Nath Literature a branch of medieval bangla literature, based on the Nath cult or yoga-sadhana. The main god of the Naths is shiva, who is also called Adinath. The five Nath siddhas (or enlightened), Minanath, Goraksanath, Hadipa, Kanupa and Chauranginath, are described as having been born from different parts of the body of Adinath. Nath literature was of two types, didactic and narrative.