Nivruttinath

Sant Nivruttinath
Personal life
Born(1273-02-11)11 February 1273
Apegaon, Yadava dynasty (present day in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India)
Died24 June 1297(1297-06-24) (aged 24)
Sanjeevan Samadhi Trimbakeshwar
Known forGuru of Saint Dnyaneshwar
HonorsSant (Saint)
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderVaishnavism, Nath
PhilosophyAdvaita vedanta, Varkari, Hinduism
Religious career
GuruGahaninath (NathPhilosophy)
Disciples

Nivrutti Vitthalpant Kulkarni (Marathi : निवृत्तिनाथ) (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century Marathi Bhakti saint, poet, philosopher and yogi of the Vaishnava Nath tradition. He was the elder brother and the mentor (guru) of Dnyaneshwar, the first Varkari saint.

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