Sant Surdas Maharaj
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Sant Surdas Maharaj!
Chapter – 6
Surdas Maharaj took a vow
to write hundred and thousand verses praising the glories of his beloved
Krishna. But Lord has some other plans
for Surdas Maharaj. He immersed in composing verses that relentlessly flew out of
his mouth like streams. Lord Krishna was impatiently waiting for his closest
companion to receive to his abode. But
Surdas Maharaj was firm to complete the
verses as he has taken a vow, therefore he was firm to finish it before leaving the mortal coil. One day Lord Krishna appeared before Surdas
Maharaj and Said “ Maharaj, you have completed writing hundred and thousands of verses praising me, I have added twenty-five verses into your compositions to
make it hundred and thousands if you do not believe me, check your note-book,”
Surdas Maharaj opened his book and found that his vow to compose hundred and
thousands of verses were already completed and it was signed in the name of Surdas Maharaj. He reverentially prostrated before Lord
Krishna. Lord appealed to Surdas Maharaj
to be in his abode forever and disappeared.
Surdas Maharaj immersed in the thoughts of various pastimes of Lord and
ultimately attained the abode of Lord Krishna.
In the year 1586, Sant
Surdas Maharaj at the age of 85 years attained union with the supreme
Bramham. Some of the writings of Surdas Maharaj can be found in the holy Guru Granth Sahib, he has written Sur
Saravali, and Sahithya Lahiri. His
compositions were the representation of the fundamental nature of Bhakti that reveals his
pure love to beloved Krishna who was the dearest companion to him. His poetic works are enthralling, which
describes the marvelous childhood pastimes of Lord Krishna with Ma Yashomathi, his passionate love for the cows, cowherds and young maidens of
Gokulam, his magnificent Rasaleela with Radharani, Lord Vishnu’s fourth
incarnations as half-man and half-lion to save his staunch devotee Prahlada
and death of Hiranyakashipu, Lord Vishnu’s fifth incarnation as dwarf/Vamana to
crush the pride of emperor Bali, etc..
