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Samarth
Ramdas

Shri
Chakradhar
Swami

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Sant
Namdeo

Saints
Sant
Dnyaneshwar

Sant
Tukaram
Sant
Eknath

Kindness
Brother

Service

hood
Saints
preached
the virtue
of

Generosity

Equality

Nonviolence
Sacrifice

Saints created the feeling in the minds of people that all men
are equal. No one is high or low.

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Shri Chakradhar Swami

Originally a prince from Gujrat,

but after becoming ascetic (wandering
monk,Sadhu),
he wandered over to Maharashtra.

He preached the principle of equality and did not

believe in any discrimination based on gender or
cast.

He established a sect called 'Mahanubhav'.

A book called 'Leelacharitra' is a

compilation of memorable incidents
from his life.

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Sant Namdeo.
Great Devotee of Vitthal.
He Lived in the village Narsi.
Performed 'Keetans' everywhere.

Travelled all over Maharashtra with Sant

Dnyaneshwar. Later travelled all over India.

Taught the people deep devotion to God and also

instilled in them the desire to protect their religion.
Went to Punjab, composed songs in Hindi.
Spread the message of equality among the
people.
Some of his songs are found in the religious book of
the Sikhs,'Guru Granth Sahib'.

Sant Namdeo was Five years older than Sant

Dnyaneshwar.
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Sant Dnyaneshwar
Born in 1275 AD in Apegaon.

His brothers- Nivruttinath and Sopandeo.

His sister- Muktabai.
As these were children of 'Sanyasi',they were
banished from their community.

Muktabai's words gave new hope to Dnyandeo.He

taught people to have faith in God.

Gist of Sant Dnyaneshwar's advice'Give equal treatment to all.Help those in trouble

and allay their misery.
At his times all religious teaching was confined to
Sanskrit books.
But language in everyday use was Marathi

Dnyenshwar wrote 'Dnyaneshwari' in Marathi.

Dnyandeo took Samadhi at Alandi near
Pune.Thousands of pilgrims go there on the
eleventh day of Ashadh and Kartik.
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Sant Eknath

Lived in Paithan.

Taught the people that the way to reach God was

through devotion-Bhaktimarg.

Wrote -'Abhangs'-'Owees' and 'Bharuds'

He urged the people to love all living beings and by his

personal example ,impressed the message of love and
equality on the minds of the people.

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Sant Tukaram

Lived in Dehu, near Pune.

Owned a farm and grocery shop.

Forefathers were money lenders.But Tukaram

drowned all the record of loan papers in the river
Indrayani.

On Ekadashi of Ashadh and Kartik ,he would go to

Pandharpur.

He wrote Abhangs and performed keertans.

Taught the people about the virtues of

pity,forgiveness and peace of mind.
He wrote 'Tukaram Gatha'
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Samarth Ramdas

Born at Jamb on the banks of Godavari in Marathwada on

Ramnavmi -the same day of Lord Rama's birth.

Real name -Narayan, but preferred to be called Ramdasthe servant of Rama.

Wrote Dasbodh,teaching the men ways of good life.

Also wrote 'Manache Shlok'-giving people lessons in good

thought and good conduct.
Raised Temples of Hanuman to popularise the worship of
strength.

He urged the people to be strong and told them power of

unity.Also taught them to organize to fight against
injustice.

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Name

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Related Places

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Preaching/Work

Writings

Shri
Chakradhar
Swami

Prince of Gujrat
/Wandered over to
Maharashtra

Established sect Mahanubhav /

Preached principle of equality /
Did not believe in
discrimination based on gender
or cast/Men and women
became followers

LeelacharitraCompilation of
memorable
incidents from
his life.

Sant Namdeo

Village Narsee/
Travelled all over
Maharashtra with
Dnyaneshwar/Travelled
All over India/Went to
Punjab
Born in 1275 AD. at
Apegaon / Wrote
Dnyaneshwari at
Nevase / Samadhi at
Alandi/On eleventh day
of Ashadh and Kartik
pilgrims visit Alandi.

Devotee of Vitthal/Performed
Keertans/Taught Deep Devotionto
God/Instilled in people desire to
protect their religion/ Message of
equality

Composed songs
even in
Hindi/Some
songs are found
in Sikhs Guru
Granth Sahib
Wrote
Dnyaneshwari in
Marathi

Sant Eknath

Paithan(on the banks of

Godavari)

Sant Tukaram

Dehu(Banks of
Indrayani)

Preached Bhaktimarg-Way to
reach God through Devotion/Not
accept distinction of high an
dlow/Loved
poor/downtrodden/even dumb
animals/Saw an orphan
child,picked him and reached him
home/Impressed the message of
love and equality on the minds of
people.
Owned farm and grocery
shop/Drowned loan papers in
Indrayani/Shivaji Maharaj
attended his Keertans/Preached
about virtues of pity,forgiveness
and peace of mind/Famous
Abhang-He alone is a saint, and
God dwells with him who calls the
weak and downtrodden as his
own

Sant
Dnyaneshwar

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Nivruttinath/Sopandeo/Muktabai.
Banished from community being
children of Sanyasi/ The
knowledge confined in Sanskrit
was opened wide to all in
Marathi-the everyday used
language /Taught people to have
faith in God/Preached the ideal of
brotherhood among all men/Gist
of his dvice-Give equal treatment
to all. Help those in trouble and
allay their misery.

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Wrote Abhangs,
Owees, Bharuds

Wrote Tukaram
Gatha

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Samarth
Ramdas

Real name Narayan/Preferred

name Ramdas/Urged people to be
strong and told them the power of
unity/Raised Hanuman
temples/Taught to unite and fight
against injustice

Jamb on the banks of

the Godavari in
Marathwada/Birthday
is on Ramnavami

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Wrote
Dasbodhteaching the
ways of good
life/Also wrote
Manache
Shlok-giving
lessons in good
thoughts and
conduct

Sant Tukaram and Sant Ramdas,these two saints lived in

the time of Shivaji Maharaj.
Sant Namdeo was five years older than Sant
Dnyaneshwar.Sant Dnyaneshwar was five years younger
than Sant Namdeo

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