Varan Bhai Gurdas

Varan Bhai Gurdas
ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ
Folio of an 18th or 19th century manuscript of Varan Bhai Gurdas
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ReligionSikhism
AuthorBhai Gurdas
PeriodCirca early 17th century
Chapters40 vaars

Varan Bhai Gurdas (Gurmukhi: ਵਾਰਾਂ ਭਾਈ ਗੁਰਦਾਸ vārāṁ bhā'ī guradāsa; meaning "ballads of Bhai Gurdas"), also known as Varan Gyan Ratnavali (Punjabi: ਵਾਰ ਗਿਆਨ ਰਤਨਾਵਲੀ, romanized: Vāra gi'āna ratanāvalī, lit.'ballads of gems of knowledge'), is the name given to the 40 vars (a form of Punjabi poetry) which is traditionally attributed to Bhai Gurdas.