Sant Eknath (Short Notes)
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1533 – c. 1599), commonly known as Sant (saint) Eknath was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna and is a major figure of the Warkari tradition. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev.
Born: 1533 CE; Present-day Paithan Taluka, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Honors: Sant (Saint)
Literary works: Eknathi Bhagavata, Bhavarth Ramayan, Rukmini Swayamwar Hasta...
Parents: Suryanarayan (father); Rukminibai (mother)
Ans-: 1. A well-known Marathi saint, poet, and philosopher who belonged to Jnanadev's Varakari Sampradaya was named Eknath.
He was born in the year 1533 AD, and as a little child, he lost both of his parents. His protector was his grandfather.
3. Eknath's great-grandfather Shri Bhanudas (1448–1513) was a well-known member of the Vitthala sect in Pandharpur, Maharashtra.
4. Janardana, his teacher and a follower of Dattatreya, introduced Eknath to philosophy.
5. He was a unique synthesis of Sufism and Vedanta.
Known as "Eka-janardana," he was a well-known guru bhakt.
6. He also wrote various Abhangas and Bharudas in addition to the Bhavartha Ramayana (short poems having secular and spiritual implications).
7. His most significant publication was Eknath Bhagavata, a Marathi commentary on the 11th Skanda of the Bhagavata Purana.