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{{Short description|Revered Hindu saints in Mithila}}{{See also-text|[[Sannyasi Shurkishordas]]}}{{Infobox person
| name = Tasmaiya Baba
| native_name = तसमैया बाबा
| native_name_lang = Mai
| image = Tasmaiya Baba Park, Matihani Matha.jpg
| caption = View of the Tasmaiya Baba Park developed around the Samadhi Sthal of Tasmaiya Baba at Matihani Matha in Nepal.
| other_names = Ramdas Tasmaiya Baba
| birth_name = Ramdas
| birth_place = [[Charaut]]
| death_place = [[Lakshminarayan Matha]], Matihani
| monuments = *Tasmaiya Baba Samadhi Sthal Park, Matihani
*Tasmaiya Baba's Khanti (Digging metal rod)
| occupation = Mahatma
| era = 17th - 18th century CE
| known_for = Foundation of [[Charaut Math|Charaut Matha]] and [[Lakshminarayan Matha]]
| notable_works = Propagation of Sanskrit and Vedic learning
| footnotes = A revered Mahatma in Mithila
}}
'''Tasmaiya Baba''' ([[Maithili language|Maithili]]: तसमैया बाबा) was a prominent Mahatma in the [[Mithila (region)|Mithila region]] of the [[Indian subcontinent]]. He was known for his spiritual devotion towards God. His history is linked to the foundation of [[Charaut Math|Charaut Matha]] and [[Lakshminarayan Matha]] in the region. He lived during the period of 17th century CE in Mithila. He was patronised by the Maharaja of [[Raj Darbhanga]] as well as by the king of [[Makwanpur Gadhi|Makwanpur]] in the region.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=समृद्ध इतिहास पर वर्तमान में बदहाल है चोरौत - Choraut is currently on the rich history |url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/sitamarhi-choraut-is-currently-on-the-rich-history-19100805.html |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Jagran |language=hi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=nepal |first=hindimagazine |date=2025-12-12 |title=सर्वोच्च न्यायालय के प्रधान न्यायाधीश ने किया मटिहानी मठ का दौरा |url=https://www.himalini.com/212056/19/12/12/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Himalini |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=झा |first=अजय कुमार |date=2019-08-14 |title=पर्यटकीय संभावनाओं का केंद्र स्थल जनकपुर यानि मिथिला : अजयकुमार झा |url=https://www.himalini.com/90428/07/14/08/ |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=Himalini |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Opinion {{!}} Alienation of Muslims in Madhesh |url=https://kathmandupost.com/columns/2022/02/15/alienation-of-muslims-in-madhesh |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=kathmandupost.com |language=English}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Samiti |first=Rastriya Samachar |date=2021-11-23 |title=President calls for conservation of national heritage, culture |url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/president-calls-for-conservation-of-national-heritage-culture |access-date=2026-02-04 |website=The Himalayan Times |language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The real name of Tasmaiya Baba was Ramdas. It is said that, he often used to eat [[Kheer|Tasmai]] as his diet. The term ''tasmai'' is used for delicious [[kheer]]. It is a delicious food prepared using rice, creamy milk, and sugar, etc.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Choudhary |first=Indra Kumar |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Some_Aspects_of_Social_Life_of_Medieval.html?id=jCQaAAAAIAAJ#tasmai%20kheer |title=Some Aspects of Social Life of Medieval Mithila, 1350-1750 A.D.: With a Special Reference to Contemporary Literatures |date=1988 |publisher=Kashi Prasad Jayaswal Research Institute |pages=13 |language=en}}</ref> The term ''[[Baba (honorific)|Baba]]'' is a honorific word generally used for an ascetics holy religious person or ''[[Sannyasa|sanyasi]]'' in [[Indian subcontinent]]. Since he often used to eat Tasmai as his favourite food, so he was called as Tasmaiya Baba.

== Description ==
His full name was Ramdas Tasmaiya Baba.<ref>{{Cite news |title=नेपाल का सबसे लंबा झंडा मटिहानी में स्थापित होना क्षेत्रवासियों के लिए बड़ी उपलब्धि, इससे और मजबूत होगा बेटी-रोटी का संबंध |url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/siwan/madhawapur/news/establishment-of-nepals-longest-flag-in-matihani-is-a-big-achievement-for-the-people-of-the-region-this-will-further-strengthen-the-relationship-between-daughter-and-bread-131625503.html |work=[[Dainik Bhaskar]]}}</ref> He was living at [[Choraut|Charaut]] village in the Mithila region. The village is presently in the [[Sitamarhi district]] of [[Bihar]] in [[India]]. In the village, there was his ''Sadhana Sthali'' (meditation place), where he used to perform meditation towards God regularly. It is said that the Maharaja of [[Raj Darbhanga]] was very influenced by his devotion towards God. He patronised him and gifted thousands acres of land in the village to him in donation. The land was donated to him for establishing Sanskrit and Vedic learning centre in the village. After that Tasmaiya Baba established his matha in the village for the propagation of Sanskrit and Vedic learning in the region. A temple dedicated to Lord Lakshminarayan was also built there.<ref name=":0" />
[[File:Lakshmi Narayan Mandir, Charaut Math.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Sadhana Sthali of Tasmaiya Baba at Charaut in India, The view of Lakshmi Narayan Mandir at [[Charaut Math|Charaut Matha]].]]

Later he lived at [[Matihani, Mahottari|Matihani]] village in the region. The village is presently in the [[Mahottari District|Mahottari district]] of [[Madhesh Province|Madhesh Pradesh]] in [[Nepal]]. There he established his meditation place on the bank of the sacred pond ''Lakshmi Sagar'' in the village.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> In the village, there is legend that once a king of Sena Dynasty from Makwanpur came to the saint Tasmaiya Baba. The king was childless, so he wished to have a child in blessing from the saint. The saint advised the king to build a temple of Lakshminarayan there. The king agreed with the saint and built a temple dedicated to Lord Lakshminarayan on the bank of the sacred pond. It is said that the king became father of a child later. After that the king again came to the saint. In this visit of the king, the saint advised to build a pathshala for providing education to children in the village. The king established a school there for propagation of Sanskrit and Vedic education in the region.

== References ==
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[[Category:Hindu saints]]
[[Category:Vedic scholars]]
[[Category:Sanskrit and Vedic learning in Mithila]]
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