Life and Teachings of Tukarama
Some lives are so saturated with God that just reading about them becomes a form of darshan.
Tukaram — the seventeenth-century Vaishnava saint-poet of Maharashtra — is one of those souls. Born into an ordinary life of hardship and loss, he turned every grief, every longing, every breath into an abhangas: spontaneous outpourings of love for Vitthal that swept through villages and have never stopped singing since. Author Vrindavan Das brings his life and teachings together in a single, generously illustrated volume, making this an ideal entry point for devotees encountering Tukaram for the first time and a worthy companion for those who have walked with him for years.
The 312 pages move between biography and teaching, with color illustrations throughout that bring the world of Tukaram alive — the banks of the Bhima river, the pilgrimages to Pandharpur, the divine encounters that shaped his poetry and his path.
For anyone drawn to the Maharashtra saints, the Varkari tradition, or the fierce simplicity of bhakti in its most human form, this book belongs on your shelf and near your heart.
Product Details:
- Author: Vrindavan Das
- Publisher: Voice Publication
- Edition: 2014
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 312, throughout color illustrations
- Language: English
- Dimensions: 8.5" x 5.5"
- Weight: 12.7 oz (360 g)
- Country of Origin: India
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