Tulsidas

1532 (age 90) Uttar Pradesh, India When he came back to Rajapur, Tulsidas looked for his father but found out he died. He began living in the home of his ancestors and started narrating the “story”of Ramayana. He soon married a girl named Ratnavali, with whom he had a son named Tarak, who didn’t make it through infancy. The legend goes that once Tulsidas went to a temple, his wife returned to her father’s home. When Tulsidas came back, she objected that he isn’t even half as devoted to her as he is to God. This led Tulsidas to leave her immediately and renounce her and his home to become an ascetic (Sadhu). Tulsidas traveled all around India, visiting different holy places. When he found himself in Varanasi again, a divine command told him to go to Ayodhya to write a long poem about Sri Ram that will be written in the local dialect and become an immortal epic. When Tulsidas arrived in 1575, a seat had already been waiting for him and he was able to begin writing the Ramcharitmanas. He wrote for almost three years and then returned to Varanasi with his love for God inflamed, eager to share with others. Thanks to his charm and devotion, he gathered people in large numbers and read the epic poem to them. It doesn’t come as a surprise that a resistance was developed towards Tulsidas, whose popularity was growing, as Varanasi was a stronghold of erudition and orthodoxy. Two thieves were even sent to steal copies of Ramcharitmanas (there were only a few copies that existed as pr...

Premium Ramcharitmanas of Tulsidas, and criticism of the holy book The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic. It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most read holy books. Of late, some political leaders have criticised the book. We take a look. On January 11, Bihar Education Minister “Why was Ramcharitmanas resisted, and which part of it was resisted? Lower castes were denied education, and the Ramcharitmanas says that once educated, lower-caste people become as poisonous as a snake,” Shekhar said at the convocation ceremony of Nalanda Open University. Days later, “Kai crore log isko (Ramcharitmanas) nahin padhte… Dharm ho, hum uska swagat karte hain. Par dharm ke naam par gaali kyon? Dalit ko, adivasiyon ko, pichhdon ko. Jaati lekar ke naam. Shudra keh kar ke, kyon gaali de rahe hain? (Crores of people don’t read Ramcharitmanas. We welcome religion, but why abuse in the name of religion? Dalits, tribals, backwards, naming their castes, abusing them by calling them shudra?)” The Ramcharitmanas The poem was written in the 16th century in the Awadhi dialect that is mainly spoken in the areas that are today’s The Ramcharitmanas is based on the Ramayana, sage Valmiki’s great epic. It is the holiest book of the Indo-Gangetic region, and among the world’s most read holy books — by one estimate, Geeta Press (Gorakhpur) has sold almost 7 crore copies. Across the Hindi heartland, a reference to “Ramayan” often actually...

The Hindu deity Information Religion Author Language Verses 40 The Hanuman Chalisa ( Hindi pronunciation: Hanuman Chalisa has 40 verses (excluding the couplets at the beginning and at the end). Hanuman is a devotee of Hanuman Chalisa. Hanuman Chalisa is a common religious practice. Hanuman Chalisa is the most popular hymn in praise of Hanuman, and is recited by millions of Hindus every day. Description The authorship of the Hanuman Chalisa is attributed to Hanuman Chalisa that whoever chants it with full devotion to Author Language There are 2 couplets in the beginning and one couplet at the ending between the 40 verses of Hanuman Chalisa. Deity The Ramayana. A general among the Text The work consists of forty-three verses – two introductory shrī, which refers to Shiva, who is considered the guru of Hanuman. kripa. Commentaries Before the 1980s, no commentary had been composed on the Hanuman Chalisa, which Rambhadracharya attributes to the work not being included in printed editions of collected works of Tulsidas. Hanuman Chalisa. Mahaviri commentary in Hindi, authored in 1983, Hanuman Chalisa by Rama Chandra Prasad. In popular culture The Hanuman Chalisa is recited by millions of Hindus every day, Classical and folk music The Hanuman Chalisa is one of the best selling Hindu religious books and has been sung by many popular bhajan, classical and folk singers. Hanuman Chalisa by kali do) of the Other notable renditions include those by bhajan singers Among western singers P...

By This biography is from Swami Sivanandaji’s book Tulsidas was born in Rajpur, in the district of Banda in Uttar Pradesh, in Samvat 1589 or 1532 A.D. He was a Sarayuparina Brahmin by birth and is regarded as an incarnation of Valmiki, the author of Ramayana written in Sanskrit. His father’s name was Atmaram Shukla Dube and his mother’s name Hulsi. Tulsidas did not cry at the time of his birth. He was born with all the thirty-two teeth intact. In childhood his name was Tulsiram or Ram Bola. Tulsidas’s wife’s name was Buddhimati (Ratnavali). Tulsidas’s son’s name was Tarak. Tulsidas was passionately attached to his wife. He could not bear even a day’s separation from her. One day his wife went to her father’s house without informing her husband. Tulsidas stealthily went to see her at night at his father-in-law’s house. This produced a sense of shame in Buddhimati. She said to Tulsidas, “My body is but a network of flesh and bones. If you would develop for Lord Rama even half the love that you have for my filthy body, you would certainly cross the ocean of Samsara and attain immortality and eternal bliss”. These words pierced the heart of Tulsidas like an arrow. He did not stay there even for a moment. He abandoned home and became an ascetic. He spent fourteen years in visiting the various sacred places of pilgrimage. While returning from answering the calls of nature, Tulsidas used to throw the water that was left in his water-pot at the roots of a tree which a spirit was o...

Birth and Parentage: It is known that Tulsidas was born to Hulsi and Atmaram Shukla Dube in Rajpur, Uttar Pradesh, India in 1532. He was a Sarayuparina Brahmin by birth. It is said that Tulsidas did not cry at the time of his birth and that he was born with all thirty-two teeth intact—a fact used to support the belief that he was the reincarnation of the sage Valmiki. In his childhood, he was known as Tulsiram or Ram Bola. From Family Man to Ascetic Tulsidas was passionately attached to his wife Buddhimati until the day she uttered these words: "If you would develop for Lord Rama even half the love that you have for my filthy body, you would certainly cross the ocean of Samsara and attain immortality and eternal bliss." These words pierced Tulsidas' heart. He abandoned home, became an ascetic, and spent fourteen years visiting various sacred places. Legend has it that Tulsidas met Immortal Works Tulsidas wrote 12 books, the most famous being the Hindi version of the Ramayan, the work called “The Ramcharitmanasa” that is read and worshipped with great reverence in every Hindu home in Northern India. An inspiring book, it contains sweet couplets in beautiful rhyme praising Lord Rama. Evidence from Tulsidas' writings suggests that the composition of his greatest work began in 1575 CE and took two years to complete. This work was composed in Ayodhya, but it is said that immediately upon completion, Tulsidas traveled to Varanasi where he recited the epic to Shiva. In another wi...

Tulsidas Introduction: Tulsidas is one of the most celebrated figures in Hinduism. Popularly known as Goswami Tulsidas, this poet-saint is famous for having written the epic Ramcharitmanas, which is a retelling of the epic Ramayana, the story of Lord Rama. Tulsidas’ work is one of the most popular works of literature in the Hindi language, and it is credited with raising the literary and spiritual atmosphere of northern India. It is also considered to be the greatest book of poetry in Hindi. Today, Tulsidas is honoured as the fifth avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu, who took the form of Krishna to save the world. Early Life – Childhood, Birth, Lifestyle Early Career – Education, Influence Tulsidas was born in the town of Soron in 1532. His father was a Brahmin named Atmaram Shukla and his mother was Menaka. Tulsidas was a bright child and showed an early interest in learning and literature. He was educated in Hindi and Sanskrit from a young age. Tulsidas was greatly influenced by the teachings of Ramananda, a famous Hindi saint. He also became a disciple of Shri Raghav Chaitanya, a Vaishnava religious teacher. Tulsidas is revered as one of the greatest poets of Hindi literature. His most famous work is the Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Ramayana in Hindi. The Man Who Gave Us ‘Ramcharitmanas ‘- Antar katha, Ram Katha His Later Years – Achievements, Legacy Tulsidas spent the last phase of his life in Varanasi. He composed many religious hymns and poems, the most notable of ...

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