_by_its_author,_Kavi_Santokh_Singh.jpg) Claimed original manuscript of the Gur Partap Suraj Granth by its author, Kavi Santokh Singh | |
| Author | Kavi Santokh Singh |
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| Language | Sanskritized Punjabi and Braj |
| Genre | Sikhism |
| Published | 1843 A.D. |
| Publication place | Sikh Empire |
| Preceded by | Guru Nanak Prakash |
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| Sikh literature |
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| Sikh scriptures • Punjabi literature |
Suraj Prakash (Gurmukhi: ਸੂਰਜ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼), also called Gurpartāp Sūraj Granth (Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਤਾਪ ਸੂਰਜ ਗ੍ਰੰਥ lit. "The Sun-like Illumination of the Guru's Glory"),[1] is a popular and monumental hagiographic text about Sikh Gurus written by Kavi Santokh Singh (1787–1843) and published in 1843 CE.[2][3] It consists of life legends performed by Sikh Gurus and historic Sikhs such as Baba Banda Bahadur in 51,820 verses (60,000 when including Nanak Prakash).[2][4][5] Most modern writing on the Sikh Gurus finds its basis from this text.[6]
- ^ Santokh Singh Bhai, Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Volume IV, S–Z, Punjabi University, Patiala, pages 51–52
- ^ a b Pashaura Singh (2006). Life and Work of Guru Arjan: History, Memory, and Biography in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. pp. 54–56. ISBN 978-0-19-908780-8.
- ^ Trilochan Singh (1994). Ernest Trumpp and W.H. McLeod as scholars of Sikh history religion and culture. International Centre of Sikh Studies. p. 41.
- ^ Christopher Shackle (2014). Pashaura Singh and Louis Fenech (ed.). The Oxford Handbook of Sikh Studies. Oxford University Press. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-19-100411-7.
- ^ Murphy, Anne. 2012. The Materiality of the Past: History and Representation in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. Page 113-115
- ^ Deol, Jeevan. 1998. ‘Sabinderjit Singh Sagar: Historical Analysis of Nanak Prakash by Bhai Santokh Singh. 169 Pp. Amritsar: Guru Nanak Dev University, 1993.’ Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 61 (1):165