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n. A holy man in Sikhism or Hinduism.
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For the Sindhi performance art see Sindhi bhagat Bhagat means devotee, and comes from the Sanskrit word Bhakti, which means devotion and love towards God. Indian (northern states): Hindu and Jain name, from modern Indo-Aryan bhagat ‘devotee’, ‘votary’, from Sanskrit bhakta, a derivative of the verb root bhaj- ‘to serve or adore’.
In Hinduism and Sikhism, the Bhagats (, from Sanskrit भक्त) were holy men of various sects whose teachings are included in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib.There are 15 Bhagats who are given respect in the Guru Granth Sahib as the Bani of the Ten Sikh Gurus. They evolved a belief in one God that preceded Bhagat Kabir selected the writings of The Great Hindu Bhaktis and Sufi saints. In Hinduism and bhagat Sikhism, the community, which follow the teachings of Bhagat Kabir, they known as Bhagat. In Punjab, Bhagat community having faith in Hindu and Sikh religion. Bhagats having their faith in all the Gurus of Sikhism but they considered Bhagat Kabir is their chief Guru.
In Hinduism, Sikhism a Bhagat (from Sanskrit bhakta) or Sant is a holy person who leads humanity towards God and highlights injustices in the practices of the world. The Sufi Muslim Bhagats lived in Hindu centres and became largely imbued with Hindu spirituality.
Below is the list of these Bhagats included in Sri Guru Granth Sahib:
- Bhagat Kabir
- Bhagat Ravidas
- Bhagat Farid
- Bhagat Ramanand
- Bhagat Beni
- Bhagat Namdev
- Bhagat Sadhana
- Bhagat Bhikhan
- Bhagat Parmanand
- Bhagat Sain
- Bhagat Dhanna
- Bhagat Pipa
- Bhagat Surdas
- Bhagat Jaidev
- Bhagat Trilochan
Usage examples of "bhagat".
Max Bhagat had asked for both of them by name, requesting that they join a small group of FBI agents accompanying him to Kazbekistan to observe the negotiation and the actual takedown of the hijacked World Airlines flight.
Alyssa laughed at the thought of Jules Cassidy going up to the extremely straight Max Bhagat and .
Max Bhagat had his usual cool on, but Sam knew Bhagat was as impatient as he was to get these introductions over with and get back to work.
At a meeting with FBI negotiator Max Bhagat and the SEAL commanders, whose names she had to consult her memo pad to keep straight.
Stan told Bhagat, deftly changing the subject to the reason for his visit.
Max Bhagat had gotten into a shouting match with his superiors in Washington.
Cassidy was down there, too, in a truck, no doubt waiting to give Bhagat a ride to the plane and win brownie points for being there and ready.
But then he used it to clear the tunnel of the spider webs, so Jones had figured it was possible the brilliant and powerful Max Bhagat was a baby when it came to creepy-crawlies.
Jules had spent most of it on the phone, thank God, talking to the local police, the local FBI, and even his boss, the magnificent Max Bhagat, who was back in D.
He was clearly a disciple of his boss, Max Bhagat, who was an impeccable dresser.
Max Bhagat said, drawing a red circle around the island in question on the big map that lay on the FBI conference table.
Up and up the opposite mountain they climbed, calling to each other by name—the roll-call of the village—and at their heels toiled the big barasingh, weighted by the failing strength of Purun Bhagat.
She didnt finish her sentence, she just gazed into Bhagats eyes and apparently read his mind.
Max Bhagat was in charge, with SEAL Team Sixteen’s Troubleshooters providing assistance.