Sant Nivruttinath Punyatithi (Trimbakeshwar)

Sant Nivruttinath (Mauli's elder brother and guru)

Warkari / Varkari

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Sant Nivruttinath Punyatithi — Pausha Krishna Trayodashi 1297 CE. Nivruttinath (Mauli's elder brother and guru) entered sanjeevan samadhi at Trimbakeshwar at the source of the Godavari, beside the second Jyotirlinga of the twelve. The Trimbakeshwar samadhi is the southern terminus of the Mauli-Nivruttinath palkhi route during the Magh Wari.

Dates 2026–2027

January 11, 2026January 30, 2027

Mantra

निवृत्तिनाथ महाराज की जय

Nivruttinath Maharaj ki Jaya

Victory to Sant Nivruttinath Maharaj — Mauli's guru and the Warkari Adi-Guru in the Nath parampara of Gahininath.

How to recite

Sing the abhangas of Sant Nivruttinath. Visit Trimbakeshwar (his samadhi-place at the source of the Godavari, beside the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga). Read the Pasaydana — composed by Mauli at Nivruttinath's command. Perform abhisheka at the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga.

Benefits

Sant Nivruttinath (1273-1297) was the eldest of the four Apegaon siblings and Mauli's guru — initiated by Gahininath of the Nath parampara in a cave at the Anjaneri hills near Trimbakeshwar. Nivruttinath instructed Mauli to compose the Dnyaneshwari at age 16 — without his command the Warkari path itself would not exist. He attained sanjeevan samadhi at Trimbakeshwar shortly after Mauli's samadhi at Alandi. His grace transmits the unbroken Nath-Warkari guru-shishya parampara.

✦ Special Note

Trimbakeshwar holds the only sant-samadhi adjacent to a Jyotirlinga in the Warkari corpus — the meeting-point of the Shaiva Nath parampara and the Vaishnava Warkari path. Per the Marathi Drik Panchang (Amanta system) — Pausha Krishna Trayodashi.

Foods Allowed

Pohe with shengdana, coconut and curry leavesSabudana khichdi and vadaBhopla bharit and varai bhakriNaralachi vadiFresh winter fruits — orange, sitafal, berTulsi-charanamrita from the Godavari at TrimbakeshwarMilk, taak, gheeSendha namak for fasting members

Foods to Avoid

Onion, garlic, brinjal — alwaysMeat, fish, eggs, alcohol

Meal Idea

Pohe with shengdana for the morning naivedya; varai bhakri with bhopla bharit for lunch; naralachi vadi with warm milk for the evening kirtan.

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