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Pyaar

Sanskrit term

Summary

Sanskrit term

Pyār (Hindi: प्यार hi; Punjabi: ਪਿਆਰ pa) is the Hindustani and Punjabi word for love. It is derived from Sanskrit sa (love) and sa (act). It is one of the five virtues of Sikhism.

Description

Pyaar is prescribed by the Sikh gurus as the treatment for pa (extreme sexual desire, one of the five thieves). Regarding the usage of pa for sublimating pa, Guru Gobind Singh makes the following remark: The ideal relationship between the divine and devotee in Sikhism is envisioned as a soul-bride, in which the devotee is a wife longing for her husband (pa), which is God. This is a recurring theme through the Sikh canon. The devotee is pained by the state of being separate from God and craves reunion with God. This procedure of complete devotion stifles the negative potentials of pa and redirects its energy to spiritual progress for the individual.

Guru Arjan states on page 534 of the Guru Granth Sahib that a person who has truly fallen in love with God humbly seeks neither positions of power, authority, or even spiritual liberation (pa).

References

References

  1. Makan, Pritpal Singh. "Five Virtues and Five Evils".
  2. (1992–1998). "The Encyclopaedia of Sikhism". Punjabi University.
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