Today March 3 2016, Magh Krushna 9 (माघ वद्य ९), is Das Navami (दास नवमी)... death anniversary of Samarth Ramdas (समर्थ रामदास), the last great Marathi poet
When we went to Sajjangad (सज्जनगड) in July 2015- our maiden visit, the first place I wanted to see was the point from where Kalyanswami (कल्याणस्वामी) supposedly dived into the valley to fetch Samarth's scarf. ( As I stood at the point and looked down the valley, I once again thought he surely did NOT actuality dive, as potrayed in the picture below, but the myth proved the faith in his guru.)
I was so eager to visit that point because of a little book I kept reading during my childhood and was fascinated by the pictures in it. Fortunately, I still have the book and when occasionally I thumb through it, it brings back memories.
'Sreesamarthcharitramrut' (श्रीसमर्थचरित्रामृत), First published on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, year 1957
[I just wonder if Mr. Dikshit knew 'flying' superheroes like Batman (1939-) and Superman (1938-) when he drew this or this was based only on his imagination.]
The point on Sajjangad today, named 'Kalyan Udi Smarak' (कल्याण उडी स्मारक)
When we went to Sajjangad (सज्जनगड) in July 2015- our maiden visit, the first place I wanted to see was the point from where Kalyanswami (कल्याणस्वामी) supposedly dived into the valley to fetch Samarth's scarf. ( As I stood at the point and looked down the valley, I once again thought he surely did NOT actuality dive, as potrayed in the picture below, but the myth proved the faith in his guru.)
I was so eager to visit that point because of a little book I kept reading during my childhood and was fascinated by the pictures in it. Fortunately, I still have the book and when occasionally I thumb through it, it brings back memories.
Artist: J B Dikshit (जि भि दीक्षित ),
'Sreesamarthcharitramrut' (श्रीसमर्थचरित्रामृत), First published on the day of Ganesh Chaturthi, year 1957
[I just wonder if Mr. Dikshit knew 'flying' superheroes like Batman (1939-) and Superman (1938-) when he drew this or this was based only on his imagination.]
The point on Sajjangad today, named 'Kalyan Udi Smarak' (कल्याण उडी स्मारक)
सप्रेम नमस्कार
ReplyDeleteआपण ज्या पुस्तकाचा उल्लेख केला आहे त्याचे लेखक कै. तुळजापूरकर आहेत असे वाटते. माझ्यापाशी या पुस्तकाची प्रत आहे. पण मला ती शोधून काढावी लागेल म्हणून आपल्याला सहज विचारले एवढेच. आपण केलेले हे समर्थांचे स्मरण आवडले.
मंगेश नाबर
Thanks....no the writer is NOT Mr. Tuljapurkar...the credit is give as follows:
ReplyDeleteसंग्राहक: वा दा पळणिटकर गुरुजी
संयोजक: म ना सबनीस
साहाय्यक: प्रा ना सबनीस
no one is called writer...the team seems to have taken very honest and humble position