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.
Aliases (1)
- Tukaram ×1
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bhakti poetry
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Marathi literature → devotional poetry corpus → |
| associatedMovement |
Bhakti movement
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| associatedPilgrimage |
Pandharpur pilgrimage
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| associatedPlace |
Dehu
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|
| author |
Tukaram
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| condemnationOf |
caste pride
→
empty ritualism → greed → |
| culturalInfluenceRegion |
Maharashtra
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| devotionalFocus |
Vithoba
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| devotionalTradition |
Varkari tradition
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| ethicalEmphasis |
compassion
→
honesty → humility → |
| function |
devotional practice
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moral instruction → spiritual teaching → |
| geographicalAssociation |
Maharashtra
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| influenceOn |
Marathi devotional music
→
Marathi kirtan tradition → Marathi sant literature → |
| language |
Marathi
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| laterTransmission |
manuscript compilations
→
printed editions → |
| literaryForm |
abhanga
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| literarySignificance |
major classic of Marathi bhakti literature
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| metre |
abhanga metre
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| portrayalOfGod |
Vithoba as beloved
→
Vithoba as friend → Vithoba as master → |
| preservation |
oral tradition
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| religiousCommunityUse |
Varkari sampradaya
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| religiousContext |
Hinduism
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| religiousFigurePraised |
Vithoba of Pandharpur
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| selfReferenceOfAuthor |
Tuka
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| 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
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| usedIn |
Varkari congregational singing
→
bhajan and kirtan performances → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Marathi language
("Tukaram")
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hasNotableAuthor |
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Marathi language
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hasNotableWork |