Tulsidas Ji, who translates from Sanskrit to Ramayana, is a great poet of Hindi and Indian and world literature. The famous Sankat Mochan Temple of Benares was established by Tulsidas. He remained in Varanasi till his death. Tulsi Ghat of Varanasi is named after him.
Goswami Tulsidas was a great Hindu saint, social reformer as well as the author of philosophy and many famous books. It was because of his immense love for Rama that he became the author of the great epic Ramcharit Manas. Tulsidas was always praised as a descent from Valmiki (the Ramayana in Sanskrit and the actual author of Hanuman Chalisa). Tulsidas spent his entire life in Banaras from beginning to end.
According to a saying, where a child is born in 9 months, Tulsidas stayed in the mother's womb for 12 months. He had 32 teeth since birth and looked like a five-year-old child. It is also believed that after his birth, he was speaking Ram-Ram instead of crying. For this reason, he got the name Rambola. He has also told this in the Vinay Patrika. His father died on the fourth day of his birth. The sadness of his isolation after the death of his parents is also mentioned by Tulsidas in Kavitavali and Vinayapatrika.
Chania, who was a servant of Hulsi, took Tulsidas to his hometown of Haripur after the death of his parents. But unfortunately, she too was able to take care of Tulsidas for only five and a half years and passed away. After this incident, poor and orphaned Tulsidas went from house to house, begging and taking care of them. It is believed that Goddess Parvati took the form of a Brahmin and raised Rambola.
Tulsidas ji himself has mentioned many incidents and facts of his life in his compositions. Two ancient sources of his life were Bhaktamala and Bhaktirasabodhini written by Nabhadas and Priyadas respectively. Nabhadas has described Tulsidas as an avatar of Valmiki in his article. 100 years after the death of Tulsidas, Priyadas started writing his article on him and gave details of seven miracles and spiritual experiences of Rambola's life. Two biographies namely Mula Gosain Charitra and Gosain Charitra on Tulsidas were written in 1630 by Veni Madhava and circa 1770 by Dasnidas (or Bhavnidas).
In the Vinayapatrika, Tulsidas has told about the miracle in Chitrakoot as well as thanked Shri Ram. Tulsidas also mentions the darshan of Bharadwaja (the source) and Yagnavalkya Muni at the Magh Mela under a banyan tree.
After completing this, Tulsidas came to Varanasi and narrated the epic Ramcharitmanas to Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati at the Vishwanath temple in Kashi.
Death of Tulsidas
Tulsidas died in 1623 in the month of Sawan (July or August) at Assi Ghat on the banks of river Ganges.
Kavitavali: It has a group of poems in Braj language. Like the epic Ramcharitmanas, it has 7 books and many subtitles.
Gitavali: It has a collection of 328 songs of Braj language divided into seven books and all forms of Hindustani classical music.
Krishna Geetavali or Krishnavali: It contains a collection of 61 songs for Lord Krishna, of which 32 are based on Krishna's Raslila and childhood.
Vinay Patrika: It has a collection of 279 Braj shlokas out of which 43 are for Gods and Goddesses.
Parvati Mangal: There are 164 verses in the period language describing the marriage of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati.
Janaki Mangal: It has 216 verses in the period language which describes the marriage of Lord Rama and Mother Sita.
Ramalala Nahchhu: In the period the child tells Rama's Nahchhu rites (cutting of nails of feet before marriage).
Romagna Question: Shriram's will power is described in 7 verses and 343 couplets.
Vairagya Sandipani: It has 60 couplets in Braj language to explain the state of disinterest and perception.
Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak: There are 8 posts for Hanuman in this period.
Hanuman Baahuk: It has 44 verses describing Hanuman's arms.
Tulsi Satsai: It has a collection of 747 couplets in Braj and period divided into 7 cantos.
*****
Goswami Tulsidas was a great Hindu saint, social reformer as well as the author of philosophy and many famous books. It was because of his immense love for Rama that he became the author of the great epic Ramcharit Manas. Tulsidas was always praised as a descent from Valmiki (the Ramayana in Sanskrit and the actual author of Hanuman Chalisa). Tulsidas spent his entire life in Banaras from beginning to end.
History
Tulsidas was born on the seventh day of Shravan month at the time of the bright half-moon. Rajapur (Chitrakoot) on the banks of the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh is considered the birthplace of Tulsidas. His parents are named Hulsi and Atmaram Dubey. There are many views among biographers regarding the birthday of Tulsidas. Many of them thought that he was born in the year 1554 according to Vikram Samvat but some believe that Tulsidas was born in the year 1532. He spent his life for 126 years.According to a saying, where a child is born in 9 months, Tulsidas stayed in the mother's womb for 12 months. He had 32 teeth since birth and looked like a five-year-old child. It is also believed that after his birth, he was speaking Ram-Ram instead of crying. For this reason, he got the name Rambola. He has also told this in the Vinay Patrika. His father died on the fourth day of his birth. The sadness of his isolation after the death of his parents is also mentioned by Tulsidas in Kavitavali and Vinayapatrika.
Chania, who was a servant of Hulsi, took Tulsidas to his hometown of Haripur after the death of his parents. But unfortunately, she too was able to take care of Tulsidas for only five and a half years and passed away. After this incident, poor and orphaned Tulsidas went from house to house, begging and taking care of them. It is believed that Goddess Parvati took the form of a Brahmin and raised Rambola.
Tulsidas ji himself has mentioned many incidents and facts of his life in his compositions. Two ancient sources of his life were Bhaktamala and Bhaktirasabodhini written by Nabhadas and Priyadas respectively. Nabhadas has described Tulsidas as an avatar of Valmiki in his article. 100 years after the death of Tulsidas, Priyadas started writing his article on him and gave details of seven miracles and spiritual experiences of Rambola's life. Two biographies namely Mula Gosain Charitra and Gosain Charitra on Tulsidas were written in 1630 by Veni Madhava and circa 1770 by Dasnidas (or Bhavnidas).
Avatar of valmiki
Tulsidas, who wrote an epic like Ramcharitmanas, is considered an avatar of Valmiki. According to Hindu scripture Bhavishya Purnam, Lord Shiva has described from his consort Parvati that the avatar of Valmiki will again be in the era of tomorrow. According to the existing sources, it is believed that Hanuman used to go to listen to Ramayana from the mouth of Valmiki Ji himself. Even after Rama's victory over Ravana, Hanuman continued to worship Rama on the Himalayas.study
Rambola (Tulsidas) was imparted education (as Vairag started) after which he was renamed as 'Tulsidas'. When he was just 7 years old, he was suborned by Narharidas in Ayodhya. Rambola started his education from Ayodhya. Tulsidas told that his guru recited the epic Ramcharitmanas to him several times. At the age of 15-16, Rambola came to the holy city of Varanasi, where he studied Sanskrit grammar, Hindi literature and philosophy, Char Vedas, six Vedangs, astrology etc. from his guru Shesha Sanatan. After studying, he returned to his birthplace at Chitrakoot on the orders of his guru, where he started living in his family home and lectured on the Ramayana.Marital history
Tulsidas was married to Ratnavali (daughter of Dinabandhu Pathak) on the 13th day of Jyestha month (the month of May or June) in the year 1583. After a few years of marriage, Rambola received a son named Tarak, who died in childhood. Once upon a time when Tulsidas went to Hanuman temple, his wife went to her father's house. When he returned home and did not see his wife Ratnavali, he crossed the Yamuna river to meet his wife. Ratnavali was deeply saddened by this act of Tulsidas and held him responsible and said that surrender yourself completely to God. After this he abandoned his wife and went to the holy city of Prayag where he left the Grihastha Ashram and took the life of a monk. Some writers also believed that he was unmarried and a saint by birth.How I met Lord Hanuman
Tulsidas, during his story, realized that he is at the feet of Hanuman and shouted loudly that I know who you are, so you cannot leave me. After that Hanuman gave him a lot of blessings, on this occasion Tulsidas presented his condolences to Hanuman ji that he wants to see Shri Ram in front of him. Pawan Putra guided him and advised him to go to Chitrakoot and said that you will really get darshan of Shri Ram.Tulsidas met Ram
Following the advice of Hanuman ji, Tulsidas started living in the ashram of Ramghat in Chitrakoot. Once when he went to revolve the mountain of Kamdagiri, he saw two princes on horseback but they could not differentiate between them. Later he recognized that he was Ram-Lakshmana on Hanuman's back, he became sad. He has also mentioned all these events in his composition Geetiwali. The next morning, he again met Ram while he was making sandalwood paste. Shri Ram came to him and asked about the tilak of sandalwood paste, in this way Tulsidas got a complete darshan of Rama. Tulsidas was very happy and forgot about the sandalwood paste, after which Ram Ji took a tilak by himself and applied it on his and Tulsidas's forehead.In the Vinayapatrika, Tulsidas has told about the miracle in Chitrakoot as well as thanked Shri Ram. Tulsidas also mentions the darshan of Bharadwaja (the source) and Yagnavalkya Muni at the Magh Mela under a banyan tree.
Tulsidas's literary life
Tulsidas has built a memorial at Tulsi Manas Temple in Chitrakoot. After this, he started writing poems in Sanskrit in Varanasi. It is believed that Lord Shiva himself ordered Tulsidas to write his poems in his mother tongue instead of Sanskrit. It is said that when Tulsidas opened his eyes, he saw that both Shiva and Parvati gave him their blessings and told them to go to Ayodhya and write their poems in the period language.Ramcharitmanas, creation of epic
Tulsidas started writing Ramcharitmanas in Ayodhya on the Ram Navami of Chaitra month in the year 1631. Tulsidas completed Ramcharitmanas on the marriage month of Margashirsha Panchami (marriage of Rama-Sita) in the year 1633 by taking 2 years, 7 months, and 26 days.After completing this, Tulsidas came to Varanasi and narrated the epic Ramcharitmanas to Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati at the Vishwanath temple in Kashi.
Death of Tulsidas
Tulsidas died in 1623 in the month of Sawan (July or August) at Assi Ghat on the banks of river Ganges.
Other important works of Tulsidas
Apart from Ramcharitmanas, Tulsidas has five major works:
Dohavali: It is a collection of about 573 diverse types of Dohas and Sorathas in Braj and Period languages. Of these, 85 couplets are also mentioned in Ramcharitmanas.Kavitavali: It has a group of poems in Braj language. Like the epic Ramcharitmanas, it has 7 books and many subtitles.
Gitavali: It has a collection of 328 songs of Braj language divided into seven books and all forms of Hindustani classical music.
Krishna Geetavali or Krishnavali: It contains a collection of 61 songs for Lord Krishna, of which 32 are based on Krishna's Raslila and childhood.
Vinay Patrika: It has a collection of 279 Braj shlokas out of which 43 are for Gods and Goddesses.
Tulsidas's secondary work
Barwai Ramayana: It has 69 verses and is divided into seven kandas.Parvati Mangal: There are 164 verses in the period language describing the marriage of Lord Shiva and Mother Parvati.
Janaki Mangal: It has 216 verses in the period language which describes the marriage of Lord Rama and Mother Sita.
Ramalala Nahchhu: In the period the child tells Rama's Nahchhu rites (cutting of nails of feet before marriage).
Romagna Question: Shriram's will power is described in 7 verses and 343 couplets.
Vairagya Sandipani: It has 60 couplets in Braj language to explain the state of disinterest and perception.
Work awarded by the public:
Hanuman Chalisa: It has 40 stanzas which are dedicated to Hanuman Ji in the period language as well as it has 40 quadrants and 2 couplets.Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak: There are 8 posts for Hanuman in this period.
Hanuman Baahuk: It has 44 verses describing Hanuman's arms.
Tulsi Satsai: It has a collection of 747 couplets in Braj and period divided into 7 cantos.
*****
My name is Sajeel Ahmad I am a Software Developer, Blogger, Entrepreneur, Digital marketer, Technology, and many more...After completion of my studies in Bhopal, I move to Delhi for my first job. I started working in TCS as a software I am fascinated my page viewer in all languages to read the blog easilyengineer.
Please do not enter any spam link in the comment box. ConversionConversion EmoticonEmoticon