Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2025: Date, History, Significance and Inspirational Quotes

Guru Ravidas Jayanti is an important festival that celebrates the birth anniversary of Guru Ravidas, a great saint, poet and social reformer. In 2025, his 648th birth anniversary will be observed on February 12, which falls on Magh Purnima, the full moon day in the month of Magh. This day is marked by prayers, devotional songs and special gatherings to honor his teachings of equality, love and devotion.

Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2025 – Date and Timing

According to the Hindu calendar, Guru Ravidas Jayanti falls on the full moon day of the Magh month. The important timings for 2025 are:

• Purnima Tithi Begins: February 11, 2025 at 6:55 PM
• Purnima Tithi ends: February 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM

Who was Guru Ravidas?

Guru Ravidas was born in 1377 CE in Seer Govardhanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He is also known as Raidas, Rohidas and Ruhidas. He came from a humble background but become one of the most respected saints of the Bhakti movement. His teachings were focused on equality, love and devotion to God. Many of his hymns are included in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy scripture of Sikkism.

One of his most famous disciples was Meera Bai, a Rajput princess and poet, who considered Guru Ravidas as her spiritual guide.

Significance of Guru Ravidas Jayanti 2025

Guru Ravidas Jayanti is celebrated with great enthusiasm by his followers. The main highlights of the celebration include:

• Singing Gurbani (devotional hymns)
• Special Prayers in temples and gurudwaras
• Nagarkirtans (processions with singing and dancing)
• Holy dips in rivers as a symbol of purficiation

The biggest celebration takes place at the Shri Guru Ravidas Janam Asthan Mandir in Varanasi, the place where Guru Ravidas was born. Devotees from different parts of the country gather there to offer prayers and seek blessings.

Inspiring Quotes by Guru Ravidas

Guru Ravidas’s teachings focus on love, equality and devotion. Here are some of his most inspiring quotes:

• “We should not see any difference between water and its waves, just as you and God are not separate.”
• “Always sing true songs of the Lord, chant His name, and become His devoted servant.”
• “God resides in hearts free from hatred, greed and malice.”
• “Have faith in God, for He guides us with the light of wisdom and leads us away from ignorance.”
• “A person is not great by birth or status but is measured by their virtues and deeds.”
• “The Lord cannot be found by book learning or by empty words, but only by loving devotion.”
• “He who has love has everything, and he who lacks love has nothing.”
• “All beings are equal in the eyes of the Lord, so why make distinctions based on caste or class?”
• “My Lord is not bound by form, so how can I bind him in a temple or mosque?”