Eknathi Bhagwat was written by Sant Eknath during the 16th century. It is the
Marathi commentary on the eleventh book of Bhagavad Purana. Written in lucid
poetic form called ovi, the book contains 19,000 ovis.
Legend has it that Sant Eknath’s son was not impressed by
his father writing the commentary in Marathi. He wanted it to be written in
Sanskrit. But Sant Eknath corrected his son by saying that Marathi was the language
of the common people and through it Krishna bhakti will reach more people.
It is also said that when Eknath completed the first five
chapters of the book he took it to Kashi to get the approval of learned pundits.
They were satisfied and asked him to present it before Shiva. It is said that
Shiva held it as the best commentary.
The Bhagavad Dharma is elaborately explained in Ekanathi
Bhagavat.
Some of the observations in Eknathi Bhagwat:
Bhakti alone makes a devotee sinless and pure enough to
obtain the supreme love of Krishna.
Krishna helps his bhakta by giving them buddhi yoga to
attain paramabhakti of Krishna.