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NAMDEV (1270-1350), saint of Maharashtra who composed poetry of fervent devotion in Marathi as well as in Hindi. His Hindi verse and his extended visit to the Punjab carried his fame far beyond the borders of Maharashtra. Sixty-one of his hymns in fact came to be included in Sikh Scripture, the Guru Granth Sahib. These hymns or sabdas share the common characteristic of lauding the One Supreme God distinct from his earlier verse which carries traces of idolatry and saguna bhakti. In the ...
Nov 15, 2021 · Sant Namdev is one of the central figures of Bharat's cultural history, especially in the bhakti tradition. In the second half of the thirteenth century, he was born to a religious artisan (tailor/calico-printer) Hindu family in the Marathi-speaking region (modern Maharashtra) of the then Deccan state.
Feb 24, 2020 · Hari Om. 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. Introduction. 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.
Dec 9, 2023 · Bhagat Namdev's Journey to Punjab. It was generally thought that Namdev was of Maharashtra origin but his influence is beyond linguistic boundaries. As stated by Sikh historiography, Ghuman village in the Punjab region is where he is noted. However, there is another recollection from Punjab, Bassi Pathana, that Namdev visited only parts of ...
Nov 25, 2020 · The banis of Bhagat Namdev were collected by Guru Nanak Dev Ji from his place of birth during his second Udassi (Long Journey) in the south and it was passed down to Guru Arjan Dev Ji. This year marks the 750th birth anniversary of Bhagat Namdev Ji; in his honor let us explore his life and legacy. Bhagat Namdev was born on 26th October in 1270 ...
Nov 11, 2019 · Bhagat Namdev is referred to as a chhimba, "cẖẖīpro", "Cẖẖīpė" and "cẖẖīpĝ". This refers to Bhagat ji's profession as a printer of cloth. Chhippas were calico printers/artists and used to decorate, colour and print textiles with art work. Some of them were also tailors as this was a profession connected with clothes.
Mar 1, 2014 · Biography of Namdev. Born in 1270 A.D. to a calico printer/ tailor, Damshet and his wife Gonai, in the village of Narasi-Bamani in Hingoli district of Maharashtra was Sant Namdev. Even Lord Pandurang is said to have swayed to his delivery tune of Kirtana through which he propagated Bhagawad Dharma right till the heart of Punjab.
