He was the main Saint of medieval Bhakti movement. He was born at Ahmadavat in Vikram Samvat 1601 on Fhalgun Shukla Ashtami. His childhood name was Mahabali. After the death of his wife, he became an asetic. Most of the time he lived at Sambhar and Amer. After meeting Akbar in Fatehpur Sikri, he started preaching Bhakti. In Rajasthan he started living in Narayana. He had 52 disciples; among them Sunder Das and Jangopal were main. His teaching are compiled in Daduvani. He expressed his philosophy in simple language that is why he is considered the Kabir of Rajasthan. He opposed orthodoxy and social inequality and stressed on simple living and high thinking to achieve God.
