(fifteenth century?)
A sant poet who is often linked to Namdev, the poet-saint.
The term sant refers to a loose group of poet-saints from
central and northern India who shared several common traits: a focus on
individualized, interior religion leading to a per sonal experience of the divine;
a disdain for external ritual, particularly image worship; faith in the power
of the divine name; and a willingness to disregard traditional caste
distinctions.
Trilochan's sole poetry are a few passages from the
Adigranth, the Sikh community's holy text.
These verses express his devotion to Vithoba, the presiding
deity of the Pandharpur temple in Maharashtra, and Namdev's chosen deity.
As a result, the poems seem to have Maharashtrian roots.
Other bhakti poets, most notably the poet saint Ravidas, mention
Trilochan as a devotee (bhakta).
