Muktābāi
From Hindupedia, the Hindu Encyclopedia
By Swami Harshananda
Sant Jñāneśvar[1] was the earliest of the saints of Maharashtra who initiated the Bhakti Movement. His elder brother Nivṛttinātha[2] was his guru. Sopāna was his younger brother and Muktābāi, his sister, was the youngest one in the family.
Muktā, as she was fondly known, was considered as an incarnation of Mahāmāyā.[3] She too was a highly evolved saint and was the spiritual teacher of Visobā Khecar and Cāṅgadev.[4] There are a few abhaṅgas[5] in her name.
References[edit]
- The Concise Encyclopedia of Hinduism, Swami Harshananda, Ram Krishna Math, Bangalore