21. CHANDI CHARITRA,

CHANDI CHARITRA, title of two compositions by Guru Gobind Singh in his Dasam Granth, the Book of the Tenth Master, describing in Braj verse the exploits of goddess Chandi or Durga. One of these compositions is known as Chandi Charitra Ukti Bilas wher...

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22. CHANDI DJ VAR

CHANDI DJ VAR (the Ballad of goddess Chandi) or, to give it its exact title, Var Sri Bhagauti Ji Ki, by Guru Gobind Singh and included in the Dasam Granth, is the story of the titan tic contest between Chandi and other gods on the one hand and the de...

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23. CHAUBIS AVTAR,

CHAUBIS AVTAR, a collection of twentyfour legendary tales of twentyfour incarnations of the god Visnu, forms a part of Bachitra Natak, in Guru Gobind Singh`s Dasam Granth. The complete work contains a total of 4,371 verseunits of which 3,356 are acco...

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24. CHRITROPAKHYAN,

CHRITROPAKHYAN, a long composition comprising women`s tales in verse, forms over onethird of the Dasam Granth. The work is generally ascribed to Guru Gobind Singh. A school of opinion, however, exists which asserts that Chritropakhyan and some other ...

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25. DAKHANE,

DAKHANE, title of sixtynine slokas by Guni Arjan, incorporated in his var in the measure Maru, three each with its twentythree pauris or stanzas. The word dakhne (Skt. daksini) means `southern.` The language of these verses is a dialect of the southe...

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