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<p class="C1">&#65279<i>PREM AMBODH POTH&#298</i>, lit. book of knowledge about loving devotion, attributed to Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh, but not included in the <i>Dasam Granth</i>, comprises of the life stories in verse of some of the famous <i>bhaktas</i> or devotees. Written in AD 1693, the book has, besides the introductory chapter, sixteen sections, each devoted to a <i>bhakta</i>. In the first part of the book are described the lives of eleven <i>bhaktas</i> belonging to the period from 10th to 16th centuries : Kab&#299r , Dhann&#257, Trilochan, N&#257mdev, Jaidev, Ravid&#257s, M&#299ra&#7749 B&#257&#299, Karam&#257&#7749 B&#257&#299, Pip&#257, Sain and Sadhn&#257. <i>Bhaktas</i> of earlier periods &#8212  Prahl&#257d, Dhr&#363, &#346ukdev and B&#257lm&#299ki &#8212 are dealt with in the second part. The language of the <i>poth&#299</i> is a mixture of Hindi and Punjabi and the verse measures commonly used are Dohir&#257 and Chaupa&#299. The book is unpublished and among the known extant manuscripts with slight variation in titles are in the Central Public Library at Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257, and the Languages Department, Punjab, Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257.</p>
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