Tukaram Abhangs are the devotional poems composed by Sri Tukaram Maharaj. Sant Tukaram is a 17th century saint-poet who is one of the greatest poets in Marathi language and one of the greatest saints of the Bhakti Cult in
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Tukaram's teachings are in the form of the Abhangas (dohas), which constitute the Gatha.
Sant Tukaram (1608-1649) was born in a devoted and highly religious
family. He is famous for his Abhangas which, at a much later date, very much
moved Mahadeva Govind Ranale. In his Abhangas, we find a spirit of absolute
dedication to God.
Tukaram's teachings represented a fusion of Vedantism and
the Bhakti cult. He was an exponent of theophilanthropy. Tukaram was a
non-Brahmin and some of the fanatical Brahmins created troubles for him, but he
survived them.
Tukaram's poetry is based so completely on his own
experience in life that his poetry becomes a veritable picture gallery, where
his own life is exhibited in pictures.
An incident from the life of Sant Tukaram
Tukaram receives his share of the crops as payment in the
evening. When he asks for some sugarcane for his children, he receives plenty
but distributes all but two pieces to the children in the street. His children
are beside themselves with joy at getting only one stick of sugar cane because
they have not learned to want more than they need.