This text, composed over 170 years after Guru Ravidas' death, in 1693, includes him as one of the seventeen saints of Indian religious tradition. Another substantial source of legends and stories about the life of Ravidas is the hagiography in the Sikh tradition, named Premambodha. These poems are one of the oldest attested source of his ideas and literary works. He is revered in the Sikh scripture, and 41 of Guru Ravidas' poems are included in the Adi Granth. Most scholars believe that Guru Ravidas met Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. As his poetic hymns in regional languages inspired others, people from various background sought his teachings and guidance. He abandoned saguna (with attributes, image) forms of supreme beings, and focussed on the nirguna (without attributes, abstract) form of supreme beings.

He travelled extensively, visiting Hindu pilgrimage sites in Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and those in the Himalayas. His ideas and fame grew over his lifetime, and texts suggest Brahmins (members of priestly upper caste) used to bow before him.

However, the medieval text titled Ratnavali says Guru Ravidas gained his spiritual knowledge from Ramananda and was a follower of the Ramanandi Sampradaya tradition. He is traditionally considered as Kabir's younger contemporary. Medieval era texts, such as the Bhaktamal suggest that Guru Ravidas was the disciple of the Brahmin bhakti-poet Ramananda. The text Anantadas Parcai is one of the earliest surviving biographies of various Bhakti movement poets which talks about the birth of Ravidas.

Thereafter he spent most of his life in the company of Sufi saints, sadhus and ascetics. While his original occupation was leather work, he began to spend most of his time in spiritual pursuits at the banks of the Ganges. His parents belonged to a leather-working Chamar community making them an untouchable caste. Mata Kalsi was his mother, and his father was Santokh Dass. His birthplace is now known as Shri Guru Ravidass Janam Asthan. He was born in the village of Sir Gobardhan, near Varanasi in what is now Uttar Pradesh, India. Guru Ravidas was also known as Guru Raidas. Scholars state he was born in 1450 CE and died in 1520 CE. The details of Ravidas's life are not well known. 4.4 Guru Ravidas and Bhagtani Meera Bai.3.2 One man: two divergent claims on his views and philosophy.3.1 Monistic Brahman or Anthropomorphic God.2.1 Guru Ravidas literature on symbolism.

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