Sant tukaram information in english

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Tukaram, also known as Sant Tukaram, was as an Indian poet and saint in the 17th century. He was one of the saints of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra who composed the devotional poetry, Abhanga. His kirtans aka spiritual songs were devoted to Vithoba or Vitthala, an avatar of Hindu god Vishnu. He was born as the second of three brothers in the village of Dehu in Maharashtra. His family owned a money-lending and retailing business and was also engaged in trade and agriculture. As a young man, he lost both his parents. The tragedies in his personal life continued as his first wife and son also died. Although Tukaram married for the second time, he didn’t find solace in worldly pleasures for long and eventually renounced everything. He spent his later years in devotional worship, and composing kirtans and poetry. He also studied the works of other saints, including Namdev, Ekanath, Jnanadev, etc. He was killed in 1649, by Brahmin priests, at the age of 41. The famous poet Dilip Chitre summarizes the legacy of the saint between 14th century and 17th century as transforming "language of shared religion, and religion a shared language”. He believed that it was saints like him who brought the Marathas under one roof and enabled them to stand against the Mughals.

Description The Poetry of Sant Tukaram in English Prose English translation of the abhangas (devotional poems) of Sant Tukaram. The book contains translation of around 4200 abhangas. Sant Tukaram’s abhangas are expression of pure thoughts of devotion. They also contain practical observations of life and the way of life of the saints. A verse from the book: 1132. In this verse Sant Tukaram says –“ We have to face whatever comes along to our lot. One day we have to fetch water, and the other day we have a pleasant sleep on a soft bed. As the time presents us anything, we have to accept it. Sometimes we get rich food, and sometimes we have to be satisfied with dry bread. Sometimes we get a good carriage, and sometimes we have to walk bare foot. Sometimes we have the pleasure of rich clothes to wear, but sometimes we have to wear torn ones. Sometimes we are very rich, and sometimes we become very poor. Sometimes we get the company of saints, but at times we have to face evil persons. But the man who is having Self-knowledge remains in a balanced state of mind in both the conditions.” First Edition, 2019, Pages 928, Hardbound