Sant Muktabai Tirobhav (Sant Muktabai Punyatithi) is the death anniversary of Muktabai, a popular sant of Maharashtra. In 2022, Sant Muktabai Punyatithi date is May 25, Wednesday.
It is observed in Krishna Paksha Dashami in Vaishakh Maas of Marathi Calendar.
Muktabai (1279-1297) was a popular saint. She was born at Alandi, Pune in a Brahmin family. She was the younger sister of the great saint Dnyaneshwar. Her parents were died at her younger age.
Muktabai became the student of his elder brother Nivruttinath and she learnt the Vedas, the Upanishads and other sacred Hindu texts and mastered in yoga and meditation. She has quickly learned all the subjects and was well versed in giving devotional lectures to the people.
She has dedicated her entire life towards doing service to the people through her spiritualistic approach and worshipping god. She has controlled all her senses and thought only about the glory of god, and never allowed any bad thoughts to enter into her mind. She was a divine lady, and though she lived only for a short span of 18 years, she has done a great service to the god and to the people. She has removed the sufferings of the people through her devotional lectures. Though now she is not living with us, the holy life she lived will always be remembered by us through her preaching. She acts as an example for others.