Tukaram’s abhangas

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Tukaram’s abhangas are a celebrated corpus of devotional poetry in Marathi, expressing intense bhakti (devotion) to the god Vithoba and shaping the spiritual and literary heritage of Maharashtra.

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Label Occurrences
Abhangas of Tukaram 1
Gatha of Tukaram 1
Palkhi of Tukaram Maharaj 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bhakti poetry
Marathi literature
devotional poetry corpus
associatedMovement Bhakti movement
associatedPilgrimage Pandharpur pilgrimage
associatedPlace Dehu
author Tukaram
condemnationOf caste pride
empty ritualism
greed
culturalInfluenceRegion Maharashtra
devotionalFocus Vishnu
surface form: Vithoba
devotionalTradition Varkari tradition
ethicalEmphasis compassion
honesty
humility
function devotional practice
moral instruction
spiritual teaching
geographicalAssociation Maharashtra
influenceOn Marathi devotional music
Marathi kirtan tradition
Marathi sant literature
language Marathi
laterTransmission manuscript compilations
printed editions
literaryForm abhanga
literarySignificance major classic of Marathi bhakti literature
metre abhanga metre
portrayalOfGod Vithoba as beloved
Vithoba as friend
Vithoba as master
preservation oral tradition
religiousCommunityUse Varkari tradition
surface form: Varkari sampradaya
religiousContext Hinduism
religiousFigurePraised Vithoba of Pandharpur
selfReferenceOfAuthor Tuka
style colloquial expression
intense emotional tone
simple language
theme bhakti
critique of ritualism
detachment from worldly life
personal relationship with God
social equality
timePeriod 17th century
usedIn Varkari congregational singing
bhajan and kirtan performances

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Marathi language hasNotableAuthor Tukaram’s abhangas
this entity surface form: Tukaram
Marathi language hasNotableWork Tukaram’s abhangas
Varkari tradition associatedText Tukaram’s abhangas
this entity surface form: Abhangas of Tukaram
Tukaram textualLegacy Tukaram’s abhangas
this entity surface form: Gatha of Tukaram
Dehu hasReligiousProcession Tukaram’s abhangas
this entity surface form: Palkhi of Tukaram Maharaj