Eknath

Eknath
Eknath
	Eknath on a 2003 stamp of India
Personal life
Born	1533; Present-day Paithan Taluka, Sambhaji nagar, Maharashtra, India
Died	1599 (aged 65–66)
Parents	Suryanarayan (father); Rukminibai (mother);
Honors	Sant (Saint)
Religious life
Religion	Hinduism
Philosophy	Advaita, Varkari
Religious career

Eknath (IAST: Eka-nātha, Marathi pronunciation: [eknath]) (1533–1599),^[1] pronunciation^ⓘwas an Indian Hindu Vaishnava 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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