Bhaktamal. (“Garland of Devotees”)
Nabhadas (about 1600) wrote a text in which he provides brief (six-line) biographies of over two hundred bhakti (devotional) personalities.
Despite the fact that Nabhadas was a Ramanandi, and therefore a devotee (bhakta) of the deity Rama, his work is often regarded as impartial and inclusive to devotees of all sectarian persuasions.
- Surprising and miraculous occurrences are absent from the book.
- Instead, the devotee's personal characteristics, which serve as an example for others, are emphasized.
- The Bhaktamal is an incredibly significant source for northern Indian literary and religious history since it often provides the first credible description of these people.
- It's even more intriguing since internal evidence indicates it was finished in the early seventeenth century.
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