Biographical Sketches of Dekkan Poets/Gnanoba
GNANOBA.
This poet was a religious man and dwelt in Alandi, the ancient Alakapuri, a town situated on the banks of the river Indrani, he had two brothers, one named Sophanadeo, and the other Changadeo, and a sister named Mooktaboye, they were natives of Berhampore on the banks of the Tapi river. Gnanoba entered a religious order at the age of twelve years, and after completing his education, he composed a book on philosophy entitled Graneswari in the Maharata language. His younger brother Changadeo proceeded to visit him, and sent him word to advance from Alandi to meet him, but Gnanoba told the other to come himself, he did so, and saw his brother setting on a wall, and according to tradition he walked away with it. After the meeting of the two brothers Changadeo caused a male buffalo to chant the vede. After a few days Changadeo returned to his country. Gnanoba spent his whole life in contemplations on the divinity, and died in the sixteenth year of his age at Alandi. A temple has been raised to his memory, and a festival is yearly celebrated in honor of him in the month of July.