Nivruttinath

Nivrutti Vitthalpant Kulkarni
Personal life
Born11 February 1273
Apegaon, Yadava dynasty (present day in Aurangabad district, Maharashtra, India)
Died
Sanjeevan Samadhi 24 June 1297 Trimbakeshwar
Known forGuru of Saint Dnyaneshwar
HonorsSant (Saint)
Religious life
ReligionHinduism
OrderVaishnavism, Nath
PhilosophyAdvaita vedanta, Varkari, Hinduism
Religious career
GuruGahaninath (NathPhilosophy)
Disciples

Nivruttinath (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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