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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.
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.
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.
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 ...
Mar 1, 2024 · Namdev, also known as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, and Namadeva, was a Marathi Hindu poet and saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India, who practiced Hinduism in the Varkari school. He lived as a devotee of Pandharpur's Lord Vitthal (Krishna).
Mar 1, 2014 · Naamadeva lived more than twenty years in Ghuman village of Gurudaspur district of Punjab. 61 of his 125 abhangas in Hindi adorn the guru Granth Sahib of Sikhs and he is a much venerated saint in Punjab and Rajasthan. In his early fifties Namdev settled down in Pandharpur where his devotees thronged to hear his self-composed kirtans.
Namdev. He was a tailor by profession. He emphasized on cultural unity of the Marathas by introducing a tradition called Mahapurusha Sampradaya. He believed in equality of all men and women. He advocated the practice of devotion to realize god. Some of his devotional songs are found in the Guru Granth Sahib.
Oct 31, 2017 · Namdev (fl. thirteenth to fourteenth century) was a poet-saint from Maharashtra who composed hymns in praise of Vitthal (a local manifestation of Vishnu). He is also considered a precursor of the North Indian Sant tradition, which advocated devotion to a formless God. Life and Works.
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.
