RASKHAN- A Muslim devotee of Sri Krishna

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Who Is RASKHAN?

Today we are going to know about

Raskhan

DEVOTEE OF SRI RADHA KRISHNA

One of the most prominent devotee of Srikrishna was Syed Ibrahim a Muslim who came to be known as RASKHAN in 1573. He was a poet . He was lived  in Amroha in Uttar Pradesh.

Source : freepressjournal.in

He was a Pathan Sardar of Delhi also. He said himself as of Shahi family in his  'PREMVATIKA'. He was found to be of Pathan Badshah Dynasty. Raskhan was an ardent devotee of Sri Krishna and a disciple of Goswami Vithalnathji.
 
Raskhan take diksha from Vithalnathji and become a disciple. One day he was reading the Persian version of Shrimad Bhagvat, he was impressed by the ecstatic love of Gopis towards Sri Krishna. He realized that " why not to turn my mind to him like gopis instead of wasting time in trifles". He went to Vrindavan instantly. It has a great effect on him by taking initiation from Vithalnath Ji that he became a great bhakt of Lord Krishna and his verses are on the lips of everyone. He had his two prominent works ' Premvatika' and 
'Sujan Raskhan'. Premvatika represents true love and devotion. And the Sujan Raskhan represents the prominent acts of Srikrishna's childhood. His verses completely shows his true love and devotion towards Sri Krishna. 





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