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ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
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Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
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ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Sher_Singh" data-source="post: 3915" data-attributes="member: 571"><p>Dear Caramel,</p><p></p><p>All the poets in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji (not including Guru Shaib) were all men. Yet they were of different religions - muslim and hindu. Some of them were contemporary to the Guru's themselves, others born and died long before. Some of the poets are from Guru ji's court - known as bards.</p><p> </p><p>Here is a list of all the contributers to the Guru Granth Sahib Ji:</p><p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Gurus:</span><span style="font-size: 12px"> Guru Nanak: 947 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Angad: 63 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Amar Das: 869 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Ram Das: 638 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Arjun Dev: 2,312 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"></span><span style="font-size: 12px">Guru Tegh Bahadur: 116 hymns</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 12px">The Bhagatas: Saints of various faiths</span></u></strong> <span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Kabir: 534 hymns: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Kabir (1398 to 1495) was born to a Brahmin mother and raised by a Muslim step mother. Kabir was a proponent of the Bhakti movement. He lived as a householder, abhorred the caste system and religious rituals. He was an saintly apostle of peace, love and unity and a great poet. Kabir believed in inward purity, and was respected by both Hindus and Muslims. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Sheikh Farid: 123 hymns: </strong>Sheikh Farid (1175 to 1265) was a Muslim Sufi saint of great piety. He is considered the father of Punjabi poetry. He was greatly loved for his kindness and humanity. He stressed living a simple yet purposeful life concentrating on One God. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Namdev: 62 hymns:</strong> Namdev (1270 to 1350) was a celebrated saint from Maharashtra who traveled extensively across the country. He lived in Punjab for a number of years. </span> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Ravidas: 40 hymns: </strong>A contemporary of Kabir and a disciple of Ramanand, Ravidas represents the culmination of the Bhakti Movement. He came from a low caste cobbler family but had many disciples because of his spirituality. He stressed a life of simplicity and piety. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Trilochan: 5 hymns: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">A contemporary of Kabir and a celebrated Sain of the Vaish caste. He believed in One God and condemned superficial rituals and stressed the holiness of the heart. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Beni: 3 hymns:</span></span></strong> <span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Probably a contemporary of Namdev, not much is known about him. He was unperturbed by poverty and enjoyed a life of solitude enriched by his spiritual <span style="color: black">per suits</span>. He was a great scholar as is evident from his writings. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Sheikh Bhikan: 2 hymns: </strong></span><span style="color: black">A Muslim Sufi scholar saint Sheikh Bhikan died in the early part of Akbar's reign. He was one of the most learned men of his time. He believed that only God's</span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">name can heal a diseased mind and body. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px">Dhanna: 4 hymns:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> Dhanna was a Jat from Rajasthan who was born in</span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"> 1415. He lived most of his life as an idol worshipper but in later years became a worshipper of One God and renounced all superstitious practices. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Jaidev: 2 hymns:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Jaidev was a renowned poet laureate in the royal court of king Lakshman Sen of Bengal. His famous work of poetry Gita Govinda is well known for its poetic beauty and musical richness. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Paramanand: 1 hymn: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Born in Maharashtra, little is known about Paramanand's life. It is believed that he lived in Maharashtra and was a devotee of Krishna. He later became a proponent of One God. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Pipa: 1 hymn: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Born in 1425, Pipa was the king of the princely state of Gagaraungarh. He abdicated his throne, traveled extensively and became a disciple of Ramanand. He lived a life of extreme austerity and humility. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><strong>Ramanand: 1 hymn: </strong></span></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Ramanand, a Brahmin was born in 1359 in Madras. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Bhakti movement in northern India. A Vaishnava in his early life, he became a worshipper of Brahm and condemned the caste system. Kabir was the most renowned amongst his disciples. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black">Sadhna: 1 hymn:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> <span style="color: black">A butcher by profession, Sadhana was born in Sind. His piety and meditation of God elevated him to saintly </span>status. He was condemned by Brahmins and on a false</span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px"> charge was arrested and buried alive. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat Sain: 1 hymn:</span></span></strong> <span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Sain was a barber of the royal court of Raja Ram, king of Rewa. He was a follower of Ramanand and Kabir. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat Surdas: 2 hymns: </span></strong></span><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Surdas was a Brahmin born in 1529. He was learned in Sanskrit and Persian and studied music and poetry. He was appointed a governor by emperor Akbar, but was later imprisoned for dereliction of duty. Towards the end of his life, he became a hermit and lived among holy men. </span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Bhatts: 123 hymns: </span></span></strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">The Bhatts were a group of musicians who lived in the sixteenth century. All of them were scholars, poets and singers. Scholars differ on the exact number of contributors to the Granth Sahib, anywhere from eight to seventeen. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><span style="color: black"><span style="color: black"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 12px">Sikhs:</span></u></strong></span> <span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhai Mardana: 3 hymns:</span></span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> <span style="color: black">Mardana was a rabab (rebeck) player who spent most of his life as a disciple and musician of Guru Nanak. Born a Muslim, Mardana was a childhood friend of Guru Nanak and accompanied him on all his great travels. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="font-size: 12px">Satta & Balwand: 8 hymns:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> Satta was a rebeck player who served Guru Angad, <span style="color: black">Guru Amar Das, Gur Ram Das and Guru Arjun Dev. Along with his fellow musician Balwand they jointly composed a ballad which appears in the Guru Granth Sahib. </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px"> </span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p> <p style="text-align: left"><span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'"><strong><span style="color: black"><span style="font-size: 12px">Bhagat </span></span><span style="font-size: 12px">Sunder: 6 hymns:</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12px"> Baba Sunder (1560-1610) was the great grandson of<span style="color: black"> Guru Amar Das. His composition called Sadd (Calling) was written at the request of Guru Arjun Dev after the death of Guru Ram Das. </span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: left"></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sher_Singh, post: 3915, member: 571"] Dear Caramel, All the poets in the Guru Granth Sahib Ji (not including Guru Shaib) were all men. Yet they were of different religions - muslim and hindu. Some of them were contemporary to the Guru's themselves, others born and died long before. Some of the poets are from Guru ji's court - known as bards. Here is a list of all the contributers to the Guru Granth Sahib Ji: [left][font=Trebuchet MS][color=black][size=3]The Gurus:[/size][size=3] Guru Nanak: 947 hymns Guru Angad: 63 hymns Guru Amar Das: 869 hymns Guru Ram Das: 638 hymns Guru Arjun Dev: 2,312 hymns [/size][size=3]Guru Tegh Bahadur: 116 hymns[/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][color=black][b][u][size=3]The Bhagatas: Saints of various faiths[/size][/u][/b][size=3] [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Kabir: 534 hymns: [/b][/color][/size][color=black][size=3]Kabir (1398 to 1495) was born to a Brahmin mother and raised by a Muslim step mother. Kabir was a proponent of the Bhakti movement. He lived as a householder, abhorred the caste system and religious rituals. He was an saintly apostle of peace, love and unity and a great poet. Kabir believed in inward purity, and was respected by both Hindus and Muslims. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][color=black][size=3][b]Sheikh Farid: 123 hymns: [/b]Sheikh Farid (1175 to 1265) was a Muslim Sufi saint of great piety. He is considered the father of Punjabi poetry. He was greatly loved for his kindness and humanity. He stressed living a simple yet purposeful life concentrating on One God. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][color=black][size=3][b]Namdev: 62 hymns:[/b] Namdev (1270 to 1350) was a celebrated saint from Maharashtra who traveled extensively across the country. He lived in Punjab for a number of years. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][color=black][size=3][b]Ravidas: 40 hymns: [/b]A contemporary of Kabir and a disciple of Ramanand, Ravidas represents the culmination of the Bhakti Movement. He came from a low caste cobbler family but had many disciples because of his spirituality. He stressed a life of simplicity and piety. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Trilochan: 5 hymns: [/b][/color][/size][color=black][size=3]A contemporary of Kabir and a celebrated Sain of the Vaish caste. He believed in One God and condemned superficial rituals and stressed the holiness of the heart. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][size=3][color=black]Beni: 3 hymns:[/color][/size][/b][size=3] [/size][color=black][size=3]Probably a contemporary of Namdev, not much is known about him. He was unperturbed by poverty and enjoyed a life of solitude enriched by his spiritual [color=black]per suits[/color]. He was a great scholar as is evident from his writings. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Sheikh Bhikan: 2 hymns: [/b][/color][color=black]A Muslim Sufi scholar saint Sheikh Bhikan died in the early part of Akbar's reign. He was one of the most learned men of his time. He believed that only God's name can heal a diseased mind and body. [/color][/size][size=3] [/size][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][size=3]Dhanna: 4 hymns:[/size][/b][size=3] Dhanna was a Jat from Rajasthan who was born in[/size][color=black][size=3] 1415. He lived most of his life as an idol worshipper but in later years became a worshipper of One God and renounced all superstitious practices. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][size=3][color=black]Jaidev: 2 hymns:[/color][/size][/b][size=3] [/size][color=black][size=3]Jaidev was a renowned poet laureate in the royal court of king Lakshman Sen of Bengal.[color=black] [/color]His famous work of poetry Gita Govinda is well known for its poetic beauty and musical richness. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Paramanand: 1 hymn: [/b][/color][/size][color=black][size=3]Born in Maharashtra, little is known about Paramanand's life. It is believed that he lived in Maharashtra and was a devotee of Krishna. He later became a proponent of One God. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Pipa: 1 hymn: [/b][/color][/size][color=black][size=3]Born in 1425, Pipa was the king of the princely state of Gagaraungarh. He abdicated his throne, traveled extensively and became a disciple of Ramanand. He lived a life of extreme austerity and humility. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][/b][size=3][color=black][b]Ramanand: 1 hymn: [/b][/color][/size][color=black][size=3]Ramanand, a Brahmin was born in 1359 in Madras. He is regarded as the pioneer of the Bhakti movement in northern India. A Vaishnava in his early life, he became a worshipper of Brahm and condemned the caste system. Kabir was the most renowned amongst his disciples. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][size=3][color=black]Sadhna: 1 hymn:[/color][/size][/b][size=3] [color=black]A butcher by profession, Sadhana was born in Sind. His piety and meditation of God elevated him to saintly [/color]status. He was condemned by Brahmins and on a false[/size][color=black][size=3] charge was arrested and buried alive. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat Sain: 1 hymn:[/size][/color][/b][size=3] [/size][color=black][size=3]Sain was a barber of the royal court of Raja Ram, king of Rewa. He was a follower of Ramanand and Kabir. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][color=black][b][size=3]Bhagat Surdas: 2 hymns: [/size][/b][/color][color=black][size=3]Surdas was a Brahmin born in 1529. He was learned in Sanskrit and Persian and studied music and poetry. He was appointed a governor by emperor Akbar, but was later imprisoned for dereliction of duty. Towards the end of his life, he became a hermit and lived among holy men. [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]The Bhatts: 123 hymns: [/size][/color][/b][color=black][size=3]The Bhatts were a group of musicians who lived in the sixteenth century. All of them were scholars, poets and singers. Scholars differ on the exact number of contributors to the Granth Sahib, anywhere from eight to seventeen. [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][color=black][color=black][b][u][size=3]Sikhs:[/size][/u][/b][/color][size=3] [/size][size=3] [/size][/color][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhai Mardana: 3 hymns:[/size][/color][/b][size=3] [color=black]Mardana was a rabab (rebeck) player who spent most of his life as a disciple and musician of Guru Nanak. Born a Muslim, Mardana was a childhood friend of Guru Nanak and accompanied him on all his great travels. [/color][/size][size=3] [/size][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][size=3]Satta & Balwand: 8 hymns:[/size][/b][size=3] Satta was a rebeck player who served Guru Angad, [color=black]Guru Amar Das, Gur Ram Das and Guru Arjun Dev. Along with his fellow musician Balwand they jointly composed a ballad which appears in the Guru Granth Sahib. [/color][/size][size=3] [/size][/font] [/left] [left][font=Trebuchet MS][b][color=black][size=3]Bhagat [/size][/color][size=3]Sunder: 6 hymns:[/size][/b][size=3] Baba Sunder (1560-1610) was the great grandson of[color=black] Guru Amar Das. His composition called Sadd (Calling) was written at the request of Guru Arjun Dev after the death of Guru Ram Das. [/color][/size][/font] [/left] [/QUOTE]
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