Gulabrao Maharaj (1881 – 1915) is a famous Hindu saint,
writer and poet. Gulabrao Maharaj Jayanti is the birth anniversary of the saint
and is observed on the Guru Purnima day. Gulabrao Maharaj Jayanti 2025 date is
July 10.
Gulabrao Maharaj wrote about 133 books on various subjects,
130 commentaries and about 25,000 stanza in poetry – all this after losing his
eyesight at the age of nine. The blind sage is popularly known as
Pragya Chakshu Madhur Advaita Acharya Gulabrao Maharaj. The name Pragya Chakshu
because of his intellectual eyesight.
A saint in the Vedanta school of teaching, he was not bound
by any rules – he openly declared that the path of self realization is not
through rules but through practice. And a person has to do the practice and
should not depend on borrowed knowledge.
The 12th century Sant Dnyaneshwar Maharaj was a great
influence on Gulabrao Maharaj. In fact he is believed to have had darshan of
Sant Dnyaneshwar.
As per Maharashtra Government website - in the year 1902
when he was 21, he wrote the commentary on the theories of Darwin and
Spencer. He had written books on various subjects like dhyan, yoga and
bhakti and written commentaries on ancient treatises.
Gulabrao Maharaj Jayanti is observed on the full moon day in
Ashada month – Ashada Purnima as per traditional Marathi Hindu Lunar Calendar.