![]() ![]() Tukaram was initiated without any intermediaries as the other saints usually were. ![]() Tukaram was married twice, his first wife Rakhumabai died due to starvation during a famine, his second wife Jijabai or Avali as she was called, was much younger than his first had been and had little patience with his devotion and for God and she nagged him continuously. Tukaram’s problems only mounted death of his family members and economic hardship seemed to plague him. ![]() Shortly thereafter, both his parents died. Tukaram’s troubles started with the illness of his father, due to which he had to start supporting his family at the tender age of thirteen. Despite their lower class status the family was well to do and enjoyed good social standing in the village. Tukaram was born in 1608, in the small village of Dehu in the West Indian state of Maharashtra to Bolhoba and Kanakai a couple belonging to the lower Sudra class. Words are the only wealth I distribute among people Words are the only food That sustains my life His poetry was very popular with ordinary people, expressing the possibility of direct communion with God. Tukaram(1608–1645) was a prominent Varkari Sant and spiritual poet in the Bhakti tradition. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |