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Namdev (Pronunciation: [naːmdeʋ]), also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, c.26 October 1270 – c. 3 July 1350[ 1 ]) was a Marathi Vaishnava saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He was as a devotee of the deity Vithoba of Pandharpur.
Namdev of Maharashtra was a saint of mediaeval India. He was not a servant of Lord Krishna, but His companion. Namdev was an Amsa (part) of Lord Krishna. Namdev was a contemporary of Jnanadev, the famous saint of Maharashtra, being his senior in age by about five years. He was born in 1269 A.D.
संत नामदेव महाराज (जन्म : २६ ऑक्टोबर १२७०; संजीवन समाधी : ३ जुलै १३५०) हे महाराष्ट्रातील वारकरी संतकवी होते. त्यांचे आडनाव रेळेकर असे होते. ते मराठी भाषांमधील सर्वाधिक जुन्या काळातील कवींपैकी एक होते. त्यांनी व्रज भाषांमध्येही काव्ये रचली.
नामदेव का जन्म शके 1192 में प्रथम संवत्सर कार्तिक शुक्ल एकादशी को नरसी ब्राह्मणी नामक ग्राम में दामा शेट शिंपी (छीपा) के यहाँ हुआ था। संत शिरोमणि श्री नामदेव जी ने विसोबा खेचर से दीक्षा ली। जो नामदेव पंढरपुर के "विट्ठल" की प्रतिमा में ही भगवान को देखते थे, वे खेचर के संपर्क में आने के बाद उसे सर्वत्र अनुभव करने लगे। उसकी प्रेमभक्ति में ज्ञान का ...
Namdev (born 1270?, Narasi, India—died 1350?, Pandharpur, Bahmani) was a leading poet-saint of the Indian medieval period, who wrote in the Marathi language. Namdev was the son of a tailor and thus of low caste.
This is a story narrated by Bhagavan Ramana Maharshi which explains how Sant Namdev (1270 AD – 1350 AD) – Marathi Saint and Bhakti Poet – attained final enlightenment. Gora, another saint, who was a potter by trade, held a feast to which he invited the saints, including Namdev and Jnanadev.
Namdev was a poet-saint who is significant to the Varkari sect of Hinduism. He is also venerated in Sikhism. He was born in 1270 CE in Hingoli district of Maharashtra .
Namdev of Maharashtra was a saint of medieval India. He was not a servant of Lord Krishna, but His companion. Namdev was an Aṅśa of Lord Kṛṣṇa. Namdev was a contemporary of Jnānadev, the famous saint of Maharashtra, being his senior in age by about five years. He was born in 1269 A.D.
Namdev (Pronunciation: [naːmdeʋ]), also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, (traditionally, c. 26 October 1270 – c. 3 July 1350) was a Marathi Vaishnava saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, Medieval India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism.
Namdev, like his mentor Jnanadev, was a devotee of the Vitthala movement, a pastoral sect with a distinctive bhakti (devotional) attitude dedicated to Krishna or Rama. Many poets and saints in the bhakhti traditions, including Namdev, are revered by the later Sikh religion, as well.
