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Tukaram was a devotee of Vithoba (Vitthala), an avatar of God Vishnu, synchronous with Krishna but with regional style and features. [7] Tukaram's literary works, along with those of sants Dnyandev, Namdev and Eknath, states Mohan Lal, are credited to have propelled Varkari tradition into pan-Indian Bhakti literature. [37]
Jan 16, 2023 · January 16, 2023. Sant Tukaram Maharaj was one of the greatest saint poets born in Maharashtra. He wrote many Abhangas (devotional poems) that are still popular in India and abroad. He was the contemporary of Shivaji Maharaj and Ramdas Swami. Many Marathi people credit him as the spiritual teacher of Shivaji Maharaj.
Mar 9, 2023 · Tukaram Maharaj was a great saint, poet, and philosopher who made a significant contribution to Marathi literature. His abhangs continue to inspire and uplift people, and his message of love, devotion, and morality is still relevant in today’s world.
These are the songs of Tukaram’s early life and sadhana, the ones that he wrote while searching for God in the midst of the harshest difficulties. As is true for many of India’s saints, the facts of Tukaram’s life have become intertwined with the village tales that accumulated over the centuries following his death.
Sep 14, 2024 · Tukārām (born 1608, Dehu, near Pune, India—died 1649) was a Marathi poet who is often considered to be the greatest writer in the language. His abhaṅga s, or “unbroken” hymns, are among the most famous Indian poems. The son of a shopkeeper, Tukārām was orphaned in childhood.
Sant Tukaram (तुकाराम) (c.1608 – c.1650), also Shri Tukaram, and colloquially referred to as "Tuka" (तुका), was a seventeenth century Marathi poet Sant of India, related to the Bhakti movement of Maharashtra.
Oct 9, 2009 · Sant Tukaram, a prominent Maharashtrian saint and religious poet, was born and lived most of his life in Dehu, a town close to Pune in 17th century CE. Tukaram was a devotee of Lord Vittala (or VithobÄ) - an incarnation of Lord Krishna, who in turn, is considered to be an incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Tukaram, also known as Sant Tukaram, Bhakta Tukaram, Tukaram Maharaj was a 17th-century Hindu poet and saint in Maharashtra, India. Tukaram is best known for his devotional poems and specialized in writing and singing spiritual songs known as kirtans.
Some time at this juncture, Tukaram had a revelatory dream in which the great saint-poet Namdeo and Tukaram's deity Vitthal appeared and initiated Tukaram into poetry, informing Tukaram that his mission in life was "to make poems".
Tukaram(1608–1645) was a prominent Varkari Sant and spiritual poet in the Bhakti tradition. His poetry was very popular with ordinary people, expressing the possibility of direct communion with God.
