"Dhanna was born in the village of Dhuan, in Tank, Rajputana.*¢ He was a simple peasant and taught Bhakti to the people through his simple songs. Pip& was the Raja of Gagraungarh, but being of saintly temperament, became the disciple of Ramananda. “Pipaji Ki Bani’ has not been published, but a hymn in the Adigranth shows the same tendency as is found in other contemporary saints, that is, worship must be internal and discipleship of Guri helps one to attain God. Sain was a barber. His hymns are both in Mara- thi and Hindi, which shows that his message influenced both the south and the north. Ravidas or Raids belonged to Varanasi. He was a worker in leather and the people of his family used to do the work of removing carcasses.” It was in consonance with the spirit of the fifteenth century that such a very low caste reformist came to be known as a saint (sant). It is said that Jhali Rani, a princess of Mewar, became his disciple. His poems, retailed in stray publications, show his heart completely saturated with the love of God."
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K.S. Lal, Twilight of the Sultanate (1963) p. 299-300
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Bhagat Dhanna
Dhanna Bhagat, also known Dhanna Jaat or Dhanna Jatt, Dhanna Bairagi, Saint Dhanna (born 1415) was a mystic poet and a Vaishnav devotee whose three hymns are present in Adi Granth.
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