The ‘Sur Sagar’ is

The 'Sur Sagar' (or Sursagar) is the magnum opus of the 16th-century blind poet Surdas, who was a contemporary of the Mughal Emperor Akbar [1]. It is a vast anthology of devotional poems, known as 'pads', composed in Braj Bhasha. The work primarily focuses on the divine life and childhood exploits of Lord Krishna, particularly his 'bal lila' and his interactions with the gopis of Vrindavan [1]. While traditional accounts suggest the collection once contained over 100,000 verses, modern scholarly versions typically include around 5,000 poems. Surdas was a prominent figure in the Bhakti movement and a disciple of Vallabhacharya, the founder of the Pushtimarga tradition [1]. His poetry is celebrated for its emotional depth, musicality, and its role in popularizing Krishna devotion across North India.

Sources

1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 13: Cultural Syncretism: Bhakti Movement in India > Sur Das > p. 195