according to pradhan and lambert, the reliable dating of "dnyaneshwari" to 1290 ce is based on textual and corroborative reference to the yadava king ramadeva as well as the name of the scribe and the "samvat" of its completion. it is also confirmed by the works of namdev, another contemporary bhakti movement saint-poet, who mentions dnyaneshwari and who the hindu tradition believes accompanied dnyaneshwari on various pilgrimages. the authenticity of the "dnyaneshwari" has been contested in light of eknath comments in late 16th-century, where he stated he had restored the text to the original version, and asked "neither change nor addition should be permitted". scholars generally accept that this version is most faithful one, and this edition was identified in 1909 by v. k. rajvade and published in 1959.