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<p class="C1">&#65279APOCRYPHAL COMPOSITIONS, known in Sikh vocabulary as <i>kachch&#299 b&#257&#7751&#299</i> (unripe, rejected texts) or <i>v&#257dh&#363 b&#257&#7751&#299</i> (superfluous texts) are those writings, mostly in verse but prose not excluded, which have been attributed to the Gur&#363s, but which were not incorporated in the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib at the time of its compilation in 1603-04. Since the Sikh Scripture was compiled by one of the Gur&#363s and the text as approved by him has come down to us intact, compositions not included therein must be reckoned as extra textual and spurious. Moreover, the contents of the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib have been so arranged and numbered as to leave absolutely no scope for any extraction or interpolation. Still there are compositions which some attribute to the Gur&#363s. Most of them are attributed to Gur&#363 N&#257nak, at least one <i>&#347abda</i> to Gur&#363 Te<u>gh</u> Bah&#257dur, and some to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh. "N&#257nak" was the <i>nom de plume</i> the Gur&#363s used for their compositions, and the custom was appropriated by some of the contemporary saints or religious poets. Some schismatists or those who had otherwise set themselves up as rivals to the growing faith adopted this pseudonym to benefit from its popularly accepted authority.</p>਍㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀㄀∀㸀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀☀渀戀猀瀀㬀䄀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀氀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最猀 愀琀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀渀愀欀 昀愀氀氀 椀渀琀漀 琀栀爀攀攀 挀愀琀攀最漀爀椀攀猀Ⰰ 瘀椀稀⸀ ⠀椀⤀ 栀礀洀渀猀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 礀漀最☀⌀㈀㤀㤀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 猀甀戀樀攀挀琀 漀昀 琀爀甀攀 礀漀最愀㬀 ⠀椀椀⤀ 栀礀洀渀猀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 瘀愀爀椀漀甀猀 䠀椀渀搀甀 猀攀挀琀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 椀搀攀愀氀 昀漀爀洀 漀昀 爀攀氀椀最椀漀渀㬀 愀渀搀 ⠀椀椀椀⤀ 挀漀洀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀猀 最攀渀攀爀愀氀氀礀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 㰀椀㸀渀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀洀愀栀猀㰀⼀椀㸀 ⠀攀瀀椀猀琀氀攀猀 漀爀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀猀⤀ 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀漀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀猀Ⰰ 攀砀瀀漀甀渀搀椀渀最 琀栀攀 琀爀甀攀 洀攀愀渀椀渀最 漀昀 㰀椀㸀猀栀愀爀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀㰀⼀椀㸀✀ ⠀䤀猀氀愀洀椀挀 氀愀眀猀⤀ 愀渀搀 琀栀攀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀 漀昀 䤀猀氀愀洀⸀ 圀爀椀琀椀渀最猀 昀愀氀氀椀渀最 椀渀 挀愀琀攀最漀爀椀攀猀 ⠀椀⤀ 愀渀搀 ⠀椀椀⤀ 猀攀攀洀 琀漀 栀愀瘀攀 戀攀攀渀 挀漀氀氀攀挀琀攀搀 椀渀 挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀昀 琀椀洀攀Ⰰ 椀渀 漀渀攀 瘀漀氀甀洀攀 瀀漀瀀甀氀愀爀氀礀 挀愀氀氀攀搀 㰀椀㸀倀爀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㔀㄀ 匀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最氀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀㰀⼀椀㸀Ⰰ 琀栀攀 戀攀猀琀 欀渀漀眀渀 愀洀漀渀最 匀椀欀栀 愀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀 漀渀 愀挀挀漀甀渀琀 漀昀 椀琀猀 猀瀀椀爀椀琀甀愀氀 椀渀猀椀最栀琀Ⰰ 愀渀搀 挀氀漀猀攀渀攀猀猀 琀漀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀渀愀欀✀猀 漀眀渀 搀椀挀琀椀漀渀 愀渀搀 猀琀礀氀攀⸀ 䈀攀猀椀搀攀猀 㰀椀㸀倀爀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㔀㄀ 匀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最氀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀Ⰰ 䬀愀欀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀爀 嘀椀挀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀爀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀渀搀 㰀椀㸀䈀椀栀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最愀洀 䈀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㔀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀㰀⼀椀㸀 ⠀最甀椀搀愀渀挀攀 昀爀漀洀 戀椀爀搀猀 愀戀漀甀琀 愀甀猀瀀椀挀椀漀甀猀 愀渀搀 椀渀愀甀猀瀀椀挀椀漀甀猀 漀洀攀渀猀⤀ 愀爀攀 漀琀栀攀爀 愀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀氀 挀漀洀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀琀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀渀愀欀Ⰰ 戀甀琀 眀栀椀挀栀 最漀 愀最愀椀渀猀琀 栀椀猀 琀攀愀挀栀椀渀最猀 愀渀搀 栀愀瘀攀 琀栀甀猀 渀攀瘀攀爀 戀攀攀渀 漀眀渀攀搀 戀礀 琀栀攀 匀椀欀栀猀⸀ 嘀攀爀猀攀猀 戀礀 䈀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀戀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 䴀椀栀愀爀戀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀渀 ⠀焀⸀ 瘀⸀⤀ 愀渀搀 栀椀猀 猀甀挀挀攀猀猀漀爀猀 眀栀椀挀栀 琀栀攀礀 挀漀洀瀀漀猀攀搀 甀猀椀渀最 琀栀攀 㰀椀㸀渀漀洀 搀攀 瀀氀甀洀攀㰀⼀椀㸀 ✀一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀渀愀欀✀ 甀渀搀攀爀 琀栀攀 琀椀琀氀攀 漀昀 䴀愀栀愀氀氀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 嘀䤀Ⰰ 嘀䤀䤀 愀渀搀 嘀䤀䤀䤀 愀爀攀 愀氀猀漀 愀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀氀⸀ 䄀渀漀琀栀攀爀 挀愀琀攀最漀爀礀 漀昀 琀栀攀 愀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀氀 氀椀琀攀爀愀琀甀爀攀 挀漀洀瀀爀椀猀攀猀 栀礀洀渀猀 眀爀椀琀琀攀渀 椀渀 倀攀爀猀椀愀渀椀稀攀搀 倀甀渀樀愀戀椀 愀渀搀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀攀搀 琀漀 琀栀攀 䴀甀猀氀椀洀 搀椀瘀椀渀攀猀 愀渀搀 欀椀渀最猀⸀ 吀栀攀猀攀 挀漀洀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀猀 愀爀攀 愀瘀愀椀氀愀戀氀攀 椀渀 䌀栀愀瀀琀攀爀猀 䰀堀堀嘀䤀䤀 琀漀 䰀堀堀嘀䤀䤀䤀 漀昀 琀栀攀 㰀椀㸀倀爀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㔀㄀ 匀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最氀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀氀猀漀⸀ 伀琀栀攀爀 挀漀洀瀀漀猀椀琀椀漀渀猀 椀渀 琀栀椀猀 挀愀琀攀最漀爀礀 愀爀攀 㰀椀㸀一愀猀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀栀愀琀 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀洀愀栀㰀⼀椀㸀 漀爀 䔀瀀椀猀琀氀攀 漀昀 䄀搀洀漀渀椀琀椀漀渀猀㬀 㰀椀㸀䠀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀稀愀爀 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀洀愀栀㰀⼀椀㸀 漀爀 愀 搀椀猀挀漀甀爀猀攀 漀渀 琀栀攀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 戀攀椀渀最 愀氀攀爀琀㬀 㰀椀㸀倀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀欀 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀洀愀栀㰀⼀椀㸀 漀爀 愀渀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀 漀渀 瀀甀爀攀 氀椀瘀椀渀最㬀 愀渀搀 㰀椀㸀䬀愀爀渀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀 一☀⌀㈀㔀㜀洀愀栀㰀⼀椀㸀 漀爀 愀渀 愀搀搀爀攀猀猀 漀渀 琀栀攀 椀洀瀀漀爀琀愀渀挀攀 漀昀 最漀漀搀 挀漀渀搀甀挀琀⸀ 吀栀攀 㰀椀㸀☀⌀㌀㐀㜀愀戀搀愀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀琀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 吀攀㰀甀㸀最栀㰀⼀甀㸀 䈀愀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀搀甀爀 爀攀愀搀猀 㨀 㰀椀㸀挀栀椀琀 挀栀愀爀愀渀 欀愀洀愀氀 欀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 ☀⌀㈀㔀㜀猀爀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 挀栀椀琀 挀栀愀爀愀渀 欀愀洀愀氀 猀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最 樀漀☀⌀㜀㜀㜀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀⼀洀愀渀愀 氀漀挀栀愀椀 戀甀爀椀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀 最甀爀甀 猀愀戀愀搀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀 椀栀 洀愀渀愀 栀漀☀⌀㜀㜀㜀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀⼀戀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀栀 樀椀渀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀栀 搀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀 瀀愀欀愀☀⌀㜀㜀㜀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀 猀椀爀 搀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀樀愀椀 戀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀栀 渀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 挀栀栀漀☀⌀㜀㜀㜀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀⼀最甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 吀攀㰀甀㸀最栀㰀⼀甀㸀 䈀愀栀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀搀甀爀 戀漀氀椀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 搀栀愀爀 瀀愀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀 搀栀愀爀愀洀 渀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀 挀栀栀漀☀⌀㜀㜀㜀㄀☀⌀㈀㤀㤀愀椀㰀⼀椀㸀⸀ 䄀洀漀渀最 琀栀攀 愀瀀漀挀爀礀瀀栀愀氀 眀爀椀琀椀渀最猀 愀琀琀爀椀戀甀琀攀搀 琀漀 䜀甀爀☀⌀㌀㘀㌀ 䜀漀戀椀渀搀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀 愀爀攀 㰀椀㸀匀愀爀戀氀漀栀 䜀爀愀渀琀栀㰀⼀椀㸀 愀渀搀 㰀椀㸀倀爀攀洀 匀甀洀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀爀愀最㰀⼀椀㸀⸀㰀⼀瀀㸀ഀഀ
<p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Since Sikh Scripture was compiled by Gur&#363 Arjan himself and its first copy was inscribed under his personal supervision and care and its contents were meticulously authenticated, arranged and numbered, the genuineness of the text is beyond question. As such, the apocryphal texts pose no serious problem. Compositions which do not form part of the acknowledged recension are therefore not genuine. It is only some portions of the <i>Dasam Granth</i>, the Book of the Tenth Master, which have been engaging the attention of scholars with regard to their authorship, but this work does not have scriptural status. As for Scripture, the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib, the original volume prepared by Gur&#363 Arjan, is still extant, preserved in a descendant family at Kart&#257rpur, in Jalandhar district of the Punjab.</p>਍㰀⼀漀氀㸀㰀瀀 挀氀愀猀猀㴀∀䌀伀一吀∀㸀吀☀⌀㈀㔀㜀爀愀渀 匀椀☀⌀㜀㜀㐀㤀最栀㰀戀爀㸀㰀⼀瀀㸀㰀䈀刀㸀ഀഀ
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