Abhanga 335
Worship should be done with a calm, contented heart — pushing it to excess only creates strain, not devotion. The saints already know and have taught this rule of moderation, so it carries the weight of tradition. Whatever needs to happen will happen naturally, at its own right moment, without being forced. Tukaram closes by bowing his head to the feet of the saints, honoring them for this wisdom.
The verse
पूजा समाधानें । अतिशयें वाढे सीण ॥१॥ हें तों जाणां तुम्ही संत । आहे बोलिली ते नीत ॥ध्रु.॥ पाहिजे तें केलें । सहज प्रसंगीं घडलें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे माथा । पायीं ठेवीं तुम्हां संतां ॥३॥
Literal translation
Pūjā with samādhāna — excess — śiṇa increases. You saints know this — (this) is the nīta spoken. What is needed — done — at sahaja-prasanga — happened. Tuka says: I place my māthā at your pāya — saints.
मराठी: पूजा समाधानें — अतिशयें वाढे सीण. हें तों जाणां तुम्ही संत — आहे बोलिली ते नीत. पाहिजे तें केलें — सहज प्रसंगीं घडलें. तुकाराम म्हणतां — माथा — पायीं ठेवीं तुम्हां संतां.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पूजा समाधानें | "pūjā withsamādhāna" |
| अतिशयें वाढे सीण | "excess (atiśayē) —śiṇa(strain) increases" |
| हें तों जाणां तुम्ही संत | "you saints know this" |
| आहे बोलिली ते नीत | "(this) is thenīta(rule) that was spoken" |
| पाहिजे तें केलें | "what is needed — is done" |
| सहज प्रसंगीं घडलें | "atsahaja-prasanga— happened" |
| माथा पायीं ठेवीं तुम्हां संतां | "I place mymāthāat yourpāya— saints" |
What it means
A short moderate-pūjā abhang. Three claims:
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पूजा समाधानें — अतिशयें वाढे सीण — pūjā with samādhāna — excess increases śiṇa. The moderation-rule. Pūjā should be with samādhāna (composure / contentment / ease). Atiśayē (excess) — increases śiṇa (strain / fatigue). Excessive-pūjā produces strain, not bhakti. (Compare 215 adhika-tired; 316 atiśaya khōṭā.)
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हें तों जाणां तुम्ही संत — आहे बोलिली ते नीत — you saints know this — (this) is the spoken-nīta. The appeal-to-saints-as-knowers. Saints know; this is the nīta (rule) that has been spoken. The moderation-rule has saint-authority.
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पाहिजे तें केलें — सहज प्रसंगीं घडलें — what is needed — done — at sahaja-prasanga. The natural-rhythm rule. Sahaja-prasanga — natural occasion / spontaneous-moment. What is needed is done at the natural moment; not forced, not contrived. (Compare 296 svayambhū-āitē; same natural-arising frame.)
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तुका म्हणे माथा पायीं ठेवीं तुम्हां संतां — Tuka says: I place my māthā at your pāya — saints. The closing-prostration. I place my head at your feet, saints. (Compare 326 viśrānti at saints' feet; same posture.)
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For someone today
Worship should be done with a calm, contented heart — pushing it to excess only creates strain, not devotion. The saints already know and have taught this rule of moderation, so it carries the weight of tradition. Whatever needs to happen will happen naturally, at its own right moment, without being forced. Tukaram closes by bowing his head to the feet of the saints, honoring them for this wisdom.
मराठी: पूजा शांत, समाधानी मनाने करावी — अतिरेक केला तर तो केवळ ताण निर्माण करतो, भक्ती नाही. संतांना हा संयमाचा नियम आधीच माहीत आहे आणि त्यांनीच तो सांगितला आहे, त्यामुळे त्याला परंपरेचे बळ आहे. जे व्हायचे ते सहज, योग्य वेळी आपोआप घडते, त्यासाठी जबरदस्ती करण्याची गरज नाही. शेवटी तुकाराम या ज्ञानाबद्दल संतांच्या चरणी मस्तक ठेवून त्यांचा सन्मान करतात.
Where this applies
- Pūjā with samādhāna; excess increases śiṇa. Moderate-mode.
- Saints know this nīta. Tradition-authority.
- What is needed happens at sahaja-prasanga. Natural-occasion.
- Head at saints' feet. Closing-prostration.