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Abhanga 401

You can doubt someone's words and still trust them at the same time, and complaining or scolding someone you love doesn't mean the relationship or the devotion has broken.

When Krishna comes at unusual hours and the gōpī suspects māva — and you have to recognize this register

When no kriyā in His words yet trust holds — and you accept this paradox

When He is the Kānaḍyā Kausalyā — Krishna with regional flavor — and you receive this address

The verse

न येचि देव येतील कामलहरी रे । पडिली दुश्चिती तंव तो कवाड टिमकारी रे ॥१॥ बोलतोसी तें अवघी तुझी माव रे । जाणोनि आलासी उजडता समयो रे ॥ध्रु.॥ मागुती रुद्रासि भेटी दिली तई रे । विश्वास तो तुझ्या बोला आझुनि तरी रे ॥२॥ नष्टा क्रिया नाहीं मां तुझ्या बोला रे । तुकयाबंधु स्वामी कानडया कौसाल्या रे ॥३॥

Literal translation

Deva does not come — kāma-laharī will come — fell duścitī — He knocks at kavāḍa. What You speak — all Your māva — knowing, came at ujaḍatā samaya. Recently — Rudra-bhēṭi given — trust in Your words still. Naṣṭa — no kriyā in Your words — Tukyā-bamdhu's svāmī — Kānaḍyā Kausalyā.

मराठी: न येचि देव येतील कामलहरी — पडिली दुश्चिती तंव तो कवाड टिमकारी. बोलतोसी तें अवघी तुझी माव — जाणोनि आलासी उजडता समयो. मागुती रुद्रासि भेटी दिली तई — विश्वास तो तुझ्या बोला आझुनि तरी. तुकयाबंधु म्हणतां — नष्टा क्रिया नाहीं मां तुझ्या बोला — स्वामी कानडया कौसाल्या.

Word-by-word gloss

Marathi	Meaning
न येचि देव येतील कामलहरी	"deva does not come — kāma-laharī will come"
पडिली दुश्चिती तंव तो कवाड टिमकारी	"fell duścitī — He knocks at kavāḍa"
बोलतोसी तें अवघी तुझी माव	"what You speak — all Your māva"
जाणोनि आलासी उजडता समयो	"knowing, You came at ujaḍatā samaya"
मागुती रुद्रासि भेटी दिली तई	"recently — Rudra — bhēṭi given"
विश्वास तो तुझ्या बोला आझुनि तरी	"trust — in Your words still"
नष्टा क्रिया नाहीं मां तुझ्या बोला	"naṣṭa — no kriyā in Your words"
तुकयाबंधु स्वामी कानडया कौसाल्या	"Tukyā-bamdhu's svāmī — Kānaḍyā Kausalyā"

What it means

A gōpī-suspects-Krishna's-māva abhang. Note: the closing is Tukya-bamdhu (Tuka's-brother) — this abhang is attributed to Kānhōbā Tukārām (Tukaram's elder brother) within the Gatha. Four claims:

न येचि देव येतील कामलहरी रे — पडिली दुश्चिती तंव तो कवाड टिमकारी रे — deva does not come, kāma-laharī come — fell duścitī, He knocks at kavāḍa. The opening-paradox: the deva does not come (when expected), but thekāma-laharī(desire-waves) come; while she fellduścitī(anxious-bewildered), suddenly He knocks at the door. Deva's-coming is unpredictable.
बोलतोसी तें अवघी तुझी माव रे — जाणोनि आलासी उजडता समयो रे — what You speak — all Your māva — knowing, came at ujaḍatā samaya. The suspicion-claim: what you say is all yourmāva(deceptive-magic); knowingly, You came atujaḍatā samaya(just-before-dawn, when wives are most-vulnerable). The gōpī accuses Krishna of timing the visit deceptively.
मागुती रुद्रासि भेटी दिली तई रे — विश्वास तो तुझ्या बोला आझुनि तरी रे — recently — to Rudra — bhēṭi given — trust in Your words still. The recent-history: recently you went to givebhēṭitoRudra; (yet) trust in your words still. The gōpī notes the previous-betrayal but trust persists.
नष्टा क्रिया नाहीं मां तुझ्या बोला रे — तुकयाबंधु स्वामी कानडया कौसाल्या रे — naṣṭa — no kriyā in Your words — Tukyā-bamdhu's svāmī — Kānaḍyā Kausalyā. The closing-rebuke: Rascal! — nokriyā(action / deed-following-word) in Your words; Tukyā-bamdhu'ssvāmī—Kānaḍyā Kausalyā(the Kannada-Kṛṣṇa, with regional-flavor in this address).

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For someone today

This abhang names the gōpī-suspects-Krishna's-māva register:

Deva's coming is unpredictable; kāma-laharī may come instead. Na yēci dēva yētīla kāma-laharī. Don't expect the deva on schedule; desire-waves often arrive instead.
Sudden-knock at the door comes when duścitī-bewildered. Paḍilī duścitī tamva tō kavāḍa ṭimakārī. The deva often comes when you are most bewildered, not when you expect Him.
Suspect the māva without abandoning trust. Bōlatōsī tē avaghī tujhī māva — viśvāsa tō tujhyā bōlā āzhunī tarī. The bhakti-paradox: suspicion of the deva's words and trust in His words coexist; don't pretend to absolute-certainty.
No kriyā in His words sometimes — accept the rebuke as part of the relationship. Naṣṭa kriyā nāhīm mām tujhyā bōlā. Therascaladdress isintimate-rebuke, not abandonment of relation.
The deva is Kānaḍyā Kausalyā — accept regional-flavor. Kānaḍyā Kausalyā. Krishna can be addressed in Kannada-Marāṭhī mixed register; the regional-affection is part of the bhakti-voice.

For today: don't expect the deva on schedule — desire-waves come too; expect sudden-knock when bewildered; let suspicion and trust coexist; accept thenaṣṭa-rebuke as part of intimate-relation; welcome the regional-flavor of bhakti-address.

This abhang is attributed to Kānhōbā Tukārām, Tukaram's elder brother, who was also a santkavi. The Tukyā-bamdhu mudra (signature) is preserved.

मराठी: ही ओवी gōpī-suspects-Krishna's-māva register नाव सांगते:

Deva चं coming unpredictable; kāma-laharī येऊ शकतात instead. न येचि देव येतील कामलहरी. Deva schedule वर expect नका; Desire-waves सहसा येतात त्याऐवजी.
Duścitī-bewildered असताना sudden-knock येतो. पडिली दुश्चिती तंव तो कवाड टिमकारी. Deva सहसा तुम्ही most-bewildered असताना येतो, expect करता तेव्हा नाही.
Māva suspect करा trust सोडल्याशिवाय. बोलतोसी तें अवघी तुझी माव — विश्वास तो तुझ्या बोला आझुनि तरी. Bhakti-paradox: Deva च्या words ची suspicion आणि trust coexist; Absolute-certainty pretend नका.
त्याच्या words मध्ये कधी kriyā नसते — rebuke relationship चा भाग म्हणून accept करा. नष्टा क्रिया नाहीं मां. Rascal address intimate-rebuke, relation सोडणं नाही.
Deva Kānaḍyā Kausalyā — regional-flavor accept करा. कानडया कौसाल्या. Krishna ला Kannada-Marāṭhī mixed register मध्ये address करता येतं; Regional-affection bhakti-voice चा भाग.

आज: Deva schedule वर expect नका — desire-waves सुद्धा येतात; Bewildered असताना sudden-knock expect करा; Suspicion आणि trust coexist होऊ द्या; Naṣṭa-rebuke ला intimate-relation चा भाग म्हणून accept करा; Bhakti-address च्या regional-flavor ला welcome करा.

Kānhōbā Tukārām ला (Tukaram च्या elder brother, जो santkavi होते) attributed. Tukyā-bamdhu mudra (signature) preserved.

Where this applies

Deva's coming unpredictable. Don't expect schedule.
Kavāḍa-ṭimakārīinduścitī. Sudden-knock when bewildered.
Suspect māva yet trust. Bhakti-paradox.
Naṣṭa-kriyā rebuke is intimate. Accept it.
Kānaḍyā Kausalyā. Regional-flavor.