Goswami Tulsidas

Once Surdas, the devotee of Lord Krishna, was asked, ?Whose poetr y is the best?? Surdas said, ?Mine.? The questioner asked again, ?What about T ulsi?s poetry?? Surdas replied, ?T ulsi?s poetr y is extraordinary . It contains the sacred verses from the scriptures?. No doubt, T ulsidas was a great poet and divine saint. He had made a serious study of the Vedas, the Puranas etc. He was devoted to the service of the society . He had all the qualities of a great poet. T ulsi is also considered as a humanitarian poet. He made a successful attempt through his works to present the developed form of humanity before people at large. Therefore, Dr . Grearson remarked that he is the most remarkable poet in Asia.