Shrimad Dasbodh

Shrimad Dasbodh - Samarth Ramdas

Dasbodh is a Granth religious text written by the 16th Century Maharashtrian Saint Ramdas. Ramdas Swami was the Guru of Chattrapati Shivaji Maharaj the Maratha Emperor who ruled during the 16th Century. Ramdas Swami ran away from the marriage pandal when he was 11 years old and he became a sanyasin. In his early days he stayed in Nashik where he did tapa. He then roamed the length and breadth of the country. He then settled at Sajjan Gadh, a fortress given to him by Shivaji Maharaj.

He wrote Dasbodh at Shivthar Ghal. Shivthar Gadh is a cave in the Sahyadri hills near the Fort of Raigadh the capital of the Maratha Empire.

Granth Dasbodh comprises of 20 Dashakas or Chapters. Each Dashak has 10 Samas or sections.Ramdas Swami whilst writing Dasbodh has taken reference from the Upanishads, Vedas, Geeta and many more Hindu Religious texts. Dasbodh covers extensively a large number of topics ranging from how a householder should behave to various methods of worship. He has discussed about the three gunas, Rajoguna, Tamoguna and Sttvaguna.

Dasbodh History

The Dasbodh was written in 1654 by Samarth Ramdas Swāmi (1608-1681), a satguru, a Hindu poet from Maharashtra, in the local Marathi language. It is a comprehensive volume in verse form providing instructions on the religious life, presented in the format of a conversation between a Guru and disciple. The narration is believed to have taken place in a cave called Shivatharghal in the Raigad district of Maharashtra.

Dasbodh Writing Style

Dasbodh is written in the verse form known as owi (ōvyā) in Marathi. The volume comprises 7751 owi and is divided into 20 chapters, each chapter consisting of ten sub-chapters. Each of these sub-chapters varies in the number of stanzas, but averages around 30-40 stanzas (ovi) per sub-chapter, with some being considerably longer.

About Dasbodh Contents

Dasbodh prescribes the path of devotion to God or "Bhakti mārg", and the path of Knowledge or "Jñana Marg" for liberation. Through knowledge, Ramdas clears away all doubts and gives the understanding of one's "True Self". Ramdas also reveals the true meaning and significance of "Discrimination" and "Detachment".

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Future updates of Dasbodh will contain :-

* Sant Ramdas Atmaram

* Sant Ramdas Sawai

* Sant Ramdas Likhit Artya

* Sant Ramdas Uttam Gun

* Sant Ramdas Abhang

* Sant Ramdas Likhit Stotre

* Sant Ramdas karunashtake

* Sant Ramdas likhit stuti - Ram stuti, Hanuman stuti,

* Sant Ramdas Anandvanbhuvani

* Sant Ramdas Buddhi de Raghunayaka

* Sant Ramdas ShivrajasAthvave

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|| Ram Krushna Hari ||

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