Garland of Divine Flowers
by P.V. Bobde

The present work is a collection of selected poems written by the 13th cent. poet-saint Sri Jnanesvara. His devotional Lyrics are called `Abhangas`. Herein one hundred and ten devotional poems of his called abhangas, have been selected for translation and study. SAINT JNANESVARA, poet-saint of Maharashtra of the thirteen century A.D., besides being the author of Jnanesvari and Amrtanubhuava, the great literary-cum-philosophical works in Marathi, has also written a number of devotional lyrics (abhangas). He was the founder of `Bhakti-Marga` or `Bhagavata Dharma` in Maharashtra.P.V. BOBDE is a veritable scholar steeped in literature and philosophy. His latest book is the English translation of the immortal classical poem Kekavali--of the renowned Marathi poet, Moropant of the Eighteenth Century.