Abhanga 343

This abhang names the completeness-at-Viṭhobā's-feet rule:

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

A completeness-at-Viṭhobā's-feet abhang. Four claims:

1. काय उणें आम्हां विठोबाचे पाई — नाहीं ऐसें काई येथें एक — what is lacking at Viṭhobā's feet? is there one thing not here? The radical-completeness-claim: everything is at Viṭhobā's feet. Nothing is not-here.

2. ते हें भोंवतालें ठायीं वांटूं मन — बराडी करून दारोदारीं — scattering mana in surrounding places — bharāḍī door-to-door. The self-critique: despite all being here, the mind scatters; despite Viṭhobā having all, we go bharāḍī door-to-door. Bharāḍī — gypsy-style begging. The bhakta's-folly: begging at lesser-doors when Viṭhobā has all.

3. कोण बळी माझ्या विठोबा वेगळा — आणीक आगळा दुजा सांगा — who is stronger apart from my Viṭhobā? tell of another greater. The no-greater-rival challenge. Name another stronger one if you can. Implication: there is none.

4. तुका म्हणे मोक्ष विठोबाचे गावीं — फुकाचीं लुटावीं भांडारें तीं — Tuka says: mokṣa is in Viṭhobā's town — loot the treasuries for free. The closing-radical-claim: mokṣa is in Viṭhobā's town. The bhāṇḍāra (treasury) is to be looted — for free. Phukācīm luṭāvīm — take freely without any cost. Mokṣa is free-loot at Viṭhobā's town.

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For someone today

This abhang names the completeness-at-Viṭhobā's-feet rule:

1. Nothing is lacking at Viṭhobā's feet. Kāya uṇē āmhām Viṭhobācē pāī. The radical-claim: all is here. Don't believe in the lack-narrative.

2. You scatter the mind despite all being here. Bharāḍī kārūn dārō-dārīm. The bhakta's-folly is to scatter the mind when all is at-hand. Recognize this scattering.

3. No one is greater than Viṭhobā — tell of another if you can. Kōṇa baḷī Viṭhobā vēgaḷā? The no-rival-challenge. If you have a greater-one, name them; if not, stop scattering.

4. Mokṣa is free-loot at Viṭhobā's town. Mokṣa Viṭhobācē gāvīm — phukācīm luṭāvīm bhāṇḍārē tīm. The radical-availability: mokṣa is not for purchase; it is free-loot. The bhāṇḍāra is open; take freely.

For today: recognize that nothing is lacking at Viṭhobā's feet; stop bharāḍī-begging at door-to-door of lesser-things; recognize that mokṣa is free-loot at Viṭhobā's town; take freely from the open bhāṇḍāra**.

This abhang is radical-anti-scarcity: the bhakti-frame is abundance, not scarcity. Mokṣa is free-loot, not an ascetic-purchase.

मराठी: ही ओवी completeness-at-Viṭhobā's-feet rule नाव सांगते:

1. Viṭhobā च्या पायी काही कमी नाही. काय उणें आम्हां विठोबाचे पाई. Radical-claim: सर्व इथे. Lack-narrative वर विश्वास नका.

2. सर्व इथे असूनही तुम्ही mind scatter करता. बराडी करून दारोदारीं. Bhakta's-folly — सर्व at-hand असताना mind scatter करणं. हे scattering ओळखा.

3. Viṭhobā पेक्षा कोणी मोठा नाही — असेल तर सांगा. कोण बळी विठोबा वेगळा. No-rival-challenge. Greater-one असेल — सांगा; नसेल — scattering थांबवा.

4. Mokṣa Viṭhobā च्या गावी free-loot. मोक्ष विठोबाचे गावीं — फुकाचीं लुटावीं भांडारें तीं. Radical-availability: mokṣa purchase साठी नाही; free-loot. Bhāṇḍāra उघडा; फुकट घ्या.

आज: Viṭhobā च्या पायी काही कमी नाही ओळखा; door-to-door bharāḍī-begging थांबवा; mokṣa Viṭhobā च्या गावी free-loot ओळखा; open bhāṇḍāra मधून फुकट घ्या.

Radical-anti-scarcity: bhakti-frame abundance, scarcity नाही. Mokṣa free-loot, ascetic-purchase नाही.

Where this applies

• Nothing lacking at Viṭhobā's feet. Completeness.
• Scattering mind is folly. Stop the bharāḍī.
• No rival to Viṭhobā. Tell of another if you can.
• Mokṣa is free-loot. Open bhāṇḍāra.

Related verses

• Abhanga 2374
• Abhanga 2377 — English: Gentle, sweet bāla-rūpa — that form from Kāḷī-time.
• Abhanga 2387
• Abhanga 2402