Abhangas of Namdev
E520174
Hindu devotional songs
Marathi literature
bhakti literature
devotional poetry collection
medieval Indian literature
The Abhangas of Namdev are a celebrated collection of Marathi devotional poems expressing intense bhakti (devotion) to Vitthal and forming a core part of Maharashtra’s medieval saint-poet literature.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hindu devotional songs
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Marathi literature ⓘ bhakti literature ⓘ devotional poetry collection ⓘ medieval Indian literature ⓘ |
| associatedCity | Pandharpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedDeityAspect | Krishna as Vitthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageFamily | Indo-Aryan languages ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | Maharashtra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedSaint | Namdev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCommunity | Varkari community ⓘ |
| associatedWithFestival |
Ashadhi Ekadashi
NERFINISHED
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Kartiki Ekadashi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | Bhakti movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attributedAuthor | Sant Namdev NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreTheme |
bhakti
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critique of ritualism ⓘ devotion to God ⓘ love of Vitthal ⓘ personal relationship with the divine ⓘ social equality ⓘ surrender to God ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
core part of Maharashtra’s saint-poet literature
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important component of Marathi bhakti canon ⓘ |
| devotionalFocus |
Vithoba
NERFINISHED
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Vitthal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| devotionalTradition | Varkari tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| didacticFunction |
moral instruction for devotees
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teaching bhakti values ⓘ |
| genre |
devotional song
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religious poetry ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | western India ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
Marathi devotional music
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Varkari sampradaya practice ⓘ later Marathi saint-poets ⓘ |
| language | Marathi ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | medieval period ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
sung during pilgrimages
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sung in temples ⓘ used in household worship ⓘ |
| meterForm | abhang ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Varkari pilgrimage to Pandharpur
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kirtan ⓘ |
| reception | highly revered in Maharashtra ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Hinduism ⓘ |
| textualTransmission |
manuscript collections
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oral tradition ⓘ |
| verseForm | strophic hymn ⓘ |
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