Bhaktamal | Dnyaneshwar
Original Name - Dnyaneshwar Vitthal Kulkarni
Other Name - Sant Dnyaneshwar, Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj, Dnyandev, Mauli
Guru - Nivruttinath
Born - 1275,
Krishna Janmashtami
Place of Birth - Paithan Taluka, Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar district, Maharashtra, India
Died - 1296 (aged 20–21) Alandi, Yadava dynasty
Philosophy - Adinath Sampradaya
Father- Vithala Pant
Mother - Rukmini Bai
Philosophy - Advaita, Varkari
Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (1275 – 1296), also known as Jñāneśwar or Jñāndev, was a great 13th-century Marathi saint, yogi, poet and philosopher of the Bhakti Movement from Maharashtra.
His major works Dnyaneshwari (Bhavarth Deepika): A spiritual commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written in the Marathi language (specifically in ovi meter), making it accessible to common people. Amrutanubhav: A profound philosophical text describing his own spiritual experiences. He translates each shloka of the Sanskrit Gita and then explains its meaning beautifully in Marathi.
He believed in equality of all – rejected caste and ritualistic barriers. aught that spiritual wisdom (dnyan) should be available to every person, not just scholars. He promoted the path of Yoga, Devotion (Bhakti) and Self-Realisation.
Bhakti Bharat finds his teachings played a foundational role in the Warkari Tradition of Maharashtra. Every year lakhs of devotees participate in the Sant Dnyaneshwar-Sant Tukaram Palkhi pilgrimage from Alandi to Pandharpur.