the dnyaneshwari () (iast: jñānēśvarī), also referred to as jnanesvari, jnaneshwari or bhavartha deepika is a commentary on the "bhagavad gita" written by the marathi saint and poet dnyaneshwar in 1290 ce. dnyaneshwar (born 1275) lived a short life of 21 years, and this commentary is notable to have been composed in his teens. the text is the oldest surviving literary work in the marathi language, one that inspired major bhakti movement saint-poets such as eknath and tukaram of the varkari (vithoba) tradition. the "dnyaneshwari" interprets the "bhagavad gita" in the advaita vedanta tradition of hinduism. the philosophical depth of the text has been praised for its aesthetic as well as scholarly value.