Nindya means negative criticism of somebody - to deliberate on somebody else's actions, character, integrity, lifestyle, behavior or other attributes in the negative sense, to discuss the presumably bad qualities and doings of another person, it can be in his absence or in his presence. This is a common fashion in today's society to either praise or criticize somebody else's character, actions, doings or behavior, or for that matter anything connected to the person being criticized. This criticism is normally created to let down the person being criticized in the society and in certain cases will go to extent of eliminating the person from the day today dealings and disrespect him in the society. However, this criticism can also be positive in some cases, where the group exclaims over the good qualities of a person beyond the reality, again it can be in his absence or presence - such actions are to praise somebody for his good qualities beyond the reality- this is known as Ustat in the divine language. The interesting thing is that Nindya is very enjoyable by the common people, in all practical situations you will note that people give a lot of attention to the negative criticism of somebody else, rather than gaining from that person's good qualities. In all such discussions propagating Ustat and Nindya, you will observe that for such a criticism the participants won't mind spending a lot of their time. There will be a very few people whom you will find avoiding such negative criticism, and concentrate and learn from the good qualities of another person. The Ustat and Nindya have been a part of the human character from times immemorial.
Let us evaluate and look at these qualities from the spirituality and Gurbani point of view. According to Gurbani there is no place for Nindya and Ustat in a Gursikh's life. Nindya - negative criticism of somebody else is a very serious mental sickness - Mansik Rog and so is the Ustat.
"USTAT NINDA DOU TYAGE KHOJE PAD NIRBANA
JAN NANAK EH KHEL KATHIN HAI KINHU GURMUKH JANA"
Though both Nindya and Ustat are prohibited in Gurmat, however, Nindya is a more dangerous and serious mental sickness - Mansik Rog. We should therefore not restore to Nindya of anybody, weather he or she is a common person being controlled by the Panj Doot (Kaam, Krodh, Lobh, Moh & Ahankaar) or a Sant, Sadh or a Braham Gyani, the consequences of Nindya are very serious and are sure to cause an irreparable damage to your spirituality as well as to your physical being. A Nindak - the person who is doing Nindya is a Manmukh and Maha Moorakh. Such a person might be reading a lot of Gurbani but never understand the Gurbani. Such a person have a black face - Kala Mooh in the Dargah and will be very heavily punished in the Dargah of Paar Braham Parmeshwar, he will be living in hell - Narak for a long time.
"NINDA BHALI KAHU KI NAHI MANMUKH MUGADH KARAN
MOOH KALE TINA NINDKA NARKE GHORE PACHAAN"
Whereas the Nindak will undergo such punishment as described above, the person who is being criticized will at the same time be heavily benefited from his Nindya. According to Gurbani for the person being criticized, the Nindak is better than the mother and father of the person being criticized. Mother washes the dirt of the clothes of her child, whereas the Nindak by doing Nindya will clean the dirt of the previous lives of a person - Janam Janam Ki Mun Ki Maile, with his tongue. Nindak destroys his current life and as well his coming many lives, before he can recover from the punishment given by Dargah and he lives in hell until then.
"JANAM JANAM KI MAL DHOWE PRAI APNA KITA PAWE
EHAN SUKH NAHIN DARGEH DHOYEE JAMPUR JAYE PACHAWE
NINDA JAN KO KHARI PYARI, NINDA BAAP NINDA MEHTARI"
SANT KI NINDA - is a very serious mental sickness as described earlier. Sant Ka Nindak is thrown into the cycle of 84 Lakh Juni, he is surrounded by very serious mental and physical sicknesses such as Aadhyan, Byaadhyaan and Upaadhyaan. He continues in the cycle of life and death for a very long time and goes through all the punishments defined in Ashtpadi 13 of Sukhmani Sahib.
"SANT KI NINDA JONI BHAVNA, SANT KI NINDA CHOGI KARNA
SANT KI NINDA DOOKH SAHAAN, DAAN DEV NINDAK KO JAAM"
Sant Ka Nindak will never be able to achieve Jivan Mukti, no matter whatever religious acts he performs - Dharam Karams, as the Nindak continues the Nindya the Sant will enjoy more and more Amrit and will be more and more elevated in spirituality. All the spiritual earnings of the Nindak are transferred to the Sant by the Dargah, and the Nindak totally looses his spirituality.
"NINDAK KI GAT KATHOON NAHI KHASME EWE BHANA
JO JO NINDA KARE SANTAN KI TIU SANTAN SUKH MAANA"
Bhagat Shromani Sant Kabir's neighbor died, at his death Sant Kabir cried a lot, he didn't cry when his parents died, even at the death of his wife Loyee He didn't cry, but people living around were surprised when Sant Kabir cried over the death of this neighbor. This neighbor of Sant Kabir was a very severe Nindak of Sant Kabir, not only himself but a lot of other people were prompted by this person in the entire Kashi who became Nindaks of Sant Kabir like his neighbor. So other people living around Sant Kabir asked Him why is he crying over His neighbor's death who was a very severe Nindak of Him, and you know what Sant Kabir replied - this neighbor had made His bhagti very easy, he was very helpful in His (Sant Kabir) bhagti, and not only that all the other Nindaks in the entire Kashi those who were prompted by him, were helping His bhagti due to his neighbor, so the death of this neighbor caused a big loss to Him (Sant Kabir), and that is why he is crying.
"NINDA HOYE TAA BEKUNTH JAIYE, NAAM PDARATH MANHE BSAAIYE
NINDA KARE SU HAMRA MEET, NINDAK MAHI HAMARA CHEET
NINDA HAMRI PREM PYAAR, NINDA HAMRA KARE UDHAAR
JAN KABIR KO NINDA SAAR, NINDAK DOOBA HUM UTREY PAAR"
Pancham Patshah has described in detail the effects of Sant Ki Nindya in Ashtpadi 13 of Sukhmani.
"SANT SARAN JO JAN PARE SO JAN UDHERAN HAAR
SANT KI NINDA NANKA BAHUR BAHUR AWTAAR"
Sant Ka Nindak's heart is full of dirty thoughts, his actions, words, and reactions are all controlled by Panj Doots. His mental condition is very week and he is carried away by bad thoughts very easily and quickly. The bad thoughts and words go inside him very quickly. He is always restless and longs for finding opportunities where he can do some Nindya. He is mentally very sick person. He never gets out of Jamam Maran Ke Bandhan. He stays in the cycle of 84 lakh Juni for a long time. He can't be saved anybody except the Sant whose Nindya was done by him, no other Guru or Sant or Akal Purakh can save this person from the punishments allotted to him by the Dargah. He can only be saved from such punishments if he goes back to the Sant he has criticized (done Nindya) and asks for His forgiveness, and if that Sant forgives him for his Nindya. Sant Ka Nindak will fell into the lives of snake, and other animals. He commands no respect at all. There are so many such punishments he has to go through and all such punishments are defined in 13th Ashtpadi of Sukhmani.
(The 13th Ashtpadi of Sukhmani is repeated here for the Sangat. Since it is very difficult to write exact words in roman English, we will very humbly request the Sangat to pardon our ignorance and mistakes.)
"SANT KE DUKHAN AARJAA GHATE
SANT KE DUKHAN JAM TE NAHI CHUTE
SANT KE DUKHAN SUKH SABH JAYE
SANT KE DUKHAN NARAK MEH PAAEE
SANT KE DUKHAN MAT HOYE MALEEN
SANT KE DUKHAN SOBHA TE HEEN
SANT KE HATE KO RAKHE NAA KOI
SANT KE DUKHAN THAAN BHRISHT HOYE
SANT KIRPAAL KIRPA JE KARE
NANAK SANT SANG NINDAK BHI TARE"
"SANT KE DUKHAN TE MUKH BHAVE
SANT KE DUKHAN KAAG JIU LAWE
SANT KE DUKHAN SARAP JONE PAYE
SANT KE DUKHAN TRIGAD JONE KIRMAYE
SANT KE DUKHAN TRISHNA MEH JALE
SANT KE DUKHAN SABH KO CHALE
SANT KE DUKHAN TEJ SABH JAYE
SANT KE DUKHAN NEECH NEECHAYE
SANT DOKHI KAA THAU KO NAHI
NANAK SANT BHAVE TAA OH BHI GAT PAHI
SANT KAA NINDAK MAHA AT TAAYEE
SANT KAA NINDAK KHIN TIKAN NAA PAAYEE
SANT KAA NINDAK MAHA HATHYAARA
SANT KAA NINDAK PARMESHUR MAARAA
SANT KAA NINDAK RAAJ TE HEEN
SANT KAA NINDAK DUKHIAA AUR DEEN
SANT KE NINDAK KO SARAB ROG
SANT KE NINDAK KO SADA BIYOG
SANT KI NINDA DOKH MEH DOKH
NANAK SANT BHAVE TAA USKAA BHI HOWE MOKH"
"SANT KAA DOKHI SADA APVITT
SANT KAA DOKHI KISE KAA NAHI MITT
SANT KE DOKHI KO DAAN LAGE
SANT KE DOKHI KO SABH TYAGE
SANT KAA DOKHI MAHA AHANKAARI
SANT KA DOKHI SADA BIKAARI
SANT KAA DOKHI JANME MARE
SANT KI DOOKHNAA SUKH TE TARE
SANT KE DOKHI KO NAAHI THAO
NANAK SANT BHAVE TAA LAYE MILAYE"
"SANT KAA DOKHI AADH BEECH TE TOOTE
SANT KAA DOKHI KITEH KAAJ NAA PAHUCHE
SANT KE DOKHI KO UDYAAN BHARMAAIYE
SANT KAA DOKHI UJHAD PAIYE
SANT KAA DOKHI ANTER TE THOTHA
JIU SAAS BINA MIRTAK KI LOTHA
SANT KE DOKHI KI JAD KICHU NAAHI
AAPAN BEEJ APE HEE KHAAYE
SANT KE DOKHI KO AWAR NAA RAKHAN HAAR
NANAK SANT BHAVE TAA LAYE UBAAR"
"SANT KAA DOKHI EEU BIL LAYE
JIU JAL BIHOON MACHLEE TADFADAYE
SANT KAA DOKHI BHUKHAA NAHI RAAJE
JIU EENDHAN PAWAK NAHI DHRAPE
SANT KAA DOKHI CHUTE AKELA
JIU BUAAD TIL KHET MAHI DUHELA
SANT KAA DOKHI DHARAM TE REHAT
SANT KAA DOKHI SAD MITHYAA KEHAT
KIRAT NINDAK KAA DHUR HEE PAIA
NANAK JO TIS BHAVE SO HI THIAA"
"SANT KAA NINDAK BIGUD ROOP HOY JAAYE
SANT KE NINDAK KO DARGEH MILE SAJAYE
SANT KAA DOKHI SADA SEHKAAYIE
SANT KAA DOKHI NAA MARE NAA JIWAAIYE
SANT KE DOKHI KEE PUJE NAA AASAA
SANT KAA DOKHI UTH CHALE NIRASAA
SANT KE DOKHI NAA TRISHTE KOI
JESAA PAAWE TESA KOI HOYEE
PAAIAA KIRT NAA METE KOI
NANAK JANE SAACHA SOI"
Bhagat Kabir have very strongly warned the Sangat to restrain from Sant Ki Ninda in His following Shalok, because there is no difference between Sant and the Almighty - the Creator, the Akal Purakh resides in the Hirda of a Sant:
SANT KO MAT KOI NINDO SANT RAM HAIN EKO
RAM KABIRA EK BHAYE HAIN KOI NAA SAKE PACHAANI
We will very sincerely hope that the Shree Sangat will listen to the above Gyaan of Gurbani and will very sincerely follow the divine advice which have been brought to us through Shri Guru Granth Sahib Ji - Gyaan Saroop of Shree Akal Purakh Jee - the Shabad Guru.
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