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<p class="C1">&#65279AGAMPUR or AGAMPUR&#256, lit. city unapproachable or inaccessible (Skt. <i>agamya</i> plus <i>pur</i> or <i>pur&#257</i>). The word appears in one of the hymns of Gur&#363 N&#257nak in &#256s&#257 measure where it is used to signify God's abode or the ultimate state or stage of spiritual enlightenment and bliss. Another term used synonymously in the same hymn is <i>nijaghar</i>, lit. one's own real home signifying the ultimate sphere of <i>j&#299v&#257tm&#257</i>. The relevant stanza first raises the question :"Tell me how the city unapproachable is reached, " followed by the answer, "By discarding such measures as <i>japu</i> (mechanical repetition of God's name), <i>tapu</i> (bodily mortification) and <i>ha&#7789h nigrahi</i> (forced control of the senses). " Realizing the Gur&#363's Word in practice is prescribed as the right path to <i>agampur</i> (GG, 436).</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><i>Shabd&#257rth Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib J&#299</i>, Amritsar, 1959<BR>
</ol><p class="CONT">Major Gurmukh Si&#7749gh (Retd.)<br></p><BR>
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