नामदेव

namadev
poora nam	namadev
janm	sanvat 1327 vikrami (1270 ee.)
janm bhoomi	narasi brahmani gram, haidarabad (dakshin)
mrityu	sanvat 1407 vikrami (1350 ee.)
abhibhavak	pita- dama seth, mata- gonaee
pati/patni	rajaee
karm bhoomi	bharat
bhasha	marathi
prasiddhi	sant kavi tatha bhagavan vitthal ke ekanishh‍th upasak.
vishesh yogadan	maharashh‍tr mean 'varakari panh‍th' ke ek prakar se namadev ji hi sansh‍thapak the. anek log unaki prerana se bhakti ke pavan path mean pravrith‍t hue.
nagarikata	bharatiy
any janakari	namadev ke jivan ka poorvardh panh‍dharapur mean aur uth‍tarardh panjab adi mean bhakti ka prachar karate hue bita. visoba khechar se inh‍hean poorn jnan ka bodh hua tha, at: unh‍hean ye guru manate the.

namadev pramukh madhyakalin sant kavi the, jinhoanne marathi bhasha mean apani rachanaean likhian. namadev prath‍yek padarth mean keval bhagavan ko hi dekhate the. inaki is sudurlabh sthiti ka pata unake jivan ki anek ghatanaoan se lagata hai.

parichay

haidarabad (dakshin) ke narasi brahmani gram mean ek bhagavad bhakt chhipi (darji) dama seth rahate the. inaki path‍ni ka nam tha gonaee. inh‍hian bhagyavan damh‍patti ke yahaan ravivar kartik shukh‍l pratipadh sanvat 1327 vikrami (1270 ee.) ko sooryoday ke samay namadev ji ka janh‍m hua. yah kul hi param bhagavat tha. bhagavan vitthal ke ekanishh‍th upasak yaduseth ji ki paanchavian pidhi mean damaji hue the. poorvajoan ki bhagavannishh‍tha, sadachar, saral prakriti, atithi-seva adi sab gun unamean the. mata-pita jo kuchh karate haian, balak bhi vahi sikhata hai. namadev ko shaishav se hi vitthal ke shrivigrah ki pooja, vitthal ke gunagan ‘vitthal’ nam ka jap adi dekhane-sunane ko niranh‍tar mila. ve sh‍vayan vitthalamay ho gaye.

bhagavan vitthal ki pooja

ek samay dama seth ko ghar se kahian bahar jana p da. unh‍hoanne namadev par hi ghar mean vitthal ki pooja ka bhar sauanpa. namadev ne saral hriday se pooja ki aur bhagavan ko katore mean doodh ka naivedy arpit karake netr band kar liye. kuchh der mean netr kholakar dekhate haian ki doodh to vaisa hi rakha hai. balak namadev ne socha ki "mere hi kisi aparadh se vitthal prabhu doodh nahian pite haian." ve b di dinata se nana prakar se prarthana karane lage aur jab usase bhi kam n chala to rote-rote bole- "vithoba! yadi tumane aj doodh nahian piya to maian jivanabhar doodh nahian piooanga’. balak namadev ke liye vah path‍thar ki moorti nahian thi. ve to sakshat panh‍dharinath the, jo pata nahian kh‍yoan roothakar doodh nahian pi rahe the. bachh‍che ki pratijna sunate hi ve dayamay sakshat prakat ho gaye. unh‍hoanne doodh piya. usi din se namadev ke hath se ve barabar doodh pi liya karate the.

panh‍dharapur agaman

chhoti umr mean hi jatiy pratha ke anusar namadev ji ka vivah govinh‍d seth sadavarte ki kanya rajaee ke sath ho gaya tha. pita ke paralok-gaman ke ananh‍tar ghar ka bhar inh‍hian par p da. sh‍tri tatha mata chahati thian ki ye vh‍yapar mean lagean, kiantu inh‍hoanne hari-kirtin ka vh‍yavasay kar liya tha. narasi brahmani gaanv chho dakar ye panh‍dharapur a base. yahaan gora kumhar, saanvata mali adi bhakh‍toan se inaki priti ho gayi. chanh‍drabhaga nadi ka sh‍nan, bhakt punh‍dalik tatha unake bhagavan panh‍durang ke darshan aur vitthal ke gun ka kirtan namadev ki upasana ka yahi sh‍varoop tha. namadev ji ke abhangoan mean vitthal ki mahima hai, tath‍vajnan hai, bhakti hai aur vitthal ke prati abhar ka apar bhav hai.

jnaneshvar ke sath tirthayatra

jnaneshvar maharaj namadev ji ko tirthayatra mean apane sath le jana chahate the. namadev ji ne kaha- "ap panh‍durang se ajna dila dean to chalooanga." bhagavan ne jnaneshvar ji se kaha- "namadev mera b da ladala hai. maian use apane se kshan bhar ke liye bhi door nahian karana chahata. tum ise le to ja sakate ho, par isaki sanbhal rakhana." sh‍vayan panh‍durang ne jnaneshvar ko namadev ka hath pak da diya. namadev ji jnaneshvar maharaj ke sath tirthayatra ko nikale. bhagavad charcha karate hue ve chale to ja rahe the, par unaka chith‍t panh‍durang ke viyog se vh‍yakul tha. jnaneshvar ji ne bhagavan ki sarvavh‍yapakata batate hue samajhana chaha to ve bole- "apaki bat to thik hai, kiantu punh‍dalik ke pas kh de panh‍durang ko dekhe bina mujhe kal nahi p dati."

jnaneshvar maharaj ke poochhane par namadev ne bhajan ke samh‍banh‍dh mean kaha- "mere bhagh‍y mean jnan kahaan hai. maian n jnani hooan, n bahushrut. mujhe to vithoba ki kripa ka hi bharosa hai. mujhe to nam-sankirtan hi priy lagata hai. yahi bhajan hai. gun-dosh n dekhakar sabase sachh‍chi namrata ka vh‍yavahar karana hi vanh‍dan hai. samash‍t vishh‍v mean ekamatr vitthal ko dekhana aur hriday mean unake charanoan ka sh‍maran karate rahana hi uth‍tam dhh‍yan hai. mukh ke uchh‍charan kiye jate hue nam mean man ko dridhatapoorvak lagakar talh‍lin ho jana hi shravan hai. bhagavachh‍charanoan ka dridh anusandhan nididhh‍yasan hai. sarvabhav se ekamatr vitthal ka hi dhh‍yan, samash‍t praniyoan mean unh‍hian ka darshan, sab or se asakti hatakar unaka hi chinh‍tan bhakti hai. anurag se ekanh‍t mean govind ka dhh‍yan karane ke siva anh‍y kahian bhi vishram nahian hai."

chamatkarik prasang

prabhas, dvaraka adi tirthoan ke darshan karate hue donoan mahapurush laut rahe the. marg mean bikaner, rajasthan ke pas kaulayat gaanv pahuanchakar donoan ko b di ph‍yas lagi. pas mean ek kuana to tha, par vah sookh chuka tha. jnaneshh‍var siddhayogi the. unh‍hoanne laghima siddhi se kuean ke bhitar prithh‍vi mean pravesh karake jal piya aur namadev ji ke liye jal le aye. namadev ne vah jal pina sh‍vikar nahian kiya. ve bhavamagh‍n hokar kah rahe the- "mere vitthal ko kh‍ya meri chinh‍ta nahian hai, jo maian is prakar jal piooan?" sahasa kuaan apane ap jal se bhar gaya. oopar se jal bahane laga. namadev ne is prakar jal piya. kuchh dinoan mean yatra karake ve panh‍dharapur laut aye. apane hridayadhan panh‍durang ke darshan karake ananh‍d mean bharakar kahane lage- "mere man mean bhram tha, isiliye to apane mujhe bhatakaya. sansar mean anek tirth haian, par mera man to chanh‍drabhaga ki or hi laga rahata hai. apake bina anh‍y dev ki or mere charan chalana nahian chahate. jahaan garu d-chihnaankit patakaean nahian haian, vah sh‍than kaisa. jahaan vaishh‍navoan ka mela n ho, jahaan akhanh‍d harikatha n chalati ho, vah kshetr bhi kaisa."

uttar bharat ki yatra

jnaneshh‍var maharaj ke samadhi lene ke bad namadev uttar bharat ki yatra par gaye. namadev ke jivan ka poorvardh panh‍dharapur mean aur uth‍tarardh panjab adi mean bhakti ka prachar karate hue bita. visoba khechar se inh‍hean poorn jnan ka bodh hua tha, at: unh‍hean ye guru manate the. jo manushh‍y sarvatr bhagavan ka hi darshan karata hai, vahi dhanh‍y hai. vahi sachh‍cha bhagavadbhakh‍t hai.

pratyek padarth mean bhagavan ka darshan

namadev prath‍yek padarth mean keval bhagavan ko hi dekhate the. inaki is sudurlabh sthiti ka pata unake jivan ki anek ghatanaoan se lagata hai.

• ek bar namadev ji ki kutiya mean ek or ag lag gayi. ap prem mean mash‍t hokar doosari or ki vash‍tuean bhi agni mean pheankate hue kahane lage- "sh‍vami! aj to ap lal-lal lapatoan ka roop banaye b de achh‍chhe padhare, kiantu ek hi or kh‍yoan. doosari or ki in vash‍tuoan ne kh‍ya aparadh kiya hai, jo in par apaki kripa nahian huee? ap inh‍hean bhi sh‍vikar karean." kuchh der mean ag bujh gee. kutiya jal gayi varsha rritu mean, par namadev ko koee chinh‍ta hi nahian. unaki chinh‍ta karane vale shrivitthal sh‍vayan majadoor banakar padhare aur unh‍hoanne kutiya banakar chhaph‍par chha diya. tab se panh‍durang ‘namadev ki chhan chhan dene vale’ prasiddh hue.
• ek bar namadev kisi gaanv ke soone makan mean thaharane lage. logoan ne bahut mana kiya ki isamean ath‍yanh‍t nishh‍thur brahmarakshas rahata hai. ap bole- "mere vitthal hi to bhoot bhi bane hoange. adhi rat ko bhoot aya. usaka sharir b da bhari tha. namadev use dekhakar bhavamagh‍n hokar nrith‍y karane aur gane lage-

"bhale padhare lanbakanath.
dharani paanv sh‍varg lauan matha, jojan bharake laanbe hath..
siv sanakadik par n pavaian anagin saj sajayean sath.
namadev ke tumahi sh‍vami, kijai prabhuji mohi sanath.."

ab bhala vahaan pret ka pretattv kahaan se tik sakata tha. vahaan to shankh-chakr-gada-padmadhari shripanh‍durang namadev ke samane prath‍yaksh kh de the, manh‍d-manh‍d musakate hue.

• ek bar namadev ne jangal mean pe d ke niche roti banayi. bhojan banakar laghushanka karane gaye. lautakar dekhate haian to ek kuth‍ta mukh mean roti dabaye bhaga ja raha hai. apane ghi ki katori uthayi aur dau de usake pichhe yah pukarate hue- "prabho! ye rotiyaan rookhi haian. ap rookhi roti n khayan. mujhe ghi chup d lene dean. phir bhog lagayean." bhagavan us kuth‍te ke sharir se hi prakat hue apane chaturbhuj roop mean. namadev unake charanoan par gir p de.

paramadham gaman

maharashh‍tr mean 'varakari panh‍th' ke ek prakar se namadev ji hi sansh‍thapak haian. anek log unaki prerana se bhakti ke pavan path mean pravrith‍t hue. 80 varsh ki avash‍tha mean sanvat 1407 vikrami (1350 ee.) mean nashh‍var deh th‍yagakar ye paramadham padhare.