Bhagat surdas ji

Sant Soordas. Jai Sri Krishna. Surdas was a very prominent devotional saint during the 16th century. Even though he was blind by birth, he composed three poetic masterpieces in Braj Bhasha, the local language of Vrindavan. Surdas was born in Siri village near Delhi in A. Being blind by birth, the world including his parents, were unkind to him.

In this miserable state, Surdas one day heard a group of singers passing by his house, and realised the great joy of music. At the tender age of six, he followed them. However, the group was not pleased with the idea of being burdened with the blind boy and abandoned him at a lake where they rested for the night. Surdas was now truly alone.

The young boy had a natural instinct to survive and by the age of 14 he had developed a keen sixth sense, and was known as the miracle boy.

Tulsidas

One night, Surdas dreamt of Lord Krishna and people praising Him through bhajans. Surdas woke up and was convinced that the Lord was calling to him. S o he reached Gau ghat, near the Yamuna banks in Mathura. Here he started writing poems and setting them to music. This was one of the turning points in the life of Surdas. Sri Vallabhacharya saw the devotion and humility of Surdas and asked him to sing the leelas of Lord Krishna.