Reading list

The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra

Jñāneśvar and Tukārām, and the pilgrimage that still carries their songs.

Beginning. 4 steps

Orientation

Tradition
Vārkarī Tradition
The god of Pandharpur, the pilgrimage, and the saints of every caste.

Text
Jnaneshwari
Jñāneśvar, tr. V. G. Pradhan, 1967
The Gītā in Marathi: begin with the commentary on chapter twelve, on devotion.

Text
The Poems of Tukārāma
Tukārām, tr. J. Nelson Fraser, K. B. Marathe, 1909
The songs of a grain merchant who argued with God and loved him.

Concept
Nām
The repetition of the divine name, shared by the Vārkarīs and the Sikhs.

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