Sant Hari (16th century AD) was the son of Eknath Maharaj, who was also a holy man similar to his father, and he was a staunch devotee of Lord Krishna and a great Varkari saint. Varkari Saints are the sincere devotees of Lord Vithoba, a form of Lord Krishna, and their entire thoughts would be […]
Marathi Saints
Sant Vijja | Ardent devotee of Vitthala
Vijja was a 8th century female poet who was born in a village in the present day Maharashtra. She was a staunch devotee of Lord Vittal, a form of Lord Krishna. She spent her childhood days, by playing with the idol of Vittal, and treated the great Lord Vittal as her friend. At her young […]
Vidyananda Bhosle | Devotee of Pandharpur Panduranga Vittala
Vidyananda Bhosle was lived before 500 years ago at Pandharpur, Maharashtra, and he was a staunch devotee of Lord Vittal. He was a great scholar and learned Vedas, Shastras and Upanishads, and also taught it to others. Due to his vast knowledge in divine subjects, he has become proud, and began to consider himself as […]
Sant Kashiba Maharaj | Kashiba Gurav
Sant Kashiba Maharaj (13th century AD) also known as Gurav Maharaj, was born in a village in Maharashtra in a pious Hindu Brahmin family, and he eagerly served in a Shiva Temple as a Temple Priest, worshipped the god, performed pujas, and also warmly welcomed the villagers to the temple, without seeing their caste, creed […]
Keshav Pandit (Keshav Swami) | Chief Priest of Shivaji Maharaj
Keshav Pandit (17th century AD) also called as Keshav Swami lived during the time of Chhatrapati Shivaji, and he served as a chief priest to Sri Shivaji, and he was a Sanskrit scholar and a famous poet during his period. He was considered as a friend of Shivaji, and used to participate in his family […]
Janardan Swami | Guru of Sant Eknath
Janardan Swami (1504-1575) was a bhakti poet and saint. He was the guru of the famous Saint Eknath, a famous devotee of Lord Panduranga, a form of Lord Krishna. His works were written in Marathi and Hindi language. Janardan Swami was born in a Brahmin family at Maharashtra, and he was an ardent devotee of […]
Sant Sakhubai
Sant Sakhubai was the daughter of a poor couple in Pandharpur. She was born a few hundred years ago in Pandharpur. Her parents were very humble and straight forward in nature. They were very sincere devotees of Lord Panduranga. They always worship him with pure bhakti in their mind. LIFE She was fully involved in […]
Swami Samarth Ramdas
Samarth Ramdas (1608-1681) was a saint and a famous poet of Maharashtra. He has written various famous poems. Ramdas was an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman. His birth name was Narayan Suryaji Thosar. He was born in a village in Jalna district, Maharashtra in a Brahmin family. It is believed that due […]
Sant Bhanudas | Who brought back Sacred Image of Vithoba to Pandharpur from Vijayanagara
Bhanudas (1448–1513) was a Hindu saint of Maharashtra, who was well known for bringing back the sacred idol of Lord Vithoba from Vijayanagara to Pandharpur. Bhanudas was the great grandfather of Sant Eknath. At his younger age, he used to worship Lord Surya Bhagavan, and after he has seen the divine appearance of Lord Vithoba […]
Mahadev Govind Ranade | Marathi Social Reformer
Mahadev Govind Ranade (1842–1901) was a writer, social reformer and a politician. He served in the Indian National Congress for some years, and also worked as a judge in the Bombay High Court, Maharashtra. During his life,he established various institutions like Granthottejak Sabha and the Prarthana Samaj, for the benefit of the society, and also […]
Shri Dada Godse Ramdasi | Disciple of Shridhara Swami Maharaj
Shri Dada Godse Ramdasi is one of the disciples of Sadguru Shri Shridhar Swami Maharaj. He was born in the year 1929 in a pious Hindu family at Chalisgaon in Maharashtra. His birth name was Govind Shankar Godse. Dada Godse Ramdasi was good at studies, and was involved himself in deep meditation and yoga at […]
Muktabai | Sant Dnyaneshwar’s Younger Sister
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 […]
Kaadsiddheshwar (Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj)
Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj (1905–2001) was one of the spiritual gurus in the Navnath tradition. He was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj. Kaadsiddheswar was born in the year 1905 in a pious Hindu family in a village at Kolhapur district in Maharashtra. His birth name was Jaigauda Patil. He has joined in […]
Sadguru Sai Narayan Baba
Sadguru Sri Sai Narayan Baba was born in the year 1936 to a pious Hindu family, and his father was Sri Parampujya Swami Karunananda, who has become his spiritual Guru. He followed the foot-steps of his father, who was an expert in Hindu Philosophy, and a writer of large number of spiritual books. Sadguru Shri […]
Bhakta Joga, devotee of Lord Vithoba
Joga was born in Barsi in Solapur of Maharashtra. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Vital from his childhood, and spent hours together in the temple by chanting his glorious names, and used to circumambulate the Panduranga temple for several times. He also visited several holy saints and got their immense blessings. He was […]
Visoba Khechara | Yogi Guru of Sant Namdev
Visoba Khechara (13th century AD) was the guru of the great saint Sri Namdev of Maharashtra, and he was a disciple of the Sant Dnyaneshwar, who was an AMSA of Lord Vishnu. He followed the Varkari as well as the Nath tradition of Maharashtra. He preached the importance of worshipping Lord Vithoba, a form of […]
Satam Maharaj | Sadguru Satam Maharaj, Danoli
Satam Maharaj was born in a small village at Maharashtra during the year 1877 to a pious family and his family members were ardent devotees of Lord Shiva, and they would daily perform puja at their home, and offer food to the poor people. He was born through the grace of Lord Shiva. Satam Maharaj […]
Shankar Maharaj, devotee of Pandharpur Vitthal
Shankar Maharaj(19th century) was a great yogi and a saint who has got spiritual powers through deep meditation on the god. He was born in a village near Pandharpur, and was a great devotee of Lord Vittal (A form of Lord Krishna). Shankar Maharaj’s main disciple was Dhaneshwar of Pune, Maharashtra, who was a doctor […]
Sant Eknath (Sri Eknath Maharaj)
Sant Eknath was one of the most prominent Marathi Saint who was also a scholar and a great poet famous for his inspiring Eknathi Bhagavatha. Eknath was born in 1533 in Paithan in Maharashtra in a Brahmin family. He was the grandson of Sant Bhanudas who had brought the image of Panduranga from Vijayanagar to […]
Biography of Namdev
Born in 1270 A.D. to a calico printer/ tailor, Damshet and his wife Gonai, in the village of Narasi-Bamani in Hingoli district of Maharashtra was Sant Namdev. Even Lord Pandurang is said to have swayed to his delivery tune of Kirtana through which he propagated Bhagawad Dharma right till the heart of Punjab. Soon after […]