Friday, August 10, 2012

संत ज्ञानेश्वर

Name:Dnyandev
Mother Name:Rukmini Bai
Father Name:Vitthal Pant Kulkarni  
Guru Name:Nivrutti Nath Niwas:Alandi

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Shri Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj (1275–1296)AD- was a 13th century a famous sant in Maharashtra - He inspired the entire Maharashtra to worship Lord Panduranga. "Dnyaneshwari" - his famous manuscript (holy book) will always remind him.He was born in to a Deshastha Brahmin Kulkarni family to Vitthal Pant Kulkarni and Rukmini Bai at Apegaon near Paithan. Dnyaneshwar composed Bhavarthadeepika or Dnyanes
hwari to explain sacred knowledge of the holy book Bhagavad Gita to the masses. Dnyaneshwar accepted his elder brother Nivrutti Nath as his guru.He took sanjeevan Samadhi at Alandi,Pune, a yogic path to salvation by giving up life at the young age of 21.

Sant Dnyaneshwar’s writing is a combination of scholarly intelligence and poetic beauty. He along with Sant Namdeo propogated the warkari tradition, that has been alive for over 700 years.The Bhavarth Deepika/Dnyanadevi, popularly known as the Dnyaneshwari, a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written in Marathi. Dnyaneshwari is one of the three sacred books or Prasthanatrayi of Bhagavata Dharma. (Locally called the Warkari movement.).He wrote nearly a thousand Marathi devotional songs (Abhanga). The Amritanubhava, is the work in which he has stated his own philosophy, also called Chitvilaasavaada. The works of Dnyaneshwar and his siblings have influenced the Marathi culture to this day. The poetry of Dnyaneshwar and Muktabai is still very popular in Maharashtra even after 700 years.

Alandi is truly a pilgrim center, about 30km far from Pune city(Maharashtra). The Palakhi in the month of Ashadh is very popular and many people walk almost 150 kms from Alandi to Pandharpur with singing songs,abhanga of Lord Vitthala. Alandi is situated on the banks of river Indrayani and the ghat behind the samadhi temple is very beautiful. Samadhi temple is worth to see and creates a pleasant atmosphere. This temple was built in 1570.

The other famous places in Alandi are Muktai temple, Ram temple, Krishna Temple, Math of Swami Hariharendra, Vitthal-Rakhumai temple,Narasimha Saraswati shri Swami Maharaj temple,Shri Aanandashram Swami math, the famous wall and Jalaram temple.Tulapur is one of the great nearest place from alandi.where you found Samadhi of Sambhaji Maharaj(SON OF SHIVAJI MAHARAJ) And the confluence of three rivers i.e Bhima , Bhama and Indrayani.

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