Twilight of the Sultanate c18.s2.2

c18.s2.2

Dhannā was born in the village of Dhuan, in Tank, Rajputana.²⁶ He was a simple peasant and taught Bhakti to the people through his simple songs. Pīpā was the Raja of Gagraungarh, but being of saintly temperament, became the disciple of Rāmānanda. "*Pīpājī Ki Bānī*" has not been published, but a hymn in the *Ādigranth* shows the same tendency as is found in other contemporary saints, that is, worship must be internal and discipleship of Gurū helps one to attain God. Saīn was a barber. His hymns are both in Marathi and Hindi, which shows that his message influenced both the south and the north. Ravidās or Raidās belonged to Varanasi.