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<p class="C1">&#65279KUL GUR&#362 GOBIND SI&#7748GH J&#298 K&#298 DASAM P&#256TSH&#256H&#298 K&#298, lit. the family or sept (<i>kula</i>) of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, the tenth (<i>dasam</i>) Gur&#363 of the Sikhs, forms part of a collection of unpublished Punjabi manuscripts, including such titles as Rahitn&#257m&#257 Nand L&#257l, Rahitn&#257m&#257 Prahl&#257d Si&#7749gh and abbreviated version of <i>Prem Sum&#257rag Granth</i>, held in the <u>Kh</u>&#257ls&#257 College, Amritsar, under catalogue No. 1442. The work, anonymous and undated, recounts in rapid Punjabi verse the genealogy of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh in the manner of panegyrics by family bards, i.e. <i>&#7693&#363ms</i> or <i>bha&#7789&#7789s</i>, for oral recitation in honour of their patrons. Such recitals run from the present to the past, from the known to the unknown. Beginning with the names of the four sons of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, the <i>Kula</i> traces the line back to mythological past. In the process, explanation is proffered as to how the family came to be known as So&#7693h&#299, the composition concludes with the bare statement, "Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh dies," which may indicate that it was meant to be recited at the time of the Gur&#363's passing away. No date is mentioned.</p>
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