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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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Learn about Namdev, a devotee of Pandharpur's Lord Vitthal, who wrote bhajans and abhangs in Marathi. Find out his life, philosophy, legacy, and literary works, and how he influenced the Varkari and Sikh traditions.
- Answer: Varkari is a sampradaya (religious movement) under Hinduism's bhakti spiritual tradition, geographically linked to the Indian state of Maha...
- Answer: Abhang is a type of devotional poetry performed in honor of the Hindu god Vitthal, also known as Vithoba. The word "abhang" is derived from...
- Answer: The original 'Adi Granth,' which contains verses by Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, and other Sikh Gurus and saints, was compiled by th...
- He was Maharashtra's first Bhakti saint and wrote the commentary 'Dnyaneshwari' on the Bhagavad Gita. So statement 1 is incorrect. Namdev was one o...
- Tukaram was a Vitthala or Vithoba worshiper (incarnation of Vishnu). Tukaram was influenced by Namdev, Jnanadev, Kabir, and Eknath, his forefathers...
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वैष्णव (वारकरी संप्रदाय) नामदेव भारत के प्रसिद्ध संत थे। इनके समय में नाथ और महानुभाव पंथों का महाराष्ट्र में प्रचार था। [1] भक्त ...
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 (occasionally Nam Dev or Sant Namdev) (c. 1270 - c. 1350 C.E.) was a prominent Bhakti poet of Maharashtra and among the earliest of those who wrote in the Marathi language.
