Tukaram
Pujya Shri Tukaram ji Maharaj जगतगुरू संत तुकाराम | |
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Sant Tukaram Maharaj | |
| Personal life | |
| Born | Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile Either 1598 or 1608[1][2] |
| Died | Either 1649 or 1650 in Dehu, Pune |
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| Known for | Abhanga (devotional poetry), Social Reformer -sant of Bhakti movement[3] |
| Other names | Tuka, Tukoba, Tukobaraya |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Hinduism |
| Order | Varkari tradition |
| Dharma names | Sant Tukaram |
| Religious career | |
Pujya Shri Tukaram ji Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]), also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya and Tukoba, is a Hindu Marathi saint of the Warkari sampradaya in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century.[4][5] He is a Bhakt of the god Shri Vithoba, also known as Vitthal, of Pandharpur.[3] He is best known for his devotional poetry called Abhanga, which are popular in Maharashtra, many of his poems[6] deal with social reform.[5] His poems are included in the school and college syllabuses prominently in the state of Maharashtra.
- ^ Ranade 1994, pp. 3–7.
- ^ a b Tulpule & Shelke 1992, p. 148.
- ^ a b Mohan Lal (1993), Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Sahitya Akademi, South Asia Books, ISBN 978-9993154228, pages 4403-4404
- ^ Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0887066627, pages 248-249
- ^ a b Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199730834, page 62
- ^ Magazine, LEKH (17 December 2023). "Vrukshavalli Amha Soyari Meaning: Unconditional Truth behind the poem". LEKH. Retrieved 18 October 2024.