![]() ![]() However, both his son and wife starved to death in the famine of 1630–1632. Sant Tukaram's first wife was Rakhama Bai, and they had a son named Santu. Both his parents died when Tukaram was a teenager. His parents were devotees of Vithoba, an avatar of Hindu deity Vishnu (Vaishnavas). Tukaram's family owned a retailing and money-lending business as well as were engaged in agriculture and trade. Sant Tukaram was born to Kanakai and Bolhoba More and scholars consider his family to belong to the Kunbi caste. He was either born in the year 1598 or 1608 in a village named Dehu, near Pune in Maharashtra, India. The year of birth and death of sant Tukaram has been a subject of research and dispute among 20th-century scholars. His complete name was Tukaram Bolhoba Ambile. But the man who is having Self-knowledge remains in a balanced state of mind in both the conditions.Tukaram was born in modern-day Maharashtra state of India. Sometimes we get the company of saints, but at times we have to face evil persons. Sometimes we are very rich, and sometimes we become very poor. Sometimes we have the pleasure of rich clothes to wear, but sometimes we have to wear torn ones. Sometimes we get a good carriage, and sometimes we have to walk bare foot. Sometimes we get rich food, and sometimes we have to be satisfied with dry bread. As the time presents us anything, we have to accept it. One day we have to fetch water, and the other day we have a pleasant sleep on a soft bed. In this verse Sant Tukaram says – “ We have to face whatever comes along to our lot. They also contain practical observations of life and the way of life of the saints.ġ132. ![]() Sant Tukaram’s abhangas are expression of pure thoughts of devotion. The book contains translation of around 4200 abhangas. ![]() The Poetry of Sant Tukaram in English ProseĮnglish translation of the abhangas (devotional poems) of Sant Tukaram. ![]()
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