| Rasakhan India (1534? - 1619?) Timeline Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) Muslim / Sufi Poems by Rasakhan Books - Links |
He was born to a wealthy Muslim family in India, possibly near Delhi. His birth name was Saiyad Ibrahim, and he later took the spiritual name Rasakhan. He is said to have had a good education and he spoke both Hindi and Persian (Farsi).
Most of his poems are ecstatic bhakti songs exploring the love between Radha and Lord Krishna, written in the Hindi language.
Rasakhan also translated the Srimad Bhagavatam (one of the great scriptures in the Krishna bhakti tradition) into Persian
Poems by Rasakhan
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| Treasure House of Love: Poems of Rasakhan |
Related Links
Shyamdas - Books
http://www.sacredwoods.net/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1_66
A listing of several books translated by Shyamdas, including "Treasury of Love: The Poems of Rasakhan"
Raskhan - The Great Hindi Poet
http://hindi.agoodplace4all.com/raskhan-the-great-hindu-poet/
Short but helpful biography.
