Saints of Maharashtra
Saints of Maharashtra
The Saints of Maharashtra: In Maharashtra ,Namdev, Tukaram, Eknath and Jnaneshwar popularised the devotion to vitthala (a form of Vishnu).Jnaneshwar wrote Jnaneshwari,which is a Marathi Commentary on the Bhagavad Gita.
Famous Bhakti Saints from Maharashtra, India: Maharashtra or the land of the Marathas produced a large number of saints, but those born between the thirteenth and the seventeenth centuries are famous in its social and cultural history. Among these Maratha saints, the names of Sant Dnyaneshwar, Namdeo, Eknath, Tukaram and Ramdas are the most prominent.
From the thirteenth to the seventeenth centuries Maharashtra saw a great number of saint- poets, whose songs in simple Marathi continue to inspire people. This regional tradition of bhakti focused on the Vitthala (a form of Vishnu) temple in Pandharpur, as well as on the notion of a personal god residing in the hearts of all people. Poets rejected all forms of ritualism, outward display of piety and social differences based on birth.
Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275-1296 AD):
Sant Namdeo:
Sant Eknath:
SantTukaram (1608-1651 AD):
Samarth Guru Ramdas:
From the thirteenth to seventeenth centuries, great numbers of saints - poets were born in ______, coastal area. | |||
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The most important saint of the bhakti movement in Maharashtra who was born at Satara and is said to have died in Punjab , was ___________________ | |||
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Who was the greatest Bhakti poet of Maharashtra? | |||
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