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{{Infobox poem
|name = Bhattan de Savaiye
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|author = Sikh Bhatts
|original_title = Savaiye Mahalla 1 to Savaiye Mahalla 5
|original_title_lang = [[Gurmukhi]]
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|first = [[Adi Granth]], 1604
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|country = India
|language = Gurmukhi
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|genre = Religion
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|meter = [[Savaiye]]
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|lines = 123 Savaiye
|pages = 1389-1409
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|preceded_by = Savaiye Sri Mukhbakya Mahalla 5(ਸਵਯੇ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਮੁਖਬਾਕ੍ਯ੍ਯ ਮਹਲਾ ੫)
|followed_by = Salok Vaaran Te Vadheek (ਸਲੋਕ ਵਾਰਾਂ ਤੇ ਵਧੀਕ)
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'''Bhattan de Savaiye''' ({{lang-pa|ਭੱਟਾਂ ਦੇ ਸਵਈਏ}}), also known as '''Bhatt Bani''', is a name given to 123 [[Savaiya]]s composed by various [[Writers of Guru Granth Sahib#Bhatts| Bhatts]], which are present in [[Guru Granth Sahib]], scripture of Sikhs.<ref>
{{cite book |last=Chauhan|first=Dr. G.S. |date=2006|title=Bani Of Bhagats|url= |location= |publisher=Hemkunt Press |page=125|isbn= }}</ref> According to various scholars, these Savaiyas are eulogies of first five [[Sikh Gurus|Gurus]] of [[Sikhism]].

Generally, it is accepted that there were 11 Bhatts whose hymns are present in Adi Granth,<ref>{{cite book |last=Chauhan|first=John |date=2012 |title=Fighting Words: Religion, Violence, and the Interpretation of Sacred Texts|url= |location= |publisher= |page=202|isbn= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Van Doel|first=Sarah M. |date=2008 |title=Sikh Music: History, Text, and Praxis|url= |location= |page=43|isbn= }}</ref> but controversy still exist that there are 12 or 17.<ref name="hssingha">{{cite book |last=Singha|first=H. S. |date=2000|title=The Encyclopedia of Sikhism (over 1000 Entries)|url= |location= |publisher=Hemkunt Press|page=182|isbn= }}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last=Hinnells|first=John |date=2007|title=Religion and Violence in South Asia: Theory and Practice|url= |location= |publisher=Routledge|page=111|isbn= }}</ref>

==Structure==
The savaiye starts from page 1389 from Savaiye Mahalla Pehla Ke<ref>{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Sahib|title=Guru Granth Sahib Darpan |type=Exegesis |language=Punjabi |location=India |quote=ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀ ਉਸਤਤਿ ਵਿਚ ਉਚਾਰੇ ਹੋਏ ਸਵਈਏ। }}</ref> and ends at page 1409 of Guru Granth Sahib. The savaiyas are under five titles:
#Savaiya Mahalla Pehle Ke 1 ({{lang-pa|ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਪਹਿਲੇ ਕੇ ੧}})
#Savaiye Mahalle Duje Ke 2 ({{lang-pa|ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਕੇ ੨}})
#Savaiye Mahalle Teeje Ke 3 ({{lang-pa|ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਤੀਜੇ ਕੇ ੩}})
#Savaiye Mahalle Chauthe Ke 4 ({{lang-pa|ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਚਉਥੇ ਕੇ ੪}})
#Savaiye Mahalle Panjve Ke 5 ({{lang-pa|ਸਵਈਏ ਮਹਲੇ ਪੰਜਵੇ ਕੇ ੫}})

Following is list of Bhatts and their number of savaiyas composed by them:
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''No. of Saviyas by each Bhatts'''
|-
! '''Name''' || '''Mahalla Pehla''' || '''Mahalla 2''' || '''Mahalla 3''' || '''Mahalla 4''' || '''Mahalla 5'''||'''Total'''
|-
| Bhatt Tal ||10||10 ||9||13||12||54
|-
| [[Bhatt Balh]] ||-||-||-||5||-||5
|-
| [[Bhatt Bhalh]] ||-||-||1||-||-||1
|-
| [[Bhatt Bhika]] ||-||-||2||-||-||2
|-
| [[Bhatt Gayand]] ||-||-||-||13||-||13
|-
| [[Bhatt Harbans]] ||-||-||-||-||2||2
|-
| [[Bhatt Jalap]] ||-||-||5||-||-||5
|-
| [[Bhatt Kirat]]||-||-||4||4||-||8
|-
| [[Bhatt Mathura]] ||-||-||-||7||7||14
|-
| [[Bhatt Nalh]]||-||-||-||16||-||16
|-
| [[Bhatt Salh]] ||-||-||1||2||-||3
|}

==Author controversy==
#'''Tall or Kal''': A Swaiya in name of Bhatt Tall,<ref>''ਟਲ' ਜੀ ਕਹਤੇ ਹੈਂ ਹੇ ਭਾਈ ਐਸੇ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੋਂ ਕੋ ਸਹਜ ਸੁਭਾਵਕ ਨਿਰੰਤਰ ਹੀ ਸੇਵੀਐ ਹੇ ਭਾਈ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੋਂ ਕੇ ਦਰਸਨ ਕਰਨੇ ਤੇ ਜਨਮ ਮਰਨ ਦੁਖ ਜਾਤਾ ਰਹਿਤਾ ਹੈ॥੧੦॥'': Page 1392, Teeka Fareedkoti, Adi Granth</ref> which according to some scholars is [[Gurmukhi]] Typo as it is Kal i.e [[Bhatt Kalshar]].<ref>''Page 1392: ਟਲ = ਹੇ ਟੱਲ! ਹੇ ਕਲ੍ਯ੍ਯ! ਹੇ ਕਲ੍ਯ੍ਯਸਹਾਰ!'': Teeka by Professor Sahib Singh, Adi Granth</ref>
#'''No. of Bhatts''': Few author believe there are 17 Bhatts<ref name="hssingha"/> including above. Others are Bhatt Sevak, Bhatt Jalh, Bhatt Jalan.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Adi Granth]]
[[Category:Sikh scripture]]
[[Category:Hymns]]

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