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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.
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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).
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भक्त नामदेव महाराज का जन्म २६ अकटुबर १२७० (शके ११९२) में महाराष्ट्र के सतारा जिले में कृष्णा नदी के किनारे बसे नरसीबामणी नामक गाँव में एक शिंपी जिसे सुचिकार (दर्जी) भी कहते है के परिवार में हुआ था। इनके पिता का नाम दामाशेट और माता का नाम गोणाई देवी था। इनका परिवार भगवान विट्ठल का परम भक्त था। नामदेव का विवाह राधाबाई के साथ हुआ था और इनके पुत्र क...
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.