Narsinh Mehta

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15th-century Indian poet Bhakti poet Hindu religious leader Vaishnava saint poet saint

Narsinh Mehta was a 15th-century Gujarati poet-saint renowned for his devotional songs to Krishna and his influential role in shaping the Bhakti movement in western India.

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instanceOf	15th-century Indian poet ⓘ Bhakti poet ⓘ Hindu religious leader ⓘ Vaishnava saint ⓘ poet ⓘ saint ⓘ
associatedWithPlace	Dwarka NERFINISHED ⓘ Junagadh NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthCentury	15th century ⓘ
birthPlace	Talaja NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthPresentDayState	Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ
birthRegion	Saurashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	India ⓘ
culturalSignificance	pioneer of Gujarati bhakti literature ⓘ revered as a saint in Gujarat ⓘ
devotionalFocus	bhakti (devotion) to Krishna ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre	bhajan ⓘ devotional poetry ⓘ
honorificName	Adi Kavi of Gujarati ⓘ
influenced	Bhakti movement in Gujarat ⓘ Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnava devotional practices in western India ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Gujarati NERFINISHED ⓘ
legacy	considered the first major poet of Gujarati language ⓘ his bhajans are still sung in Hindu devotional practice ⓘ
literaryTradition	Gujarati literature ⓘ
mainDeityOfDevotion	Krishna NERFINISHED ⓘ
movement	Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ
name	Narsi Bhagat NERFINISHED ⓘ Narsi Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ Narsinh Bhagat NERFINISHED ⓘ Narsinh Mehta NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork	Ho Vaishnav Jan To Tene Re Kahiye NERFINISHED ⓘ Jala Kamal Chhandi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnav Jan To NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionOfActivity	Gujarat NERFINISHED ⓘ western India ⓘ
religion	Hinduism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Vaishnavism NERFINISHED ⓘ
socialThemeInWorks	compassion ⓘ equality ⓘ service to others ⓘ
workUsedAs	devotional hymn ⓘ prayer song in Indian independence movement ⓘ
workUsedBy	Mahatma Gandhi NERFINISHED ⓘ Vaishnav Jan To NERFINISHED ⓘ

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