Bhanudasa

Bhanudasa (1448–1513) (also spelled as Bhanudas), was a Hindu sant who brought back the sacred image of the god Vithoba back from Vijayanagara to Pandharpur, its original location. He was Eknath’s great grandfather.^[1] As a boy he worshipped the Sun but later came to worship Vithoba.^[2] He is the subject of two chapters in the Bhaktavijaya.^[3] His Samadhi situated in solkhambi mandap (exact right side near entrance) of Vitthal temple at Pandharpur.

References

^ Schomer, Karine; W. H. McLeo (1987). The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 94. ISBN 9788120802773.
^ Sathianathan, Shantsheela (1996). Contributions of saints and seers to the music of India, Volume 2. Kanishka Publishers. pp. 435–436. ISBN 9788173911118.
^ Mahipati (1933). "Bhanudas", "Bhanudas (Continued)". Stories of Indian Saints: An English Translation of Mahipati's Marathi Bhaktavijaya. Vol. 2. Translated by Justin Edwards Abbott; Narhar R. Godbole. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 109–144. ISBN 9788120804692.

External links

http://santeknath.org/purveitihas.html

[1] Schomer, Karine; W. H. McLeo (1987). The Sants: Studies in a Devotional Tradition of India. Motilal Banarsidass. p. 94. ISBN 9788120802773.

[2] Sathianathan, Shantsheela (1996). Contributions of saints and seers to the music of India, Volume 2. Kanishka Publishers. pp. 435–436. ISBN 9788173911118.

[3] Mahipati (1933). "Bhanudas", "Bhanudas (Continued)". Stories of Indian Saints: An English Translation of Mahipati's Marathi Bhaktavijaya. Vol. 2. Translated by Justin Edwards Abbott; Narhar R. Godbole. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 109–144. ISBN 9788120804692.