Sant Tukaram
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Sant Tukaram 🇮🇳

संत तुकाराम
["Bhakti Poet-Saint", "Varkari Master", "Composer of Abhangas"]
Born c. 1608 🇮🇳 Dehu (Pune, Maharashtra), Mughal / Maratha Era
Passed Away Mar 19, 1649 Dehu (Pune, Maharashtra), Maratha Era
Lifespan 41 years old
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"He who calls the suffering and the downtrodden his own, know him to be a true saint; God resides with him."

Archival Overview

17th-century Marathi poet-saint whose 4,500 devotional 'Abhangas' championed spiritual egalitarianism, denounced religious hypocrisy, and served as the spiritual guiding light to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj.

Biographical Record

Sant Tukaram (c. 1608–1649) was a humble grocer who lost his parents, wife, and son in the devastating famine of 1630. Retreating to the Bhandara Hills, he meditated on Lord Vitthala of Pandharpur, pouring his heart into thousands of lyrical, rebellious, and deeply moving Marathi Abhanga poems.

Orthodox Brahmins threw his poetic manuscripts into the Indrayani River, declaring that a Shudra had no right to teach philosophy; according to legend, after Tukaram fasted for thirteen days, the river waters miraculously returned his dry, floating manuscripts. Shivaji Maharaj sought Tukaram's spiritual counsel in building the Swarajya kingdom.

Key Life Milestones

1635

Miraculous Restoration of the Abhangas

The Indrayani River preserved his discarded poetic manuscripts, silencing orthodox persecution.

1645

Spiritual Mentorship of Chhatrapati Shivaji

Guided King Shivaji in establishing righteous rule based on social welfare and humility.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Sant Tukaram Maharaj Temple
Dehu (Pune, Maharashtra), India
GPS: 18.7189, 73.7686
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