Sri Gur Sobha

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BK-001293.pdf

sri_gursobha.pdf

Punjab Digital on top english on the bottom. 

 

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Following are early Sikh references of historical books and manuscripts mentioning different compositions and poetry from Dasam Granth:

 

17th century resources

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Sri Gur Katha, Bhai Jaita

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Sri Gur Katha is work of Bhai Jiwan Singh, composed in the last decade of the seventeenth century,[11] does not mention about Dasam Granth but does mention Chopai (Charitar 404), Savaiyey(Akal Ustat) and Jaap Sahib recitation during creation of Khalsa Panth.[12]

 

18th century resources

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Rehitnama, Bhai Prehlad Singh

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This booklet contains short poem having 38 couplets written by Bhai Prehlad Singh in the early 18th century, whose hymn, Sab Sikhan ko Hukam hai Guru Maneyo Granth, is heavily quoted among Sikhs.[13] This Rahitnama mentioned first composition of Dasam Granth i.e. Jaap Sahib, a Sikh liturgy. Following is a quote from the same:

ਬਿਨਾ 'ਜਪੁ' 'ਜਾਪੁ' ਜਪੇ, ਜੋ ਜੇਵਹਿ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ||

One who is spending life(doing religious activities) without Understanding of Japuji Sahib and Jaap Sahib,

ਸੋ ਬਿਸਟਾ ਕਾ ਕਿਰਮ ਹੂਇ, ਜਨਮ ਗਵਾਵੈ ਬਾਦ ||

he is living insect of excreta and will lose this birth.

 

Rehatnama Hazuri, Bhai Chaupa Singh

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This Rehitnama is the most elaborate statement of rules of conduct for the Sikhs which is traditionally ascribed to Bhai Chaupa Singh Chhibbar concluded AD 1702–1706.[13] This rehitnama states various lines from different Banis of Dasam Granth.

 

Sri Gur Sobha, Poet Senapati

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This historical book was completed by Senapati, The court poet of Guru Gobind Singh, after his demise in 1711.[14] The source does not mention about Dasam Granth as Granth was compiled later to this source by Mani Singh. Though, this source mentioned the content of Bachitar Natak and Kalki Avtar.

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Full wiki on the timeline of Dasam Bani. 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Dasam_Granth

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Whew @shastarSingh catch a load of the hot tea they spill about devte in chapter 1. 

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Whew. This is heavy and beautiful. 

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What does prabhu mean?

And Agam Prakash?

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1 hour ago, GurjantGnostic said:

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Top one is a good find. I thinks it's the earliest version that was published. Ganda Singh refers to it:

 

At the start of the 20^th century the Chief Khalsa Diwan established a Historical Research Subcommittee and Sardar Karam Singh made up his mind to dedicate his life to the investigation and scrutiny of history. At this time Bhai Takhat Singh ji began to collect books for people conducting historical research and enquiry, making this [a central] consideration of the Bhai Ditt Singh library in Ferozpur. This was also the period where Bhai Vir Singh, in 1914, had Rattan Singh Bhangu’s Pracheen Panth Prakash published and composed many other historical tracts. During these very days Akali Kaur Singh ji Nihang inititated his own hunt for historical works and other literature. It was during this search that he came to receive two handwritten volumes of the poet Sainapati’s composition Sri Gur Sobha, and after performing a comparison between them, he had them published in Poh 457 Nanakshahi, Bikrami (December 1925 AD) through Bhai Nanak Singh Kirpal Singh Hazooria in Amritsar. It was in this way that this book [Sainapati’s Gursobha] came to light.