Goswami Tulsidas by Meena Manishika

Once Surdas, the devotee of Lord Krishna, was asked, “Whose poetr y is the best?” Surdas said, “Mine.” The questioner asked again, “What about T ulsi’s poetry?” Surdas replied, “T ulsi’s poetr y is extraordinary . It contains the sacred verses from the scriptures”. No doubt, T ulsidas was a great poet and divine saint. He had made a serious study of the Vedas, the Puranas etc. He was devoted to the service of the society . He had all the qualities of a great poet. T ulsi is also considered as a humanitarian poet. He made a successful attempt through his works to present the developed form of humanity before people at large. Therefore, Dr . Grearson remarked that he is the most remarkable poet in Asia.