Importance Of Spiritual Thoughts In The Poetry Of Tulsidas

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Spiritual Thoughts in the Poetry of Tulsidas

Dr.Pragya Sharma
Assistant Professor of Education
Sri Satya Sai University of Technology and Medical Sciences,
Sehore,
Madhya Pradesh.

Goswami Tulsidas is considered as an incarnation of Valmki, the composer of the original Ramayana in Sanskrit. Tulsi was born at Rajapur in Banda district. As in the case of Kabir, there is uncertainty about the date of Tulsi’s birth which is variously assigned to sometime in 1554, 1585 and 1586.Tulsidas wrote his work in Avadhi and Brij Bhasha with equal competence, and displayed a remarkable mastery of word and phrase. He has produced vast poetry but his credentials rest on the Sri Ramcharitmanas and Vinay Patrika, He is Known as the composer of Hanuman Chalisaa (Forty verses to Hanuman) too. Vinay Patrika is a collection of prayers and hymns to different Gods of the Hindu mythology. The magnum opus of Tulsidas is, however, Ramcharitmanas in Hindi or Avadhi.The Ramcharitmanas is considered as one of the greatest works of Hindi literature. The work has been acclaimed as “the living sum of Indian culture”, “the tallest tree in the magic garden of medieval Indian poetry”, “the greatest book of all devotional literature”, “the Bible of Northern India”, and “the best and most trustworthy guide to the popular living faith of the Indian people”.It is the life story of Rama as narrated by Valmiki in his Ramayana with slight modifications. The Manas has been adjudged as the …show more content…

It elaborates the story and deeds of Lord Rama, an incarnation of Lord Vishnu, Sri Ramcharitmans is a testimony of the dignified state of devotion that Tulsidas attained. The story of this greatest saint of India inspires devotees that God can be attained even in this Kaliyug. Tulsidas prays to each and every one of this world as the incarnation of God himself. He

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