Purandharadasa was born in a Brahmin family in Purandhara ghat which near Pandharpur. He

was named as Seenapa Nayakar. His parents did not have a kid for long time and they prayed

to Lord Srinivasan of Tirumala and got this child, hence they named him as Seenapan. He was

born in a very rich family and excelled in his studies. His parents then got him married to a girl

called Lakshmi. After some time his parents passed away. Seenapan was blessed with one

daughter and one son. Even though he was very rich, he was a miser and would never give

anything to any one. He was running a pawnbroker shop and would trade on precious stones for

his living. He would never give anything to any one and would not even invite his relatives for

lunch or dinner. His wife Lakshmi was very pious and god fearing. She would always pray to

Tulasi Devi asking her to show the right path to her husband.

Lord Vishnu called Sage Naradha and asked him to go the world and preach about bhakthi

marga as the people were suffering in the Kaliyug without knowing the right path. Sage Naradha

then asked Vishnu what if he goes there and he too becomes like others due to the effect of Kali

and does not do the preaching. Vishnu then told him that he would not get affected by Kali and if

he does get affected he would come to his rescue. Hearing this Naradha agreed to Vishnu’s

request and came to this world as Purandharadasa.