Namdev - Sri Swami Sivananda
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 25, 2021.7:32.AM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Introduction : Namdev of Maharashtra was a saint of mediaeval India. He was not a servant of Lord Krishna, but His companion. Namdev was an Amsa (part) of Lord Krishna. Namdev was a contemporary of Jnanadev, the famous saint of Maharashtra, being his senior in age by about five years. He was born in 1269 A.D. He came of a family of tailors who were sincere devotees of Vittala of Pandharpur. The family members were observing the Wari of Pandharpur, i.e., going on pilgrimage twice a year on the first eleventh day of the Ashadh (June-July) and Kartik (October-November) months. The family originated from a village c