Dasam Granth Sahib Puratan Bir - Patna 1698 AD

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Dasam Granth Sahib Puratan Bir - Patna. There is another birh from patna that is commonly confused with this birh. That birh is more regal and has golden finishes. Link: https://archive.org/details/patna_dasam_granth_202408 Visually this birh is very similar to the 1698 CE "Akal Takht" birh. This birh has been attributed to Baba Deep Singh, though the handwriting is different compared to Baba Jee's other saroops. Most of the older academic literature calls this the 'Sukha Singh Bir' In the tatkara, or contents page, the bir gives an internal date of samvat 1755. The bikrami calendar is 57 years ahead of the Gregorian calendar, so the bir can be assumed to be from 1698 AD. The desecrated Akal Takht Birh, which gives the same date, looks very similar to this manuscript. The Ram Avtar composition is (said to have been) completed in 1698. This could be considered proof that the date is fake, or perhaps other compositions were simply added in later. It could also be a copy of a manuscript from 1698, possibly with additions. This bir is especially special and unique because it has lots of banis, known as Asfottak banis, which are not in the standardized Dasam Granth. This is included but not limited to the Gobind Gita Granth, Raag Asa P 10, Asfottak Kabitt, etc. The Aurangabad, Sangrur, and other Patna Sahib recensions also are unique in this fashion. According to Piara Singh Padam, this birh is the "Sukha Singh Birh" from the 1770s. This manuscript is famous and was noted by Tara Singh Narotam. I believe Kamalroop Singh holds a different view.