Guru Ravi Das

I am still studying, but so far, I have not come across a period in the history of any country, when it produced poet saints all across, constantly for three centuries, a period known as 'Bhakti Kaal'(14th to 17th century). The country is India. Das,
Tulsi Das, Kabir, Soor Das,Guru Nanak, Dharma Das, Maluk Das, Dadudayal, Sunder Das, Agra Das, Nabha Das and Pran Chand Chauhan, Nand Das, Parmananda Das and Mirabai, Ras Khan, a Muslim devotee of Krishn and Aarde Khan, a devotee of Ram. And Poets who believed love was the path of realizing God were called Sufi Poets. Jayasi, Manjhan, Kutuban and Usman ,,,,,,, .

It is the birth Anniversary of Guru Ravi Das, a Sant (saint) born in a socially lowly placed family, but his sainthood made him to be Mira Bai, the Rajpoot princess turned Krishn devotee.He led a pure life and urged society to give up vices and devote themselves to the lotus feet of the Lord. His teachings had a considerable impact on Indian society.

Guru Ravidas wrote tow collections namely Sarvangi and Panchvani,the and his writings are also a part of Guru Granth Sahib(that is reverend by 'Keshdharies'(those who grow hair)& Sahajdharis(those who do not as Sri Chand and Lakkhi Chand, the sons of Guru Nanak).
Presenting two texts of his writings and a copy of his presence in Guru Granth Sahib.
1) षट् कर्म कुल संजुगतु है हरि भगति हिरदै नाहि !
चरनारबिंद न कथा भावै सुपच तुलि समानि ॥

रे चित चेति चेत अचेत
काहे न बालमीकहि देख ॥

किसु जाति ते किह पदहि अमरिओ राम भक्ति विशेश् !
सुआन सत्रु अजातु सभ ते क्रिस्न लावै हेतु ॥
Translation-"Even if a person performs the six karmas and comes from a good family, without Bhakti of Hari he is equal to a dog eating outcaste(swapach)
Why don't you look at Valmiki? From which Jati and Pada(position) was he? He has become immortal. Bhakti is most sublime"
Sadly, Cast politics robbed Ravi Das from being a mainstream saint, to to a saint to just A class. He was a humble saint. I bow to him in all humility!

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