didn't take to cricket in the way they did it to hockey -a game in which the Indian team is thought to be incompleteunless 4-5 Sikh players are there in its ranks. But theircontribution to cricket as administrators and players is still quitenoteworthy.Bhupinder Singh, the PatronIt was Bhupinder Singh, the SikhMaharaja of Patiala, who madequite a substantial contribution tothe promotion and development ofcricket in India in the thirties of the20th century. He was largelyresponsible for the establishment ofBoard of Control for Cricket inIndia. He donated a huge amountof money for construction ofBrabourne Stadium in Bombay;helped to build a new pavilion atLawrence ground in Amritsar andfinanced the infra-structure on cricket ground in Lahore. Hisown Rajendra Pavilion at Patiala was said to have the bestfacilities for cricket in the country. The Maharaja was alsoinstrumental in starting the Ranji Trophy tournament in 1934 tocommemorate the memory of Ranjitsinhji. He donated theTrophy for this tournament as well.The Maharaja's love for cricket was so great that he sponsoredEngland's first official tour to India. He also sponsored tours ofJack Ryder's Australian and Lord Tennyson's English teams witha view to providing experience of international cricket to Indiancricketers. The Maharaja also raised his own powerful Patialateam that had the likes of Mohammad Nissar and LalaAmarnath in its ranks. He even engaged foreign coaches to trainthe Patiala team. He himself often donned white flannels to leadPatiala particularly against the visiting teams.Strange though it may seem, not many Sikhs in India took toplaying cricket in those days despite Maharaja BhupinderSingh's patronage. Lall Singh, who was selected for the first everofficial Indian tour of England in 1932, was a Malaysian Sikh,who played his cricket at Patiala. He was again selected to playfor the country against an English team that toured India in1933-34 under Douglas Jardine's captaincy. He wasunfortunately not allowed to represent India on technicalgrounds by the England captain as he did not fulfill the requisiteresidential qualifications.Yadvindra Singh, son of MaharajaBhupinder Singh and the heir apparentto Patiala state, however played forIndia in the third Test against theEnglish team and scored a sparkling 60against a menacing pace attack.Yadvindra Singh would have led Indiaon its tour to England in 1936, butthe manipulative Maharajkumar ofVizianagram (Vizzy) used his proximityto Lord Wellingdon to get thecaptaincy. He, however, did lead Indiain an unofficial Test against JackRyder's Australian team in 1937. Healso captained 'The Hindus' in thefamous Quadrangular Tournament. After Maharaja BhupinderSingh's premature demise in 1938, he did not find much time forcricket, though he did occasionally turn up for Patiala indomestic cricket.Independence and afterA highly respected cricketer in pre-independence days wasA.G. Ram Singh, who had settled in Madras and played most ofhis cricket in South.Rai Singh, a Sikh cricketer from Patiala toured Australia withLala Amarnath led team in 1948, without, however, playing a test.The first Sikh to play a test in the post Independence era wasincidentally again from South and was none other thanA.G. Ram Singh's eldest son A.G. Kirpal Singh, who scored acentury on his Test debut at Fateh Maidan, Hyderabad in1955-56 against New Zealand in 1956. Kirpal Singh was thesecond Indian to achieve this distinction, the first being LalaAmarnath, who had done it against England in 1933-34. KirpalSingh's younger brother A.G. Milkha Singh also played acouple of Tests. A.G. Satwinder Singh, the youngest son ofA.G. Ram Singh, was also an accomplished left-hand batsman,who scored heavily for Madras and South Zone. Like him,Swaranjit Singh Butt, a talented batsman from Punjab, whostood courageously to the blistering pace of Gilchrist and Hallin a zonal match against the West Indies team in 1959-60 alsomissed playing for India.Bedi, the MagicianBishan Singh Bedi is the first Sikh cricketer, who played testcricket over a sustained period of twelve years. He made animpressive debut against the West Indies in 1966-67 andcontinued to represent India till 1979. Bishan Singh Bedi,Nov, 2010 - Jan, 201155
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