Being Veparvah

What does it mean to be veparvah?

Parvah means care and Be-Parvah means careless but this word has both positive and negative meaning. Gurmukh is Beparvah in the sense that he has no worldly worries but a Manmukh is Beparvah in the sense that he has no spiritual worries i.e. cares not about his spirituality and does not care what Guru Sahib's Hukam is.

Kulbir Singh

Topic i have been thinking for discussion for long. Very interested to know where i Gurmukh should be VEPRAVAH and where does the thin line of ਬੁਝਦਿਲੀ begins

1) 2 drunk people fighting on road -- Should Gursikh be veparvah ?
2) Someone on road side make fun of Bana -- Should Gursikh be veparvah ?
3) Your neighbour throwing eggs at your door every day - Should Gursikh be veparvah ?
4) You see something wrong happening at sacred places - Should Gursikh be veparvah ?
5) your wife beats you (hahahaha) -- Should Gursikh be veparvah ?

and many more such situations , where i feel ਬੁਝਦਿਲੀ quickly jumps in when VEHPARVAHI goes far. Isnt it ???

vehmotaja veparvahu
nanak daas kaho gurvaahu

gurroooo

ਵੇਮੁਹਤਾਜਾਵੇਪਰਵਾਹੁ ॥
ਨਾਨਕਦਾਸਕਹਹੁਗੁਰਵਾਹੁ ॥4॥21॥

1) 2 drunk people fighting on road -- Should Gursikh be veparvah ? -

Yes & No, If the person is getting beaten to the point of broken bones or serious injury them it maybe right to intervene

2) Someone on road side make fun of Bana -- Should Gursikh be veparvah ?

Yes & No - There was once a Singh who was a Soor veer yooda who fought in the World War 2. We was very courageous and extra-ordinarily strong. He once beat up 5 Hindu Soldiers by himself because they mocked his dastaar ,and was sent to the docks. His service was honoured by him getting a Commonwealth voucher allowing him to come to UK in the late 1940s. I not saying beat them up, most of the time there just ignorant people

3) Your neighbour throwing eggs at your door every day - Should Gursikh be veparvah ?

No

4) You see something wrong happening at sacred places - Should Gursikh be veparvah ?

No. If they bring a tank to gurdwara would you be veparvah?

Doesn't laa-parvah mean careless, and be-parvah mean carefree?

ur right simmal tree jee

la parvaah is careless

be parvaah is carefree

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ur right simmal tree jee. la parvaah is careless. be parvaah is carefree

In normal conversation the above is true but in Gurbani "Beparvah" has come in the meanings of careless also:

ਇਕਨਾ ਨੋ ਸਭ ਸੋਝੀ ਆਈ ਇਕਿ ਫਿਰਦੇ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹਾ ॥
(Some have got understanding (of Gurmat) while others wander carelessly).

But mostly in Gurbani, this word has been used in the meanings of carefree.

Kulbir Singh