INTRODUCTION :
Tulsidas (1532-1623), was a Hindu saint and poet, was well known for his devotion to Lord Rama. He was born in a village in Uttar Pradesh. His birth name was Rambola. Tulsidas has written several popular works in Sanskrit and he was the author of the great epic Ramcharitmanas, a translation of Sanskrit Ramayana into Hindi language. Ramcharitmanas is considered as one of the finest works of Hindi literature.
LIFE :
Tulsidas lived in the city of Varanasi. He was the founder of Lord Hanuman Temple in Varanasi. He has been recognized as one of the famous poets in Hindi. It is considered that he was the incarnation of the great sage Valmiki. At the age of five years, Rambola was adopted by Naraharidas, and became a saint, and from then onwards, he was named as “TULSIDAS”. He travelled to many holy places like Badrinath, Dwaraka and Rameshwaram and met various saints. During his life time he had the darshan of Lord Rama,Hanuman and the great sages Yajnavalkya and Bharadvaja.
Some of his famous works are as follows:
1. Dohavali 2. Ratna Ramayan 3. Gitavali 4. Krishna Gitavali 5. Vinaya Patrika 6. Barvai Ramayana 7. Parvati Mangal 8. Janaki Mangal 9. Ramalala Nahachhu 10. Ramagya Prashna 11. Vairagya Sandipini 12. Hanuman Chalisa 13. Sankatmochan Hanumanashtak 14. Hanuman Bahuka 15. Tulsi Satsai
IMPORTANCE :
Tulsidas is a famous saint in north india. He was praised for his great scholarly works. He dedicated his life towards worshipping Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman and spreading the bhakti towards the universe. He was well known for his simplicity. He treated all the people as alike and invoked them into the bhakti movement. He asked the people to chant the “RAMA MANTRA” for several lakhs of times, in order to get salvation. Death Tulsidas left his body on the banks of the river Ganga in Uttar Pradesh.
CONCLUSION :
A great scholar and an ardent devotee of Lord Rama will give all the necessities in our life and guide us in our all walks of life. Through his great works, he will be permanently remembered by us. His works are divine in nature and help us to lead a peaceful life. He has taken the avatar in order to inculcate the importance of chanting Rama Mantra among the people. Let us worship him with pure devotion in mind and be blessed.
“JAI TULSIDAS”
“JAI SREE RAM”
“JAI HANUMAN”
SENT BY
R.HARISHANKAR
