Sant Ravidas lived in Varanasi (Benares) and is generally thought to have been a younger contemporary of Kabir. In his poetry, he describes himself as a leather worker, someone whose contact with dead animals would…
Sant Eknath
SANT EKNATH(1533-1599 A.D.)A young boy of 12, had such yearning for God, he prayed fervently in the Shiva temple at Paithan. One day, Eknath's prayer was answered, he heard a Divine Voice directing him to…
Sant Namdeo
NAMDEO (1270-1350) - Namdev, also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, was an Indian poet and saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He lived as a devotee of Lord…
Sant Gnyaneshwar
Sant GNYANESHWAR, (1275-1297A.D.) Some 20 Kilometres from Pune is a quaint little village of Alandi where by an Ashwattha tree is situated a Maruti Mandir. Pilgrims, ascetics and Saints often took rest here and the…
Rishi Valmiki
Valmiki (Sanskrit: वाल्मीकि) is celebrated as the harbinger-poet in Sanskrit literature. The epic Ramayana, dated variously from the 5th century BCE to first century BCE, is attributed to him, based on the attribution in the…
Saptarishi
Saptarishi are the seven greatest sages of the Vedic realm. They have attained a semi-immortal status, that of an exceedingly long lifespan due to their yogic power and by the power of their penance. The…
Rishi Markandeya
Markandeya (Sanskrit: मार्कण्डेय) ( IAST: Mārkaṇḍeya) is an ancient rishi (sage) born in the clan of Bhrigu Rishi. The Markandeya Purana especially, comprises a dialogue between Markandeya and a sage called Jaimini, and a number…