Tukaram

Jagatguru Sant Tukaram
जगतगुरू संत तुकाराम
Sant Tukaram Maharaj
Personal
Born
Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile

Either 1598 or 1608[1][2]
DiedEither 1649 or 1650 in Dehu, Pune
ReligionHinduism
Parents
  • Bolhoba (father)
  • Kankai (mother)
Known forAbhanga (devotional poetry),
Social Reformer -sant of Bhakti movement[3]
Other namesTukoba, Tukobaraya
Dharma namesSant Tukaram
Organization
OrderVarkari tradition
Religious career
Literary worksTukaram Gatha

Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Marathi pronunciation: [t̪ukaːɾam]), also known as Tuka, Tukobaraya, Tukoba, was a Hindu, Marathi Saint of Varkari sampradaya" in Dehu village, Maharashtra in the 17th century.[4][5] He was a bhakt of the god Vithoba 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]

  1. ^ Ranade 1994, pp. 3–7.
  2. ^ a b Tulpule & Shelke 1992, p. 148.
  3. ^ a b Mohan Lal (1993), Encyclopedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot, Sahitya Akademi, South Asia Books, ISBN 978-9993154228, pages 4403-4404
  4. ^ Maxine Bernsten (1988), The Experience of Hinduism: Essays on Religion in Maharashtra, State University of New York Press, ISBN 978-0887066627, pages 248-249
  5. ^ a b Anna Schultz (2012), Singing a Hindu Nation: Marathi Devotional Performance and Nationalism, Oxford University Press, ISBN 978-0199730834, page 62
  6. ^ Magazine, LEKH (17 December 2023). "Vrukshavalli Amha Soyari Meaning: Unconditional Truth behind the poem". LEKH. Retrieved 18 October 2024.