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100% Agree Singh Ji. It's also important to note that contemporary accounts like Prahlad Singh's Rehatnama and the Bhatt Vahi entry by Narbud Singh make no mention of any text outside of SGGS being given Gurgaddi.

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Thanks for the translation Singh Ji. I guess some would be hesitant to accept that Kavi Shyam was an actual court poet, rather than the pen name of Dasmesh Pita. The portion near the end that reads: "These translations, composed and compiled by the merciful and compassionate Guru" creates a little bit of confusion as to if Guru Sahib had the court poets and other scholars do all the translating into the Vernacular or if they completed all of that themselves.

Based on the preceding verses it would appear the former is the case, which would mean that (about 64% ~ Chaubais Avtar and Charitropakhyan) of the Dasam Granth is the work of Court Poets. I know somebody a decade ago that discussed this quotation from the Mehma Parkash, but most users disagreed with his translations in regards to the court poets rewriting the literature into the common peoples' language.

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