Eknath’s Bhagavat rendered the Sanskrit Purana in Marathi abhanga verse.

Evidence

Eknath (1533–99) was a sixteenth-century Marathi sant of the Varkari tradition founded by Jnyandeo (see Note 32 to AoC 2.22). Eknathi Bhagavat is a commentary on the eleventh canto of the Sanskrit Bhagavata Purana (a circa tenth-century puranic text—though scholars disagree on the dating—focused on Krishna and the Bhagvad Gita), in the form of abhangas, a Marathi verse form meaning unbroken, written in the ovi metre. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 1277

Categorization

Category: Definitional Content

• DEFINE: Clarifies abhanga as an ‘unbroken’ Marathi verse form and the ovi metre — useful for understanding Bhakti literature’s linguistic democratization.