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Sant Shiromani Manmath Swami Maharaj (1561-1631) was a saint of Lingayat Hinduism as well as a Shiva yogi of the Veerashaiva Lingayat tradition. He was born in Ningur in Marathwada i.e. today's Neknur district. It happened in the village of Beed. This disciple of Lingayat Saint poet Nagnath Maralsiddha. There is a Samadhi of Manmath Swamy at Kapildhar.

Sri Manmath Swami's father's name was Shivalinga Swami and mother's name was Parvatibai. Both husband and wife were very devout devotees of Shiva.

Poetry:-
Since his childhood he was attracted to Marathi poetry, so he started trying to create folk poetry from the beginning of his youth.""His poetic style and childhood taste in poetry have been respectfully mentioned.

Religious Beliefs :-
The Varkari sect, which had drawn Veera Shaiva people into their sect by the force of their propaganda, liberated them by going to their own Pandharpur area.

Finally, answering several counter-questions pertinently,""

By saying this, he showed the Shivlinga on the head of Vitthal Murthy to many devotees and removed their misunderstanding about Shiva.

But while doing so, he took care that no devotee of Shiva should slander or disrespect Vishnu or Vitthal.

That is why the noble saints who resided in Pandharpur region conferred the title of "Sabsantoka Raja" i.e. "Sant Shiromani".

And since then people started addressing Manmath Swami as Sant Shiromani Manmath Swami.

Bibliography :-
Swayamprakash, Jnanabodh, Gurugita, Shivagita, Sriparamarhasya etc. are his books.

"Shriparamahasya" :-
This book is written by Saint Shiromani Manmath Swami Maharaj. It is a sacred and important text in the Veerashaiva Lingayat tradition. In this, Manmath Maulini has given a detailed discussion about Shivachara, Shiva culture, Shiva Dharma in Veerashaiva - Lingayat tradition. Followers of the Veerashaiva-Lingayat community recite this scripture regularly.""

Poems of Manmath Swamy :-

 * Anubhavananda (Incomplete Poem of 246 Ovas)
 * Swayamprakash (Book of 739 Ovas)