

His legacy inspired saint-poets such as Eknath and Tukaram, and he is one of the founders of the Varkari (Vithoba-Krishna) Bhakti movement tradition of Hinduism in Maharashtra.

Sant Dnyaneshwar's ideas reflect the non-dualistic Advaita Vedanta philosophy and an emphasis on Yoga and bhakti towards Vithoba, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu. These are the oldest surviving literary works in the Marathi language, and considered to be milestones in Marathi literature. In his short life of 21 years, he authored Dnyaneshwari (a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita) and Amrutanubhav.

Er war ein ergebener Anhänger des Gottes Vithoba, einer Manifestation des Hindu-Gottes Vishnu bzw. Dnyaneshwar oder Jnaneshwar (* 1275 in Alandi † 1296 ebenda) war ein indischer Dichter, Religionsphilosoph und Yogi.
