This had a great impact on the Brahmans of Alandi. They became sympathetic towards the children and advised them to go to Paithan telling them that if they, i. The children sat out on a journey to Paithan doing Kirtan on the way. All the four siblings were satisfied with this decision of the Brahmans.
While they were about to return to Alandi, some mischievous persons started teasing them. It is the same soul that is there in him and me. Gyaneshwar said yes and showed his back where the whip-marks were clearly visible. Not satisfied, one of them remarked, if this buffalo and you are one, ask this buffalo to recite scriptures like you.
Seeing this miracle taking place in front of their eyes, the scholars and Brahmans of Paithan were flabbergasted. They realized that they were not standing before some ordinary persons but before Mahatmas. Similarly, once at the house of a Brahman in Paithan, on the occasion of sraddh ceremony ceremony in honor and for the benefit of a deceased relative on invocation by Gyaneshwar, the deceased relatives of that Brahman appeared bodily and accepted the food.
Such miracles and extraordinary powers of Gyaneshwar attracted a lot of people towards Gyaneshwar.. The Brahmans of Paithan also vouched for their purity and gave them the letter of authorization for their thread ceremony. After this for some time they stayed in Paithan, where they used to bathe in the river Godavari, talk about Vedanta, recite the name of God, study the scriptures and show the path of bhakti to the people of Paithan. In Paithan itself Gyaneshwar studied many scriptures.
From Paithan they proceeded to Nevase via Arley. While in Nevase, for a few days they visited Alandi. This time people of Alandi received them with great respect and honor. From Alandi they returned to Nevase. As told by Gyaneshwar, it was jotted down in writing by Sacchidanand, who was given life by Gyaneshwar after he was declared dead. He had completed Gyaneshwari in Vikram Samvat at the age of fifteen.
Chang Dev was a famous yogi who had managed to defy death by his yogic powers for four hundred years. He used to live in Khandesh at the bank of river Tapi. He was proud of his yogic attainments. He had acquired occult powers and used to ride a tiger with a serpent as a whip. Chang Dev had heard of Gyaneshwar making a buffalo recite Veda-mantras. He, therefore, had curiosity to see Gyaneshwar. He sent a letter to Gyaneshwar, who agreed to meet him.
In the evening Chang Dev rode on his favorite tiger and drove it towards Gyaneshwar. Gyaneshwar was sitting on a wall, with his elder brother Nivratinath. Chang Dev was astonished to see this miracle. He was humbled. Muktabai said to Chang Dev that for attaining salvation, the first step is sincere devotion. Devotion will lead to Vairagya, which in turn would lead to Gyana. After completing Gyaneshwari, Gyaneshwar with his brothers and sister went on pilgrimage.
Nivratinath, Sopandev, Muktabai and famous saints like Narharisonar and Chokhamela accompanied him on this pilgrimage.
They went to Pandharpur and with the permission of Lord Vitthal took Namdev along with them. On the way they propagated Hari-bhakti, asking people to wake up from slumber and to devote their time in attaining the goal of life. This historical pilgrimage had a lot of importance in the life of Gyaneshwar. In the entire country the fame of Sant Gyaneshwar and his companions reached to every nook and corner. They also had passed through Marwar and Punjab. On returning from the pilgrimage, Sant Namdev had organized a big festival in token of the completion of this pilgrimage.
Gyaneshwar returned to Alandi from Pandharpur. He was confident that he would write in marathi in as good or better manner than Sanskrit. Amrutanubhav, written some time after, is difficult and finds fewer readers. Containing 10 chapters and ovi, the basis of this book is non dualism advaita siddhanta. The seventh and biggest chapter ovi is the most important. Apart from Dnyaneshwari and Amrutanubhav works like Changdev Paasashti a collection of 65 ovi addressed to an allegedly years old yogi named Changdev Maharaj , Haripath and around "abhanga" authorship of many is disputed due to differences in writing style are attributed to Dnyaneshwar.
Siblings Nivruttinath was the elder brother of Dnyaneshwar. Nivrutti was an authority on philosophy of the Nath sect. Gahininath, one of the nine Nath gurus, accepted Nivrutti as his disciple and initiated him into the Nath sect, instructing him to propagate devotion to Krishna.
Dnyaneshwar accepted his elder brother as his own guru. After the early Samadhi of Dnyaneshwar, Nivrutti travelled with his sister Mukta on a pilgrimage along the Tapi river where they were caught in a thunderstorm and Mukta was swept away.
Nivrutti took to salvation Samadhi at Tryambakeshwar. Around abhangas are attributed to him but, the authorship of many of them is disputed due to difference in writing style and philosophy. He wrote a book "Sopandevi" based on the Bhagvadgita's Marathi interpretation along with 50 or so abhangas. Muktabai was the youngest of the siblings, Muktai or Muktabai was known for her simple and straightforward expression of thoughts.
She could be considered as one of the first poetesses in Marathi along with Mahadamba. There are around 40 abhangas attributed to her. She accepted Yogi Changdev as her disciple. The Varkaris soon considered him their teacher and spiritual leader, who initiated his contemporaries associated with the Dvaita dualism school of the bhakti movement into Advaita non-dualism.
He strongly advocated jnana yukta bhakti devotion guided by knowledge. Varkari covers this journey by walk in 18 days, distance Travel from Alandi to Phandharpur is around kilometers. Varkari travel along with Padukas footwear of Guru Dnyaneshwar in palkhi palanquin. For year the Palakhi was scheduled on Jun 23 from Alandi. Entering into a State of Samadhi After having composed Amrutanubhava, Dnyaneshwar made a pilgrimage to northern India with Namdev and other saints.
At Nevasa, the four siblings accosted a woman wailing over the dead body of her husband and enquired the name of the departed soul. Realizing difficulty faced by the common masses to comprehend Sanskrit text of Bhagwat Gita, Gyaneshwar authored the voluminous treatise in Marathi on the sacred book, known as Gyaneshwari. The very Sachidanand jotted down the verses composed by Gyaneshwar. The work was accomplished in Mahalaya Mandir located at Nevasa, when Sant Gyaneshwar was barely 15 years old.
Local sadhus became envious as his fame spread far and wide. Yogeshvar Changdev, a contemporary saint, aged yearsowing to his dexterity in Yoga and Pranayama was equally jealous.
Unable to decide as to how he should address Gyaneshwar who was so young yet amazingly sagacious, he sent a blank paperto him through an emissary. Accompanied by his disciples, Changdev riding a lion and whipping the ferocious animal with a live venomous snake as a show off of his miraculous powers visited Sant Gyaneshwar, who was sitting on a wall along with his brothers and sister when Changdev approached.
Gyaneshwar unassumingly asked the wall to move near Changdev to enable them to welcome him. He preached that the visible world was manifestation of God and the whole universean extension of the Supreme Self.
When Gyaneshwar decided to attain Mahasamadhi, Lord Krishna, the deity of Pandarpur appeared before the assemblage of thousands of devotees. Sant Namdev, a contemporary Marathi saintpurified theplace earmarked for Samadhi. As Sant Gyaneshwar shut his eyelids, Nivritti Nath closed the passage leading to the Samadhi with a rock signaling the end of a great spiritual era.
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