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ABBOTT JUSTIN E, of Stories Saints GODBOLE N,R. OF STORIES INDIAN SAINTS STORIES OF INDIAN SAINTS STORIES OF INDIAN SAINTS Translation of Mahipati's Marathi BHAKTAVIJATA by Dr. JUSTIN E ABBOTT and PANDIT NARHAR R. GODBOLE An Introduction by TAGARE Dr. G. V. & Vols. I II (Bound inone) MOTILAL BANARSIDASS ^' D0lhi Vanmssi Patna BangtOM Mmdras Fourth Edition: Poona, 1933 Reprint: Delhi, 1982, 1988 MOTILAL BANARSIDASS BungalowRoad,JawaharNagar.Delhi 110007 Branches Chowk,Varanasi 221 001 Ashok Rajpath,Patna800004 24 RaceCourse Road, Bangalore560001 20Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Madras600004 1 ISBN: 81-208-0469-4 M :: J -1- s^ THE ASIATIC SUGIEl ) CALCUTTA 70001a W r PRINTEDININDIA APRAKASHJAIN FOR MOTILAL BANARSIDASS. DELHI 110007 CONTEXTS Page Foreword ByJ. F. Edtoards ...VH-XXXIT ; Chapter 31. Ramdas of Dakur 1 32. Kslyan and Niradhar the Celibate 7 33. Surdas The Blind Saint 15 34. Sena the Barber 22 35. King Satvik and Karmabai 29 36. Janajasvant and Surdas Madanmohan 3S 37. Rasik Murar 52 38. Mirabai 66 39. Kanhopatra 78 40. Damajipant of Mangalvedhe 85 41. Mrityunjaya Swami 100 42. Bbanudas 109 43. Bbanudas { Cnntinued ) 122 44. The Story of Babirambhat 145 45. Eknath 154 46. Eknath and Shri Khandya the Brahmin 172 47. Ramdas of Jamb 189 48. Tukarani 201 49. Tukaram ( Continued ) 218 50. Tukaram ( „ ) 235 51. Tukaram and Nimbaraj 252 52. Tukaram and Dev of Chinohvad 279 53. Mankoji Bodbla The Palil of Dhamangaon 295 54. Mankoji Bodhla and Hansi the Handmaid 313 55. Qaneshnath, Keshav Swami, Gomai, and Latibsha 331 56. Ssntoba Pawar; Niloba; Uddbava Chidghan 348 VI Page 57. VisobaSaraf ... 367 57. ( Continued ) Summary of the Bhaktavijaya ... 376 Appendix I. Notes on Pauranic Names in the Bkafctavijaya ... 389 „ II. Pauranic Narratives Referred to in the Bhaktavijaya ... 422 11}. Words With NumericalSignifi- cance Used in the Bhaktavijaya 434 „ IV. Epithets of Vishnu Found in the Bhaktavijaya 450 ... V. Poetic Fancies Used in the ,, Bhaktavijaya 456 ... Index ... 457 FOREWORD BY J. F. Edwards The Late Pundit N. R. Godbole This is the tenth volume in the ' PoetSaints of Maha- rashtra' series begun by the late Dr. Justin Edwards Abbott in 1926. Since thepublioation of theninth volume last December thecause of Marathi literature has suffered aierious blow by the death from pneumonia on Friday morning, February 16, after a brief illness, of Pundit Narhar RamchandraGodbole. This able and unassuming Marathi scholar had collaborated ia the preparation of this series of English translations, first with the late Dr. Abbott through Dr. Nicol Maoniool and latterly with the present editor of the series. On September 1933 the Pundit whose passing has left such a sad gap inthe ranks of Western India entered on his sixtieth year. We can never forget the occasion of our last visit with him. Little did we dream it was to be our last, and the mellowing light of that closing fellowship seems to throw itself back overtheyears that preceded. We had called to see him on the Tuesday evening previous to the end and found him doubled up with asthmatic pain. Instead of discus- sing with him the various points we had taken for his customary elucidation, we found ourselves commending him in prayer to our common Father-God. For though this learned Brahman held a different faith from ours, there was in bim a deep strain of devotion which mani- fested itself at all times and iiever so impressively as in this hour of need. Pundit Narhar Ramchandra Godbole was one of the humblest and most patient of scholars, to work with whom one came to regard asa high privilege. Till That the fellowship was also prized by the departed Punditappears from a sacred document which we shall treasure, a document he had handed over to us for the pur- pose of a Preface, but from which to quote here would be scarcely fitting because of its over-generous terminology and characteristic oriental charity in relation to ourselves. In the same document Pundit Godbole expressed great surprise at Dr. Abbott's desire that he {the Pundit )'should be recognized on the title-page as joint-author of this and the preceding volume, the Pundit adding characteristically : * Among us Hindus there is a saying that if a great man coats a stone with red paint it is deified and then worshipped by the public that saying ; is now verified in my own case, for my master has put on me the coat of editorship.' We are happy to be able to add that although the good Pundit who worked for several years on this series of translations of the Poet Saints has not seen the completion of the task, he has left enough of solid preparation in manuscript form to ensure that his capable hand will be seen in the volumes still remaining. Corrections In ourForeword to the earlier volume on the Bkakta- vijaya dated December 7, 1933, we find we were in error in stating that the late Dr. Justin E. Abbott was ' born at Rahuri. ' We are indebted for this correction to DrAbbott's brother in America who kindly acknowhdges a copy of the—volume by writing us on February 2, 1934as follows: ' My brother was born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States, and went out to India with ourparents in 1857 when Justin was four years old, and father was assigned to Rahuri. ' We are deeply grateful for this correction, and we request all those readers who may detect errorsof date, of translation, of opinion, etc. kindly to communicate the same to us.

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