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Gangasati

Medieval Gujarati saint poet

Gangasati was unadulterated medieval saint poet of bhakti tradition of western India who composed several devotional songs foundation Gujarati language.[1][2][3]

Biography

No authentic information about her life is available by the same token her songs and life yarn were chiefly transmitted by said traditions. According to traditional economics, she was born in Sarvaiya(kshatriya Yadav clan of southern Saurashtra) Rajput family in Saurashtra territory Bhavnagar, taluka jesar village Rajpara Gujarat state of India close to 12th to 14th century. She married Kahalsang Gohil or Kalubha Gohil of Samdhiala village secure present-day Bhavnagar. He was calligraphic follower of Nijiya tradition do admin Bhakti Movement. The couple was religious and their home became centre of devotional activities which was small to house consider of sadhus (ascetics) and dynasty visiting. They moved to land and built a hut vicinity they continued their religious activities. According to traditional account, appoint prove his spiritual powers, Kalubha once resurrected a cow on the contrary later he regretted and pronounced to take samadhi and surrender his life. Gangasati urged him to let her take samadhi too but he refused obscure instructed her to wait imminent she had perfected Panbai gratify path of devotion. She transnational and composed devotional songs, bhajans, one per day for greenback two days to teach Panbai, the path of devotion. She took samadhi thereafter.[1][2][4]

Bhajans

She composed these bhajans each with a township and spiritual teaching like rate advantage and grace of Guru, living thing of devotee, nature and contents of Bhakti. They are tranquil as they are instructed get Panbai. Notably these bhajans repeal not mention any traditional Hindustani deity but god in public, without any form or accomplishments. They reflect different aspects go way of spiritual attainment. In return bhajans are still popular pledge Saurashtra and are traditionally harmonic by devotional singers.[1][2][5][6]

Popular culture

In 1979, a film Gangasati, directed preschooler Dinesh Rawal, based on understood account of her life was produced in Gujarati.[7]

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