Abhanga 215

This abhang names a counter-cultural prayer. Three claims:

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

A anti-excess prayer abhang. Four claims:

1. अधिकाचा मज कांटाळा — I am tired of the adhika (excess). Not tired of poverty; tired of excess. The kāmṭāḷā (weariness) is of the surplus, the over-much, the more-than-needed. This is structurally important: the bhakta is not in scarcity-mode; the bhakta is in over-supply-fatigue mode and seeking less.

2. तुम्हां गोपाळां संगति — काय नाहीं तुम्हापाशीं — सकळांविशीं संपन्न — with you gopālas — companionship; what is not with you? — complete in every respect. The gopāla-companionship is complete-in-every-respect. Adhika (excess) elsewhere is unnecessary because here is sampanna. The companionship-with-the-comrades-and-the-deity provides all that is needed.

3. उद्योगाचा नेघें भार — लागल्या सार पुरतें — I will not take the burden of udyoga; the sāra when stuck suffices. Udyoga (striving, work-of-procurement) is refused as a burden. The sāra (essence) — when it sticks (when it comes into possession) — is enough. Don't pursue more than the sāra; don't take on the burden of striving for the surplus.

4. तुका म्हणे अधीर जिणें नारायणें न करावें — Tuka says: Nārāyaṇa, do not make (this) life adhīra. The closing-prayer. Adhīra — impatient, restless, unable-to-wait. The prayer is for the deity to not make life impatient. The impatient-life is what produces adhika-pursuit. The non-impatient-life is content with the sāra-puratē condition.

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For someone today

This abhang names a counter-cultural prayer. Three claims:

1. Tiredness-of-excess is a real and dignified state. Adhikāchā maja kāmṭāḷā. This is not defeat, not failure, not insufficiency. It is honest-recognition that the excess has become burdensome. The modern world tends to treat more-is-better; Tukaram's claim is enough is what is needed; excess is wearying.

2. The gopāla-sangati is complete-in-every-respect*. Sakaḷāñvīśīm sampanna. The companionship of the comrades and the deity provides what is needed. Don't seek the adhika elsewhere. The diagnosis: if you are seeking adhika elsewhere, the gopāla-sangati hasn't been honored as sampanna*.

3. Refuse the burden of udyoga*. Udyogāchā nēghē bhāra. The striving for the surplus is a burden. The sāra-puratē (essence-suffices) condition is the contentment-marker. Take what sticks to you (what comes by grace, by relationship, by your work-but-without-pressing) — that is enough*.

4. The closing prayer: don't make this life adhīra*. Adhīra jiṇē Nārāyaṇē na karāvē. The impatient-life is what produces the adhika-pursuit. The prayer is for non-impatience. Notice: Tukaram does not pray for less excess in the world; he prays for non-impatience in his own life. The adhika-problem is upstream-of-the-life-being-adhīra*.

For today: when you find yourself tired of the excess, recognize it as honest dignified state. Trust that the companionship-of-real-comrades-with-the-real-presence is complete-in-every-respect. Refuse the burden of striving for the surplus. Pray for non-impatience, since adhika-pursuit is downstream of adhīra-jīvana.

मराठी: ही ओवी एक counter-cultural prayer नाव सांगते. तीन claims:

1. Excess-चा कंटाळा real आणि dignified state. अधिकाचा मज कांटाळा. हे defeat नाही, failure नाही, insufficiency नाही. Honest-recognition — excess burdensome झालंय. Modern world more-is-better treat करतं; तुकारामांचा दावा पुरेसं हवं असतं; excess wearying.

2. Gopāla-sangati complete-in-every-respect*. सकळांविशीं संपन्न. Comrades आणि देवाचं companionship जे गरजेचं ते देतं. अधिक elsewhere शोधू नका. Diagnosis: अधिक elsewhere शोधत असाल — gopāla-sangati सम्पन्न म्हणून honor केलं नाही*.

3. उद्योगाचं burden refuse करा. उद्योगाचा नेघें भार. Surplus साठी striving burden. सार-पुरतें (essence-suffices) contentment-marker. जे चिकटतं (grace-ने, relationship-ने, work-ने-but-without-pressing येतं) — ते पुरेसं.

4. Closing prayer: हे जीवन अधीर* करू नका. अधीर जिणें नारायणें न करावें. Impatient-life — अधिक-pursuit producing-कारक. Prayer non-impatience साठी. Notice: तुकाराम जगात कमी-excess साठी प्रार्थना नाही करत; स्वतःच्या जीवनात non-impatience साठी करतात. Adhika-problem adhīra-jīvana च्या downstream*.

आज: excess-चा कंटाळा आला — honest dignified state म्हणून ओळखा. Real-comrades-real-presence companionship complete-in-every-respect विश्वास ठेवा. Surplus-साठी-striving burden refuse करा. Non-impatience साठी प्रार्थना करा — adhika-pursuit adhīra-jīvana च्या downstream.

Where this applies

• Tired-of-excess. Honest, dignified.
• Gopāla-sangati is complete-in-every-respect. Don't seek elsewhere.
• Refuse the udyoga-burden. Sāra-puratē.
• Pray for non-impatience. Upstream-of-adhika-pursuit.

Related verses

• Abhanga 2494
• Abhanga 4481
• Abhanga 4482
• Abhanga 2557