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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 was born in 1269 A.D. in a family of tailors who were devotees of Vittala of Pandharpur. He was a child prodigy, a Bhakta par excellence, and a contemporary of Jnanadev.
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.
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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 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. 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.
Nov 25, 2020 · Bhagat Namdev was born on 26th October in 1270 in the village of Narsi Bahamni in Satara district in Maharashtra. This place is quite close to Nanded, where Guru Gobind Singh Ji spent his last years and breathed his last. His ancestry begins with Yadushet, who was a tailor by caste.
