This Bani is part of the Bachitar Natak which is the third main composition in the Dasam Granth, the second holy Scripture of the Sikhs. The first two compositions in the Dasam Granth are Jaap Sahib and Akal Ustat.
This section called the "My coming into the World" is the sixth section of Bachitar Natak and is found on pages 142 to 143 at Sri Granth.org.
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ਅਥ ਕਬਿ ਜਨਮ ਕਥਨੰ ॥
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HERE BEGINS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE BIRTH OF THE POET.
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ਮਰ ਪਿਤ ਪੂਰਬ ਕੀਯਿਸਿ ਪਯਾਨਾ ॥ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਕੇ ਤੀਰਿਥ ਨਾਨਾ ॥
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My father proceeded towards the east and visited several places of pilgrimage.
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ਜਬ ਹੀ ਜਾਤਿ ਤਰਿਬੇਣੀ ਭਝ ॥ ਪੰਨ ਦਾਨ ਦਿਨ ਕਰਤ ਬਿਤਝ ॥੧॥
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When he went to Triveni (Prayag), he passed his days in act of charity.1.
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ਤਹੀ ਪਰਕਾਸ ਹਮਾਰਾ ਭਯੋ ॥ ਪਟਨਾ ਸਹਰ ਬਿਖੈ ਭਵ ਲਯੋ ॥
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I was conceived there and took birth at Patna.
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ਮਦਰ ਦੇਸ ਹਮ ਕੋ ਲੇ ਆਝ ॥ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਦਾਈਅਨਿ ਦਲਰਾਝ ॥੨॥
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Whence I was brought to Madra Desh (Punjab), where I was caressed by various nurses.2
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ਕੀਨੀ ਅਨਿਕ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਤਨ ਰਛਾ ॥ ਦੀਨੀ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਭਾਂਤਿ ਕੀ ਸਿਛਾ ॥
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I was given physical protection in various ways and given various types of education.
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ਜਬ ਹਮ ਧਰਮ ਕਰਮ ਮੋ ਆਝ ॥ ਦੇਵ ਲੋਕ ਤਬ ਪਿਤਾ ਸਿਧਾਝ ॥੩॥
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When I began to perform the act of Dharma (righteousness), my father departed for his heavenly abode.3.
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ਇਤਿ ਸਰੀ ਬਚਿਤਰ ਨਾਟਕ ਗਰੰਥੇ ਕਬਿ ਜਨਮ ਕਥਨੰ ਨਾਮ ਸਪਤਮੋ ਧਿਆਇ ਸਮਾਪਤਮ ਸਤ ਸਭਮ ਸਤ ॥੭॥ ਅਫਜੂ ॥੨੮੨॥
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End of the Seventh Chapter of BACHITTTAR NATAK entitled Description of the Poet.7.282
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