Bhaktamal

''Bhaktamal'' ( hi, भक्तमाल, ), written , is a poem in the Braj language that gives short biographies of more than 200 ''bhaktas''. It was written by Nabha Dass, a saint belonging to the tradition of Ramananda. Though considered a hagiography by some, the work recounts no miraculous events, and is widely believed to be an unbiased account of ''bhaktas'' across all sectarian paths. The ''Bhaktamal'' gives the earliest reliable account of many ''bhaktas'', and hence is considered an important source for literary and devotional history of northern India.

Commentaries, translations and adaptations

* Hindi commentary titled ''Bhaktirasbodhini'' by Priyadas in 1712.
* A Rajasthani adaptation, ''Dadupanthi Bhaktamal'' by Raghavdas in 1720. This work gives biographies of 1200 saints of the Dadupanthi order.
* A Gurmukhi commentary, by Bhai Gurdas in the eighteenth century.
* Hindi commentary ''Bhaktamalpradipan'' in Persian manuscript by Tulsiram in the eighteenth century.
* A Bengali adaptation, ''Bhaktamal'' by Loldas in eighteenth century.
* Hindi translation titled ''Bhaktakalpadruma'' by Pratap Sinha in the nineteenth century.
* Hindi translation titled ''Shri Bhaktamal: Tika, Tilak, aur Namavali Sahit'' by Sitaramsharan Bhagavan Prasad in 1903.

References

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Bhakti movement
Hindi-language literature
Medieval Indian literature