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[[Image:Dsc00183ub8.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Bibi Ranji pulls her ill husband in a small cart]]
'''[[Bhagat Beni]]''' also spelt as ‘’Baini’’ and ‘’Baynee’’ is one of the fifteen [[Sikh Bhagat]]s and a [[Sufi]] saint who is believed to have been born in [[India]]. His [[Bani]] consisting of 3 [[shabad]]s is included in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]].


In the era of [[Guru Ram Das]] Ji, one cannot leave out Rajni, youngest daughter of Rai Duni Chand, revenue collector (kardar) of Patti. (The story has all the myth, magic and miracles of a genuine [[Sakhi]], but is nevertheless a charming story). Rajni was a [[Sikh]], a disciple of the Guru. One day she was sitting with her sisters admiring some new clothing they all had received from their father. The girls were ecstatic and exclaiming how good their father was to them.
The place and year of his birth are unknown but [[Guru Nanak Dev]] refers to Bhagat Beni as ''"a Master of Yoga and meditation, and the spiritual wisdom of the Guru; He knows none other than God"'' (see last quote below - [http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=1390&english=t&id=59219#l59219 Guru Granth pg 1390])


Rajni observed that all gifts are ultimately from God. Their father was merely an instrument of His greatness.
In spite of all this uncertainty, he can be called a contemporary of [[Guru Nanak]]. It seems that Beni lived in this part of the world probably in [[India|northern India]], somewhere between mid-15th century to the mid-16th century. He was a well educated scholar, with a very humble temperament. From his bani, it is clear that he was ever ready to serve the true preceptor which provided him real comfort in the manner depicted in the holy Granth: ''"O my Beloved, I have no one except You. Without You, nothing else pleases me. Loving You, I am at peace."'' [http://www.srigranth.org/servlet/gurbani.gurbani?Action=Page&Param=61&english=t&id=2485#l2485 SGGS-61]


Unfortunately for her, he overheard her comment and became very angry.
Bhagat Beni makes a severe denunciation of the [[Hindu]] rituals and austerities of "Hath Yoga" so that common man learns of the real motive of true religion i.e. the remembrance of the True Lord and the cultivation of the Divine Name. <!---He has three hymns on this subject included in the [[Guru Granth Sahib]] under [[Siri Raag]] (P.93), [[Ramkali]] (p974) and [[Prabhati]] (p1351) musical measures.  
It was not the First time that she incurred his wrath because of her extreme piety. The infuriated father, believing her to be an ungrateful wretch, married her to a leper with a taunt that he would see how her God would help her lead a normal life. The leper was severely disfigured and a foul smell came from his body. The poor girl had accepted her fate ungrudgingly and worked hard to maintain herself and her crippled husband. <big>'''[[Bibi Rajni| ...Continued.]]'''</big>
 
In these hymns he has severely denounced in an apt and cryptic tone the performance of ritualistic deeds and advised us instead to always remember the True Lord who is the provider to all. One day a group of religious men asked Saint Beni to accompany them on a pilgrimage to Prayag. He replied, ''"The sacred place Prayag or Trivent where the three rivers the Yamuna, Ganges and Saraswati meet, lies within us."'' --->{{aowf|Bhagat Beni}}

Latest revision as of 13:54, 10 August 2011

Bhagat Beni also spelt as ‘’Baini’’ and ‘’Baynee’’ is one of the fifteen Sikh Bhagats and a Sufi saint who is believed to have been born in India. His Bani consisting of 3 shabads is included in the Guru Granth Sahib.

The place and year of his birth are unknown but Guru Nanak Dev refers to Bhagat Beni as "a Master of Yoga and meditation, and the spiritual wisdom of the Guru; He knows none other than God" (see last quote below - Guru Granth pg 1390)

In spite of all this uncertainty, he can be called a contemporary of Guru Nanak. It seems that Beni lived in this part of the world probably in northern India, somewhere between mid-15th century to the mid-16th century. He was a well educated scholar, with a very humble temperament. From his bani, it is clear that he was ever ready to serve the true preceptor which provided him real comfort in the manner depicted in the holy Granth: "O my Beloved, I have no one except You. Without You, nothing else pleases me. Loving You, I am at peace." SGGS-61

Bhagat Beni makes a severe denunciation of the Hindu rituals and austerities of "Hath Yoga" so that common man learns of the real motive of true religion i.e. the remembrance of the True Lord and the cultivation of the Divine Name. .....More