Explore the life of Balvand, a renowned rababi, and his brother Satta, co-composers of a Var in Guru Granth Sahib, famed for their devotion and music.
Discover Namdev, the revered Marathi and Hindi poet-saint whose hymns enrich Sikh scripture and celebrate devotion to the Supreme God.
Explore BANI BIRDH PRATAP, a revered collection of religious poetry by Baba Ram Das, immersed in devotion and spiritual enlightenment.
Discover Ravidas, poet and mystic from Varanasi. Renowned for devotional hymns in Guru Granth Sahib, he transcended caste and worshipped the Supreme Being.
BHAGAT (BHAKTA) BANI The Sikh Holy Book, Sri Guru Granth Sahib, comprises writings coming from two sources the sayings of the Gurus and those of the Bhagats (Bhaktas). The term Bhagat here broadly covers, besides some of the saints of medieval India whose compositions occur in the Guru Granth Sahib, those outside of the Guru line whose compositions were entered in the holy book by Guru Arjan (1563-1606) who compiled the Granth. All these contributors are in common parlance collectively called Bhagats. Under this rubric bhagat is included Shaikh Farid, the Sufi.
Discover Shabad Hajare, seven sacred hymns from Guru Granth Sahib for daily recitation, reflecting divine 'presence' or 'separation' from the Lord.
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 Ravidas and Dhanna. His hymns in the Guru Granth Sahib reflect his dedication to the Name of Hari (God) which he describes as "cure for all ills of the world."
Discover the significance of Kirtan Sohila, the revered bedtime prayer from Guru Granth Sahib, featuring hymns by Guru Nanak, Guru Ram Das, and Guru Arjan.
BARBARA SINGH, BABA (1814-1870), second in the hierarchy of the Nirankari sect, was the eldest of the three sons of Baba Dayal, the founder of the sect. He was born at Rawalpindi on 1 Baisakh 1871 Bk / 11 April 1814 and succeeded to his father`s seat on 30 January 1855. From among the creed of religious and social reform preached by his father, he gave his utmost attention to one item marriage by Anand ceremony. He summoned an assembly of his followers and admirers at the Nirankari Darbar at Rawalpindi on 13 March 1855, and married a Sikh couple in the presence of Guru Granth Sahib, without inviting Brahman priests and dispensing with the rite of circumambulations around a fire.
Explore the revered teachings of Guru Har Rai in a newly published manuscript, preserved in Kiratpur, offering invaluable insights into Sikh heritage.
