Sant Parampara

The poet-saint who composed the Ramcharitmanas (Ramayana in Awadhi Hindi) transformed how millions connect with Lord Rama. His devotional works like Hanuman Chalisa remain widely recited today.

Born into a low caste as a cobblers son, Ravidas faced discrimination but spread messages of equality and social justice. He attained union with God while continuing his worldly duties, never living on alms.

Untouchable Chokhamela bought bananas for Vitthal but couldnt enter the temple. That night, Vitthal came to his hut as a youth and ate them on his lap, saying these tasted better. God values loving devotion over ritual purity.

When the Muslim magistrate Chand Kazi banned kirtan and broke mridanga drums, Chaitanya organized the first nonviolent civil disobedience movement with 100,000 devotees carrying torches. After philosophical discussion, the Kazi became a devotee and promised his dynasty would never obstruct sankirtana.

When Haridas Thakur was about to leave his body, all the devotees performed kirtan around him. He fixed his eyes on Chaitanyas face, clasped His feet to his heart, and departed while chanting Sri Krishna Chaitanya. The Lord personally carried his body and buried him in the sand.

A butcher by profession who constantly sang Gods name while working. His story teaches that occupation does not determine ones spiritual worth - sincere devotion transcends worldly labels.

Obsessed with his wife, Tulsidas crossed a river on a corpse and climbed a snake to reach her. She chided: Direct half this devotion to God and attain liberation. He instantly transformed and composed Ramcharitmanas.

Rupa and Sanatana Goswami, former ministers to the Muslim sultan, met Chaitanya and received His mercy. The Lord instructed them to go to Vrindavan with a fourfold mission: uncover lost holy sites, install Deities, write books on devotional science, and teach devotional practices.

A visiting brahmana tried to offer food to Lord Krishna in meditation, but child Nimai appeared and ate it three times. Even when locked in a room, Nimai miraculously appeared to accept the offering, revealing His divine identity.

When Brahmins forced poet-saint Tukaram to drown his devotional verses, he surrendered them to the river—and after 13 days of fasting, they floated back intact. His story shows that true devotion survives every test, and love needs no credentials except sincerity.

Princess Mirabai declares Krishna her only husband and refuses worldly marriage. Despite persecution, poison attempts, and social rejection, her complete devotion protects her. She eventually merges with Krishna's idol—demonstrating that total surrender to divine love transcends all worldly power.

Tulsidas's obsessive love for his wife led him to cross a river on a corpse. Her rebuke—'Love Rama with half this devotion and be free'—transformed him. He renounced not because the world was bad but because his attachment was too strong. Emptied of one love, he filled with another and wrote the Ramcharitmanas.

At age 24, Chaitanya took sannyasa (renunciation) from Keshava Bharati at Katwa. The barber wept at having to shave His beautiful hair. He received the name Sri Krishna Chaitanya and devoted His life to spreading the holy name.

A basket with poisonous snake was sent to Mirabai as an offering for Krishna. She accepted it with gratitude - the snake transformed into a beautiful garland. Devotion transforms danger into blessing.

A mother asked Kabir to advise her son to stop eating jaggery. Kabir waited a week - first giving it up himself. Practice what you preach; live your teachings before advising others.

During the Rathayatra festival, Chaitanya Mahaprabhu organized seven kirtan parties. Miraculously, He appeared simultaneously in each party, dancing with each group. The devotees were astonished to see the Lord present everywhere at once.