Abhanga 344
Accept the good that is freely shared with you, keep your attention fixed on what truly matters, and trust that the right path can be easy and joyful rather than hard.
The verse
सेवितों रस तो वांटितों आणिकां । घ्या रे होऊं नका राणभरी ॥१॥ विटेवरी ज्याचीं पाउलें समान । तो चि एक दानशूर दाता ॥ध्रु.॥ मनाचे संकल्प पाववील सिद्धी । जरी राहे बुद्धी याचे पायीं ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे मज धाडिलें निरोपा । मारग हा सोपा सुखरूप ॥३॥
Literal translation
I taste the rasa — share with others — take, don't be rāṇabharī. The One whose pāuḷa are equal on the vīṭa — He alone is the dāna-śūra-dātā. Will fulfill manaḥ-sankalpa — if buddhi stays at His feet. Tuka says: I am sent on the nirōpa — the mārga is sōpā sukharūpa.
मराठी: सेवितों रस तो वांटितों आणिकां — घ्या रे होऊं नका राणभरी. विटेवरी ज्याचीं पाउलें समान — तो चि एक दानशूर दाता. मनाचे संकल्प पाववील सिद्धी — जरी राहे बुद्धी याचे पायीं. तुकाराम म्हणतां — मज धाडिलें निरोपा — मारग हा सोपा सुखरूप.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सेवितों रस तो वांटितों आणिकां | "I taste the rasa — share with others" |
| घ्या रे होऊं नका राणभरी | "take — don't be rāṇabharī (wasteland-wandering)" |
| विटेवरी ज्याचीं पाउलें समान | "the One whose pāuḷa are equal on the vīṭa" |
| तो चि एक दानशूर दाता | "He alone is the dāna-śūra-dātā (gift-hero giver)" |
| मनाचे संकल्प पाववील सिद्धी | "(He) will bring manaḥ-sankalpa (heart's resolves) to siddhi" |
| जरी राहे बुद्धी याचे पायीं | "if buddhi stays at His feet" |
| मज धाडिलें निरोपा | "I am sent on the nirōpa (message)" |
| मारग हा सोपा सुखरूप | "the mārga is sōpā (easy), sukharūpa (joy-form)" |
What it means
A Tukaram-as-messenger abhang. Four claims:
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सेवितों रस तो वांटितों आणिकां — घ्या रे होऊं नका राणभरी — I taste the rasa — share with others — take, don't be rāṇabharī. Tukaram is the rasa-tasting-and-sharing bhakta. Take it from him; don't berāṇabharī. Rāṇabharī — wasteland-wandering / wild-roaming. Don't waste your wandering when the rasa is offered.
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विटेवरी ज्याचीं पाउलें समान — तो चि एक दानशूर दाता — the One whose feet are equal on the vīṭa — He alone is dāna-śūra-dātā. The Viṭhobā-pointer: He on the vīṭa, with feet-equal — is the dāna-śūra-dātā (the gift-hero giver, the giving-warrior). Only He, no other.
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मनाचे संकल्प पाववील सिद्धी — जरी राहे बुद्धी याचे पायीं — manaḥ-sankalpa fulfilled — if buddhi stays at His feet. The fulfillment-condition: He will bring your sankalpa to siddhi — only if your buddhi (intellect, attention) stays at His feet. The condition is buddhi-attachment-to-the-feet.
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तुका म्हणे मज धाडिलें निरोपा — मारग हा सोपा सुखरूप — Tuka says: I am sent on the nirōpa — the mārga is sōpā sukharūpa. The closing-self-claim: I (Tukaram) am sent (by Viṭhobā) as anirōpa(message). The path is sōpā (easy) and sukharūpa (joy-form). The path Tukaram brings is easy and joy.
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For someone today
Tukaram has tasted this sweetness and now shares it freely — take it, he says, rather than wandering aimlessly in search of something else. He points to Vithoba, standing evenly balanced on the brick, as the one true generous giver, unmatched by any other source. Whatever you truly wish for will come to fulfillment, but only if your mind stays fixed on his feet rather than wandering. Tukaram closes by declaring himself a messenger sent to deliver this good news: the path is an easy and joyful one, not the difficult, austere road people often imagine.
मराठी: तुकाराम हा गोडवा स्वतः चाखून आता तो सर्वांना मुक्तपणे वाटत आहेत — घ्या, असे ते म्हणतात, उगीच इकडेतिकडे भटकत राहू नका. विटेवर समपाय उभ्या असलेल्या विठोबालाच ते खरा उदार दाता म्हणतात, दुसरा कोणीही त्याच्या बरोबरीचा नाही. मनातली इच्छा तेव्हाच पूर्ण होते, जेव्हा बुद्धी त्याच्या चरणी स्थिर राहते, भरकटत नाही. शेवटी तुकाराम स्वतःला हा शुभ निरोप घेऊन आलेला संदेशवाहक म्हणतात — हा मार्ग सोपा आणि आनंदाचा आहे, लोक समजतात तसा कठीण, तपस्वी मार्ग नाही.
Where this applies
- Take the rasa; don't be rāṇabharī. Receive what is shared.
- Only Viṭhobā is dāna-śūra-dātā. Pointer.
- Buddhi at His feet brings siddhi. Condition.
- Path is sōpā sukharūpa. Easy-joy-claim.