Bhagat Sadhana

Bhagat
Sadhana
Painting of Bhagat Sadhana, from a folio within an illustrated manuscript of the Prem Ambodh Pothi
Born1180
Sehwan Sharif, Soomra dynasty
(present-day Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan)
Died
Sirhind, Punjab, Delhi Sultanate
(present-day Punjab, India)
OccupationButcher
Known for1 verse in Guru Granth Sahib.

Bhagat Sadhna, also called Sadhna Qasai, was a north Indian poet, saint, mystic and one of the devotees whose hymn was incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib. Venerated in the region of Punjab, among Sikhs and Ravidassias, his devotional hymn is widely quoted by most preachers. His one hymn is present in Adi Granth Sahib, in Raga Bilaval.

The followers of Bhagat Sadhna are called Sadhna Panthis. His only memorial is a mosque at Sirhind, where he died.

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