Bhagat Pipa

Pīpā
Born	unknown (~14th century) Gagron, Jhalawar, Rajasthan, India
Died	unknown (~early 15th century)
Occupation	Ruler of Gagron
Known for	1 verse in Guru Granth Sahib. Accepted Gurmat thought from Sakta thought
Spouse(s)	Sita
Children	Dwarkanath

Bhagat Pipa, born in Malwa region of north India (east Rajasthan), was a Rajput king of Gagaraungarh, who abdicated and turned into a sant and Hindu mystic poet of the Bhakti movement.

Pipa's year of birth or death is unknown, but he is traditionally believed to have lived in late 14th and died in early 15th century. Born in a warrior class and royal family, Pipa is described as an early Shaivism (Shiva) and Sakta (Durga) follower, thereafter adopted Vaishnavism with strong monist emphasis as a disciple of Ramananda, and later preached Nirguni (god without attributes) beliefs of life. Bhagat Pipa is considered one of the earliest influential sants of the Bhakti movement in 15th century north India.

His devotional hymns are incorporated in Guru Granth Sahib, a Sikhism scripture.

Pipa is also known as Raja Pipaji or Rao Pipa or Sardar Pipa or Sant Pipaji or Pipa Bairagi or Pipanand Acharya.

Pipa was born in a Rajput royal family (Kshatriya varna), at Gagaron, in present-day Jhalawar district of Rajasthan in a Rajput family, became the king of Gagaraungarh. As a ruler, Pipa worshipped Hindu goddess Durga Bhavani while Pipa was king of a small Rajput kingdom, but abdicated, became a sannyasi and accepted the Brahmin Ramanand as his guru, joined Ramananda's Vaishnavism bhakti movement with a strong monist emphasis based out of Varanasi.

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