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| Culture Course |
JNANADEVA |
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| You have heard of
the Bhagavad Gita. It is a book of religious poems. It contains the teachings of
God Krishna as conveyed to Arjuna. Jnanadeva became very learned in the Gita. He spoke to people explaining the meaning of the Gita in Marathi. Sachida- nanda Baba wrote out all Jnanadeva said. The book so composed is now called Jnaneswari. Jnaneswari explains the meaning of the Gita so well and it contains so many examples of everyday life that it appeals to everyone. Jnanadeva was only 19 years of age at that time. Jnanadeva also wrote another book called Amritanubhava. Once Jnanadeva went to Pandharpur to worship God Vithala.There be met another saint called Namadeva. They at once became united together in a long compan -ionship.From there they travelled together to many places like Delhi and Banares. Wherever they went, they taught thepeople the love of God. When Jnanadeva was 22, he went to Alandi, near Poona. There in front of the temple of God Siddheswara Jnanadeva gave up his life by an act of his own will. People have raised a samadhi over his body. When a sannyasi dies, people dig a pit in the ground, place his body in it, and fill it with sand. Over it they build a small temple. It is called samadhi. Jnanadeva's samadhi at Alandi has become a place of pilgrimage. Large numbers of people go to worship there. |
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