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Goswami Tulsidas

February 17, 2021
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About Goswami Tulsidas

  • He  was a great Hindu poet as well as saint, reformer, and philosopher who composed various popular books. 
  • Birthplace: As per the historians, he was born (around 16th century)in Rajapur (also known as the Chitrakuta) at the bank of the Yamuna river in UP.
  • The name of his parents is Hulsi and Atmaram Dubey
  • He is also remembered for his devotion to Lord Rama and being the author of the great epic, the Ramcharitmanas.
  • Reincarnation of the Valmiki:  Tulsidas was always admired as a reincarnation of the Valmiki (original composer of the Ramayana in Sanskrit and Hanuman Chalisa). 
  • He spent his entire life in the city of Banaras(Varanasi) and also took his last breath in this city.
  • After his birth, he started enchanting the name of Rama instead of crying. That’s why he was named Rambola, he himself stated in Vinaya Patrika
  • He himself had given some of the facts and events of his life in his various works. 
  • Two ancient sources of his life are the Bhaktamal and Bhakti Ras Bodhini composed by the Nabhadas and Priyadas respectively. 
  • Nabhadas had written in his writing about Tulsidas and described him as an incarnation of the Valmiki. 
  • Priyadas composed his writing 100 years after the death of Tulsidas and described the seven miracles and spiritual experiences of the Tulsidas.
  • Two other biographies of Tulsidas are Mula Gosain Charit and Gosain Charit composed by Veni Madhav Das in 1630 and Dasanidas (or Bhavanidas) around 1770 respectively.

His contributions

Ramcharitmanas

  • He started to write Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya around 1631 and completed it in 1633
  • Ramcharitmanas, is an epic poem in Awadhi language
  • The word Ramcharitmanas literally means “Lake of the deeds of Rama”. 
  • It is considered one of the greatest works of Hindi.

His other Major Works

Apart from the Ramcharitmanas, there are the five major works of the Tulsidas which are:

  • Dohavali: It has a collection of miscellaneous Doha and Sortha in Braja and Awadhi. Out of all-around 85 Dohas of it are also included in the Ramcharitmanas.
  • Kavitavali: It has a collection of Kavitas in Braja. Just like the epic, Ramcharitmanas, it also has seven books and many episodes.
  • Gitavali: It has a collection of 328 Braja songs divided into seven books and all are of Hindustani classical music type.
  • Krishna Gitavali or Krishnavali: It has a collection of Braja songs especially for Krishna. Out of the 61, 32 songs are dedicated to childhood and Rasa Lila of Krishna.
  • Vinaya Patrika: It has a collection of Braja stanzas. Out of all, around 43 hymns are attended to a variety of deities, Rama’s courtiers, and attendants.

His Minor Works are:

  • Barvai Ramayana: It has 69 verses created in the Barvai meter and divided into seven Kands.
  • Parvati Mangal: it has verses describing the marriage of the Parvati and Lord Shiva in the Awadhi.
  • Janaki Mangal: It has verses describing the marriage of Sita and Rama in the Awadhi.
  • Ramalala Nahachhu: It described the Nahachhu ritual (cutting the nails of the feet before the Vivaha) of the child Rama in the Awadhi.
  • Ramagya Prashna: It described the Will of Rama in Awadhi
  • Vairagya Sandipani: It consists of 60 verses in Braja describing the state of realization and Vairagya.

Popularly Recognized Works

  • Hanuman Chalisa: It consists of 40 verses devoted to the Hanuman in the Awadhi, 40 Chaupais and 2 Dohas and is a prayer to Hanuman.
  • Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak: It consists of 8 verses for the Hanuman in the Awadhi.
  • Hanuman Bahuka: It has 44 verses in the Braja describing the Arm of Hanuman (praying to the Hanuman for curing his hand).

Tulsi Satsai: It has a collection of dohas in both Awadhi and Braja and separated into seven Sargas or cantos

 

Source: PIB & Varanasi.org
Tags: PIBPrelims

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