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COMPILATION OF SRI GURU GRANTH SAHIB23come to that later. This particular recension was available at MohallaSaidpuri, Rawalpindi.The much touted Banno recension at Khara in Gujrat, or KhariBir, was prepared in Samvat 1699, i.e, 1642AD. So many people havesought to weave untenable stories about this copy. Even G B Singh(Prachin Biran) failed to examine it in some detail, and failed to carryout his functions as a research scholar. His weaving some storiesbased on what a protagonist <strong>of</strong> Banno Bir wrote to him was unbecoming<strong>of</strong> a serious scholar and later invited brickbats from Bhai Jodh Singhas well as Pr<strong>of</strong> Sahib Singh, two <strong>of</strong> the most respected names in Gurbanischolarship.The sixth to eighth <strong>Sikh</strong> Gurus composed no bani or hymns asthat would have led Minas to cause havoc in infiltrating theirquestionable compositions into Pothi Sahib, now also known as GranthSahib. The Minas who captured Harimandir after 1635 when GuruHargobind moved over to Kiratpur, installed their own Granth atDarbar Sahib. The Pothi Sahib fell into the hands <strong>of</strong> Sodhi Dhir Mal,son <strong>of</strong> Baba Gurditta, and elder brother <strong>of</strong> Guru Hari Rai, at Kartarpur.Guru Hari Rai, seventh <strong>Sikh</strong> Guru, got prepared a copy <strong>of</strong> Pothi,or Granth Sahib for use <strong>of</strong> his son, Ram Rai, who, along with fiveleading <strong>Sikh</strong>s, was deputed present it to Aurangzeb. But this copywas compared with the Granth <strong>of</strong> Guru Arjun Dev. It is now availableat Dehra Dun, and clearly states that a particular hymn attributed toMira Bai was not found in Guru Arjun Dev’s Granth, it also notedsome hymns from that Granth which had not been entered earlier. Thisshowed that Guru Hari Rai had direct or indirect access to Guru ArjunDev’s Pothi/Granth Sahib.Dhir Mal was a prominent claimant to Gurgaddi, Guruship, ondemise <strong>of</strong> Guru Har Krishan. One <strong>of</strong> his followers caused violenceto Guru Tegh Bahadur, and in turn was taught a lesson. Guru TeghBahadur’s followers also took hold <strong>of</strong> Guru Arjun Dev’s Pothi Sahib,but Guru Tegh Bahadur made them to return the same. Franklyspeaking, alternative sources were now available. Moreover, <strong>Sikh</strong>swere advised to worship bani, hymns, or name, God’s word, and not aparticular volume, whatever its origin.Guru Tegh Bahadur’s compositions in various ragas were enteredat appropriate places in some <strong>of</strong> the recensions. At one time, these
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