Sant Dnyāneshwar is also known as Jñanadeva. He was a 13th century Maharashtrian Hindu saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Nath tradition whose works Bhavartha Deepika also known as dnyaneshwari, and Amrutanubhav are considered to be milestones in Marathi literature.The Dnyaneshwari is the commentary on Bhagavad Gita .This commentary has been praised not only for its scholarly, but also for its aesthetic value. The original name of the work is Bhavarth Deepika, roughly translated as "The light showing the internal meaning" (of the Bhagvad Geeta). But it is popularly called as Dnyaneshwari, based on its creator's name who created it at the age of 16.
After having composed Amrutanubhava, Dnyaneshwar made a pilgrimage to northern India with Namdev and other saints. After completing this pilgrimage he expressed his intention to enter into a state of Samadhi because he felt that the mission of his life was complete. It is widely propagated that at the age of 21 on 13th day of the second half of Kartik in Shaka 1218, Dnyaneshwar entered into a permanent state of Sanjeevan Samadhi at Alandi in Maharashtra, India.
