Why are Kabir Das, Surdas and Tulsidas regarded as legendary Indian poets?

 

 

               Kabir was a great poet-saint of the fifteenth century. His poems were written in vernacular Hindi. The Avadhi, Braj, and Bhojpuri dialects influenced the language of his poetry. Love for the Almighty and devotion to Him are the major themes of his poems. Kabir Das is believed to be the author of ‘Kabir Bijak’, ‘Kabir Parachai’, ‘Sakhi Granth’, ‘Adi Granth’ and ‘Kabir Granthawali’.

               Sur das was a sightless saint who wrote and sung lyrics in praise of Krishna. He lived in the sixteenth century. Vallabha Acharya is believed to have been his guru. The two holy men may have met in 1510. ‘Sur Sagar’ or ‘Sur’s Ocean’ is regarded as his masterpiece, and includes hundreds of devotional poems.

               Tulsidas was the author of ‘Ramcharitmanas’. ‘Ramcharitmanas’ is a retelling of the Sanskrit Ramayana in Awadhi. Tulsidas was a poet, and saint. ‘Geetawali’ and ‘Sahitya Ratna’ were the other important works of Tulsidas.