Sanatana Dharma - Aka Hinduism (1st Bin)

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After compiling Ram Charit Manas, Goswami Tulsidas ji lived for many years, primarily in Varanasi, but also traveled to different pilgrim centers like Vrindavan, Mathura, Chitrakut, Ayodhya etc. He recorded several of his experiences in different compilations. Kavitavali ('garland of poems') is one such compilation in which he recited not only story of Rama in Kavitta form (as opposed to Chaupai form of Manas), but also appended it with his anecdotal experiences.

One such is this:

आँधरो अधम जड़ जाजरो जराँ जवनु सूकर कें सावक ढकाँ ढकेल्यो मगमें ।
गिरो हिएँ हहरि ‘हराम हो, हराम हन्यो, हाय ! हाय ! करत परीगो कालफगमें।।
तुलसी’ बिसोक ह्लै त्रिलोकपतिलोक गयो नामके प्रताप, बात बिदित है जग में।
सोई रामनामु जो सनेहसों जपत जनु, ताकी महिमा क्यों कही है जाति अग में।।

Very crude translation:

Blind wretched old senile yavan that, pushed by a piglet, fell to the ground
fallen by pig, croocked shouted, 'Haram! Haram! Hay! Haram!' and died
Beholds Tulsi in amazement! Yavan went to trilok-pati-lok, aha! such is indeed that name, even concealed in 'Ha<b>ram</b>', know all
Who shall then say, where go those, who say Ram, again and again, with love in their hearts!

Goswamiji did comment on the happenings of his contemporary times, in somewhat abstract form.