Bachitar Natak index

This is the index of the bani or composition called Bachitar Natak which appears as the third works of Guru Gobind Singh in the Dasam Granth, the second most important scripture of the Sikhs which is written entirely by Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru.
The chapters are numbered at the beginning, but the title of each chapter is given at the conclusion, following the traditional Indian convention. The page numbers used here for this Bani are the ones that appears at the website searchgurbani.com and sridasam.org.
Chapter	Pages	Index of Bachitar Natak 	No. of
Number 	 	Description of Chapter 	Shabads
1 	 	Eulogy of Akal Purakh, the ultimate being. 1.101 	101
2 	 	My Story. Opening statements and mention of Lava and Kusha, the two sons of Rama. The Description of Ancestry. 2.137 	36
3 	 	Descendants of Lava and Kusha and emergence of the Bedi and Sodhi clans (in which 8 of the 10 Sikh Gurus were born). The Description of the War of the Descendants of LAVA KUSHA. 3.189 	52
4 	 	The Recitation of the Vedas and the Offering of Kingdom. The interaction of the two clans. The Recitation of the Vedas and the Offering of Kingdom. 4.199 	10
5 	 	Description of the Spiritual Rulers, i.e. of the nine Sikh Gurus preceding Gobind Singh himself, from Nanak to Teg Bahadur (father of Gobind Singh). The Description of the Spiritual Kings (Preceptors). 5.215	16
6 	 	My coming into the World: The Command of Supreme KAL to Me for Coming into the World. Includes an account of Gobind Singh performing "tapa" at Hemkunt in the Himalayan mountains, in a previous birth. 6.279 	64
7 	 	Birth of the Poet. Starts with his birth in Patna, and arrival in the Madra desh (i.e. Punjab region). 7.282 	3
8 	 	The Battle of Bhangani. Includes his settlement of the Ananadpur, which was to be the center of his spiritual and literary activities. 8.320 	38
9 	 	Description of the Battle of Nadaun. 9.344 	24
10 	 	Description of the Expedition of Khanzada and his flight out of fear 10.354 	10
11 	 	Killing of Hussaini and of Kirpal: Description of the Killing of Hussaini and also the Killing of Kirpal, Himmat and Sangatia. 11.423 	69
12 	 	Description of the Battle of Jujhar Singh. 12.435 	12
13 	 	Arrival of the Mughal Shahzada (the Prince) and the Officers. 13.460 	25
14 	 	The Supplication to the Lord, Destroyer of All. 14.471 	11
The autobiography terminates here abruptly. Apparently the Guru became engaged in other affairs. The next book in the Dasam Granth is Chandi Charitra. This composition is thought to have occurred just prior to the founding of the Khalsa order by the Guru.
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