Nivruttinath biography sample

Varkari saint

Nivruttinath (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century MarathiBhaktisaint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the VaishnavaNath tradition.

Nivruttinath biography sample

He was the elder brother and the mentor (guru) of Dnyaneshwar, the first Varkari saint.^[1][2]

Family and early life

Nivruttinath was born in Apegaon village on the bank of Godavari river near Paithan in Maharashtra into a Deshastha Brahmin family during the reign of the Yadava King Ramadevarava.^[4]

Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a kulkarni (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.

Vitthalpant did atonement for the acceptance of his children in society. Vitthal Panth and his wife were suggested to give up their life to get rid of the ex-communication as Vitthal Panth was believed to be a sannyasin but after the birth of his children, Orthodox Brahmins of the day saw a renunciate returning to his life as a householder as here