He also traveled to the Himalayas during this period. These works provide a rare insight into the then prevalent social conditions in the Indian subcontinent. He had these observations recorded in two of his literary works Asmani Sultania and Parachakraniroopan. He traveled for twelve years making observations on contemporary social life.
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Pilgrimage and spiritual movement Īfter departing Taakli, Ramdas embarked on a pilgrimage across the Indian subcontinent. He later had an idol of Hanuman installed at Taakli. He adopted the name Ramdas around this period. He is thought to have attained enlightenment at the age of 24. During this period, he adhered to a rigorous daily routine and devoted most of his time to meditation, worship and exercise. At Taakli, he spent the next twelve years as an ascetic in complete devotion to Rama. Then at the age of twelve, he is believed to have walked to Panchavati, a Hindu pilgrimage town near Nashik.
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Narayan turned into an introvert after the demise of his father and was often noticed to be engrossed in thoughts about the divine.Īccording to legend, Narayan fled his wedding ceremony upon hearing a pundit chant the word 'Saavdhan' (Beware!) during a customary Hindu wedding ritual.
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His father died when Narayan was around seven years of age. Ramdas had an elder brother named Gangadhar. His father was a devotee of Surya, the Vedic solar deity. He was born into a Marathi Deshastha Rigvedi Brahmin family to Suryajipanta and Ranubai Thosar. Ramdas or previously Narayan was born at Jamb, a village in present-day Jalna district, Maharashtra on the occasion of Rama Navami, probably in 1608.