Bhagat

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This article is about the Punjabi word 'Bhagat'. For Sindhi folk art, see Sindhi bhagat.

Bhagat is an Indian surname. This surname is used as a surname by the Brahman Varna.[1][2] It is also one of the clan in Mahar caste with clan totem as King Cobra.[3] Apart from its use in Hinduism and Sikhism, this surname is found in Buddhism also, The Bhagat (Punjabi: ਭਗਤ, from Sanskrit Hindi: भक्त) were originally holy men of various sects, Members of a community who give prominence to the religious teachings of Kabir are also known as Bhagat, and there are several Bhagat communities in Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, both in Hinduism and Sikhism.[4]

Definition[]

Bhagat is a Punjabi word derived from the Sanskrit word Bhagavata, which means: a devotee of the Lord (Bhagvan). Many such Hindu and Sikh devotees are followers of the bhakti tradition, who adhere to a prayer-led path of realization. Bhagat is also a Hindu, Buddhist and Jain surname, found in various communities though it is most prevalent in the northern states of India.

Sikhism[]

Four Bhagats of Sikhism: Bhagat Ravidas, Bhagat Kabir, Bhagat Namdev, and Bhagat Pipa.

Sikhism's central scriptural book, Guru Granth Sahib, has teachings of 15 Bhagats, along with bani of Sikh Gurus, Bhats and Gursikhs. Because Sikhism believes in one human creed (no one belongs to a higher or a lower social status or caste) and that accounts to adding Bani of various authors, a total of 36, in Guru Granth Sahib irrespective of many belonging to religions other than Sikhism and even some Bhagats who were considered as low, untouchables or Shudras, as per the Hindu caste system, based on the caste they were born into. Religious writings of those Bhagats were collected by Guru Arjan. Some of them lived before Guru Nanak, but came to have a monotheistic as opposed to a polytheistic doctrine.

Broadly speaking, therefore, a Bhagat is a holy person or a member of a community whose objectives involve leading humanity towards God and highlighting injustices in the world.

Below is a list of the Bhagats who contributed towards Sri Guru Granth Sahib:[5]

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Notes[]

  1. ^ "Bhagat Name Meaning & Bhagat Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. ^ "Which caste does the surname 'Bhagat' belong to?". Quora. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  3. ^ http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf
  4. ^ "Bhagat Name Meaning & Bhagat Family History at Ancestry.com®". www.ancestry.com. Retrieved 2021-11-15.
  5. ^ Bahri, H.; Bansal, G.S.; Puran, B.; Singh, B.; Singh, B.; Buxi, L.S.; Chawla, H.S.; Chawla, S.S.; Das, D.; Dass, N.; et al. (2000). "4. Bhagats and Saints". Studies. 63 (2): 169–93. doi:10.1007/1-4020-3044-4_4.

External links[]

  • Media related to Bhagat at Wikimedia Commons


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