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Surdas was a Hindu poet, sant and musician of India. He is said to have been blind from birth. He is traditionally believed to have lived from 1483 to 1573, and to have lived in Vrindavan, near Mathura. While his poetry is loved by all who know it, there are at least two very different explanations of its origins. To some, the poet is believed to have been a disciple of the philosopher Vallabhacharya, and is believed to have composed one hundred thousand verses; the Lord Krishna is said to have completed the composition of another twenty-five thousand in his name. In this version of his life and works, it is believed that his collected poems, known as the "Sursagar" or "Ocean of Sur", were largely lost, leaving some 5000 surviving poems in current editions. A Hindu ( , Devanagari: हिन्दु), as per modern definition, is an adherent of the philosophies and scriptures of Hinduism, and the religious, philosophical and cultural system that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... Sant Mat translates from Hindi into English as The Religion of the Saints. ...

A different view of Sur's career appears in some recent scholarly publications. In this interpretation, the "ocean" of poetry attributed to the name "Surdas" continued to grow after the poet's death, with contributions honoring his name made by many anonymous poets of later centuries. All of these poems appear in countless different variations in manuscripts from different regions and different eras, with the differences resulting from the embellishments and elaborations made by many different singer-poets. Manuscripts are seen in this view as representing singers' repertoires, collected haphazardly by many devotees in different times and places. Some 1500 poems bearing his name appear in manuscripts dating within a century of the poet's death. Scholars find a core of some 400 poems appearing so widely distributed through this corpus that they may convincingly be said to have dated from his lifetime. In this scholarly perspective, the facts of his life, or of the "original" composition of any given verse, are simply unknowable. All we have for certain is a "Sur tradition", reflecting a vibrant and dynamic effort by many oral poets over a period of centuries.

Prolific composition through Inner Vision

Surdas was a very prolific composer. He is known for his "Sur Sagar" (Ocean of Melody). This magnum opus is said to originally contain 100,000 poems or songs; however, today only 8,000 have survived. These songs on the life and adventures of Krishna were dictated by him to an assistant, who had to write faster than the poet could dictate! Endowed with an inner vision, the poet dictates as if he is seeing the exploits of Krishna directly. This article is about the Hindu deity. ...

Status of Brij Bhasha raised

Surdas' poetry was in the proto-Hindi language of Brij Bhasha. This dialect was considered to be a very plebeian language. This was especially pronounced as the literary language of Hinduism was Sanskrit. Surdas' work is one of a number that are credited with raising Brij Bhasha from the status of a vulgate into that of a literary language. Hindi ( , Devanagari: or , IAST: , IPA: ), an Indo-European language spoken mainly in northern and central India, is the official language of the Union along with English. ... Brij Bhasha (or Braj Bhasha) is a language spoken in India by more than 42,000 people in the undefined region of Brij Bhoomi, which was a political state in the era of the Mahabharata wars. ... Hinduism (known as in modern Indian languages[1]) is a religious tradition[2] that originated in the Indian subcontinent. ... The Sanskrit language ( , for short ) is a classical language of India, a liturgical language of Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism, and one of the 23 official languages of India. ...

Impact on Bhakti movement

The philosophy of Surdas is a reflection of the times. He was very much immersed in the Bhakti movement that was sweeping North India. This movement represented a grass roots spiritual empowerment of the masses. For the corresponding spiritual movement of the masses that happened in South India in the first millennium A.D. see South India's 75 Apostles of Bhakti. Bhakti movements are Hindu religious movements in which the main spiritual practice is the fostering of loving devotion to God, called bhakti. ... Bhakti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... South Indias 75 Apostles of Bhakti are the twelve Alvars (also, Aazhvaars, Aazhwaars) and sixty-three Nayanmars (also Nayanars, Naayanars, Naayanmaars). ...

Foremost of the Ashta-chaap

Eight Disciples of the Master-Teacher Vallabhacharya are called the Ashta-chaap, meaning, eight reprints (of the Master). Surdas is considered to be the foremost among them. Vallabhacharya (1479 - 1531) was the founder of the Vallabha sect in Indian philosophy. ...

Shuddhadvaita

Due to the training he received from his spiritual guru, Surdas was a proponent of the Shuddhadvaita school of Vaishnavism (also known as Pushti Marg). This philosophy is based upon the spiritual metaphor of the Radha-Krishna Lila (The celestial dance between Radha and Lord Krishna). It propagates the path of Grace of God rather than merging in Him. This is derived from earlier saints such as the great Kabir Das. Temple dedicated to the worship of Vishnu as Venkateswara. ... A Rajastani style painting of Sri Radha Radha (Devanagari: राधा) is a famous female personality from Hindu, (Vedic) tradition, also known as Radharani, prefixed with the respectful term Srimati by devout followers. ... Kabir (कबीर) (1440 - 1518) was an Indian Mystic who preached an ideal of seeing all of humanity as one. ...

Surdas In Guru Granth Sahib

Bhagat Surdas bani is also inserted in Guru Granth Sahib - The holy books of Sikhs. His line is as follows : The Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: , ) is the holy book of Sikhism. ... The Guru Granth Sahib (Punjabi: , ) is the holy book of Sikhism. ... Religions Sikhism Scriptures Guru Granth Sahib Languages English, Punjabi] A Sikh (English: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is an adherent to Sikhism. ...

 ਛਾਡਿ ਮਨ ਹਰਿ ਬਿਮੁਖਨ ਕੋ ਸੰਗੁ ॥ shhaadd man har bimukhan ko sa(n)g || O mind, do not even associate with those who have turned their backs on the Lord. 

Everything in Guru Granth Sahib has been compiled together to bring an understanding and a dialogue with the Eternal so that we may understand the 'True' essence of Ek Onkar (The One all existing forever continually creating Lord.). Bhagat Surdas Ji is an example of this very principle

Guru Arjun Dev - The fifth Guru of Sikhism also created a Shabad keeping in view the Soordas's poetry. Guru Arjan Dev Ji (15 April 1563 - 30 May 1606) was the fifth of the Ten Gurus of Sikhism and became Guru on 1 September 1581 following in the footsteps of Guru Ram Das ji. ... Sikhism (IPA: or ; Punjabi: , , IPA: ) is a religion that began in fifteenth century Northern India with the teachings of Nanak and nine successive human gurus. ... Shabad: Word Shabad is the term used by Sikhs to refer to a hymn or paragraph or sections of the Holy Text that appears in their several Holy Books. ...

Some Compositions

प्रभू मोरे अवगुण चित न धरो ।

समदरसी है नाम तिहारो चाहे तो पार करो ॥

एक लोहा पूजा में राखत एक घर बधिक परो ।

पारस गुण अवगुण नहिं चितवत कंचन करत खरो ॥

एक नदिया एक नाल कहावत मैलो ही नीर भरो ।

जब दौ मिलकर एक बरन भई सुरसरी नाम परो ॥

एक जीव एक ब्रह्म कहावे सूर श्याम झगरो ।

अब की बेर मोंहे पार उतारो नहिं पन जात टरो ॥

prabhU more avaguN chit n dharo |

samadarasI hai naam tihaaro chaahe to paara karo ||

ek lohaa pUjaa meM raakhat ek ghar badhik paro |

paaras guN avaguN nahiM chitavata kaMcan karat kharo ||

ek nadiyaa ek naal kahaavat mailo hI neer bharo |

jab dou milakar ek baran bhaI surasarI naam paro ||

ek jIv ek brahma kahaave sUr shyaam jhagaro |

ab kI ber moMhe paar utaaro nahiM pan jaat Taro ||

Lord, heed not my faults!

You are known as he who sees as all equal,

at will you can take me across the ocean of existence.

One iron is used in worship, another in butcher's steel;

The philosopher's stone counts not merit or fault

but turns both to purest gold.

One is called "river", another a "rivulet" filled with murky water;

when they merge they become of one colour and are known

as "Sursari"(Ganges), river of gods.

The soul and the Supreme are given different names,

but all is one in Sur's Shyam.

This time, take me across, or give up your vow to be saviour!

अखियाँ हरि दर्शन की प्यासी ।

देखो चाहत कमल नयन को, निस दिन रहत उदासी ॥

केसर तिलक मोतिन की माला, वृंदावन के वासी ।

नेहा लगाए त्यागी गये तृण सम, डारि गये गल फाँसी ॥

काहु के मन की कोऊ का जाने, लोगन के मन हाँसी ।

सूरदास प्रभु तुम्हरे दरस बिन लेहों करवत कासी ॥

akhiyaa~M hari darshan kI pyaasI |

dekho chaahat kamala nayan ko, nis din rahat udaasI ||

kesar tilak motin kI maalaa, vRuMdaavan ke vaasI |

nehaa lagaae tyaagI gaye tRuN sam, Daari gaye gal phaa~MsI ||

kaahu ke man kI koU kaa jaane, logan ke man haa~MsI |

sUradaas prabhu tumhare daras bin lehoM karavat kaashI ||

Our eyes thirst for a vision of Hari;

They long to see the lotus-eyed one,

grieving for him day and night.

Wearing a saffron tilak and pearl garland

and dwelling in Vrindavan,

he gave us his love, then cast us aside like a blade of grass,

throwing a noose around our necks.

No one knows what is in another's mind,

there is laughter in people's hearts;

But Lord of Surdas, without a vision of you

we would give up our very lives.

See also

• Sant Mat
• Classic Bhajans

Sant Mat translates from Hindi into English as The Religion of the Saints. ... Bhajans by Kabir, Mirabai, Surdas, Tulsidas and a few others are considered to be classic. ...

External Links

• Surdas at Kavita Kosh

References

• http://www.sikhiwiki.com/index.php/Bhagat_Surdas