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Indian writer
Mukundraj
(
IAST
: Mukundar?ja) was one of the earliest
Marathi
literary figures poet. Some earlier scholars dated him to the 12th century.
Scholars do not have unanimity among them about the place where Mukundraj mostly lived. He was probably born at
Pauni
in
Bhandara district
. There is a
samadhi
(monument) of Mukundraj at Ambajogai in the Beed district of Maharashtra
Marathwada
.
Mukundraj belonged to the
Nath
sect, and was a follower of the
Adi Shankaracharya
's
Advaita
philosophy. He wrote the religious compositions
Vivek Sindhu
(IAST:
Vivekasindhu
) and
Paramamrut
(IAST:
Paramam?ta
). Some earlier scholars dated
Vivekasindhu
to 1188, and believed it to be the first work of literature in Marathi language. However, Mukundraj is now generally dated to 12th century or later: the
Vivekasindhu
was likely written after other Marathi works such as
Lilacaritra
and
Dnyaneshwari
.
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