Eknathi Bhagwat is a book written by Sant Eknath of the Marathi faith. This is major work of Varkari Sampradaya. Eknath had begun writing the Eknathi Bhagwat in Paithan finishing it in Varanasi. The text contains a total of 18,798 owee (poetic metre). Dnyaneshwari and eknathi bhagwat are texts based on the same principle and supplement mutually. Dnyanehwari contains The message given to Arjun by Shri Krishna whereas bhagwat contains the massage given to Uddhava. Bhagwat includes 31 chapters out of which the first 5 chapters were written in Paithan and the rest of 26 in Varanasi. Eknath took reference from Sanskrit Acharya Shridhar while writing on bhagwat. The text begins with worshiping lord ganesh.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Farooqui Salma Ahmed (2011). A Comprehensive History of Medieval India: From Twelfth to the Mid-Eighteenth Century. Pearson Education India. p. 197. ISBN 978-8131732021.


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