Sant Nivriththinath Maharaj

Pranams at the lotus feet of Nivriththinath Maharaj!

Chapter – 1

The illustrious Saint Ramanand from Kashi visited the village of Alandi, in Maharashtra.  On his way to the shrine, he met a virtuous woman seeking his blessings.  Saint Ramanand blessed her to live a happy married life with virtuous offspring.  She shed tears of grief; it was Rukmini who was living saintly life from the separation of her husband who embraced Sanyasa,  she was living with her elderly parents in the village, even though she was well married to Vittal Panth.  Saint Ramanand enquired the reason for her sorrow; she described her fate to spend a life of an unmarried even though she was married to Vittal Panth.  Sage Ramanand returned to his hermitage and called for his disciple Vittal Panth, he advised him to return to his village at once, where his chaste wife Rukmini eagerly waiting for his arrival.  Vittal Panth returned to his village, the family was extremely happy to receive him.  In due course of time, the couple had four children, Nivriththinath, Gnandev, Sopandev, and Mukthabai.

The villagers did not treat the family of Vittal Panth with respect; they blamed him irresponsible to carry out neither Sanyasashrama nor Grihasthashrama.  Those days it was considered as a sin to led Grihasthashrama for a Sayansin.  Therefore the family had to face sheer shame in the village; they were treated as lowly creatures.  Vittal Panth had to face extreme poverty and criticism of the villagers who refused to consider him as a Brahmin.  He was refused to participate in any of the festivities or events in the village.  His children had to face constant insult from the villagers; they treated the children from the lowly clan and humiliated in public, it often put off their happiness and peace in the family.  The family had to go through extreme poverty, Rukmini found it impossible to put off the hunger of her children.