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'''Bhagat''' is a term used in the Indian subcontinent to describe religious figures who have obtained high acclaim in their communities for their acts and devotion. It is also a term ascribed to one of the [[clan|clans]] in the [[Mahar]] caste, with their clan totem being a [[King Cobra]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=CENSUS OF INDIA 1961 |url=http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220920171528/http://lsi.gov.in:8081/jspui/bitstream/123456789/2806/1/41944_1961_ETH.pdf |archive-date=2022-09-20 |access-date=2024-04-17}}</ref> Furthermore, Bhagat is additionally a surname found among [[Maratha (caste)|Marathas]], [[Bania (caste)|Bania]] communities and [[Punjabi Brahmins (disambiguation)|Punjabi Brahmins]].<br />
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==Definition==<br />
''Bhagat'' is a Hindi and [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] word derived from the [[Sanskrit]] word ''Bhagavat'', भगवत्, which means saint or devotee.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Definition of BHAGAT |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bhagat |access-date=2025-01-30 |website=www.merriam-webster.com |language=en}}</ref> It is known to be used as an epithet for Vishnu or Krishna. ''Bhagat'' is also a [[Hinduism|Hindu]], [[Buddhist]], and [[Jain]] surname, found in various communities throughout India. Though, it is most prevalent in the northern [[States and union territories of India|states]] of India.<br />
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==Sikhism==<br />
{{Further|Bhagat Bani}}[[File:Saint Kabir with Namdeva, Raidas and Pipaji. Jaipur, early 19century, National Museum New Delhi (2).jpg|thumb|Four Bhagats of Sikhism: [[Bhagat Ravidas]], [[Bhagat Kabir]], [[Bhagat Namdev]], and [[Bhagat Pipa]].]]<br />
[[File:Fresco depicting Guru Arjan meeting the Bhagats and composing the Adi Granth with the assistance of Bhai Gurdas, circa mid-19th century.jpg|thumb|Fresco depicting Guru Arjan meeting the Bhagats and composing the Adi Granth (first rendition of the Guru Granth Sahib) with the assistance of Bhai Gurdas, circa mid-19th century. The fresco is located within Gurdwara Baba Bir Singh. Positioning of the Bhagats (on the right-side), starting clock-wise from beside Guru Arjan's right-side: Kabir, Ravidas, Sheikh Farid, Jaidev, Farid?, Beni, Pipa, unknown, Trilochan, Dhanna?, and Namdev. Bhai Gurdas is on the left-side, scribing a manuscript.]]<br />
Sikhism's central scriptural [[book]], [[Guru Granth Sahib]], has teachings of 15 ''Bhagats'', along with ''[[Gurbani|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. Religious writings of those ''Bhagats'' were collected by [[Guru Arjan]]. Some of them lived before [[Guru Nanak]], but came to have a [[monotheism|monotheistic]] as opposed to a [[God in Hinduism|polytheistic]] doctrine.<br />
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Broadly speaking, therefore, a ''Bhagat'' is a holy person or a member of a community whose objectives involve leading humanity towards [[God in Sikhism|God]] and highlighting injustices in the world.<br />
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Below is a list of the ''Bhagats'' who contributed towards [[Sri Guru Granth Sahib]]:<ref name=Bahri2000>{{cite journal<br />
| author = Bahri, H. |author2=Bansal, G.S. |author3=Puran, B. |author4=Singh, B. |author5=Singh, B. |author6=Buxi, L.S. |author7=Chawla, H.S. |author8=Chawla, S.S. |author9=Das, D. |author10=Dass, N.<br />
| year = 2000<br />
| title = 4. Bhagats and Saints<br />
| journal = Studies<br />
| volume = 63<br />
| issue = 2<br />
| pages = 169–93<br />
|display-authors=etal|doi=10.1007/1-4020-3044-4_4 }}</ref><br />
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*[[Bhagat Kabir]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Ravidas]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Farid]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Ramanand]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Beni]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Namdev]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Sadhana]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Bhikhan]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Parmanand]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Sain]]<br />
*[[Bhagat Dhanna]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Pipa]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Surdas]]<br />
*[[Jayadeva in Sikhism|Bhagat Jaidev]] <br />
*[[Bhagat Trilochan]]<br />
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==See also==<br />
*[[Sant (religion)]]<br />
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