

The 11th chapter (adhyay) is called 'Rudra Adhyay' and is considered the most important as per Shridhar Swami. It also has a 15th chapter but many are of the opinion that this was added later and not composed by Shridhar Swami.

Mostly, it is based on BrahmottarKhanda from the Skanda Purana but some parts of it are from Linga Purana and Shiva Purana.

It has 14 chapters (adhyaya) and 2453 couplets (ovis in Marathi). In 1935, this book was one of the Hindu Scriptures that was desecrated by some 1000 Dalit youths from the "Untouchable Youth League" at the Sukene village in Niphad taluka of the Nasik district. It literally means "The Nectar of Shiva's Play". Shridhar Swami wrote it on the banks of the river Brahma Kamandalu in Baramati in the vicinity of the Kashi Vishveshwar temple. It was composed in 1718 AD (Hindu calendar 1640). Shahaji often changed his loyalty between the Nizamshahi of Ahmadnagar, the Adilshah of Bijapur and the Mughals, but always kept his jagir (fiefdom) at Pune and his small army with him.Shivlilamrut is a devotional poem composed by the Marathi poet-saint Shridhar Swami Nazarekar His mother was Jijabai, the daughter of Lakhuji Jadhavrao of Sindhkhed, a Mughal-aligned sardar claiming descent from a Yadav royal family of Devagiri.Īt the time of Shivaji's birth, power in Deccan was shared by three Islamic sultanates: Bijapur, Ahmednagar, and Golkonda. Shivaji's father Shahaji Bhonsle was a Maratha general who served the Deccan Sultanates. Shivaji was named after a local deity, the goddess Shivai. The government of Maharashtra lists 19 February as a holiday commemorating Shivaji's birth (Shivaji Jayanti). Shivaji was born in the hill-fort of Shivneri, near the city of Junnar in what is now Pune district. Spouse: Saibai, Soyarabai, Putalabai, Sakvarbai, Laxmibai, KashibaiĬhildren: Sambhaji, Rajaram, Sakhubai Nimbalkar, Ranubai Jadhav, Ambikabai Mahadik, Rajkumaribai Shirke Parents: Shahaji Bhonsle (Father) and Jijabai (Mother) Shivaji's legacy was to vary by observer and time but he began to take on increased importance with the emergence of the Indian independence movement, as many elevated him as a proto-nationalist and hero of the Hindus.īirthplace: Shivneri Fort, Pune district, Maharashtra He revived ancient Hindu political traditions and court conventions and promoted the usage of Marathi and Sanskrit, rather than Persian, in court and administration. Shivaji established a competent and progressive civil rule with well-structured administrative organisations. Shivaji's military forces expanded the Maratha sphere of influence, capturing and building forts, and forming a Maratha navy. Over the course of his life, Shivaji engaged in both alliances and hostilities with the Mughal Empire, Sultanate of Golkonda, and Sultanate of Bijapur, as well as the English, Portuguese, and French colonial powers. In 1674, he was formally crowned as the chhatrapati (monarch) of his realm at Raigad.

Shivaji carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Empire. 1627/1630 – 3 April 1680) was an Indian warrior king and a member of the Bhonsle Maratha clan. Let's take a look at his life history, Maratha Empire & administration Shivaji Maharaj History : Chhatrapati Shivaji, revered as Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, was a great Maratha ruler.
