Question

Who is the author of the book 'Bhavarthadeepika'?
1. Saint Dnyaneshwar
2. Saint Tukaram
3. Saint Namdav
4. Saint Eknath

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Saint Dnyaneshwar

The correct answer is Saint Dnyaneshwar.

• Sant Dnyaneshwar was a great Sant in the Varkari Movement.
  • He wrote the 'Bhavartha-Deepika or 'Dnyaneshwari' which elucidated the meaning of the Sanskrit 'Bhagavad Geeta'.

• Dnyaneshwari also referred to as Jnanesvari, Jnaneshwari or Bhavartha Deepika is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Sant Dnyaneshwar.
  • The text is the oldest surviving literary work in the Marathi language, one that inspired major Bhakti movement saint-poets such as Eknath and Tukaram of the Varkari (Vithoba) tradition.
  • The Dnyaneshwari interprets the Bhagavad Gita in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism.
  • The philosophical depth of the text has been praised for its aesthetic as well as scholarly value.