Sant Jnanadev

Sant Jnanadev was born in 1275 AD at Alanda, near Pune in western India. Vittalpanth and Rukmabai were his parents.  Vittalpanth came back to Grihastha life on the advise of his Guru, Sripad Yati after taking Sanyasa earlier from the same guru. He was outcasted for this act by  the then powerful Brahmin community of his village.  Sant Jnanadev too underwent many hardships in their hands during childhood. .  Sant Jnanadev was a great devotee of Sri Panduranga Vittala.


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Sant Jnanadev wrote  a brilliant commentary on Bhagavat Gita, known as Jnaneshwari. He also authored Amritanubhava , a book on Jnana. He was also elected as President by Sanskrit scholars of Varanasi. Jnanadev lived only for 22 years but his contributions for Bhakthi movement were astounding.  He was the founder of Warkari Sampradaya in Maharastra, Western India. He lived only for 22 years. His Samadhi is still present in Alandi.