Damashetty and Gonai lived in Pandharpur. The couple brought up an orphan girl Jana. Jana lived with the family, and after she grew up, she helped Gonai with the household duties.

Damashetty’s son Naamdev, was a great devotee of Vithal. Janabai was influenced by Naamdev. She considered Naamdev as her Guru. Janabai has composed many poems in praise of Vithal. She mentions her name as 'Naamdev’s dasi' in her verses.

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Poems

Zm_X{dm [wÌ Pmbm	Á`mMm gIm hna
ndRw _mPm b{H$wadmim	J§Jm J{br ng§Yy [mer
g§VmMm Vm{ g§J	Zm_X{d H$rV©Z H$arVm,ZmM{ [m§Swa§J

Zm_X{dm [wÌ Pmbm, ndRm{ ]maemgr Ambm
Am§JS{ Qm{[S{ [{h{aU, e{bm _w§Smg{ K{CZ
_mÂ`m nOdrÀ`m nOdZm, Zm_ R{d{ Zmam`Um
OZr åhU{ [m§Swa§Jm, Zmd H$m` R{dy gm§Jm



Á`mMm gIm hna, Ë`mdna ndíd H$[m H$na
CU{ [Sm{ Z{Xr Ë`mM{, dma{ gm{er AmKmVmM{
A§J A[wb{ Am{TwZr, Ë`mbm amI{ Vm{ nZd©mUr
E{gm A§nH$V ^·Vm§gr, åhU{ Zm_`mMr Xmgr



ndRw _mPm b{H$wadmim, g§J{ Jm{[im§Mm _{im
nZdnÎm hm Im§Úmdar, gm{[mZMm hmV Yar
[wT{ Mmb{ kmZ{ída, _mJ{ _w·VmB gw§Xa
]§H$m H$S{dar, Zm_m H$am§Jyir Yar
OZr åhU{ Jm{[mim, H$ar ^·Vm§Mm gm{him



J§Jm J{br ng§Yy [mer, nVZ{ Aìh{nab{ nVgr
Var gm§Jmd{ H$dUm, ]m{b ]m[m Zmam`Um
Oi H$m{[{ OiMam, _mVm Aìh{ar b{H$wam
OZr åhU{ eaU Amb{, Aìh{naVm n]¬X J{b{



g§VmMm Vm{ g§J, Zìh{ ^b¡Vgm
[mbQmdr Xem, VmËH$mniH$
M§XZmM{ g§J{, [mbQVr PmS{
Xw]©i bmH$S{, X{d_mWm
h{ H$m E{g{ ìhmd{, g§JVr ñd^md{
AmnUH${ Z [mbQmd{ X{hmbmJr
V¡gm nZg§JmMm, g§J AJ¬JU
OZr Ü`m`{ _Zr, kmZ{ídam



Zm_X{d H$rV©Z H$arVm,ZmM{ [m§Swa§J
OZr åhU{ Zm_X{dm ]m{bm A^§J
A^§J ]m{bVm H$rV©Zr, a§J Am{Tmdbm
à{_mnM`{ N§X{ X{d ZmMm{ bmJbm
ZmMVm Sm{bVm hnaM{ Jib{ n[Vm§]a
gmdY hm{B X{dm E{g{ ]m{b{ H$]ra
Zm_`mMr OZr bm{i{ g§Vm§M{ [m`r
OÝ__aUm[gyZr _w·V H$ar ndRm]mB