thumb|upright=1.25| The Jnanesvari is a commentary on the [[Bhagavad Gita. Above: Pages 1 and 2 in Devanagari script, Marathi language.]]

The Dnyaneshwari () (IAST: Jñānēśvarī), also referred to as Jnanesvari, Jnaneshwari or Bhavartha Deepika, is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita written by the Marathi saint and poet Sant Dnyaneshwar in 1290 CE. Dnyaneshwar (born 1275) lived a short life of 22 years, and this commentary is notable to have been composed in his teens. The text is the oldest surviving literary work in the Marathi language, one that inspired major Bhakti movement saint-poets such as Eknath and Tukaram of the Varkari (Vithoba) tradition. The Dnyaneshwari interprets the Bhagavad Gita in the Advaita Vedanta tradition of Hinduism. The philosophical depth of the text has been praised for its aesthetic as well as scholarly value.

According to Pradhan and Lambert, the reliable dating of Dnyaneshwari to 1290 CE is based on textual and corroborative reference to the Yadava king Ramadeva as well as the name of the scribe and the samvat of its completion. This format was adopted by other later era Bhakti movement poets, as well as in the Guru Granth of Sikhism.

See also

  • ज्ञानेश्वरी (Dnyaneshwari) text in Marathi Wikisource
  • Dnyaneshwari
  • Dnyaneshwar

References

Further reading

  • "Swadhyay Dyaneshwari" - Marathi Self Study book by Chhapkhane Keshav Ramachandra (Born-1875, Sangli, Maharashtra, India)
  • Jnaneshwari (Bhavartha Dipika) English translation by R. K. Bhagwat, 1954 (includes glossary)