Eknath

Eknath
Eknath on a 2003 stamp of India
Personal
Born	1533 CE Present-day Paithan Taluka, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India
Died	1599 CE (age 66)
Religion	Hinduism
Parents	Suryanarayan (father) Rukminibai (mother)
Organization
Philosophy	Advaita, Varkari
Religious career
Literary works	Eknathi Bhagavata, Bhavarth Ramayan, Rukmini Swayamwar Hastamalak, Shukashtak, Swatma-Sukha, Ananda-Lahari, Chiranjeewa-Pad, Geeta-Saar and Prahlad-Vijaya
Honors	Sant (Saint)

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