Bhagat Surdas Ji (1478-1583 CE) is one of the fifteen Bhagat contributors to the Guru Granth Sahib. The Guru Granth Sahib, contains only one line, ‘chāḍi man hari bimukhan ko saṅgu,’ by Bhagat Surdas Ji, recorded on page 1253 in Rag Sarang. The contributor’s name is not mentioned explicitly in the line itself or its title. Still, Sikh scholars have identified and accepted this line as belonging to Bhagat Surdas Ji. In the Guru Granth Sahib, there is a Sabad by Guru Arjan Sahib (1563-1606 CE) following the line attributed to Bhagat Surdas Ji. This Sabad is titled ‘Sarang Mahala 5 Surdas,’ and it is believed to be Guru Arjan Sahib’s elaboration on the meaning of Bhagat Surdas Ji’s line. Sur Sagar Granth and the line recorded in Guru Granth ...