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| Sant Dnyaneshwar |
In Maharashtra, the tradition of Sants was carried on by Sants coming from various strata of the Society. Sant Dnyaneshwar composed ‘Bhavartha Deepika’ or ‘Dnyaneshwari’ to explain meaning of BhagvatGeeta.. He also composed ‘Amritanubhava’. He laid the foundation of the varkari movement.
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| Sant Namdeo |
Sant Namdeo’s abhanga compositions are well-known. His verses are included in ‘Granth Sahib’ of Sikhs. He spread the message of Bhagwat Dharma from village to village.
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| Sant Eknath |
Sant Eknath’s compostions have lot of variety. They include bharuda, abhanga, gaulan, etc. His bharudas and gaulans uphold the tradition of folk theatre. He asked the Sankrit scholars forcefully,”संस्कृत वाणी देवे केली 1 तरी प्राकृत काय चोरापासुनि झाली ?” i.e., ‘If sanskrit language is created by God , then marathi language is created by theif or what?’
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| Sant Tukaram |
Sant Tukaram’s abhangas are very pleasing and very lucid. Sant Tukaram’ s abhangas are precious jewels in the treasure of Marathi literature.
Sant Ramdas explained the importance of physical fitness to people. He urged people to unite. He condemned a life of idleness. He gave the message of industriousness.
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