Sant Tulsidas Maharaj
Pranams at the lotus feet
of Tulsidas Maharaj!
Chapter – 1
Sant Tulsidas Maharaj was born
in the year 1554 to a poor orthodox Sarayuparin Bhramin couple Athmaram Dube and Hulsi
Devi, lived in the village Soron/Sookara Kshethra/Varaha Kshethra, located on
the riverbank of Ganges, Utter Pradesh. The birth
of the child took place after 12 months of growth in the mother’s womb. The infant
was weighed abnormal and has developed a full line of teeth. The infant did not cry immediately after the birth,
instead, it uttered the name of ‘Rama’, thus he has got the name ‘Rambhola’ who was born with the inauspicious birth star
Mula, which was considered as unpromising for parents. He was born on a Shravan Shukla Sapthami, in a dark stormy night, his mother died soon
after the birth of the child.
Eventually, his father abandoned the child which could bring further bad
luck to the family, he wrapped up the child in a ragged clothe and handed to
the maidservant of Hulsi Devi.
The abandoned infant was taken care of by an old woman Chuniya; she breastfed the child and took great care
of him until the child was five years of old, eventually, Chuniya died of old age. After the death of Chuniya, the boy has no one to serve the meal or shelter place, wandered in all through the village
searching for food. It was believed that Goddess
Parvathi fed the child on a regular basis, he took shelter in a Hanuman shrine. Once Naraharyanandji who was the favorite
disciple of Sri Ananthanandji lived in Ramshaila, found this young child with
great effulgence wandering in the streets.
Swamiji Naraharyanand brought the child to his hermitage and initiated him to religious rites. He performed a sacred thread ceremony to Tulsidas at the age of seven years and
introduced to Vedic knowledge and scriptures. Tulsidas was a studious boy, introduced to various religious rites, and worship of
Tulsi, and taking care of the Tulsi plants and garden in the hermitage. Tulsidas picked up the knowledge in
scriptures and Veda in no time. He
lived under the guidance of Swami Naraharyanand and meticulously followed his
instructions. Tulsidas arrived in Kashi lived in Panchaganga
Ghat and continued studies of Veda and Vedanga, Jyotisha, under the guidance of great scholars and
intellectual Shesha Sanatana for a period of sixteen years. Once his education in scriptures and Ved was
completed, Swamiji Naraharyanand instructed him to return to his birthplace.
Sant Tulsidas Maharaj was the composer of illustrious Ramacharitha Manas and Sri Hanuman Chalisa/ in Awadhi, Vinaya Patrika which was written in Brajbasha and many more. He inspired the people to follow the divine path; he urged the people to stay away from the wicked deeds and in the association, deceitful people which could bring miseries and sorrows, association with these people which could compel to commit various sins. Therefore, being in the association of crooked is far better than living in hell. He enthused people to be in the association of saintly people who can lead to the path of bliss. He warned people to be in the association of pious and righteous, to protect themselves from the wicked people.
Sant Tulsidas Maharaj was the composer of illustrious Ramacharitha Manas and Sri Hanuman Chalisa/ in Awadhi, Vinaya Patrika which was written in Brajbasha and many more. He inspired the people to follow the divine path; he urged the people to stay away from the wicked deeds and in the association, deceitful people which could bring miseries and sorrows, association with these people which could compel to commit various sins. Therefore, being in the association of crooked is far better than living in hell. He enthused people to be in the association of saintly people who can lead to the path of bliss. He warned people to be in the association of pious and righteous, to protect themselves from the wicked people.
