pµjfb dI DrqI iqwQF-iqAuhfrF dI DrqI hY. ‘mhIny dy qIh idn aqy
iekwqI iqAuhfr’ df kQn ies dy axigxq iqAuhfrF vwl ieÈfrf krdf hY.
pµjfbI lok-mn (Pok-mfeINz) hr pl ƒ mfxn ivc ivÈvfs rwKdf hY ijs kfrn
cfhy mhInf bdly cfhy mOsm pµjfb ivc iqAuhfr ËrUr mnfieaF jFdf hY.
lohVI df iqAuhfr vI iek mOsmI iqAuhfr hY. kVfky dI Tµz qoN bcx aqy
‘BfeIcfrk sFJ qy awg’ df inwG mfxn leI ieh iqAuhfr mnfieaF jFdf hY.
bfkI mOsmI iqAuhfrF ijvyN idvflI, ivsfKI afid vFg ies iqAuhfr nfl
koeI vI Dfrimk Gtnf nhIN juVI ijs kfrn ieh inrol siBafcfrk iqAuhfr
bx igaf hY.
KuÈIaF-KyiVaF dy ies iqAuhfr dy afid bfry keI qrHF dy mq pRcilq hn.
zf: vxjfrf bydI anusfr, “lohVI pµjfb ivc pRcilq iksy smyN sUrj dyvqy
dI pUjf dI hI rihµd KUhMd hY. kwqk ivc sUrj DrqI qoN kfÌI dUr huµdf
hY qy Aus dIaF ikrnF DrqI AuWqy phuµcidaF bhuqIaF grm nhIN rihµdIaF.
purfxy afid vfsI ies pRikiraf ƒ sUrj dI qpÈ Gt krn nfl joVdy sn qy
sUrj dy cfnx qy qpÈ ƒ muV surjIq krn leI lohVI dI awg bflI jFdI
sI.’’1 zf: nvrqn kpUr anusfr lohVI vYidk kfl ivc kIqy XwgF nfl
sbµiDq hY.2 gurmIq isµG anusfr, “lohVI Èbd ‘lorI’ qoN bixaf ho skdf
hY. lohVI nfl vwzI mfqrf ivc lok gIq sµbµiDq hn. ienFH lok gIqF dI
iek vwzI mfqrf nv-jµmy bwcy dI KuÈI ivc gfey jfx vfly gIqF dI hY.
ieh gIq lorI dI Bfvnf vfly huµdy hn.3
lohVI dI jVH BfvyN sUrj pUjf nfl juVI hovy BfvyN vYidk kfl dy XwgF
nfl pr ieh gwl qYa hY ik poh mhIny dy afKrI idn bflI awg lohVy dI
Tµz qoN bcfa vI hY qy KuÈI df ieËhfr vI .
lohVI dy iqAuhfr nfl duwly BwtI dI lok-gfQf vI joVI jFdI hY. duwlf
BwtI sFdl bfr (pwCmI pµjfb) dy ielfky df sUrbIr axKI XoDf hoieaf hY
ijs ny muÊl bfdÈfh akbr ivruwD bÊfvq df Jµzf buµld krky afpxy
ipE-dfdy dI mOq df bdlf lYx leI afpxI jfn vfr idwqI. pµjfbI lok-jIvn
ivc duwlf BwtI mËlUmF df rwiKak hox krky ‘lok-nfiek’ df drjf rwKdf
hY. lohVI dy gIqF ivc duwly BwtI duafrf ÊrIb bRhmx dI suµdr (pfty
sflU vflI suµdrI) DI df ivafh afpxy hwQI krn aqy Aus ’qy mfVI nËr
rwKx vfly ‘iËmIdfr’ dI Bugq svfrn df hvflf imldf hY :
suµdr-muµdrIey - ho
qyrf kOx ivcfrf-ho
duwlf BwtI vflf -ho
duwly DI ivafhI -ho
syr Èwkr pfeI - ho
kuVI dy boJy pfeI -ho
kuVI df sflU pftf-ho
sflU kOx smyty - ho
cfcf gflI dysy - ho
cfcy cUrI kuwtI - ho
ijmIdfrF luwtI - ho
ijmIdfr sdfey, - ho
igx igx pOly lfey-ho
lohVI df iqAuhfr Aupjfieqf
(PritltI) df pRqIk hYY. ieh iqAuhfr nv-ivafhy joiVaF aqy nv-jnmy
muµizaF dI KuÈI ivc mnfieaF jFdf hY. KuÈI vfly GrF ivc lohVI vµzI
jFdI hY aqy BµgVy/igwDy pfey jFdy hn.
1947 ivc dyÈ dI vµz smyN lohVI df iqAuhfr sfry dyÈ ivc PYilaf hoieaf
sI. pr pfiksqfn dy lfhOr ƒ BfrqI pµjfbI idloN dUr nf kr sky . kuVIaF
lohVI dy gIqF ivc hux vI lfhOr qy ipÈOr df iËkr krdIaf hn :
aµby aµby aµby
myry swq Brf mµgy
myrf iek Brf kuafrf
Auh kOzI Kyzx vflf
Auh kOzI ikQy Kyzy
lfhOr Èihr Kyzy
nI pÈOr Èihr Kyzy
nI lfhOr Èihr AuWcf
ijwQy vIr myrf Zuwkf.[[[
smyN dI qbdIlI nfl lohVI dy
iqAuhfr ivc pirvrqn vI afieaf hY. lohVI nfl sbµiDq bhuq sfrIaF
rvfieqF ƒ lok hux Buwl-ivsr gey hn. lohVI ivafAux df irvfj hux
iblkul alop ho igaf hY. purfxy smyN ivc iek ipµz dy muµzy dUjy
ipµzoN jF iek pwqI dy muµzy dUjI pwqI qoN lohVI ivcoN awg cuwk lY ky
afAuNdy, ijs ƒ lohVI ivafAuxf ikhf jFdf sI. ieh iek Kyz vI sI qy
afpxI gYrq df pRgtf vI. iesy qrHF hI lohVI nfl sbµDI bVf roick pfqr
ihµzU lupq ho irhf hY. hux Èfied hI koeI aijhf ipµz hovy ijwQy
ihµzUµ bxdf hovy. ihµzU lohVI mµgx vfilaF muµizaF dI tolI ivcoN iek
muµzf huµdf hY ijs dyy glH ivc bldF dIaF twlIaF pf idwqIaF jFdIaF qy
mUµh AuWqy kflÉ lf idwqI jFdI. jy koeI lohVI dyx qoN ienkfr krdf qF
Aus nuµ ihµzU nfl zrfieaf jFdf :
ihµzU afieaf ihµzU
ihµzU ny mfrI twkr
dy poVlI Èwkr
Èwkr quhfzI koVI
dy guV dI roVI
guV quhfzf imwTf
dy rupeIaf icwtf
jy koeI ihµzU qoN vI nf zry qF
AuWcI AuWcI ikhf jFdf :
huwkf jI huwkf
ieh Gr BuwKf
pr hux lohVI mµgx vfly ieh AuWkqI
kihx qoN prhyË krdy hn ikAuNik hux lok ‘BuwKf’ kihx qy guwsf krdy
hn. awj-kwlH dy bwicaF ƒ vI pqf nhIN ik huwkf kI huµdf hY? ‘huwkf’
hI nhIN lohVI dy gIqf dy bhuq sfry ÈbdF qoN bwcy hI nhIN sgoN nOjvfn
vI axjfx hn. ijs kfrn afpxy sOK leI nvyN Èbd gIqF ivc joV ley jFdy
hn. ‘afKo muizE vµJlI dI QF hux ‘afKo muµizE zYWk’ jF ‘afKo muµizE
kfr’ ikhf jFdf hY. smyN dy nfl lohVI mµgx df ruJfx vI bhuq Gwt irhf
hY. tI[vI[ ny bwicaF dy ivhl ƒ Éqm kr idwqf hY. jy Auh lohVI mµgx
jFdy vI hn qF afpxy mnpsµd sIrIal df iËkr ËrUr krdy hn:
‘ÈkqImfn’ afieaf
do aµb ilafieaf
iek aµb Kfxf
lohVI lY ky jfxf
pihly simaF ivc lohVI df iqAuhfr
keI idn pihlF hI ÈurU ho jFdf sI ijs ƒ kwcI lohVI vI ikhf jFdf sI.
pr hux ‘kwcI lohVI’ mµgxI lgBg Éqm ho geI hY. hux lok kyvl lohVI
vfly idn hI lohVI mnfAuNdy hn. pihlF vFg iekwTy lohVI mnfAux df
irvfj vI Gwt irhf hY. duwly BwtI ny grIb lVkIaF df ivafh krky lohVI
dy iqAuhfr nfl dfn df kfrj joiVaf sI pr hux pµjfbI dfn-puµn krn dI
bjfey ‘lohVI dI pfrtI’ krnf iËafdf psµd krdy hn. hux lohVI dI DUxI
’qy BµgVf nhIN pfieaf jFdf sgoN lohVI vfly idn zI[ jy[ df pRbµD kIqf
jFdf hY. lohVI vfly idn pµjfb dy lgBg sfry pYlys buwk huµdy hn.
idvflI aqy lohVI vfly idn pµjfbIaF duafrf pIqI Èrfb aqy KfDy
bwkry/murigaF df koeI ihsfb nhIN. dUsry ÈbdF ivc lohVI dy mOky ’qy
sdBfvnf Gwt rhI hY aqy ÌËUl ÉrcI vwD rhI hY .
lohVI dy iqAuhfr ivc kuJ hF-pwKI pirvrqn vI af rhy hn. pVHy-ilKy
pirvfrF vwloN kuVIaF dI lohVI mnfAux df ruJfx vI pYdf ho irhf hY.
keI ipµzF ivc lohVI dy sFJy pYisaf nfl smfj BlfeI dy kµm kIqy jf rhy
hn. ies cµgI qbdIlI ƒ jI afieaf kihxf bxdf hY.
mobfiel qy ieµtrnYWt dy Xuwg ny vI lohVI dy iqAuhfr ’qy afpxf pRBfv
pfieaf hY. hux pµjfbI lohVI dy mOky ’qy aYs[ aYm[ aYs[ qy aYm[ aYm[
aYs[ rfhIN KuÈI df ieËhfr krdy hn:
‘‘Mungfli di khushbu te gurh di
mithaas, Maki di roti te sarso da saag,
Dil de khushi te apneya da pyar, Mubark hoye tuhanu LOHRI da
tohar.’’
Happy Lohri
ieµtrnYWt rfhIN lohVI dy mOky ’qy dyÈf-ivdyÈF ivc afpxy sfk-sbµDIaF
ƒ eI-myl jF eI-kfrz Byjy jFdy hn .
pirvrqn jIvn df inXm hY, KuÈIaF-KyiVaF dy iqAuhfr lohVI ivc vI
pirvrqn afieaf hY . ies pirvrqn ivcoN pµjfbIaF dI bdl rhI jIvn-jfc ƒ
vficaf jf skdf hY.
hvfly qy itpxIaF:-
1[ soihµdr isµG bydI, pµjfb dI lok-Dfrf, pµnf 113
2[ zf: nvrqn kpUr, pµjfb dy lok iqAuhfr, pµnf 202
3[ gurmIq isµG, lokDfrf prµprf aqy afDuinkqf. pµnf 100
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