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Sant Dnyaneshwar
Apegaon (Maharashtra), Yadava Dynasty
Archival Overview
Brilliant 13th-century Marathi poet-philosopher and Nath yogi who translated the Bhagavad Gita into vernacular Marathi in the 9,000-verse 'Dnyaneshwari' at age fifteen, founding the egalitarian Varkari Bhakti movement.
Biographical Record
Sant Dnyaneshwar (1275–1296) and his siblings were outcasted and orphaned in early childhood due to their father returning to household life after taking sannyasa. Demonstrating supernatural wisdom, Dnyaneshwar composed the 'Dnyaneshwari' (Bhavartha Dipika) in 1290, opening the esoteric Sanskrit wisdom of the Gita to ordinary peasants and women in melodious Ovi verse.
Dnyaneshwar also authored the non-dual philosophical treatise 'Amrutanubhav' (Nectar of Experience) and initiated the annual Pandharpur Wari pilgrimage to Vitthala. In 1296, having accomplished his cosmic mission at age twenty-one, he entered living underground meditation (Sanjeevan Samadhi) in Alandi before weeping disciples.
Key Life Milestones
Composition of the Dnyaneshwari at Nevasa
Composed the monumental 9,000-verse Marathi philosophical commentary on the Bhagavad Gita at age fifteen.
Entry into Sanjeevan Samadhi at Alandi
Entered eternal conscious meditation beneath the sacred Siddheshwar temple at age twenty-one.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialAlandi (Pune, Maharashtra), India