Visoba Khechara

Visoba Khechara (unknown - 1309 CE), spelled also as Visoba Khechar or Visoba Khecar, was the yogi-guru of the Varkari poet-saint Namdev (c.1270-1350) of Maharashtra, India.[1] Visoba was a disciple of the Varkari poet-saint Jñāneśvar (c. 1275-1296). He had linkages with the Varkari tradition as well as the Nath tradition of Maharashtra. Though a staunch Shaiva, Visoba has composed verses in praise of the god Vithoba, the patron deity of the Varkari faith. He has also composed a metaphysical treatise called the Shatsthala.[2]

  1. ^ Schomer, Karine; McLeod, W. H. (1987). The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India. Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. pp. 225, 226. ISBN 9788120802773. OCLC 472781137. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  2. ^ Dhere, Ramchandra Chintaman (1975). Shtsthal: Ek Adhyan (PhD) (in Marathi). Pune University. hdl:10603/161126. Retrieved 13 December 2020.