Question

Who wrote the ' Bhavartha-Deepika'?
A. Sant Namdeo
B. Sant Dnyaneshwar
C. Sant Tukaram
D. Sant Eknath

Answer 1

Hint: The Bhavartha-Deepika is one of the oldest Marathi literature, which was written by a Marathi poet. It was written by a poet who lived during the $1290$ CE. Also, this poet is considered to have one of the shortest life spans among other poets mentioned here.

Complete step by step answer:
Sant Dnyaneshwar is an Indian poet and a saint who lived in the $13$th century of the Nath Vaishnava tradition. He had a shorter life span of just $21$ years and he is the author of Dnyaneshwari, also known as Bhavartha Deepika and Amrutanubhav. He is also regarded as the founder of the Varkari Bhakti movement tradition of Hinduism in Maharashtra. He wrote Dnyaneshwari by using a poetical meter called Ovi, which is also used for composing the women's songs in Maharashtra. It comprises four lines in which the first three or the first- and third lines rhyme and the fourth line has a sharp and short ending.
Namadev is an Indian saint from Maharashtra, whose writing was included in the Sri Guru Granth Sahib and was the worshipper of Vithoba or Krishana. $17$th-century Hindu poet and saint of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra is Sant Tukaram, who has written poetry called Abhyanga and Kirtans. Sant Eknath lived in the late $16$th Century, is also a devotee of Krishana, and is viewed as one of the spiritual successors to the prominent Marathi saints Dnyaneshwar and Namdev.
So, the correct answer is Option B.

Note: Dnyaneshwari is also known as Bhavartha Deepika is a commentary on the Bhagavad Gita. It was written by a Marathi saint, known as Sant Dynaeshwar. Around $1290$CE, which is considered as one of the oldest literary works in the Marathi language. It interprets the tradition of Hinduism and has been praised for this scholarly value.