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He wrote several popular works in Sanskrit, Awadhi, and Braj Bhasha, but is best known as the author of the Hanuman Chalisa and of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana, based on Rama's life, in the vernacular Awadhi language. Tulsidas spent most of his life in the cities of Banaras (modern Varanasi) and Ayodhya. [3]
Tulsidas is considered to be an incarnation of Valmiki, the sage who composed the original Ramayana, and is counted among the foremost devotees of Lord Rama. Perhaps the best-known story of his spiritual journey is the one in which his wife pushes him towards total devotion to Rama.
Tulsidas was an Indian Vaishnavite (devotee of the deity Vishnu) poet whose principal work, the Hindi Ramcharitmanas (“Sacred Lake of the Acts of Rama”), remains the most-popular version of the story of Rama. The Ramcharitmanas expresses the religious sentiment of bhakti (“loving devotion”) to.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Date of Composition & Meaning. It has been estimated that Ramayana was written by Sage Valmiki between 1500 and 500 BC. However, the exact date of its composition is still unknown.
- Chapters & Format used in Valmiki Ramayana and Ramcharitmanas. Valmiki Ramayana consists of seven chapters or Kandas, which have been described as follows
- Wives of King Dasharatha. As per Valmiki Ramayana, King Dasharatha had over three hundred and fifty wives out of which three were principal wives, namely
- Lakshman Rekha. Valmiki Ramayana does not mention the episode of Lakshman Rekha in the Aranya Kanda, which is linked to Sita’s abduction.
Tulsidas is said to have some spiritual powers to see the events occurred till Tretayuga that he used to narrate Ramcharitmanas. He calls the epic Ramcharitmanas as the story of Rama, which was narrated by Shiva to his wife, Parvati.
May 19, 2021 · Tulsidas was the one who introduced Ramlila – a dramatic play based on Rama’s life from epic Ramayana in Hindu culture. Apart from that, Tulsidas built Sankat Mochan Temple at Varanasi, which honors Mahabali Hanuman. In Arts and Literature field, Tulsidas is a highly reputed and well-known poet in India and the world.
Feb 21, 2024 · Tulsidas is best known for his magnum opus, the epic “Ramcharitmanas,” a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana in the vernacular Awadhi language. Throughout his life, Tulsidas composed numerous works in Sanskrit, Awadhi, and Braj Bhasha, demonstrating his profound literary talent and spiritual insight.
