who is the author of gandhiji’s favorite bhajan ‘vaishnava jana to tene kahiye’?

The author of Gandhiji’s favorite bhajan, “Vaishnava Jana To Tene Kahiye“, is the 15th-century poet-saint **Narsinh Mehta**. He was a prominent figure in Gujarati literature and spirituality. This bhajan reflects the qualities of a true Vaishnava, someone who empathizes with the suffering of others and remains humble, non-judgmental, and pure in action. It became one of Mahatma Gandhi’s favorite hymns due to its message of selflessness, compassion, and moral integrity, aligning with Gandhi’s principles of truth and non-violence.

वैष्णव जन तो तेने कहिये, जे पीर पराई जाणे रे।
पर दुःखे उपकार करे तोये, मन अभिमान न आणे रे॥

सकळ लोकमां सहुने वंदे, निंदा न करे केनी रे।
वाच-काछ-मन निश्चळ राखे, धन-धन जननी तेनी रे॥

समदृष्टि ने तृष्णा त्यागी, परस्त्री जेने मात रे।
जिह्वा थकी असत्य न बोले, परधन नव झाले हाथ रे॥

मोह माया व्यापे नहि जेने, दृढ़ वैराग्य जेना मनमां रे।
रामनाम शूं ताळी लागी, सकळ तीरथ तेना तनमां रे॥

वणलोभी ने कपटरहित छे, काम क्रोध निवार्या रे।
भणे नरसैयों तेनुं दर्शन करतां, कुळ एकोतेर तार्या रे॥