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Debating the Dasam Granth

Robin Rinehart

Print publication date: 2011

Print ISBN-13: 9780199755066

Published to Oxford Scholarship Online: May 2011

DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199755066.001.0001

The “Wondrous Drama” of Guru Gobind Singh

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(p. 50 ) 2 The “Wondrous Drama” of Guru Gobind Singh
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Debating the Dasam Granth
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Robin Rinehart (Contributor Webpage)

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Oxford University Press
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199755066.003.0003

This chapter describes and analyzes the Dasam Granth composition Bachitra Natak, or “The Wondrous Drama,” an autobiographical narrative of Guru Gobind Singh's early life. The chapter addresses the mythological background of the narrative, as well as its relationship to the Indic tradition of praising kings known as prashasti, and considers the theme of dharma and its defense as explored in Bachitra Natak.

Keywords:   Guru Gobind Singh, Bachitra Natak, dharma, yugas, prashasti, Guruship

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