Stories of Indian Saints Translation of Mahipati’s Marathi Bhaktavijaya
J ustin E. A bbott and N arha r R . G odbole
An Introduction by G .V . T agare
Parts I & II (Bound in One)
MOTILAL BANARSIDASS PUBLISHERS PRIVATE LIMITED • DELHI CONTENTS Page Foreword: By J. F. Edwards ... ix Chief Author’s Preface: By Dr. J . E . Abbott ... xxii Pandit’s Preface : By Pandit N. R. Godbole ..x x v Introduction : Mahipati The Biographer of the Poet Saints ... xxvii Introduction : Mahipati— A General Survey By Dr. G. V. Tagare ... xxxiii Chapter 1. Invocation ... 1 2. Jayadev ... 11 3. Life of Tulsidas ... 31 4 . Life of Namdev ... 57 5. Kabir’s Biography ... 78 6. Kabir and His Son Kamal ... 92 7. Kabir Chooses Ramanand As His Guru ... 109 8. Dnyandev and His Grandparents ... 123 9. Life of Dnyandev ( continued) ... 140 10. Life of Dnyandev ( continued) ... 158 11. Namdev, Kabir and Dnyandev (continued) ... 177 12. Namdev and Dnyandev ( continued ) ... 187 13. Namdev’s Pilgrimage Ends ... 204 14. Namdev’s Life ( continued) ... 222 15. Namdev's Life ( confirmed) ... 242 16. Kurmadas the Cripple ... 260 17. Raka and Gora the Potters ... 278 18. Life of Namdev ( continued) ... 205 19. Jagamitra Naga: God Protects His Own ... 311 20. Joga Paramanand, Narahari the Goldsmith and Namdev ... 320 21. Namdev and Janabai ... 338 22. Matsyendranath, Gorakhnath and Changdev 358 viii
23. C hokhamela, Namdev, Jiva and Tatva ... 377 24. Padmanabh and Kabir ... 390 25. Rohidas the Shoemaker ... 401 26. King Pipaji of Gademandal ... 406 27. Narsi Meheta ... 415 28. Marriage of Narsi Meheta’s Son ... 429 29. Narsi Meheta’s Cheque In God’s Name ... 443 30. Maturity Ceremony of Narsi’s Daughter ... 457 Appendix: 103 Extra Verses ... 465 Index 490 CONTENTS
Page Foreword: By J. F. Ethoards ... v-xxxii Chapter 31. Ramdas of Dakur 1 32. Kalyan and Niradhar the Celibate 7 33. Surdas The Blind Saint 15 34. Sena the Barber 22 35. King Satvik and Karmabai 29 36. Janajasvant and Surdas Madamohan ... 38 37. Rasik Murar 52 38. Mirabai 66 39. Kanhopatra ... 78 40. Damajipant of Mangalvedhe ... 85 41. Mrityunjaya Swami ... 100 42. Bhanudas 109 43. Bhanudas { Continued ) ... 122 44. The Story of Bahirambhat 145 45, Eknath 154 46. Eknath and Shri Khandya the Brahmin ... 172 47. Ramdas of Jamb **» 189 48. Tukaram ... 201 49. Tukaram ( Continued) *** 218 50. Tukaram ( ,, ) 235 51. Tukaram and Nimbaraj 252 52. Tukaram and Dev of Chinchvad 279 53. Mankoji Bodhla The Patil of Dhamangaon 295 54. Mankoji Bodhla and Hansi the Handmaid • •• 313 55. Ganeshnath, Keshav Swami, Gomai, and Latibsha «*• 331 56. Santoba Pawar; Niloba; Uddhava Ohidghan * ** 348 iv Page 57. Visoba Saraf 367 57. ( Continued ) Summary of the Bhaktavijaya ... 376 Appendix I. Notes on Pauranic Names in the Bhaktavijaya 389 II. Pauranic Narratives Referred to in the Bhaktavijaya 422 „ III. Words With Numerical Signifi cance Used in the Bhaktavijaya 434 „ iv. Epithets of Vishnu Found in the Bhaktavijaya 450 v. Poetic Fancies Used in the Bhaktavijaya 456
Index *** 457