SHREE SAMARTH’S LITERATURE

Shree Samarth wrote volumes of literature. To name a few, a condensed version of the Dasbodha, Karunashtakas, Sunderkand and the Yuddhakand of the epic Ramayana, many Abhangas and Owis, Poorvarambh, Antarbhav, Atmaram, Chaturthman,

Panchman, Manpanchak, Janaswabhawgosavi, Panchsamasi, Saptsamasi, Sagundhyan, Nirgundhyan, Junatpurush, Shadripunirupan, Panchikaranyog, Manache Shlok, Shreemat Dasbodha and many other unpublished works. Although in the Dasbodha he has stressed incessantly upon wisdom, he was a staunch believer in hard work. This is what he advocated while leading the daily life, yet he was an extremely kind hearted man which is most evident from his Karunashtakas. He was gifted with literary genius which was available for him anytime of the day or night for he almost never slept! His specialty was that although when he was touching the abstract philosophy during his thinking before he wrote, his writing was so simple that even the illiterates understood it if read for them. Another facet of his writings was straightforwardness and unhesitant approach. He used to write or dictate very fast and never paid attention if he had to use Hindi, Urdu, Arabic or Sanskrit words so long as his writing remained simple. He even introduced new words to these languages in the flow of his writing. In fact many of his sentences have become a treasure of phrases in the Marathi language. His language on top of this was very forceful. His success as a writer remained in the fact that he could convey what he wanted to tell exactly in the least possible number of words. His sentences used to be small in length but the meaning they conveyed was enormous. All in all his writings have left an indelible mark not only in Marathi but the World literature also.