INTRODUCTION
Akha Bhagat (1615-1674), also known as Akha Rahiyadas was a great Saint and Gujarati poet who wrote lot of divine texts. He was specialized for writing the poems in a simplified manner. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Krishna.
He was a goldsmith and lived in Ahmedabad. He was a disciple of Saint Gokulnath, and through his guidance, he has spread the Krishna Bhakti spirit among the masses.
WORKS
1. Panchikarana
2. Gurushishyasamvada
3. Akhe-gita
4. Chittavichar Samvada
5. Santona Lakshano
6. Anubhav Bindu
7. Avasthanirupan
8. Kaivalya Gita
Though he was a goldsmith by profession, he was good at meditation and yoga. Through his spiritual powers, he has helped the people by reducing the sufferings in their life, and cultivated the habit of worshiping Lord Krishna regularly. He also conducted religious discourses among the people, and explained them about the importance of praying to the god, in order to get relieved from their sins, problems and from diseases.
Lot of people were got attracted with his spiritual speech, and become ardent devotees of Lord Krishna. His teachings are very famous among the people. Some of them are as follows:
TEACHINGS
1. Worship the god and then do your duty, and completely surrender to him, and then he would do wonders in your life.
2. Believe that god exists all over the world, and he is dwelling with you also.
3. Always be kind and polite over others, and move with everyone in a friendly manner.
4. Try to chant the Krishna Mantra frequently in order to get all the prosperity in your life.
5. No one is there to help you in this world, except the god.
6. Provide sufficient help to the poor and the needy, and give them food, clothing and shelter, and educate the poor children.
7. Life would become more difficult if you show enmity over others, and you cannot even able to sleep or eat properly.
8. Don’t keep on thinking about your physical body, regularly do yoga and meditate on the god, then your mind and body would be relaxed and become stronger.
9. Frequently visit the temples and offer pujas to the god to please him.
Let us worship the great saint and be blessed.
“OM SRI AKHA BHAGAT SWAMIGALE NAMAHA”
“JAI KRISHNA”
“JAI RADHE MA”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
