KANĪPHĀ or Karnarīpā, one of the 84 Gorakhpanthī siddhas (exalted personages believed to have attained occult powers and immortality through the practice of yoga), is mentioned in Bālā Janam Sākhī as a participant in the Siddhas' discourse with Gurū Nānak during the latter's visit to Mount Sumer.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

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