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Surdas, the Glossary

Surdas was a 16th-century blind Hindu devotional poet and singer, who was known for his works written in praise of Krishna. His compositions captured his devotion towards Krishna. Most of his poems were written in the Braj language, while some were also written in other dialects of medieval Hindi, like Awadhi.^[1]

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15th-century Indian poets
15th-century Indian scholars
16th-century Hindu religious leaders
Sant Mat
Sikh Bhagats

Aṣṭachāp

Aṣṭachāp (meaning "8 seals" in Hindi) is a term used to refer to a group of 8 devout poets who were disciples of Vallabhacharya and his son Vitthalnath, who sang Haveli Sangeet prayers, praises, kirtans and musical storytelling different leelas of Lord Krishna, in Dhrupad Dhamma, Dwi Padi, TriPadi, Chatus Padi, ShatPadi, Ashta Padi Prabandh It was established in 1565 AD with the foundation of Pushtimarg. Surdas and Aṣṭachāp are bhakti movement.

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Bhagavata Purana

The Bhagavata Purana (भागवतपुराण), also known as the Srimad Bhagavatam (Śrīmad Bhāgavatam), Srimad Bhagavata Mahapurana or simply Bhagavata (Bhāgavata), is one of Hinduism's eighteen great Puranas (Mahapuranas).

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Bhajan

Bhajan refers to any devotional song with a religious theme or spiritual ideas, specifically among Dharmic religions, in any language. Surdas and Bhajan are bhakti movement.

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Bhakta Surdas

Bhakta Surdas is a 1942 Indian Hindi language film devotional film.

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Bhaktamal

Bhaktamal (भक्तमाल), written, is a poem in the Braj language that gives short biographies of more than 200 bhaktas. Surdas and Bhaktamal are bhakti movement and Vaishnava saints.

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Bhakti

Bhakti (भक्ति; Pali: bhatti) is a term common in Indian religions which means attachment, fondness for, devotion to, trust, homage, worship, piety, faith, or love. Surdas and Bhakti are bhakti movement.

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Bhakti movement

The Bhakti movement was a significant religious movement in medieval Hinduism that sought to bring religious reforms to all strata of society by adopting the method of devotion to achieve salvation.

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Bilwamangal

Bilwamangal (pronounced), also known as Bhagat Soordas, is a 1919 Indian black-and-white silent film directed by Rustomji Dhotiwala, based on a story by Champshi Udeshi about the medieval Hindu devotional poet Bilwamangala (also identified with Surdas).

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Braj

Braj, also known as Vraj, Vraja, Brij or Brijbhumi, is a region in India on both sides of the Yamuna river with its centre at Mathura-Vrindavan in Uttar Pradesh state encompassing the area which also includes Palwal, Ballabhgarh and Nuh in Haryana state, Deeg, Bharatpur, Karauli, and Dholpur in Rajasthan state and Morena District in Madhya Pradesh.

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Braj Bhasha

Braj is a language within the Indo-Aryan language family spoken in the Braj region centered on Mathura.

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Chaturbhuj Doshi

Chaturbhuj Doshi (1894–1969) was a Hindi and Gujarati writer-director of Indian cinema.

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Chilamboli

Chilamboli is a 1963 Indian Malayalam-language film, directed by G. K. Ramu and produced by Kalyanakrishna Iyer.

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Chintamani (1933 film)

Chintamani is a 1933 Telugu film directed by Kallakuri Sadasiva Rao about poet Bilwamangal and the courtesan Chintamani.

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Chintamani (1937 film)

Chintamani is a 1937 Indian Tamil-language film directed by Y. V. Rao starring M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, Serugulathur Sama and Aswathamma.

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Chintamani (1956 film)

Chintamani is a 1956 Indian Telugu-language film, produced and directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao.

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D. N. Madhok

Dina Nath Madhok (22 October 1902 – 9 July 1982) was a prominent lyricist of Bollywood in the 1940s to 1960s.

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Dharhi

The Dharhi are a community of wandering singers and musicians in Uttar Pradesh, India.

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Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature

The Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature is a multi-volume English language encyclopedia of Indian literature published by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.

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Faridabad

Faridabad is the most populous city near NCT of Delhi in the Indian state of Haryana and a part of Delhi National Capital Region.

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Gajendra Moksha

Gajendra Mokṣaḥ (गजेन्द्रमोक्षः) or The Liberation of Gajendra is a Puranic legend from the 8th Skandha of the Bhāgavata Purāṇa, a sacred text in Hinduism.

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Gokul

Gokul is a town in the Mathura district of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.

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Gopi

Gopi (गोपी) or Gopika in Hinduism are worshipped as the consorts and devotees of Krishna within the Vaishnavism and Krishnaism traditions for their unconditional love and devotion (Bhakti) to god Krishna as described in the Sanskrit scriptures like Bhagavata Purana and other Puranic literature.

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Haryana

Haryana (ISO: Hariyāṇā) is an Indian state located in the northern part of the country.

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Hindi

Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.

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Hinduism

Hinduism is an Indian religion or dharma, a religious and universal order by which its followers abide.

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Hindus

Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.

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Jats

The Jat people are a traditionally agricultural community in Northern India and Pakistan.

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Krishna

Krishna (Sanskrit: कृष्ण) is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Mahabali

Mahabali (IAST: Mahābalī), also known as Bali, Indrasenan, or Māveli, is a daitya king featured in Hinduism.

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Main Naahin Maakhan Khaayo

Main Naahin Maakhan Khaayo is a popular Indian bhajan, a Hindu devotional song written by 15th-century mystic-poet, Surdas set to Raga Ramkali. Surdas and Main Naahin Maakhan Khaayo are bhakti movement.

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Nabha Dass

Nabha Dass, born as Narayan Dass, was a Hindu saint, theologian and author of the Bhaktamal. Surdas and Nabha Dass are 16th-century Hindu religious leaders and Vaishnava saints.

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P. S. Ramakrishna Rao

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Persian language

Persian, also known by its endonym Farsi (Fārsī|), is a Western Iranian language belonging to the Iranian branch of the Indo-Iranian subdivision of the Indo-European languages.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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Pushtimarga Sampradaya

The Puṣṭimārga or Pushtimarg, also known as, is a sect of Vaishnavism.

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Rama

Rama is a major deity in Hinduism.

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Ravindra Dave

Ravindra Dave (16 April 1919 – 21 July 1992) was an Indian film director, producer, editor and screenwriter.

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Sanskrit

Sanskrit (attributively संस्कृत-,; nominally संस्कृतम्) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Sant Mat

Sant Mat was a spiritual movement on the Indian subcontinent during the 13th–17th centuries CE. Surdas and Sant Mat are bhakti movement.

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Sant Surdas (Sihi) metro station

The Sant Surdas (Sihi) metro station (formerly known as NCB Colony (Good Year) metro station) is located on the Violet Line of the Delhi Metro in Faridabad, Haryana.

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Saraswat Brahmin

Saraswat Brahmins are Hindu Brahmins, who are spread over widely separated regions spanning from Kashmir and Punjab in North India to Konkan in West India to Kanara (coastal region of Karnataka) and Kerala in South India.

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Shiva

Shiva (lit), also known as Mahadeva (Category:Trimurti Category:Wisdom gods Category:Time and fate gods Category:Indian yogis.

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Singing

Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice.

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Sita

Sita, also known as Siya, Janaki and Maithili, is a Hindu goddess and the female protagonist of the Hindu epic Ramayana.

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Vallabha

Vallabha, or Vallabhacharya (1479–1531 CE), was an Indian saint and philosopher. Surdas and Vallabha are bhakti movement and Vaishnava saints.

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Vilwamangalam Swamiyar

Vilwamangalam Swamiyar was a saint that lived in India. Surdas and Vilwamangalam Swamiyar are Hindu poets.

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Vishnu

Vishnu, also known as Narayana and Hari, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surdas

Also known as Bhagat Surdas, Soor Das, Soordas, Sur (poet), Sur Das, Sur-Sagar, Sūrdās.

Surdas, the Glossary

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See also

15th-century Indian poets

15th-century Indian scholars

16th-century Hindu religious leaders

Sant Mat

Sikh Bhagats

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