Tulasidasa and Hanuman
It is an established fact that Hanuman is a devotee par excellence of Sri Rama and a paragon of all virtues. Likewise Goswami Tulasidasa is a devotee of Sri Rama who aspired to find acceptance by the Lord. Tulasidasa extols the character and role of Hanuman in the service of Sri Rama, Sita and Laksh...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2003
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Nidān
Year: 2003, Issue: 15, Pages: 49-55 |
| Further subjects: | B
Brother Bharata
B Demons B Monkeys B Bears |
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| Summary: | It is an established fact that Hanuman is a devotee par excellence of Sri Rama and a paragon of all virtues. Likewise Goswami Tulasidasa is a devotee of Sri Rama who aspired to find acceptance by the Lord. Tulasidasa extols the character and role of Hanuman in the service of Sri Rama, Sita and Lakshmana. In the Hanuman Chalisa he recounts all Hanuman's major feats and his equation to his dear brother Bharata. Tulasidasa's own personal life was that of a human being of the world, drawn to the compelling attraction of Sri Rama as Supreme Lord and fountain of Dharma. He sees Hanuman as being totally immersed in Sri Rama, whereas he is still earth-bound. Hanuman becomes his ideal, and Tulasidasa gradually loosens earthly ties, the strongest of which is marriage. Hanuman is famed for his celibacy, and exhibits all the moral and ethical qualities advocated in Hindu ethics. It is indeed noteworthy that the Ramayana requires the same standards of conduct from all beings, including what it declares as monkeys, bears, demons etc. This paper attempts to highlight Tulasidasa's insights into Hanuman as an ethical being and devotee of Rama. That he saw it fit that Hanuman should be Sri Rama's intermediary in the matter of conjugal feelings explains Tulasidasa's understanding and appreciation of Hanuman's role and his place in the divine circle of Sri Rama. This paper will attempt to elucidate the foregoing with some detail from the Ramacaritamanasa. |
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| ISSN: | 2414-8636 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Nidān
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.58125/nidan.2003.1 |