Hari Aum.
I recently watched an interesting movie on Tukaram (on Netflix). It was made in 2012 and is simply called "Tukaram". It is a good movie and I would recommend watching it.
Tukaram was born in Maharashtra, India in the 17th century and was a great devotee of Krishna whom he called "Vittala". He was a householder (married twice and had three children) and composed some great devotional poems. During his lifetime, he had to undergo many sufferings including famine, poverty and the death of many dear relatives. Despite all these trials, he remained firm in his devotion and attained God. It is said that he went bodily to Vaikuntha, the realm of Vishnu, at the end of his lifetime. During his life, he challenged the system of caste discrimination and also provided guidance to King Shivaji.
My Guru, Sivananda, wrote about him- the link to his article is below:
http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=1643
I am sharing one of Tukaram's poems below, an inspiring one for all japa yogis:
Tukaram: on the Name of God.
"He who utters the Name of God while walking,
gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step.
His body becomes a place of pilgrimage.
He who repeats God’s Name while working,
always finds perfect peace.
He who utters the Name of God while eating
gets the merit of a fast,
even though he has taken his meals.
Even if one were to give in charity
the whole world encircled by the seas,
it would not equal the merit of repeating the Name.
By the power of the Name,
one will know what cannot be known,
one will see what cannot be seen,
one will speak what cannot be spoken,
one will meet what cannot be met.
Tuka says,
Incalculable is the gain that comes
From repeating the Name of God."
The above poem and others by Tukaram can be found here:
https://allpoetry.com/Sant-Tukaram
Hari Aum Tat Sat
I recently watched an interesting movie on Tukaram (on Netflix). It was made in 2012 and is simply called "Tukaram". It is a good movie and I would recommend watching it.
Tukaram was born in Maharashtra, India in the 17th century and was a great devotee of Krishna whom he called "Vittala". He was a householder (married twice and had three children) and composed some great devotional poems. During his lifetime, he had to undergo many sufferings including famine, poverty and the death of many dear relatives. Despite all these trials, he remained firm in his devotion and attained God. It is said that he went bodily to Vaikuntha, the realm of Vishnu, at the end of his lifetime. During his life, he challenged the system of caste discrimination and also provided guidance to King Shivaji.
My Guru, Sivananda, wrote about him- the link to his article is below:
http://sivanandaonline.org/public_html/?cmd=displaysection§ion_id=1643
I am sharing one of Tukaram's poems below, an inspiring one for all japa yogis:
Tukaram: on the Name of God.
"He who utters the Name of God while walking,
gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step.
His body becomes a place of pilgrimage.
He who repeats God’s Name while working,
always finds perfect peace.
He who utters the Name of God while eating
gets the merit of a fast,
even though he has taken his meals.
Even if one were to give in charity
the whole world encircled by the seas,
it would not equal the merit of repeating the Name.
By the power of the Name,
one will know what cannot be known,
one will see what cannot be seen,
one will speak what cannot be spoken,
one will meet what cannot be met.
Tuka says,
Incalculable is the gain that comes
From repeating the Name of God."
The above poem and others by Tukaram can be found here:
https://allpoetry.com/Sant-Tukaram
Hari Aum Tat Sat
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