Dnyaneshwar

Dnyaneshwar was a Hindu saint and poet who lived in Maharashtra, India at the end of the thirteenth century. His major works are the Bhavarth Deepika/dnyanadevi, (popularly known as the Dnyaneshwari), a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita and the Anubhavamrita / Amritanubhava,is the work in which he has stated his own philosophy, sometimes called as Chitvilaasavaada.

His writing is a combination of scholarly Intelligence and poetic beauty. He is called the founder of Bakti cult in Maharashtra known as Bhagavata Dharma. His Dnyaneshwari is one of the three sacred books or Prasthanatrayi of Bhagavata Dharma

His siblings - Nivruttinath, Sopandeo and Muktabai were also saints.