Surrender (śaraṇāgati)
What the five voices say — 113 passages.
Tukārām
- Abhanga 2387 — Accept whatever life brings with reverence, and place the burden on God rather than carrying it alone, because
- Abhanga 2494 — Living in devotion turns an ordinary day into a festival and removes the fear of birth and death.
- Abhanga 2540 — Even the smallest, most helpless creature that cries out to God in danger is sheltered and protected, because
- Abhanga 4544 — Shelter and protection go to everyone equally, regardless of caste or background, based only on sincere devoti
- Abhanga 4546 — True recognition of what actually sustains you comes only after pride falls away, not before, and that humble
- Abhanga 4581 — Tukaram closes his songs by confessing his own unworthiness and boldness, offering everything back to God, and
- Abhanga 2443 — In your darkest need, cry out to God urgently and directly, and don't be ashamed to ask for rescue right now i
- Abhanga 2457 — After searching everywhere else, Tukaram finds no equal to Narayana and settles permanently, without looking f
- Abhanga 2469 — Closeness to God is naturally available; the whole of devoted practice comes down to steadily holding Viṭhoba'
- Abhanga 3832 — A truly great protector cares so much for their own honor that they bear the burdens of anyone who comes to th
- 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 4397 — It is honest to hold both beliefs at once, that something is everywhere true and yet still feels personally ab
- Abhanga 4565 — God personally sets things right, restores power to those who rightfully deserve it, and actively fights on be
- Abhanga 2308 — God is the advocate of the helpless who already knows your inner trouble, so hand over what you cannot fix and
- Abhanga 2316 — Freedom is not a gift handed to you from outside; it grows from mastering your own cravings, and the real frui
- Abhanga 2349 — Giving yourself fully and without shame to kirtana and the name of God, clapping and singing openly, is enough
- Abhanga 2388 — Your troubles come from your own past actions, not from others, so stay calm, keep saying Gōvinda's name, and
- Abhanga 2395 — For today: don't ask, quickly rest; go quickly to Pandharpur — he is the kinsman of the poor ; don't entangle
- Abhanga 2422 — True devotion needs no grand offering, it can be as humble as hoping for leftovers and holding onto surrender
- Abhanga 2485 — After giving up self-importance and worldly attachments, a devotee can boldly claim closeness to God through c
- Abhanga 2542 — True surrender is repeated, humble, and sincere, calling yourself the servant of servants rather than trying t
- Abhanga 2563 — Saints can make the divine feel like your own family deity, and surrendering to that together with others turn
- Abhanga 2568 — For today: eager for śaraṇāgata's task — Kēśī-rāja runs hearing .
- Abhanga 3481 — Genuine remorse purifies a person from the inside immediately, regardless of birth or past, and deserves real
- Abhanga 3883 — Feeling like an orphaned outsider, Tukaram asks only to be claimed and gazed upon like a turtle-mother watches
…and 88 more in search.