Sant Eknāth
Deities

Sant Eknāth

Eknāth — 16th c. Vārkarī saint, author of Eknāthī Bhāgavata

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Hindu
Period · 1533–1599 CE (Eknath's life); VArkari tradition documented by Ibn Battuta (14th c.), Al-Biruni (11th c.); pilgrimage 20th–21st c.

Sant Eknāth

Tradition

Hindu / Vaishnava / Warkari

Location

  • Paithan, Aurangabad, Maharashtra (19.4833°N, 75.3833°E)

Sacred Narrative

Sant Eknāth (1533–1599) — disciple of Janārdana Swāmi, translator of the Bhāgavata into Marathi, eradicator of untouchability. His samādhi at Paithan is a Vārkarī pilgrimage. He ate food with Dalits, wrote abhangs in all dialects, lived by the Godavari for 50 years. His 12th-generation guru-lineage still manages the Paithan samādhi.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Sant Eknāth
    Sant **Eknāth** (1533–1599) — disciple of Janārdana Swāmi, translator of the Bhāgavata into Marathi, eradicator of untouchability. His samādhi at Paithan is a Vārkarī pilgrimage. He ate food with Dalits, wrote abhangs in all dialects, lived by the Godavari for 50 years. His 12th-generation guru-lineage still manages the Paithan samādhi.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Sant Eknāth festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Hindu primary textsscriptural/oral