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Manika Prabhu Punyadina

Manika Prabhu’s Philosophy

Manika Prabhu Maharaj, was an Indian Hindu saint, philosopher, poet and guru. He is also regarded as an incarnation of Dattatreya by the people of Datta Sampraday (custom). Prabhu's philosophy, the "Sakala mata Siddhanta" basically rests on the principles of Advaita Vedanta as propagated by Adi Sankara. Sri Prabhu strongly advocated the essential oneness of all religions. Prabhu's Muslim Devotees revered him as an incarnation of Mehboob Subhani whereas his Lingayat devotees saw him as a form of Basavanna. Sri Prabhu composed numerous Bhajans and Padas in various languages such as Marathi, Kannada, Hindi, Urdu and Sanskrit. Sri Prabhu was also associated with the First war of Indian Independence in 1857.

Contemporary Saints

Sri Sai Baba of Shirdi, Sri Swami Samarth of Akkalkote, Sri Bramhachaitanya of Gondavale and many other contemporary saints are believed to have visited Manikanagara to interact with Prabhu on matters of deep spiritual wisdom.

All biographers refer to Sri Prabhu as a saint of great spirituality and mysticism. Sri Prabhu's teachings basically lay stress on the path of Bhakti. Alongside, he moralizes in the most remarkable manner on the 'Vedantic Truths' concerning the 'spiritual unity' of beings. Manika Nagar, Humnabad, Bidar District is the place where he took Sanjeevani Samadhi. Sri Prabhu's Samadhi at Manikanagar is the nucleus of Manika Nagar and acts as the spiritual center of the activities of Sri Manika Prabhu Samsthan.

Punyadina

On the early morning of Ekadashi, Sri Manika Prabhu attained Sanjivani Samadhi, a state of meditative blissful consciousness. Eyewitness accounts suggest that Prabhu left his physical body by the yogic way of Samadhi on the evening of Ekadashi. His Punyadina is celebrated by his devotees on this auspicious day.