Vinaya Patrika


VinayaPatrika is a devotional poem composed by the 16th-century Indian poet, Goswami Tulsidas, containing hymns to different Hindu deities especially to Lord Rama in extreme humility.
The language of the text is Braj Bhasha.
Vinaya Patrika is an important work of medieval Hindi Literature and Bhakti movement.

Origin

According to Swami Yatiswarananda, when Kaal—the embodiment of evil—threatened to devour Tulsidas, he prayed to Hanuman who appeared to him in a dream. Hanuman advised him to file a petition to Rama to remedy the evil, and that was the origin of the Vinaya-Patrika.”

Structure

Vinaya Patrika has been written as a petition against the six passions and nine vices of Kali Yuga, the plaintiff is Tulsidas himself, though he represents the entire humanity. The judges addressed are Lord Rama, Sita, Lakshmana, Bharat and Shatrughan.
It also comprises popular devotional hymns to various Hindu Gods, like Ganesha, Surya, Devi, Ganga, Hanuman, Sita, Rama and also the city of Kashi. The book has now been translated into many languages, including English Hindi translation you can read at vedicaim

Popular hymns from Vinaya Patrika