Tulsidas Life History:
Tulsidas was a great devotee of Lord Rama and Hanuman. He was a composer of Ramcharitmanas, and great devotee of Lord Rama. It is believed that one has to take several births to attain this honor which Tulsidas was able to attain in his life. He was respected and worshipped by his followers and disciples. He was born in 1589 in Rajapur (Chitrakuta), a village on the banks of the Yamuna river in Uttar Pradesh. His parents were Hulsi and Atmaram Dubey.
Tulsidas was an unfortunate child and has go through various problems and sufferings during his childhood days. Later he was married to Ratnavali. He immensely loved his wife, and due to this one day he had to listen to harsh words uttered by his wife remarking, “ that if Tulsidas was even half as devoted to God as he was to her body of flesh and blood, he would have been redeemed from his suffering”. Tulsidas left her instantly and decided to devote his life in the worshipping of Lord Rama. He also gained wisdom from Guru Baba Narharidas.
He spent most the time of his life in Chitrakoot, Kashi and Ayodhya. He composed various scriptures while wandering from one place to another. His compositions include: Ramcharitmanas, Ktiwali, Janakimangal, Vinayapatrika, Geetawali, Hanuman Chalia, Barve Ramayana etc.
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