Once a saint came to the house of Vitthalpant, and informed him that he is proceeding to Kashi, to take Darshan of Great Sant Shri Ramanandacharya. Shri Vitthal pant accompanied him. On the way, he realized that the Sant accompanying him none but Vishwamitraji.
Ultimately he reached Kashi in the Ashram of the Great Sant Shri Ramanandacharyaji where he took Diksha from him and he was renamed as " Bhavanandji" Swami Shri Ramanandcharyaji while on the way to Rameshvaram stayed for some time at Alandi, where Rukminibai met him. Swamiji on learning that his disciple Shri Bhavanandji is the husband of Rukminibai, he by his Yogi Sadhana ordered Shri Bhavanandji to return to Grihasth Ashram. In obedience of orders of his Guru, Shri Bhavanandji returned and continued his family life.
According to another version of these events Dnyaneshwar's father Vitthalapant came from a long line of teachers of the Nath yogi sect and being deeply religious, he went on a pilgrimage to Varanasi. There he met a guru (spiritual teacher), decided to renounce without his wife's consent.[23]
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