Bhakt Surdas was a great saint and devotee of Lord Krishna. He was a 16th-century poet who was blind. The exact date of birth is not known and there are different opinions between scholars.
Bhakt Surdas wrote lot many poems describing the childhood of Lord Krishna. Among his poems, a poem called Main Navin Makhan Khayo is very popular among Hindus.
Surdas was a disciple of Vaishnav Sage Shree Vallabhacharyaji. He spent a lot of time in Srinathji temples constructed by Vallabhachryaji. He died in one such temple on the banks of Yamuna.
Surdasji wrote many books of devotional poems. Prominent among them is Sur Sagar. His poems are also found in Shri Guru Granth Sahib which is the spiritual guru of Sikhs. As Surdasji wrote in Braj basha, this language also got a lot of attention. Devout Hindus sing the poems written by Surdasji with great love.
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