Tulasidasa's vision of society in the Ramacaritamanasa
The Ramacaritamanasa of Tulasidasa deserves to be studied holistically. Goswami Tulasidasa devoted profound attention to his society before putting his thoughts into words. If Valmiki was moved to write his Ramayana by the grief of the ""crane"" bird, Tulasidasa was moved by the...
| Published in: | Nidān |
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Univ.
2000
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Nidān
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Hinduism
B Poetry B Ramacaritamanasa |
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| Summary: | The Ramacaritamanasa of Tulasidasa deserves to be studied holistically. Goswami Tulasidasa devoted profound attention to his society before putting his thoughts into words. If Valmiki was moved to write his Ramayana by the grief of the ""crane"" bird, Tulasidasa was moved by the outcry of the masses for love, peace, justice, tolerance and protection. It would thus be expected that he would respond with the total Rama ethos imbibed by him for many decades in a constructive, positive manner. Tulasidasa wrote that ""Of glory, poetry and affluence that alone is blessed which, like the celestial river Ganga, is conducive to the good of all"" (Balakanda 13,5). His Ramacaritamanasa evinces this philosophy and attribute throughout. A detailed discussion of this concept, and analysis of the text of Tulasidasa in episodes involving the poor, humble, downtrodden and despised representatives of humanity will form the body of this paper. It will be demonstrated that Tulasidasa attempted to elevate humanity through social transformation; and that he employed the all-pervasive figure of Rama to effect the changes. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2000.1 |