ÿþ<HTML><HEAD><TITLE>MANSUKH</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 NAME="keywords" CONTENT="MANSUKH"> <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">&#65279MANSUKH was, according to <i>Pur&#257tan Janam S&#257kh&#299</i>, a merchant of Lahore who, learning about Gur&#363 N&#257nak from one of his customers Bh&#257&#299 Bhag&#299rath, travelled with him to Sult&#257npur. There he remained in attendance on the Gur&#363 for three years and learnt, as says the <i>Janam S&#257kh&#299</i>, to recite <i>b&#257&#7751&#299</i>, the sacred hymns. He is also said to have reduced some of these to writing as well. Returning to Lahore, he set up a <i>sa&#7749gat</i> or fellowship of disciples there. Later he travelled with his merchandise to Si&#7749haldv&#299pa (Ceylon) where his piety attracted the notice of R&#257j&#257 Shivan&#257bh, who became a devotee of Gur&#363 N&#257nak when the latter visited Ceylon during his southern <i>ud&#257s&#299</i>.</p> </font> <p class="BIB"> BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1"><li class="C1"> V&#299r Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, ed., <i>Pur&#257tan Janam S&#257kh&#299 Amritsar</i>, 1982<BR> <li class="C1"> Bhall&#257, Sar&#363p D&#257s, <i>Mahim&#257 Prak&#257sh</i>. Patiala, 1971<BR> <li class="C1"> Santokh Si&#7749gh, Bh&#257&#299, <i>Sr&#299 Gur Prat&#257p S&#363raj Granth</i>. Amritsar, 1927-35<BR> </ol><p class="CONT">Gurnek Si&#7749gh<br></p><BR> </font><img src="counter.aspx" width="1px" height="1px" alt=""></HTML></BODY>