Tulsi Peeth

Tulsi Peeth Seva Nyas

Rambhadracharya garlanding a statue of Tulsidas

Rambhadracharya garlanding a statue of Tulsidas at Tulsi Peeth, Chitrakoot, India, on 25 October 2009.
Founder(s) Jagadguru Rambhadracharya
Established 1987
President Gita Devi Mishra
Location

Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh, India

(25°9′48″N 80°52′3″E / 25.16333°N 80.86750°ECoordinates: 25°9′48″N 80°52′3″E / 25.16333°N 80.86750°E)
Address Aamodvan, Post Naya Gaon, Chitrakoot, Satna – 485331, Madhya Pradesh, India
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Tulsi Peeth Seva Nyas (Hindi: तुलसी पीठ सेवा न्यास, ISO Transliteration, IPA: [Tulasī Pīṭha Sevā Nyāsa] ?, literally Service trust at the seat of Tulsi) is an Indian religious and social service institution based at Janki Kund, Chitrakoot, Madhya Pradesh. It was established by the Hindu religious leader Jagadguru Rambhadracharya on August 2, 1987.[1][2] Rambhadracharya believes that this Peeth is situated at the place where the Hindu god Rama gave his sandals to his brother Bharat.

The Tulsi Peeth premises house the residence of Rambhadracharya, a temple known as Kanch Mandir with an attached hall called Raghav Satsang Bhavan, a small cow-pen, a school for visually disabled students, a temple known as the Manas Mandir which has the entire Ramcharitmanas engraved on its inside walls, and an exhibition of moving models from 16 scenes of Ramcharitmanas.[2][3] There is also a hostel for students of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya Handicapped University (JRHU).

The activities of the Tulsi Peeth include study and propagation of Hindu religious texts in Sanskrit and Hindi, service of cows and Sadhus, publication of a monthly magazine, and organization of camps providing aids to for persons with disability.[3] The institution has published various books authored by Rambhadracharya.[4][5]

Foundation

Kanch Mandir at Tulsi Peeth
Kanch Mandir at Tulsi Peeth

In 1983, Rambhadracharya (then known as Rambhadradas) undertook his second six-month Payovrata, taking a diet of only milk and fruits and speaking only Sanskrit, at the Sphatik Shila in Chitrakoot. The Yuvraj of Chitrakoot, Hemraj Singh Chaturvedi, was impressed by Rambhadracharya and donated a 60 feet by 80 feet land area situated besides the Mandakini river at Janki Kund to Rambhadradas.[6] Gita Devi, Rambhadradas's elder sister, persuaded him to get an Ashram built on this plot. Rambhadradas got four rooms constructed there and started visiting the place frequently. He undertook a nine-month Payovrata at this newly built Ashram in 1986. He also started performing his Kathas there.[6] Ramcharandas Phalahari, the Sampradaya Guru of Rambhadradas, wanted Rambhadradas to stay with him at his Ashram in Prayag, but Rambhadradas was reluctant. In 1988, Umacharan Gupta, a businessman from Manikpur offered to build a bigger Ashram and a temple on the condition that Rambhadradas stay there permanently.[6] Rambhadradas agreed and the construction started. On 11 March 1987, the Kanch Mandir (literally glass-temple) was opened and Rambhadradas started living permanently in Chitrakoot. Following this, on the occasion of Tulsi Jayanti on August 2, 1987, he established Tulsi Peeth at the site of the Ashram. As the founder of the seat of Tulsi, the title of Śrīcitrakūṭatulasīpīṭhādhīśvara (literally The Lord of the Tulsi Peeth at Chitrakoot) was bestowed upon Rambhadracharya by Sadhus and intellectuals.[6] Rambhadracharya believes that this Peeth is situated at the place where, according to the epic Ramayana, the Hindu god Rama gave his sandals to his brother Bharat.[7]

Buildings

Entrance of Manas Mandir at Tulsi Peeth
Painted reliefs near the entrance of Manas Mandir in Tulsi Peeth
Moving statues inside Manas Bhavan at Tulsi Peeth
Moving statues of Kaushalya, Kaikeyi and Sumitra with the infant Rama inside the Manas Bhavan in Tulsi Peeth

The Tulsi Peeth runs the following temples and buildings on its premises:

Two guest houses also exist in Tulsi Peeth, namely Bhakti and Shraddha. The first also serves as the house of B. Pandey, the vice-chancellor of JRHU.[9] A hostel for students of JRHU is also there.[1]

Activities

Sculpture and Rambhadracharya's residence at Tulsi Peeth
The three-swan sculpture and the Darshan. The first floor is the office of the Tulsi Peeth, and the second floor is the residence of Jagadguru Rambhadracharya.

Tulsi Peeth is engaged in the following social, cultural and spiritual activities:[3]

Publications

Tulsi Peeth has published the following works of Swami Rambhadracharya:[4][5]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Upadhyay, Rakesh (September 10, 2006). "जगद्गुरु स्वामी रामभद्राचार्य की अनूठी विकलांग सेवा" [Jagadguru Swami Rambhadracharya's unique work for disabled] (in Hindi). Panchjanya. Retrieved November 26, 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Correspondent, Chitrakut (5 January 2011). "प्रज्ञाचक्षु की आंख बन गई बुआ जी" [Buaji became the eye of the visually impaired]. Jagran Yahoo (in Hindi). Retrieved 24 June 2011.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 Nagar 2002, pp. 92.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Nagar 2002, pp. 89–90.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Dinkar 2008, pp. 40–43.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Dinkar 2008, pp. 31–32.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Nagar 2002, pp. 91.
  8. Aneja, Mukta (2005). "Shri Ram Bhadracharyaji – A Religious Head With A Vision". In Kaul, J. K.; Abraham, George. Abilities Redefined – Forty Life Stories Of Courage And Accomplishment. Delhi, India: All India Confederation of the Blind. pp. 66–68. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "Tulsi Peeth". Shri Tulsi Peeth Seva Nyas. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
  10. "राम नाम लेने से नहीं मिलता कष्ट" [On chanting the name of Rama, one is free from all troubles] (in Hindi). Jagran Yahoo. January 6, 2009. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  11. "भाइयों के प्रेम का गवाह है चित्रकूट" [Chitrakoot is witness to the fraternal love] (in Hindi). Jagran Yahoo. January 12, 2007. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  12. "श्री सीता राम विवाह के आनंदित क्षणों मे झूमे भक्त" [Devotees dance in the blissful moments of the marriage of Sita and Rama] (in Hindi). Jagran Yahoo. January 12, 2011. Retrieved April 28, 2012.
  13. 13.0 13.1 13.2 "राम के जीवन दशर्न की झाँकी है मानस भवन" [Manas Bhavan sight is a glimpse of Ram's life] (in Hindi). Amar Ujala. January 10, 2011.

Works cited

  • Dinkar, Dr. Vagish (2008). श्रीभार्गवराघवीयम् मीमांसा [Investigation into Śrībhārgavarāghavīyam] (in Hindi). Delhi, India: Deshbharti Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-908276-6-9.
  • Nagar, Shanti Lal (2002). Sharma, Acharya Divakar; Goyal, Siva Kumar; Susila, Surendra Sharma, eds. The Holy Journey of a Divine Saint: Being the English Rendering of Swarnayatra Abhinandan Granth (First, Hardback ed.). New Delhi, India: B. R. Publishing Corporation. ISBN 81-7646-288-8.

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