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(Songs in real audio) Bhajan, is a song or a music composition, for worship or offering prayers to the Lord. These compositions have evolved from the times immemorial of Narsinh Mehta, Surdas, Mirabai and many such devotees, which have been preserved and carried forward from generations together! Such devotional songs never fail to stir within an overwhelming emotion of (worship) 'bhakti' and 'bhav'! Bhajan (Prayers - Stutis)
Narsinh Mehta He was born in Talaja (near Bhavnagar) in 1414, Vad Nagar
Brahmin by caste. At an early age his mother, father and uncle died. He lived with his
brother and sister-in -law. From an early age he liked the company of Sadhu-Sant,
so heard and sang many Bhakti Songs (poems that are prayers). He had immense
faith in God and social life was of no interest to him. Narsinh Mehta faced lot of
difficulties in his life time. His wife Manek died at very early age, his son passed away
in his young age, Kuvar Bai, his daughter become widow. He was left with his widow
daughter in law, besides King Ramandlink always created problems Narsinh Mehta but Narsinh
Mehta's life revolved in Bhakti.
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