Surdas was born blind in 1479 in the village Siri  near Delhi. Many others believe, Surdas was born in Braj, a holy place in Mathura.His family was very poor to nourish him,which compelled him to leave home at the tender age of six.He joined a roaming group of religious music party.

Surdas is considered a saint and so also known as Sant Surdas, a name which literally means the "slave of melody". Surdas,a poet and a musician, who is known for his devotional songs is said to have written and composed a hundred thousand songs. dedicated to Lord Krishna.

Guru,Shri Vallabhacharya taught Surdas lessons in Hindu philosophy and meditation and put him in the path of spirituality.Surdas lived in Vrindavan with his guru, who initiated him to his own religious order, and later appointed him as the resident singer at Shreenath temple in Govardhan.

Surdas' lilting music and fine poetry attracted all. His fame spread far and wide, the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542-1605) became his patron.Surdas composed the verse about Krishna's romance with Radha almost as he was an eyewitness. Surdas' verse is also credited as one that lifted the literary value of the Hindi language.

Surdas was profoundly influenced by  devotion, for a specific Hindu deity, such as Krishna, Vishnu or Shiva. Surdas's compositions also found place in the Guru Granth Sahib, the holy book of the Sikhs.

Surdas spent the last years of his life in Braj, the place of his birth and lived on the donations, which he received in return of his Bhajan singing and lecturing on religious topics, until he died in c. 1586.