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Parmanand - Parmanand was a Kankabuj Brahmin and a resident of Kanauj. He studied at the feet of Swami Vallabhacharya and graduated to be a great Vaishnava Bhagat and poet of Brij Bhasha. His verses are collected in the Granth Parmananda Sagar. Parmanad was a devotee of Krishan who perhaps became a Birankari bhagat. Many Sargunvadi sadhus by virtue of their long penance and spiritual enlightenment merged with the formless being. One of his shabads have been enshrined in the Siri Guru Granth Sahib under Sarang Raga. Sadhna
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Sadhna, one of the fifteen saints and
süfis whose hymns are incorporated in the Guru Granth Sâhib, was a
qasăi
or
butcher by profession who, by his piety and devotion, had gained
spiritual eminence. He is believed to have been born at the village
of Sehvăn, in Sindh. He was cremated at Sirhind, in the Punjab,
where even today a tomb stands in his memory.
Beni
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Beni, a Brahmin himself, criticised the conduct of a fellow
Brahmin as follows: "(O voluptuous being!) In your body you apply sandal paste
and on your forehead basil leaf, but, at heart, you hold sharp scissors in your
hand. You watch deceitfully as a crane does (for fish); appearing as a
vegetarian, you even suspend your breath (as though in meditation). At heart you
have a dagger drawn, (and) cheating others of their cash is your habit: Tan
chandan mastak paati".
Beni,
bhagat is one of the fifteen saints
and sufis some of whose compositions have been incorporated in
the Guru Granth Săhib. Very little is known about his personal
life except that he spent most of his time in prayer and
contemplation. Nabhăji ‘s Bhagatmăl, which
includes him in its roster of well-known bhaktas or devotees,
narrates a popular
anecdote about how Beni absorbed in meditation often neglected
the household needs and how the Deity himself intervened and
physically appeared to help him.
Pipa
- PipaPA, one of whose hymns is incorporated in the
Guru Granth Săhib, was a prince who renounced his throne in search
of spiritual solace. He was born at Gagaraun, in present-day
Jhalawar district of Rajasthăn, about AD 1425. He was a devotee of
the goddess Bhavăni whose idol was enshrined in a temple within the
premises of his palace.
Ravidas - Ravidas, poet and mystic, was born to Raghu and Ghurbinia, who lived near the city of Varanasi. Not much biographical information about him is available, but, from what can be made out of his own compositions, he belonged to a low-caste family. He followed the family profession of tanning hides and making shoes. Gradually he started spending most of his time in the company of saints and Sadhus and built himself a thatched hut wherein he received and entertained wandering ascetics. Many stories became current about his simplicity and piety of nature.
Surdas - SURDAS, one of the medieval Indian bhakta poets whose verses have been incorporated in the Guru Granth Sähib. Sürdăs, whose original name was Madan Mohan, is said to have been born in 1529, in a high-ranking Brăhman family. As he grew up, he gained proficiency in the arts of music and poetry for which lie had a natural talent. He soon became a celebrated poet, singing with deep passion lyrics of Divine love. Bhikhan - BHIKHAN (1480-1573), a medieval Indian saint two of whose hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib. There are in fact two saints of that time sharing the same name— Bhakta Bhikhan and Bhikhan the Sufi. Bhakta Bhikhan was a devotee in the tradition of Ravidăs and Dhannă. His hymns in the Guru Granth Săhib reflect his dedication to the Name of Hari (God) which he describes as "cure for all ills of the world."
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