Sant namdeo

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NAMDEO (1270-1350) – Namdev, also transliterated as Nam Dayv, Namdeo, Namadeva, was an Indian poet and saint from Narsi, Hingoli, Maharashtra, India within the Varkari tradition of Hinduism. He lived as a devotee of Lord Vitthal of Pandharpur. Namdeo was born in a family of tailors settled in Pandharpur. A robber-turned saint, he became a devotee of the Lord of Pandharpur at a sudden turn of events. One day he saw a widow beating her child who was wanting the sweetmeat offerings to God. Namdeo enquired why she was beating the child. The widow replied that she was a poor widow and her husband had been killed by cruel dacoits thus depriving her of any support. It suddenly dawned on Namdeo that he was that dacoit and became overcome with remorse. Resolving to expiate his sins he tried to place his life at the feet of the deity by thrusting a sharp knife into his hand and pouring the blood on the deity. Suddenly, he heard a divine voice directing him to go to Pandharpur. He went there and as he stood gazing at the deity, he completely forgot himself. Completely absorbed in the Divine, he lost all body consciousness. It was the turning point of his life. Namdeo next went to Aundhya Nagnath in search of his preceptor Visoba Kechar. When he entered the Shiva temple, to his surprise he found an old man lying with his feet on top of Shiva’s Pindi. Namdeo was very angry and reprimanded the old man to remove his feet. The preceptor said that he was too old and weak to lift his feet. ...