Historical Period13c CE
1275–1296 CE
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Jñāneśvara at Āḻandī
Sant Jñāneśvara — author of the Jñāneśvarī at age 21
Sant Jñāneśvara — author of the Jñāneśvarī at age 21
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Sant Jñāneśvara (1275–1296) wrote the Jñāneśvarī — the first Marāṭhī commentary on the Bhagavad Gītā — at age 15. At 21, he took jiva-samādhi (voluntary conscious burial) at Āḻandī. His samādhi-shrine is the starting-point of the Āṣāḍhī Wārī (pilgrimage to Pandharpur). Jñāneśvara is credited with making Vedānta accessible to Marāṭhī-speaking peasants; his verse "This is a pure devotee's voice" is the foundation-stone of Vārkarī theology. Every Kārtikī Ekādaśī (November), half a million pilgrims converge on Āḻandī.
Mauliyā Jñāneśvara Mahārāj Kī Jai
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