Kanifnath (
рдорд░рд╛рдареА: рдХрд╛рдирд┐рдлрдирд╛рде) also known as Kanhoba (рдХрд╛рдиреНрд╣реЛрдмрд╛), is a Hindu
saint. He is one of the nine Mahayogis of
Navnath Sampradaya. Kanifnath is Maharashtrian version of the name
Kanhapad, a Siddha poet.
Kanifnath is considered as an
avatar of
Prabuddha Narayan in one of Nav Narayan. He was a son of Shri
Vrishabha Deva mentioned in
Bhagavata Purana.
Lord Kanifnath was a yogi belong to the Jalandhar branch of
Natha Sampradaya. He was disciple of
Jalandhara.
Sources
*Official Website of Kanifnath Devsthan Trust, Madhi: http://www.kanifnathmadhi.org/
Characters in Hindu mythology
Navnath
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