Eknath
Eknath | |
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Bhavarth Ramayan, Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, Shukashtak, Swatma-Sukha, Ananda-Lahari, Chiranjeewa-Pad, Geeta-Saar and Prahlad-Vijaya | |
Honors | Sant (Saint) |
Eknath (
Biography
Precise details of his life remain obscure. It is generally believed that Eknath lived during the latter three-quarters of the 16th-century. He was born into a
His parents died while Eknath was young. He was then raised by his grandfather, Chakrapani. His great-grandfather
Eknath's samadhi shrine is located at Paithan near the
Literary contribution
Eknath was a creative person, who utilized his literary skills to compose religious work in vernacular Marathi language, promoting local devotional religious practice, and opposing the suppressive caste-system propagated by the elite Brahmins.
Eknath's writings include a variation of the Hindu religious text hymn of the same name. He has also tried to shift the emphasis of Marathi literature from spiritual to narrative composition and introduced a new form of Marathi religious song called Bharood.
His other literary works include Shukashtak (447 owee), https://shikshaved.com/category/marathi-essay/-Sukha (510 owee), Ananda-Lahari (154 owee), Chiranjeewa-Pad (42 owee), Geeta-Saar and Prahlad-Vijaya. He introduced a new form of devotional melodies called Bharood and wrote nearly 300 of them.[6]
See also
- Vasudeva
- Bhagavatism
References
Citations
- ^ ISBN 9788172014568.
EKNATH : A BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH* (A. D. 1533–1599). A reference to the Marathi Vangmaya Kosh (A biographical dictionary of Marathi writers) shows that there were three authors called "Eknath" and seven authors who used the mudrika (Pen-name) "Eka-Janardan" used by our author Eknath. Eknath was a Rigvedi Deshastha Brahmin, a follower of the Ashvalayana Sutra. His Gotra was Vishvamitra. His family deity was Ekaveera Devi (or Renuka). His family lived at Paithan, ...
- ^ Novetzke (2013), pp. 141–142
- ^ Schomer & McLeo (1987), p. 94
- ^ "Coming Soon Page". Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ISBN 978-81-7436-903-1.
- ^ a b Keune, Jon Milton (2011). Eknāth Remembered and Reformed: Bhakti, Brahmans, and Untouchables in Marathi Historiography. New York, NY, USA: Columbia University press. p. 32. Retrieved 9 March 2016.
Bibliography
- Novetzke, Christian Lee (2013), Religion and Public Memory: A Cultural History of Saint Namdev in India, Columbia University Press, ISBN 9780231512565
- Schomer, Karine; McLeo, W. H. (1987), The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India, ISBN 9788120802773
External links
- Eknath - A Translation from Bhaktalilamrita by Justin E. Abbott (1927) at archive.org
- Shri Eknathi Bhagwat (Marathi) at archive.org