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<p>2405:204:959E:F02F:A609:454F:F565:3F29: /* Siddhi */</p> <hr /> <div>{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}<br /> {{Infobox person<br /> | name = Shri Madhavnath Maharaj<br /> | image = Madhavnath-Maharaj.gif<br /> | caption = Shri Samaratha Yogabhyanand Madhavnath Maharaj<br /> | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1857|03|26}}<br /> | birth_place= [[Paangari]], [[Sinnar]], [[Nashik]], [[Maharashtra]]<br /> | nationality = [[India]]<br /> | other_names = Madhavnath Ratnaparkhi<br /> }}<br /> <br /> '''Shri Madhavnath Maharaj''' (1857–1936) was a Hindu saint, of Karvi, [[Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh|Chitrakoot]], [[Madhya Pradesh]], who continued the [[Nath Sampradaya]] of the famous [[Navnath]]s in India.<br /> <br /> ==Birth and early life==<br /> Yogabhyanand Shri Madhavnath Maharaj was born on Shak 1779 [[Chaitra]] Shukla Pratipada, i.e. Thursday 26 March 1857 in Deshastha Brahmin family of Shrimati Mathurabai and Shri Malhardada Ratnaparkhi ([[Kulkarni]]) in [[Paangari]], a village in [[Sinnar]] Taluka, District [[Nashik]].&lt;ref&gt;Vaavde B.Y., E: ''Shree Madhavnath Sanjeevani'', Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal, 1922.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Siddhi==<br /> Shri Madhavnath Maharaj attained [[Enlightenment (spiritual)|spiritual enlightenment]] in the Balaji temple which contains the samadhi of Shri. Guptanath. After that, Shri Madhavnath Maharaj when thirteen years old went on a journey which would take him to Badri-Kedar, [[Rameshwaram]], the twelve [[jyotirlinga]]s and the [[samadhi]] sthaan of the Nava Natha's (nine masters). He followed a solitary strict penance for another six years in the Himalayas and attained yogasiddhi. Shri Madhavnath Maharaj then went to Kashi, Trimbakeshwar, Nasik, Jalgaon, Manala, Amarkantak, Indore, Ujjain, Gwalior, Khaandwa, Chaalisgaon, Saptashrungi, and many other places where he blessed people and helped them lead a spiritual life. As a result, a vast shishya parampara was established which continues to grow to this day.&lt;ref&gt;Vaavde B.Y., E: ''Shree Madhavnath Sanjeevani'', Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal, 1922.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==Work and social influence==<br /> Shri Madhavnath Maharaj spread the importance of [[Yoga]] and Naamasmaran throughout India. He blessed his followers to build the lakshmi-venkatesh temple at Rangaari, Devgaon in [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]] district. Shreenath temple was then built at Thorgavhaan in [[Jalgaon]]. With the help of Lakhsmibai halwai Shri Madhavnath Maharaj built the famous Dgadusheth Halwai Datta Mandir in Budhwaar Peth, [[Pune]]. Several temples were built in [[Indore]], Trimbakeshwar in [[Nashik]], [[Akola city|Akola]], [[Nagpur]], [[Wardha]], Hinganghat, Dhaar, Shiraale, [[Nandgaon, Maharashtra|Nandgaon]], Kashi and other places which helped people attain the spiritual path.&lt;ref&gt;Vaavde B.Y., E: ''Shree Madhavnath Sanjeevani'', Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal, 1922.&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{Reflist}}<br /> <br /> *''Nathasampradaya, uday va vistaar'' - Dr. Prahlad Narhar Joshi<br /> *''Shri Madhavnath Sanjeevani'' - B. Y. Vaavde, Shreenath Mandir Vishwast Mandal<br /> *''Shrinath Deep Prakash'' - Nathsoot ( Ramchandra Kulkarni )<br /> *''Shri Madhavnath Charit Navneet'' - Vishwanath Shankar Mahashabde<br /> *''Shrinath Geetanjali'' - Nathsoot (Ramchandra Kulkarni )<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> * Shree Nath Mandir Indore: http://www.nathmandirindore.org<br /> * Shree Nath Mandir Nagpur: http://www.nathmandirnagpur.org<br /> <br /> {{Hinduism footer small}}<br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> <br /> {{DEFAULTSORT:Maharaj, Shri Madhavnath}}<br /> [[Category:1857 births]]<br /> [[Category:1936 deaths]]<br /> [[Category:People from Nashik district]]<br /> [[Category:People from Madhya Pradesh]]<br /> [[Category:People from Nagpur district]]<br /> [[Category:19th-century Hindu religious leaders]]<br /> [[Category:20th-century Hindu religious leaders]]</div>

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