ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>B&#256&#7750&#298 BHAGAT&#256&#7748 SA&#7788&#298K (sa&#7789&#299k = exegesis or commentary)</TITLE> <style type="text/css"> .BODY { background-color: #EAF1F7; background-image: url('images/gtbh.jpg'); background-repeat: no-repeat; background-attachment: fixed; background-position: center; color: #0066CC;} .C1{text-align: justify;color: #0066CC;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .BIB{text-align: center;color: #000099;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} .CONT{text-align: right;color: #FF0000;FONT-size: SMALL;FONT-family: Tahoma;} </style><META http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"></HEAD> <BODY class="BODY" oncontextmenu="return false" ondragstart="return false" onselectstart="return false"> <FONT ALIGN="JUSTIFY" FACE="Tahoma"> <p class="C1">&#65279<i>B&#256&#7750&#298 BHAGAT&#256&#7748 SA&#7788&#298K</i> (sa&#7789&#299k = exegesis or commentary) by Pa&#7751&#7693it T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Narotam (<i>q. v. </i>) is an exposition of the<i>b&#257&#7751&#299</i>or hymns of the<i>bhaktas</i>or saints (here the word implies contributors to the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib other than the Gur&#363s). The work was, according to inner evidence, completed in 1939 Bk/AD 1882 and the scribe was one Sundar Si&#7749gh. It was published in AD 1907 by R&#257i S&#257hib Munsh&#299 Gul&#257b Si&#7749gh and Sons, Lahore. The book is divided into two parts-the first part (pp. 386) covering the compositions of the <i>bhaktas</i> included in Sikh Scripture up to R&#257ga G&#363jar&#299 and the second (pp. 522) covering the rest of them. The book opens with an Introduction in which the author states that <i>bhakta b&#257&#7751&#299</i>, as included in the Gur&#363 Granth S&#257hib, was composed by Gur&#363 Arjan himself on behalf of the different saints and s&#363f&#299s.</p> <p class="C1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Narotam's exposition is very detailed, even prolix. For instance, the exegesis of a <i>&#347abda</i> by Kab&#299r in R&#257ga Gau&#7771&#299 runs into 15 pages (pp. 39-53), the author quoting in the process profusely from old Hindu scriptures. His interpretations are coloured by his Vedantic training and background.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">Shergill, Surinder Si&#7749gh, <i>Pa&#7751&#7693at T&#257r&#257 Si&#7749gh Narotam : J&#299van te Rachan&#257</i>. Patiala, 1985<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Dharam Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font> <img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""> </HTML></BODY>