Varkari literature

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Varkari literature is a devotional Marathi literary tradition centered on the worship of Vithoba and the spiritual teachings of the Varkari bhakti movement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti literature
Marathi literature
devotional literature tradition
associatedWithDeity Vithoba NERFINISHED
Vitthal NERFINISHED
associatedWithLanguage Marathi NERFINISHED
associatedWithRegion Maharashtra NERFINISHED
associatedWithReligion Hinduism NERFINISHED
centralTheme Bhakti (devotion) NERFINISHED
devotion to Vithoba
personal relationship with God
pilgrimage to Pandharpur NERFINISHED
social egalitarianism
spiritual equality
culturalRole influencing later Marathi saints and poets
shaping Marathi devotional culture
developedInCentury 13th century
14th century
developedInPlace Deccan region
Pandharpur NERFINISHED
emphasizesConcept bhakti as accessible to all castes
jnana (spiritual knowledge)
karma-yoga (path of action)
moral living and humility
nama-smarana (chanting the divine name)
influencedBy Bhagavad Gita NERFINISHED
Bhagavata Purana NERFINISHED
Nath tradition NERFINISHED
earlier Bhakti movements
literaryForm abhang
kirtan compositions
narrative poetry
ovi
majorAuthor Chokhamela NERFINISHED
Dnyaneshwar NERFINISHED
Eknath NERFINISHED
Janabai NERFINISHED
Muktabai NERFINISHED
Namdev NERFINISHED
Sopandev NERFINISHED
Tukaram NERFINISHED
majorWork Amrutanubhav NERFINISHED
Bhagwat commentary by Eknath NERFINISHED
Dnyaneshwari NERFINISHED
abhangas of Namdev
abhangas of Tukaram
religiousTraditionOf Varkari movement NERFINISHED
transmittedThrough manuscripts
oral tradition
usedInPractice kirtan performance
warkari pilgrimage gatherings

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Marathi literature hasSubtradition Varkari literature