Lachhimi Sakhi
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Lachhimi Sakhi | |
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| Born | Lachhimi Das 1841 Saran, Bihar, India |
| Died | 1914 (aged 72–73) |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Language | Bhojpuri |
Lachhimi Sakhi (1841–1914 born in Saran, Bihar[1]), also Laxmi Das, Lakshmi Sakhi and Laxmi Sakhi was a Saint and Bhojpuri poet and writer, who is mainly known for his Bhajans and Kajari songs.[2][3] His real name was Lachhimi Das but since he was a follower of Sakhi sect that's why he is also known as Lachhimi Sakhi. He has written four Bhojpuri books named Amar Pharas, Amar Bilas, Amar Kahani and Amar Sidhi.
Life
He was born in 1841 in Amnaur village of
Philosophy
He was the follower of Sakhi sect, in which the God is considered as Husband and soul is considered as wife.
A verse from his poem forms his book "Amar Sidhi'' and is given below:
Rākhī tore piyawā deï gaïlen ego patiyā |
Your Husband has kept a letter |
This poem has been written by considering God as husband.
Alignment with Sufism
The idea of God created by Lachhimi Sakhi seems very near to that in Sufism. One the one hand Sufism treats God as a lover whom they want to see, one the other hand Sakhi treated God as husband and union with that husband is treated as the union of soul and supreme soul.[8]
Works
He has written four Bhojpuri books which collectively have 3250 verses:[9]
- Amar Sidhi (885 verses)
- Amar Bilas (875 verses)
- Amar Faras (925 verses)
- Amar Kahani (565 verses)
References
- ^ L.C. Classification: Additions and Changes. Subject Catalogng Division, Processing Department, Library of Congress. 1984.
- ^ Bihar through the ages. Orient Longmans. 1959.
- ISBN 8185002630.
- ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas. Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. pp. 105–106.
- ^ Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka itihas. Bhāratīya Loka-Saṃskr̥ti Śodha-Saṃsthāna.
- ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya ke itihas. Varanasi: Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan. pp. 106–107.
- ^ Upadhyaya, Krishnadev (1960). Bhojpuri Lok Sahitya Ka Adhyayan. pp. 56–57.
- ^ Singh 1982, p. 22.
- ^ Upadhyay, Krishnadev (1972). Bhojpuri Sahitya ka itihas. Bhāratīya Loka-Saṃskr̥ti Śodha-Saṃsthāna.
Bibliography
- Singh, Bhuwanwshwar (1982). Bhōjpuri Sant Kavī Shrī Lakṣhmī Sakhï: Darshan aur sādhnā (in Bhojpuri). Saran: Akhil Bhartiya Bhojpuri Sahitya Sammelan.