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HISTORY OF THE SIKHS
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^PP. XVIII
Vichitr Natak, written by Gobind himself; but the Persian Hikayats, or stories, also partake of that character, from the circumstances attending their composition and the nature of some allusions made in them. The other portions of this Granth are more mythological than the first book, and it also partakes more of a worldly character throughout, although it contains many noble allusions to the unity of the Godhead, and to the greatness and goodness of the Ruler of the Universe. Five chapters, or portions only, and the commencement of a sixth, are attributed to Gobind himself; the remainder, i.e. by far the larger portion, is said to have been composed by four scribes in the service of the Guru; partly, perhaps, agreeably to his dictation. The names of Sham and Ram occur as two of the writers, but, in truth, little is known of the authorship of the portions in question. The Daswin Padshah ka Granth forms a quarto volume of 1,066 pages, each page consisting of 23 lines, and each line of from 38 to 41 letters.
Contents of the Book of the Tenth King 1st. The ^Japji', or simply the 'Jap', the supplement or complement of the Japji of Nanak a prayer
—
to be read or repeated in the morning, as it continues It comprises 198 distichs, and to be by pious Sikhs. occupies about 7 pages, the termination of a vejrse and the end of a line not being the same. The Japji was
composed by Guru Gobind. 2nd. 'Akal Stuf, or the Praises of the Almighty— It occupies a hymn commonly read in the morning. 23 pages, and the initiatory verse alone is the composition of
Gobind.
The 'Vichitr Natak', i.e. the Wondrous Tale. This was written by Gobind himself, and it gives, first, 3rd.
of his family or race; the mythological history secondly, an account of his mission of reformation; and, thirdly, a description of his warfare with the Himalayan chiefs and the Imperial forces. It is divided into fourteen sections; but the first is devoted to the praises of the Almighty, and the last is of a similar tenor, with an addition to the effect that he would hereafter relate his visions of the past and his experience of the present world. The Vichitr Natak occupies about 24 pages of the Granth.
326
^PP. XVIII
Vichitr Natak, written by Gobind himself; but the Persian Hikayats, or stories, also partake of that character, from the circumstances attending their composition and the nature of some allusions made in them. The other portions of this Granth are more mythological than the first book, and it also partakes more of a worldly character throughout, although it contains many noble allusions to the unity of the Godhead, and to the greatness and goodness of the Ruler of the Universe. Five chapters, or portions only, and the commencement of a sixth, are attributed to Gobind himself; the remainder, i.e. by far the larger portion, is said to have been composed by four scribes in the service of the Guru; partly, perhaps, agreeably to his dictation. The names of Sham and Ram occur as two of the writers, but, in truth, little is known of the authorship of the portions in question. The Daswin Padshah ka Granth forms a quarto volume of 1,066 pages, each page consisting of 23 lines, and each line of from 38 to 41 letters.
Contents of the Book of the Tenth King 1st. The ^Japji', or simply the 'Jap', the supplement or complement of the Japji of Nanak a prayer
—
to be read or repeated in the morning, as it continues It comprises 198 distichs, and to be by pious Sikhs. occupies about 7 pages, the termination of a vejrse and the end of a line not being the same. The Japji was
composed by Guru Gobind. 2nd. 'Akal Stuf, or the Praises of the Almighty— It occupies a hymn commonly read in the morning. 23 pages, and the initiatory verse alone is the composition of
Gobind.
The 'Vichitr Natak', i.e. the Wondrous Tale. This was written by Gobind himself, and it gives, first, 3rd.
of his family or race; the mythological history secondly, an account of his mission of reformation; and, thirdly, a description of his warfare with the Himalayan chiefs and the Imperial forces. It is divided into fourteen sections; but the first is devoted to the praises of the Almighty, and the last is of a similar tenor, with an addition to the effect that he would hereafter relate his visions of the past and his experience of the present world. The Vichitr Natak occupies about 24 pages of the Granth.
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