▁H ari ▁Vit th ala ! — which ▁means ▁" O ▁H ari ▁Vit th ala ▁( V ith oba ), ▁who ▁has ▁given ▁a ▁bo on ▁to ▁P und al ik !" ▁However , ▁according ▁to ▁Z elli ot , ▁the ▁sect ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁D ny an esh war ▁( also ▁sp elled ▁J nan esh war ), ▁who ▁was ▁a ▁Bra h min ▁poet ▁and ▁phil os opher ▁and ▁fl our ished ▁during ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 2 7 5 – 1 2 9 6 . ▁V ark aris ▁also ▁give ▁him ▁credit ▁with ▁the ▁saying — D ny ana dev ▁ra ch ila ▁pay a — which ▁means ▁" D ny an esh war ▁laid ▁the ▁foundation ▁stone ". ▁ ▁Nam dev ▁( c .   1 2 7 0 – 1 3 5 0 ), ▁a ▁Sh ud ra ▁tail or , ▁wrote ▁short ▁Mar ath i ▁dev ot ional ▁po ems ▁in ▁pra ise ▁of ▁V ith oba ▁called ▁ab hang as ▁( liter ally ▁' un bro ken '), ▁and ▁used ▁the ▁call - and - response ▁k irt an ▁( liter ally ▁' re pe ating ') ▁form ▁of ▁singing ▁to ▁pra ise ▁the ▁glory ▁of ▁his ▁Lord . ▁Public ▁performance ▁of ▁this ▁musical ▁dev otion ▁led ▁to ▁the ▁spread ▁of ▁the ▁V ith oba ▁faith , ▁which ▁accepted ▁women , ▁Sh ud ras ▁and ▁out c aste ▁" unt ouch ables ", ▁something ▁forb idden ▁in ▁classical ▁bra h min ical ▁H indu ism