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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.