Suraj Prakash

Suraj Prakash
Gur Partap Suraj Granth
	Claimed original manuscript of the Gur Partap Suraj Granth by its author, Kavi Santokh Singh
Author	Kavi Santokh Singh
Language	Sanskritized Punjabi and Braj
Genre	Sikhism
Published	1843 A.D.
Publication place	Sikh Empire
Preceded by	Guru Nanak Prakash

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

[eosssb-1] Santokh Singh Bhai, Encyclopedia of Sikhism, Volume IV, S–Z, Punjabi University, Patiala, pages 51–52

[Singh2006p54-2] 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.

[Singh1994p41-3] Trilochan Singh (1994). Ernest Trumpp and W.H. McLeod as scholars of Sikh history religion and culture. International Centre of Sikh Studies. p. 41.

[csp118-4] 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.

[5] Murphy, Anne. 2012. The Materiality of the Past: History and Representation in the Sikh Tradition. Oxford University Press. Page 113-115

[6] 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

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