Tulsidas Jayanti

Tulsidas Jayanti is celebrated as the birth anniversary of Goswami Tulsidas, who was a great Hindu saint and poet. He was also the acclaimed author of the great Hindu epic Ramcharitmanas. Tulsidas Jayanti is celebrated on the ‘Saptami’ (7th day) of Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight of the moon) during the month of ‘Shravan’ in the traditional Hindu calendar. For those following the Gregorian calendar, this date falls in the month of August. The Ramayana was originally written in Sanskrit by Valmiki and was accessible only to scholars to understand. However, when Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas came into existence, the greatness of the famous epic became popular among the masses. It was written in Avadi, a dialect of Hindi. Therefore the day of Tulsidas Jayanti is dedicated in the honor of this great poet and his works.

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Importance of Tulsidas Jayanti

Tulsidas (1497-1623 C.E.) was a Hindu saint and poet. Tulsidas is famous for his great devotion towards Lord Rama. Tulsidas composed many works, but is best known as the author of the epic Ramcharitmanas, a rewriting of the Sanskrit Ramayana in the local Awadhi language.

Tulsidas was considered to be the reincarnation of Maharishi Valmiki, the author of the original Ramayana in Sanskrit. He is also considered the composer of Hanuman Chalisa, a popular devotional hymn in Awadhi dedicated to Lord Hanuman.

Tulsidas spent most of his life in the city of Varanasi. The famous Tulsi Ghat on the river Ganga in Varanasi is named after him. The famous Sankatmochan temple dedicated to Lord Hanuman is believed to be founded by Tulsidas. According to the Hindu lunar calendar, Tulsidas was born on Shravan, Shukla Paksha Saptami and this day is celebrated as the birth anniversary of poet Tulsidas. Tulsidas is also known as Goswami Tulsidas.

Rituals during Tulsidas Jayanti

Tulsidas Jayanti is celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm in the memory of this great saint. This day gives every Hindu devotee a chance to express his gratitude to the author who popularized Ramayana all over India. It was due to the easy recitation and meaning of Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas that Lord Rama became known to a common man and was also understood as a supreme being. On the auspicious day of Tulsidas Jayanti, various recitations of Shri Ramcharitmanas are organized in the temples of Lord Hanuman and Ram across the country. On Tulsidas Jayanti, many symposia and seminars are organized based on the teachings of Tulsidas. Besides, there is also a tradition of providing food to Brahmins at many places on this day.

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Story of Tulsidas

Tulsidas was born in Rajpur, Banda district of Uttar Pradesh, in Samvat 1589 or 1532 AD. His father’s name was Atmaram Shukla Dubey and mother’s name was Hulsi. Tulsidas did not cry at the time of his birth. He was born with all thirty-two teeth. In childhood his name was Tulsiram or Ram.

Tulsidas’s wife’s name was Buddhimati (Ratnavali). Tulsidas’s son’s name was Tarak. Tulsidas was very fond of his wife. He could not bear separation from her even for a day. One day his wife went to her father’s house without informing her husband. Tulsidas secretly went to his father-in-law’s house at night to meet him. This created a feeling of shame in the intellect. He told Tulsidas, “My body is a frame of flesh and bones. If in place of my dirty body you will develop even half of your love for Lord Rama, you will surely cross the ocean of samsara and attain immortality and eternal Will attain bliss. These words pierced the heart of Tulsidas like an arrow. He did not stay there even for a moment. He left home and became an ascetic. He spent fourteen years visiting various holy places of pilgrimage.
While returning from his daily routine in the morning, Tulsidas used to throw the remaining water in his water pitcher into the roots of a tree on which a soul lived. The soul was very pleased with Tulsidas ji. The soul said, “O man! I will fulfill your wish”. Tulsidas replied, “Let me see Lord Rama”. The soul said, “Go to Hanuman temple. Hanuman comes there in the guise of a leper to listen to the first recital of Ramayana and leaves the last place. grab him. He will help you”. Accordingly, Tulsidas met Hanuman, and by his grace, had the darshan or darshan of Lord Rama.

Some thieves had come to Tulsidas’s ashram to take his belongings. They saw a blue guard, with a bow and arrow in his hands, guarding the gate. Wherever they went, guards followed them. they were scared. In the morning he asked Tulsidas, “O revered saint! We saw a young guard at the gate of your residence with a bow and arrow in his hands. Who is this gentleman?” Tulsidas remained silent and cried. He came to know that Lord Rama himself was in trouble to protect his property. He immediately distributed all his wealth among the poor.

Tulsidas stayed in Ayodhya for some time. Then he went to Varanasi. One day a murderer came and shouted, “For the love of Ram, give me alms. I am a murderer”. Tulsi called him to his home, gave him sacred food that was offered to God and declared that the murderer had been purified. The Brahmins of Varanasi condemned Tulsidas and said, “How can the sin of a murderer be destroyed? How could you eat with him? Only if the sacred bull of Shiva-Nandi eats it from the hands of the murderer will we accept that it has been purified. The murderer was then taken to the temple and eaten out of his hands by the bull. The Brahmins accepted defeat out of shame.

Tulsidas’s blessings brought a poor woman’s dead husband back to life. The Mughal emperor in Delhi came to know about the great miracle performed by Tulsidas. He called Tulsidas. Tulsidas came to the emperor’s court. The emperor asked the saint to perform a miracle. Tulsidas replied, “I do not have any supernatural power. I only know the name of Ram.” The emperor put Tulsi in prison and said, “I will release you only if you show me a miracle.” After this Tulsidas Ji prayed to Hanuman. Countless groups of powerful monkeys entered the royal court. The emperor became frightened and said, “O saint, forgive me. I now know your greatness”. He immediately released Tulsi from jail.

Tulsi left his mortal coil and proceeded to Vaikuntha Dham with immortality and eternal bliss at the age of ninety at Asighat in Varanasi in 1623 AD.