Eknath

This article is about the 16th century CE spiritual figure. For the 20th century CE spiritual teacher, see Eknath Easwaran.

Eknath
Eknath on a 2003 stamp of India
Personal
Born1533
Present-day Paithan Taluka, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Died1599(1599-00-00) (aged 65–66)
ReligionHinduism
Parents
  • Suryanarayan (father)
  • Rukminibai (mother)
Organization
PhilosophyAdvaita, Varkari
Religious career
Literary worksEknathi Bhagavata, Bhavarth Ramayan, Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, Shukashtak, Swatma-Sukha, Ananda-Lahari, Chiranjeewa-Pad, Geeta-Saar and Prahlad-Vijaya
HonorsSant (Saint)

Eknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: [eknath]) (1533–1599),[1] was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Vitthal and is a major figure of the Warkari movement. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev.

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