Quote of the day by Tulsidas: “Patience, righteousness, friends, and wife – these four are tested in times of adversity”
Goswami Tulsidas was the great poet saint, who is known for his profound teachings in Hindu literature particularly the Ramacharitmanas, a sacred book in Hindu religion in which the story of Rama was explained in Awadhi language. There are various quotes or dohe mentioned in Ramacharitmanas so today we will talk about one of the famous doha and explain why Tulsidas ji said that and what was his meaning behind this quote. The quote says – “Patience, righteousness, friends, and wife – these four are tested in times of adversity” – now we will understand that why Tulsidas ji mentioned that quote and what was his meaning.
Why Tulsidas ji said this quote?
Tulsidas ji was born during the time when people used to go through from social instability, personal hardships and he noticed that how people act differently at the time of prosperity and luxuries and during the time of sufferings. Here, he meant that when there’s a comfort in life then everything is fine but once the comfort goes, the reality comes out.
Let’s understand more:
Patience (Dheeraj)
In this quote, the patience is tested when the things not in your control and you experience the worst situations in life. This is time when you are judged on the basis of your actions.
Righteousness (Dharma)
Dharma always encourage you to do the right things in life and it is tested when the circumstances are in your hand and you want to seek the short cuts, unethical and forget the right or wrong in life. Rather choosing the right things, you choose the easiest way.
Friends (Mitra)
Your difficult time period tells you that who is your real friend. Tulsidas ji wanted to explain that friendship only exist when you are growing in life but very few people will be there with when you are in the time of crisis. One’s loyalty is tested when you are in your bad phase.
Wife (Nari/Patni)
Wife is known as Dharma Patni because she is a life partner in Dharma. Tulsidas wanted to explain that your life partner is only tested when your time is not in your favour. Difficult phase of life is the testing period specially for the wife that how she reacts when her husband becomes ill or he does not have the job or money. Hard time reveals te truth of relationship which was once built on love, respect and trust. This quote teaches a lot about life that choose your friends and life partner wisely. This also teaches that how you behave during the time of hardships and struggle, which is very important in today’s world when people take divorce on small arguments, friends easily get jealous, people leave their morality for little benefit and lose their patience very easily.
