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Jnaneshwari: the Gita in Marathi at sixteen
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A teenage poet turned the Gita into the people's language.
Dnyaneshwar composed the Jnaneshwari in 1290 CE at about sixteen, in Marathi rather than Sanskrit, and it became a Varkari foundation. Legends say that at twelve he made a buffalo recite a Vedic verse and rode a moving wall to humble Changdev. He took samadhi at Alandi at about 21.
Who: Dnyaneshwar, Changdev
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Places: Alandi, Paithan (Maharashtra)
Where this comes from
- devotional · Wikipedia: Dnyaneshwar