`SANJEEVAN` IS AN EMOTIONAL NOVEL WRITTEN BY ACCLAIMED WRITER B. D. KHER BASED ON THE LIFE OF DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ, FONDLY CALLED `MAULI` – MEANING “MOTHER” BY THE VARKARI SAMPRADAYA. COMMENTARY ON BHAGAVAD GITA WRITTEN BY DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ, KNOWN AS ‘BHAVARTHA DEEPIKA` OR `DNYANESHWARI` IS THE CORE OF EVERY DEVOTEE`S FAITH. B. D. KHER IN HIS NOVEL `SANJEEVAN` HAS DESCRIBED THE EVENTS RIGHT FROM THE MARRIAGE OF VITTHALPANT-RUKMINI (DNYANESHWAR`S PARENTS) TO DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ`S SANJEEVAN SAMADHI. KHER`S LUCID WRITING STYLE ENGROSSES THE READERS AND MAKES READING ENJOYABLE. THE EMOTIONAL AND COMPASSIONATE SCENES IN THE NOVEL MAKE IT INTERESTING. AS THE SUPREME SHOULD TAKE ON A HUMAN BODY AND MERGE WITH THE SELF AFTER THE END OF INCARNATION, THE SANJEEVAN SAMADHI CEREMONY OF DNYANESHWAR MAHARAJ IS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE NOVEL. ‘??????’ ?? ??????? ???? ??. ?. ??? ????? ?????????? ???????????? ??????? ???????? ??????? ??????? ???. ?????? ???????????? ?????????? ?????????? ?????????? ‘?????’ ?? ????????????? ????????? ?????? ???. ?????????????? ???? ??????? ????????????? ????? ???????? ????????????? ???? ???. ??????? ??????????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????? ‘??????? ??????’ ??????? ‘???????????’ ???????? ?????????? ????????? ???? ???. ?????????? ?? ????????? ???????? ?????????????? ??????? ????? ???, ??? ????????? ??????? ???. ???????? ???????????????? ‘???????????’?? ????????? ???? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ????. ??. ?. ??? ????????? ‘??????’ ???????? ?????????-???????? (?????????????? ????????) ??????? ??????????? ?? ?????????? ???????????? ?????? ????????????? ????-?????? ???? ????? ??????? ????. ??? ????? ???????? ???????? ?? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? ?????? ??????? ????. ?????????? ???????? ???? ???????? ??? (????) ??????? ????. ??????????? ??????? ???? ???? ?????????? ????????? ????????? ????? ??????, ??? ?????????? ?????????? ?????? ?????????? ?? ?????????? ????????????? ???.