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33 Savaiye

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33 Savaiye
੩੩ ਸਵਈਏ
Dasam Granth
Verses of 33 Savaiye from the Anandpur Hazuri Bir (manuscript), circa late 17th century
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ReligionSikhism
AuthorGuru Gobind Singh
Chapters33[1][2]

33 Savaiye (Gurmukhi: ੩੩ ਸਵਈਏ; alternatively transliterated as Swayyae; also known as Sri Mukhvak Savaiya) is a religious work written by Guru Gobind Singh which is included in Dasam Granth, second scripture of Sikhs.[3][4] It is present after Sabad Patshahi 10 and continued with Khalsa Mahima.[5][4] It explains qualities of Supreme and the Khalsa.

Synopsis

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The compositions lauds a divine conception that is unreached and unknowable by the elucidations used in the Quranic, Vedic, Biblical, and Puranic literature.[4] It also openly challenges anyone who venerates particular avatars of the divine rather than the whole and those who present themselves to be religious people in public yet remain ignorant.[4] The thirtieth savaiya of the work is a strong rebuking of the materialisticly greedy and corrupted masands, as per Dharam Pal Ashta in The Poetry of the Dasam Granth (1959).[4] Some verses of the work are used occasionally for Amrit Sanchar baptismal ceremonies.[4]

It was written at Anandpur Sahib.[6]

Structure

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  • It is situated on page 712 to 716 of Dasam Granth.
  • These are 33 savaiyas in number, having four stanzas each.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 'Makin', Gursharan Singh. Zafarnama: The Epistle of Victory (1st ed.). Lahore Book Shop. p. 13. ISBN 8176471798.
  2. ^ Singha, H.S. (2000). The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (Over 1000 Entries). Hemkunt Press. p. 54. ISBN 9788170103011.
  3. ^ Page 176, The History of Sikh Gurus, Prithipal Singh
  4. ^ a b c d e f Rinehart, Robin (2011). Debating the Dasam Granth. Oxford University Press. p. 32. ISBN 978-0-19-984247-6.
  5. ^ Retrieved from Pashaura Singh, Louis E. Fenech: The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies: Oxford University Press, 2014
  6. ^ Retrieved Page - 6, Dasam Granth, Dr. S.S. Kapoor, Hemkunt Press
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