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Dasam Granth


The Dasam Padishah ke Granth, commonly known as Dasam Granth (Gurmukhi: ਦਸਮ ਪਾਤਿਸ਼ਾਹ ਕੇ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ,ਦਸਮ ਗਰੰਥ ਸਾਹਿਬ), is a religious text containing many of the texts traditionally attributed to Guru Gobind Singh. It is written primarily in Braj Bhasha, with Awadhi, Hindustani, Punjabi and Persian compositions written almost entirely in the Gurmukhī alphabet except for the Fatehnama, Zafar Nama and Hikayat, which are in the Persian alphabet.

The Dasam Granth is a separate religious text from the Guru Granth Sahib.

Some compositions of the Dasam Granth such as Jaap Sahib, Tav-Prasad Savaiye and Benti Chaupai are part of the Nitnem or daily prayers and also part of the Amrit Sanchar or baptism ceremony.

Although the compositions of the Dasam Granth are widely accepted to be penned by Guru Gobind Singh there are some that still question the authenticity of the Dasam Granth. There are three major views on the authorship of the Dasam Granth:

In his religious court at Anandpur Sahib, Guru Gobind Singh had employed 52 poets, who translated several classical texts into Braj Bhasha. Most of the writing compiled at Anandpur Sahib was lost while the Guru's camp was crossing the Sirsa river before the Battle of Chamkaur (1704). There were copiers available at Guru's place who made several copies of writings. Later, Bhai Mani Singh compiled all the available works under the title Dasam Granth.


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