Chaubis Avtar

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Chaubis Avtar is a prominent composition within Sikh scripture that presents poetic narratives of 24 incarnations of Vishnu, emphasizing martial spirit and divine justice.

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Chaubis Avtar canonical 1

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instanceOf Sikh scripture composition ⓘ
martial composition ⓘ
religious poem ⓘ
associatedPlace Anandpur Sahib (traditional attribution context) ⓘ
linked to: Anandpur Sahib
associatedWith Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
attributedAuthor Guru Gobind Singh ⓘ
contains invocations to the Divine ⓘ
poetic narratives of avatars ⓘ
didacticFunction condemning tyranny ⓘ
inspiring courage ⓘ
upholding dharma ⓘ
distinguishingFeature emphasis on warrior-ethic over ritualism ⓘ
re-interpretation of Vishnu avatars in Sikh perspective ⓘ
emphasizes condemnation of oppression ⓘ
moral responsibility of warriors ⓘ
reliance on God in battle ⓘ
focus battle between good and evil ⓘ
heroic exploits of avatars ⓘ
genre narrative poetry ⓘ
influenceOn Khalsa identity formation ⓘ
Sikh martial literature ⓘ
language Braj Bhasha ⓘ
mainDeityDescribed Vishnu ⓘ
meter various classical Indian meters ⓘ
numberOfAvatarsDescribed 24 ⓘ
partOf Dasam Granth ⓘ
relatedWork Bachittar Natak ⓘ
Chandi Charitar ⓘ
linked to: Devi Mahatmya

Shastar Nam Mala ⓘ
religiousContext Khalsa martial ethos ⓘ
religiousTradition Sikhism ⓘ
script Gurmukhi ⓘ
scripturalStatus included in standard printed Dasam Granth ⓘ
sourceTraditionsAdaptedFrom Hindu mythological narratives ⓘ
Puranic literature ⓘ
studiedBy Indologists ⓘ
linked to: Indology

Sikh theologians ⓘ
religious studies scholars ⓘ
theme divine justice ⓘ
martial spirit ⓘ
protection of the righteous ⓘ
punishment of evil ⓘ
righteous warfare ⓘ
timeOfComposition late 17th century (traditional dating) ⓘ
usedIn Sikh martial and literary studies ⓘ

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Dasam Granth → contains → Chaubis Avtar ⓘ