Bhagat Parmanand (pronunciation: [bʱæɡæt paɾmaːnũnd]) was a Vaishnava mystic and saint-poet, one of whose hymns is included in the Guru Granth Sahib.
Parmãnand was a devotee of Vishnu and used in his songs the nom de plume Sarañg, the name of a bird ever thirsty for the raindrop.
In this hymn, he disapproves of the ritualistic reading and hearing of the sacred books If that has not disposed to the service of fellow beings.
Lust, wrath, avarice, slander have to be expunged for they render all seva (selfless service) fruitless.
This is the 1 Shabad from Parmanand in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib: So what have you accomplished by listening to the Puranas?