Thursday, July 21, 2011

Divine feeling

                                   Divine feeling
Everyone heard of Sant Tulasidas. His Ramcharith Manas is very famous. Here is the story on what made him to write that.
Tulasidas was having a wife called Ratnavalli. He loved her very much. He could not stay away from her to a small second also.  Once Ratnavalli's father came from his village and said he wants to be with his daughter for sometime in homevillage. Though, Tulasidas didn't like the idea of parting from his wife, he agreed and sent his wife with her father.
Time passed. Its in the night,. It was raining heavily also. Tulasidas remembered his wife and wanted to be with her. He didn't care for rain. He went to his father-in-law's house. In the midway, he had to cross river Ganga. As it was rainy season, the river was overflowing.
But Tulasidas didnt care for that too. He swam across the river and reached his father-in-law's house. He was shivering with cold as it was raining heavily. Ratnavalli saw her husband and pitied about him. She said " Instead of coming to see me in this rain ,with that much desire to see me, if you have same desire towards God , by this time you would have met him."
By listening to this, Tulasidas felt shame. That moment itself, he decided he will go in search of God. He has written Ram Charith Manas which is still being worshipped by people.

1 comment:

  1. Absolutely true episode. Yes, there is no = to RCM - though in quite a few details it differs from the original Shri Valmiki Ramayana. But as a great tool for chanting, loving Rama and greatness of Hanumanji (Hanuman chailisa also he wrote), it is unparalled. Devotion to Rama oozes out from each doha
    Hare Rama

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