Tulsidas – Miracles (contd)

Tulsidas(Miracles)

This post is a continuation of Tulsidas Miracles. Here is the link to the first post:

https://bhaktiroute.wordpress.com/2012/04/08/tulsidas-miracles/

As you may know, Tulsidas was an ardent Ram Bhakt. He is the composer of Ramcharitmanas which is an Awadhi(hindi-like) version of Ramayan. Sage Valmiki wrote Ramayan thousands of years ago. He himself played a very important role in Lord Ram and Sita’s life. Tulsidas is said be an incarnation of Valmiki. Hanuman gave him a boon to sings praises of Shri Ram in a common language during Kalyug and help people get rid of their distress. That is exactly what Tulsidas’s Ramcharitmanas does. It is written very beautifully and immediately relaxes an individual.

His Bhakti led to many miracles. Apart from the miracles that I mentioned in the first post, there are many more. Once a thief went to Tulsidas’s house at night in order to steal. He saw that two men with bows and arrows were guarding the house. One had a bluish-like complexion and the other had a fair complexion. He was very frightened upon seeing them and thus ran for his life. The next day he fell onto the feet of Tulsidads and asked for forgiveness. He narrated to Tulsidas all that he saw. Upon hearing the incident, Tulsidas became really worried. He felt very guilty that he made Lord Ram and Lakshman guard his house. Immediately, he donated whatever precious thing he had in his house.

There is also another beautiful story of how Tulsidas met Lord Rama. Every Day Tulsidas used to water a tree while chanting Lord Rama’s name in Kashi. In that tree lived a spirit. The spirit became so happy with Tulsidas that he wanted to grant Tulsidas a boon. Tulsidas said that he only wanted to see Lord Rama. The spirit said that to see Lord Rama, Tulsidas should meet Hanuman. Tulsidas wondered where he would find Lord Hanuman. The spirit then told Tulsidas that wherever there is Rama Katha being narrated, Lord Hanuman disguises himself as an old diseased man and is the last man to leave. Tulsidas was overjoyed on hearing this as he used to recite Ram Katha everyday. Lord Hanuman was therefore attending his Katha every day. Next day he organized the Ram Katha and was very excited to meet Lord Hanuman. At the end of the Katha he saw a diseased old man leaving. Immediately he fell on to his feet and asked him to reveal himself.  Lord Hanuman was very pleased and asked Tulsidas for a boon. Tulsidas said that he wanted Darshan of Shri Rama. Hanuman then directed him to leave for Chitrakut as that is where he would meet Lord Rama. This is mentioned in Tulsidas’s Hanuman Bahuk.

In the year of 1607, once when Tulsidas was making Chandan (sandalwood), two young princes came to him and asked for Chandan. Lord Hanuman came in the form of a parrot and spoke:

  || Chitrakoot Ke Ghaat Par, Bhai Santan Ke  Bheer

   Tulseedaas Chandan Ghisen, Tilak Det Raghubeer ||

Translation:

“…Amidst the large crowd of holy men in Chitrakut, while Tulsidas grinds the sandalwood to turn it into paste, Raghubeer (Lord Ram) appeared before him asking the paste to be smeared on his forehead…”

This allowed Tulsidas to recognize the two princes as Lord Rama and Lakshman. Tulsidas was overjoyed and went into trance. His wish was fulfilled as his life’s goal was now accomplished. He had the rare opportunity of seeing the beautiful Lord Rama with the help of Hanuman.

Tulsidas was right when he wrote:

|| Raam Duwaare Tum Rakhvaare,                                        

Hota Na Aagyaa Binu Paisaare || (Haunman Chalisa)

“…Oh Hanumanji! You are the sentinel at the door of Lord Ram’s mercy-mansion. No one may enter without your permission (get near the Lord without your blessings)…”