Maluk Das
Maluk Das was a devotional poet-saint from Prayagraj (Allahabad), India, a religious poet of the Bhakti Movement. These Compositions are most famous: Ratna khan, Maluk Shatak and Gyan Bodh.
Works
According to Dr. Umesh Chand Verma only 9 authentic works are available of Maluk Das which includes Gyan Bodh, Sukha Sagar, Gyan Parochi, Vibhav Vibhuti, Dhruv Charit, Dhuja Charit, Barah Khadi, Maluk Parichai and Maluk Shatak.Maluk Shatak
Maluk Shatak is one of his major composition of Maluk Das, consisting of 101 Couplet, one of his famous couplet is:This translates to: The python doesn’t plow, the bird doesn’t work. Maluka Dasa says, "Rama is the provider for all." In his same work he talks about the four vaishnavite sects:अजगर करै न चाकरी पक्षी करै न काम ।
'दास मलूका' कहत है सब के दाता राम ॥76॥
This translates to: Know that Sri, Sanaka Brahma and Rudra traditions are generous. "Maluka" says, these are the four Vedic traditions. Ramanandacharya is the venerable teacher of Sri Sampradaya, "Maluka" says, Nimbarkacharya belongs to Sri Sanakadi tradition. "Maluka" says, Sri Madhavacharya belongs from the lineage of Brahma and Vishnu Swami belongs to Sri Rudra's tradition.जानहु श्री सनकादि अरु ब्रह्मा रुद्र उदार ।
कह 'मलूक' वैदिक यही सम्प्रदाय हैं चार ॥95॥
रामानन्दाचार्य जी श्री के शुभ आचार्य ।
कह 'मलूक' सनकादि के हैं निम्बार्काचार्य ॥96॥
कह 'मलूक' श्री ब्रह्म के हैं श्री मध्वाचार्य ।
विष्णु स्वामि श्री रुद्र के सम्प्रदाय-आचार्य ॥97॥