संत साहित्य
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संत साहित्य · Themes

Cosmology / Avatāra

What the five voices say — 741 passages.

Tukārām

  • Abhanga 2467 — What looks like your whole world, like a fig to the insect living inside it, is only a tiny piece of an unimag
  • Abhanga 4481 — Tukaram promises that sincerely calling on the Lord's name, knowingly or unknowingly, with the support of a gu
  • Abhanga 4482 — Tukaram teaches that no ritual equals sincerely speaking the Lord's name, that self-centered craving must be c
  • Abhanga 4497 — Tukaram describes a life so soaked in devotion that Krishna's presence fills every ordinary moment, coming hom
  • Abhanga 4555 — A true encounter with God proves that plain, steady closeness to him outweighs any amount of status or strivin
  • Abhanga 4573 — A community built on equal dignity for everyone, regardless of status, and offering lasting shelter to all, is
  • Abhanga 4579 — Everyone who drew near Krishna in devotion, from the gopis to the cows, was fully united with him, showing tha
  • Abhanga 4581 — Tukaram closes his songs by confessing his own unworthiness and boldness, offering everything back to God, and
  • Abhanga 4582 — The closing verse of the whole Gatha promises that reading it with reverence fulfills the heart's longing, and
  • Abhanga 2445 — When Gajendra the elephant king was abandoned even by his own kin, he remembered Panduranga, and the Lord left
  • Abhanga 2497 — For today: no travel-expense, body-mocked; daily Rāma Rāma — all say ; mouth without Rāma = self-killer .
  • Abhanga 3025 — When the age feels corrupt and everything around you seems broken, the only real response is to quickly and qu
  • Abhanga 3044 — Looking back at how God has rescued devotees again and again throughout history is reason enough not to fear h
  • Abhanga 3335 — Repeating God's name at every step and joining the community of devotees brings liberation within reach, even
  • Abhanga 3417 — Simple, heartfelt singing can bring you closer to the divine than years of rigid ritual, because sincerity and
  • Abhanga 3495 — Every outward show of holiness, monasteries, begging bowls, and ash, is worthless without real devotion to Ram
  • Abhanga 3701 — Those who mock and condemn a sincere devotee for their devotion are the ones who bring trouble on themselves,
  • Abhanga 3808 — Seize this joy of devotion boldly and without hesitation, because in that wholehearted surrender, the weight o
  • Abhanga 3829 — Pundalika's total devotion to serving his parents was so powerful that God himself stood waiting for ages, sho
  • Abhanga 3871 — Sit in worry-free devotion to one Lord alone, let go of every other ritual and any sense of ownership, and use
  • Abhanga 3902 — God himself takes joy in kirtana and walks alongside whoever sings his praise, as Narada's example shows, so s
  • Abhanga 3913 — Tukaram teaches that the body, the mind's sense of I-ness, and even a tree's stirring leaves all move by God's
  • Abhanga 3916 — Tukaram laments that clever arguments against ritual, sacred images, storytelling, and temple visits have, one
  • Abhanga 3933 — Your body and possessions were never truly yours to begin with, so fighting to keep what you can't hold onto a
  • Abhanga 3992 — Sincere, wholehearted love has real pull, and a small offering given fully matters more than a grand one given

…and 716 more in search.