DNYANYOGI EKNATH By MANJUSHRI GOKHALE

THIS IS A NOVEL ON THE LIFE OF SAINT EKNATH. THE BACKGROUND OF EKNATH`S FAMILY, THE MYSTERY BEHIND HIS BIRTH, HIS JOURNEY FROM BIRTH TO ACHIEVEMENT OF HIS FINAL STAGE VIA JAL-SAMADHI, ARE REVEALED IN THIS NOVEL. EKNATH`S CHILDHOOD, HIS SEARCH FOR A GURU, HIS MEETING WITH JANARDAN SWAMI AND THE TALENT THAT BLOSSOMED IN HIS COMPANY, HIS PENANCE ON A SMALL MOUNTAIN CALLED SHULABHANJAN, THE ABHANGS, BHARUDAS, GAWLANIS, THE MARATHI TRANSLATION OF THE CHATU SHLOKI BHAGAVATA THAT HE COMPOSED FROM TIME TO TIME, HIS DISPLEASURE EXPRESSED THROUGH HIS CONDUCT AND SPEECH ABOUT THE TREATMENT OF CHATURVARNYA, SHIVASHIVA, AND THE UNTOUCHABLES, THE OPPOSITION HE FACED FROM THE SANATANS DUE TO THIS, HIS MARRIAGE TO A GIRIJA, THE RESTORATION OF THE SAMADHI OF DNYANESHWAR MAULI AND THE WORK DONE BY EKNATH TO CREATE A PURE COPY OF HIS DNYANESHWARI, ETC. ALONG WITH HIS PROSPEROUS HOUSEHOLD AND SPIRITUAL LIFE ARE REVEALED THROUGH THE INCIDENTS AND EVENTS. IT IS INDEED A VIVID, EMOTIONAL NOVEL BASED ON THE LIFE OF SAINT EKNATH.