A great blind devotee of Krishna. (Glossary for the Vahinis)

The ancient seers spent their time in listening of God which is Pranava. Even now you can experience this. Close your ears gently. You will hear the sound within. God proclaims, ‘Oh devotee, you are seeing with physical eyes and listening with your physical ears. Be in utter silence. You can listen to footsteps of God.’ Such holy paths have been shown by great devotees. One who does not understand this is in ignorance.

Surdas, a great devotee of Krishna, once went after a woman and followed her to her home. Her husband chastised him saying, ‘What for have you been given eyes: unholy pursuit of another man’s wife? Why don’t you concentrate on God?’ Immediately Surdas got enlightenment and pierced his eyes with thorns of a lime tree close by proceeded to Dwaraka to Krishna’s temple. On his way, he was about to fall into a well. Krishna came in the form of cowherd boy and caught hold of his hand and asked: ‘‘Where are you going?’ Surdas said, ‘I am going to Dwaraka’ Krishna said, ‘I shall show you the way and lead you’. Next day they rested in a wayside hut. Krishna wanted to go, but Surdas won’t leave Him. He put his hand over sleeping and asked the boy to put his hand on him. Sparshanam Papanasanam.  Because of this divine touch, he was released from all his sins. Then Krishna told Surdas, ‘I am Krishna to whom you always pray. I played this Drama, to show you My form.’ He touched Surdas’s eyes and he got back his sight and beheld the divine form and got into blissful ecstasy.. When Krishna ‘asked him to retain his vision, Surdas, said, ‘I have seen You, I don’t want to see anything else With these eyes. I don’t want sight. Many people have eyes. Have they seen You? Many have ears, they are not fortunate to hear Your melodious music. I want only Jnanachakshus (eyes of knowledge).

Krishna kept His hand on the head of Surdas and the latter merged with the Divine. (SSS Vol.31,  pp.144-145)