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	\|name = ~~Nivrutti Vitthalpant Kulkarni~~		\|name = Sant Nivruttinath
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	\| religion = [[Hinduism]]		\| religion = [[Hinduism]]
	\|birth_date = 11 February 1273		\|birth_date = 11 February 1273
	\|birth_place = Apegaon, [[~~Aurangabad, Maharashtra\|Aurangabad~~]], [[Maharashtra]], India		\|birth_place = Apegaon, [[Yadava dynasty]] ({{small\|present day in [[Aurangabad district, Maharashtra]], India}})
	\|death_place = Sanjeevan [[Samadhi ~~24 June 1297~~]] [[Trimbakeshwar]]		\|death_date = 24 June 1297
			\|death_place = Sanjeevan [[Samadhi]] [[Trimbakeshwar]]
	\|guru = Gahaninath (NathPhilosophy)		\|guru = Gahaninath (NathPhilosophy)
	\|philosophy = [[Advaita vedanta]], [[Varkari]], [[Hinduism]]		\|philosophy = [[Advaita vedanta]], [[Varkari]], [[Hinduism]]
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	'''~~Nivruttinath~~''' (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century [[Marathi people\|Marathi]] [[Bhakti]] [[saint]], poet, philosopher and [[yogi]] of the [[Vaishnava]] [[Nath]] tradition. He was the elder brother and the [[guru\|mentor (guru)]] of [[Dnyaneshwar]], the first Varkari saint.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Belsare \|first=Kishori Devendra \|year=983 \|title=Sant Nivruttinath _ a critical study}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana\|url-access=registration\|page=[https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana/page/31 31]\|title=Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra\|publisher=State University of New York\|year=1983\|isbn=9781438416861}}</ref>		'''Nivrutti Vitthalpant Kulkarni''' ([[Marathi language\|Marathi]] : निवृत्तिनाथ) (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century [[Marathi people\|Marathi]] [[Bhakti]] [[saint]], poet, philosopher and [[yogi]] of the [[Vaishnava]] [[Nath]] tradition. He was the elder brother and the [[guru\|mentor (guru)]] of [[Dnyaneshwar]], the first Varkari saint.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Belsare \|first=Kishori Devendra \|year=983 \|title=Sant Nivruttinath _ a critical study}}</ref><ref>{{cite book\|url=https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana\|url-access=registration\|page=[https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana/page/31 31]\|title=Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra\|publisher=State University of New York\|year=1983\|isbn=9781438416861}}</ref>

	==Family and early life==		==Family and early life==
	Nivruttinath was born in Apegaon village on the bank of [[Godavari]] river near [[Paithan]] in Maharashtra into a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family during the reign of the [[Yadava]] King Ramadevarava.{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=1}}<ref name="Author Karhadkar 1976">{{cite journal \|last=Karhadkar \|first=K. S. \|orig-year= January–February 1976 \|title=Dnyaneshwar and Marathi Literature \|jstor=24157251 \|journal=Indian Literature \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|volume=19 \|issue=1 \|pages=90–95 \|year=1976 }}</ref>		Nivruttinath was born in Apegaon village on the bank of [[Godavari]] river near [[Paithan]] in Maharashtra into a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family during the reign of the [[Yadava]] King Ramadevarava.{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=1}}<ref name="Author Karhadkar 1976">{{cite journal \|last=Karhadkar \|first=K. S. \|orig-year= January–February 1976 \|title=Dnyaneshwar and Marathi Literature \|jstor=24157251 \|journal=Indian Literature \|publisher=Sahitya Akademi \|volume=19 \|issue=1 \|pages=90–95 \|year=1976 }}</ref>

	Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a [[kulkarni]] (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.{{sfn\|Attwood\|1992\|p=333}}		Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a [[kulkarni]] (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.{{sfn\|Attwood\|1992\|p=333}} Vitthalpant did atonement for the acceptance of his children in society.
			Vitthal Panth and his wife were suggested to give up their life to get rid of the ex-communication as Vitthal Panth was believed to be a sannyasin but after the birth of his children, Orthodox Brahmins of the day saw a renunciate returning to his life as a householder as heresy and Nivruttinath and his siblings were denied the right to have in society.

	~~Vitthalapant~~ and his wife gave up their lives, within a year ~~of each other~~ by jumping into the [[Indrayani River]],{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=13}} leaving ~~two sons~~, [[Dnyaneshwar~~]] and [[Sopan]],~~ and ~~a daughter, [[Muktabai]],{{sfn\|Sundararajan\|Mukerji\|2003\|p=33}} to be taken care of by Nivruttinath~~.		Vitthal Pant and his wife gave up their lives, within a year by jumping into the [[Indrayani River]],{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=13}} leaving their child behind. after that nivrutti had to look after his siblings. Being creative poet and philosopher,Nivrutti suggested his younger brother Dnyaneshwar to translate Geeta which was written in Sanskrit into Marathi language in order to get the people know easily. He offered Dnyaneshwar his entire spiritual wealth and achievement.

	==Nath Tradition==		==Nath Tradition==
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Dnyaneshwar]]		* [[Dnyaneshwar]]
	* [[Sopan]]		* [[Sopan]]
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	==See also==		==See also==
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	* [[Dnyaneshwar]]		* [[Dnyaneshwar]]
	* [[Sopan]]		* [[Sopan]]

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	\|name = ~~Nivruttinath~~		\|name = Nivrutti Vitthalpant Kulkarni
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	\|death_place = Sanjeevan [[Samadhi 24 June 1297]] [[Trimbakeshwar]]		\|death_place = Sanjeevan [[Samadhi 24 June 1297]] [[Trimbakeshwar]]
	\|guru = Gahaninath (NathPhilosophy)		\|guru = Gahaninath (NathPhilosophy)
	\|philosophy = [[~~Adwaita~~]], [[Varkari]], [[Hinduism]]		\|philosophy = [[Advaita vedanta]], [[Varkari]], [[Hinduism]]
	\|disciples = [[Sant Dnyaneshwar]] (younger brother)		\|disciples = [[Sant Dnyaneshwar]] (younger brother)
	\|order = [[Vaishnavism]], [[Nath]]		\|order = [[Vaishnavism]], [[Nath]]
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	Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a [[kulkarni]] (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.{{sfn\|Attwood\|1992\|p=333}}		Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a [[kulkarni]] (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.{{sfn\|Attwood\|1992\|p=333}}

	Vitthalapant and his wife gave up their lives, within a year of each other by jumping into the ~~Ganges~~,{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=13}} leaving two sons, [[Dnyaneshwar]] and [[Sopan]], and a daughter, [[Muktabai]],{{sfn\|Sundararajan\|Mukerji\|2003\|p=33}} to be taken care of by Nivruttinath.		Vitthalapant and his wife gave up their lives, within a year of each other by jumping into the [[Indrayani River]],{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=13}} leaving two sons, [[Dnyaneshwar]] and [[Sopan]], and a daughter, [[Muktabai]],{{sfn\|Sundararajan\|Mukerji\|2003\|p=33}} to be taken care of by Nivruttinath.

	==Nath Tradition==		==Nath Tradition==
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	==Dnyaneshwar as disciple==		==Dnyaneshwar as disciple==
	[[File:Dnyaneshwar humbles Changdev.jpg\|300px\|~~left\|~~The siblings Muktabai, Sopan, Dnyaneshwar and Nivruttinath seated on the flying wall greet Changdev seated on a tiger. In the centre, Changdev bows to Dnyaneshwar.]]		[[File:Dnyaneshwar humbles Changdev.jpg\|300px\|
			The siblings Muktabai, Sopan, Dnyaneshwar and Nivruttinath seated on the flying wall greet Changdev seated on a tiger. In the centre, Changdev bows to Dnyaneshwar.]]

	The Natha Tradition is an initiatory [[Guru–shishya tradition]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2017}} After the death of their parents, {{sfn\|Ranade\|1933\|p=33}} Nivruttinath initiated Dnyaneshwar into the Nath tradition and become his teacher (Guru).{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=6}}		The Natha Tradition is an initiatory [[Guru–shishya tradition]].{{citation needed\|date=August 2017}} After the death of their parents, {{sfn\|Ranade\|1933\|p=33}} Nivruttinath initiated Dnyaneshwar into the Nath tradition and become his teacher (Guru).{{sfn\|Bahirat\|2006\|p=6}}

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| religion = [[Hinduism]]
|birth_date = 11 February 1273
|birth_place = Apegaon, [[Aurangabad, Maharashtra|Aurangabad]], [[Maharashtra]], India
|death_place = Sanjeevan [[Samadhi 24 June 1297]] [[Trimbakeshwar]]
|guru = Gahaninath (NathPhilosophy)
|philosophy = [[Adwaita]], [[Varkari]], [[Hinduism]]
|disciples = [[Sant Dnyaneshwar]] (younger brother)
|order = [[Vaishnavism]], [[Nath]]
|known_for = Guru of Saint Dnyaneshwar
|honors = ''[[Sant (religion)|Sant]]'' (Saint)
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{{Hindu philosophy}}

'''Nivruttinath''' (c. 11 February 1273 – 24 June 1297) was a 13th-century [[Marathi people|Marathi]] [[Bhakti]] [[saint]], poet, philosopher and [[yogi]] of the [[Vaishnava]] [[Nath]] tradition. He was the elder brother and the [[guru|mentor (guru)]] of [[Dnyaneshwar]], the first Varkari saint.<ref>{{cite book |last=Belsare |first=Kishori Devendra |year=983 |title=Sant Nivruttinath _ a critical study}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/mysticisminindia0000rana/page/31 31]|title=Mysticism in India: The Poet-Saints of Maharashtra|publisher=State University of New York|year=1983|isbn=9781438416861}}</ref>

==Family and early life==
Nivruttinath was born in Apegaon village on the bank of [[Godavari]] river near [[Paithan]] in Maharashtra into a [[Deshastha Brahmin]] family during the reign of the [[Yadava]] King Ramadevarava.{{sfn|Bahirat|2006|p=1}}<ref name="Author Karhadkar 1976">{{cite journal |last=Karhadkar |first=K. S. |orig-year= January–February 1976 |title=Dnyaneshwar and Marathi Literature |jstor=24157251 |journal=Indian Literature |publisher=Sahitya Akademi |volume=19 |issue=1 |pages=90–95 |year=1976 }}</ref>

Nivruttinath was one of the four children, and the eldest son, of Vitthalapant, a [[kulkarni]] (hereditary accountant), and Rakhumabai.{{sfn|Attwood|1992|p=333}}

Vitthalapant and his wife gave up their lives, within a year of each other by jumping into the Ganges,{{sfn|Bahirat|2006|p=13}} leaving two sons, [[Dnyaneshwar]] and [[Sopan]], and a daughter, [[Muktabai]],{{sfn|Sundararajan|Mukerji|2003|p=33}} to be taken care of by Nivruttinath.

==Nath Tradition==
At around the age of 10, Nivruttinath's family moved to [[Nashik]]. During a pilgrimage trip, Vitthalapant along with his family was confronted by a tiger. The family escaped while Nivruttinath got separated from the family. He hid in a cave on the Anjani mountain where he met Gahaninath, who initiated Nivruttinath into the wisdom of the [[Nath]] tradition.{{sfn|Bahirat|2006|p=13}}{{sfn|Ranade|1933|p=33}}<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.speakingtree.in/blog/from-nivrutti-to-nivruttinath |title=From Nivrutti to Nivruttinath |work=www.speakingtree.in |accessdate=11 August 2017}}</ref>

==Dnyaneshwar as disciple==
[[File:Dnyaneshwar humbles Changdev.jpg|300px|left|The siblings Muktabai, Sopan, Dnyaneshwar and Nivruttinath seated on the flying wall greet Changdev seated on a tiger. In the centre, Changdev bows to Dnyaneshwar.]]
The Natha Tradition is an initiatory [[Guru–shishya tradition]].{{citation needed|date=August 2017}} After the death of their parents, {{sfn|Ranade|1933|p=33}} Nivruttinath initiated Dnyaneshwar into the Nath tradition and become his teacher (Guru).{{sfn|Bahirat|2006|p=6}}

Nivruttinath advised Dnyaneshwar to write an independent philosophical work. This work later came to be known as [[Amrutanubhav]].<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://www.academia.edu/12485938|title=THE WARKARI MOVEMENT I: Sant Dnyaneshwar – Beyond Brahmanical Tyranny|accessdate=12 August 2017|last1=Abdi|first1=Rupa}}</ref>{{sfn|Bahirat|2006|p=14}}{{sfn|Ranade|1933|p=34}}

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==Death and Resting Place==
After the Samadhi of Dnyaneshwar, Nivruttinath left [[Alandi]] with his sister, [[Muktabai]] for a pilgrimage. During a thunderstorm, Muktabai was lost. Nivruttinath then attained Samadhi. The Resting place is situated near Trimbakeshwar. At his resting place, a temple has been erected which is visited by numerous devotees.

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==See also==
{{Portal|India}}
* [[Dnyaneshwar]]
* [[Sopan]]
* [[Muktabai]]
* [[Bhakti movement]]
* [[Changdev Maharaj]]

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==References==
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