Eknath

Sant Eknath (Marathi pronunciation: [eknaːt̪ʰ]) (c. 1533 – c. 1599),[1] commonly known as Sant (saint) Eknath was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher and poet. He was a devotee of the Hindu deity Krishna and is a major figure of the Warkari tradition. Eknath is often viewed as a spiritual successor to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev.