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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. [2]
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.
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.
Namdev (1270 – 1350), raised in a family of tailors, was one of the most celebrated of Maharashtra’s poet-saints. His many abhangas , devotional songs in the Marathi language, extol the all-pervasiveness of God, the importance of having a Guru, the power of chanting the divine name, and the inner experiences that can come to one on the ...
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.
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.
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).
Jul 1, 2008 · Namdev is a central figure in the cultural history of India, especially within the field of bhakti, a devotional practice that has created publics of memory for over eight centuries.
