Saint Eknath:

was a famous Maratha saint, scholar and poet. In the development of Marathi literature, Sant Eknath is counted among the great actors Deyaneshwar and Namdev and equally famous people of the bridge Tukaram and Ramdas. Eknath was born into a prominent Brahmin family in Platistan (now Patan) around 1530 AD. It is said that they have a Kulkarni of the village, his real name is Eknath Suryajipant Kulkarni. Eknath's grandfather Sant Bhanudas brought the emblem of Lord Pandurang to Pandharpur from Vijaynagar. Eknath was born under the zodiac sign "Mura" of Sagittarius, which was the tradition of the boy's parents. This was confirmed when Eknath's father Suryanarayan and mother Rukmini died soon after his birth and Eknath was raised by his grandparents Chakrapani and Saraswatibai. As an orphan, Exnus had to suffer the pain of other children. As a child, he began to avoid their company and took refuge in prayer and other spiritual practices.

Introduction of Janardanswamy Eknath heard about Janardanswamy when he was twelve years old. The great scholar lived in Devgiri, which was renamed Daulatabad by the Muslim rulers. Wanting to become his disciple, Eknath went to Devgiri. Janada Swami was amazed by the extraordinary talent of this boy and accepted him as his disciple. Eknath Vedanta, Nyaya, Meemansa, Yoga etc. gave lessons. The most important is the work of Sant Dnyaneshwar. Janardanswamy is a devotee of Lord Dattatreya, who defines the social and religious values of Eknath as well as patience and kindness towards all people.

He asked Guru Eknath to go on a pilgrimage. He personally accompanied Eknath to Nashik-Triambakshwar. There Eknath wrote his famous sermon on Chatushloki Bhagavat. In this Marathi commentary, 1036 explains the significance of the four sacred shlokas in the special metrical verse called ovee in the Bhagavad Gita.

After completing his pilgrimage to many holy places in western and northern India, Eknath returned to Paitan. Her parents were happy to see her again and proposed to her. Ekenas and his wife Girija are a true match made in heaven and exemplify morality at its best. Over time, the couple had two daughters, Godavari and Ganga, and a son, Hari.

Resurrection of Dnyaneshwari Eknath is responsible for the rediscovery of the great work of Dnyaneshwar, the first Maratha poet. Among the writings, the epic Dnyaneshwari, like many Hindu epics, was abandoned after the Muslims were trapped. Forgotten. About 230 years before Eknath's birth, Dnyaneshwar had written important words in Marathi in verses of the Mahasabha text in the Sanskrit Bhagavad Gita. It was called Bhawarth-Deepika and then Dnyaneshwari.

During the period between Dnyaneshwar and Eknath, Maharashtra, like other countries, was devastated by Muslim invasion. Failure after failure is demoralizing. People do not have epics, folk songs or poems that will be forgotten after a generation or two. Eknath believes that the need of the moment is the revival of Marathi literature, fine arts, learning of ancient values and if the once popular Deyaneshwari language of Marathi can be brought back to the people, their morals and ethics can be improved. brain.