Abhanga 405

English: Why, mother — stopping me at home?

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

A daughter-protests-mother-keeping-her-home abhang. Six claims:

1. क्याला मज आयो वारितेसी घरा — खेळतों सोकरा नंदाचा मी — why, mother, stopping me at home? — I play with Sōkarā, Nanda's. The opening-protest: why are you stopping me, mother? — I play with Sōkarā (a name / playmate) — Nanda's child (= Krishna). The daughter declares her playmate.

2. बहु दिसीं जाली यासीं मज भेटी — आतां वाटे तुटी न परावी — many days since meeting — now tuṭī feels — won't part. The long-separation claim: (it has been) many days since I met him; now feels — the tuṭī (break) cannot be made. Long-separation-fed longing.

3. कोवळें बोलतो मना आवरतें — डोळियाचें पातें ढापवेना — speaks gently, holds the mana — eyelids can't close. The Krishna-effect: He speaks gently — holds the mind; cannot close the eyelids (= cannot stop seeing-Him-in-imagination). Continuous mental-vision.

4. आजि सकळांसी आलें चोलुनियां — कां गो पाठी वांयां पुलविली — today, to all came cōlūnīyām — why on back uselessly pulavīlī? The complaint-of-being-piled-on: today everyone has come bustling out (cōlūnīyām); why have you uselessly piled (work / restraint) on my back? Others-going, daughter-piled-on.

5. तुमचें तें काय खोळंबलें काज — बल्या कां गो मज कोंडा घरीं — what kāj-kāma delayed for you? — why, bālyā, cooped at home? The escalating-protest: what work is delayed for your sake? — why, bālyā (mother / older-woman), are you keeping me cooped at home?

6. तुकयाचा धनी गोकुळनायक — सरा कांहीं एक बोलतों मी — Tuka's dhanī — Gokula-nāyaka — pass aside, I'm saying something. The closing-petition-and-naming: Tuka's dhanī (master) — Gokula-nāyaka (the leader of Gokula); pass aside (mother), I'm saying something. The daughter has the deva-Gokula-master and asserts her right to go.

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For someone today

This abhang names the daughter-asserts-right-to-go-to-Krishna register:

1. Bhakti often runs against family-restraint. Kyālā maja āyō vāritēsī gharā? The mother (or other family member) tries to keep the bhakta home; the bhakta protests. Family-restraint and bhakti often conflict.

2. Long-separation fuels the longing; tuṭī* won't part. Bahu disīm jālī yāsīm maja bhēṭi — tuṭī na parāvī. Time-since-meeting deepens the desire; the tuṭī (break) becomes unbearable*.

3. His gentle-speech holds the mana*; eyelids can't close. Kōvaḷē bōlatō manā āvaratē — ḍoḷyāñcē pātē ḍhāpavēnā. Krishna's-effect is gentle but holding; the bhakta cannot stop seeing-Him. Continuous mental-darśana*.

4. Don't be piled-on while others go. Sakaḷāmsī ālē cōlūnīyām — pāṭhī vāmyām pulavīlī. Don't accept the family-restraint that piles work on you while others go to bhakti. Assert the right.

5. Tuka's dhanī is Gokula-nāyaka*; assert the relationship. Tukyācā dhanī Gokula-nāyaka. The bhakta-deva relationship is the master-relation; family-relations don't override it. Assert the deva-master-relation*.

For today: if family-restraint conflicts with your bhakti, recognize the conflict honestly; let long-separation fuel the longing; trust the deva's gentle-speech holding the mana; don't accept being piled-on while others go to bhakti; assert the deva-master-relation.

This abhang is the daughter-asserts-right-to-Krishna register: family-restraint vs. bhakti-pull; the daughter wins by asserting the deva-master-relation.

मराठी: ही ओवी daughter-asserts-right-to-go-to-Krishna register नाव सांगते:

1. Bhakti सहसा family-restraint सोबत conflict करते. क्याला मज आयो वारितेसी घरा? आई (किंवा कुटुंबातील इतर) bhakta ला घरी ठेवायचा प्रयत्न करते; bhakta protest करते. Family-restraint आणि bhakti conflict.

2. Long-separation longing fuel करतं; tuṭī* तुटत नाही. बहु दिसीं — तुटी न परावी. Time-since-meeting desire deepen करतं; Tuṭī (break) unbearable होतो*.

3. त्याची gentle-speech mana* धरते; eyelids close होत नाहीत. कोवळें बोलतो मना आवरतें — डोळियाचें पातें ढापवेना. Krishna चं effect gentle पण holding; Bhakta त्याला बघणं थांबवू शकत नाही. Continuous mental-darśana*.

4. Others जात असताना piled-on नका होऊ. सकळांसी आलें चोलुनियां — पाठी वांयां पुलविली. Family-restraint जे काम तुमच्या back वर pile करतं ते accept नका, इतर bhakti ला जात असताना. Right assert करा.

5. Tuka चा dhanī Gokula-nāyaka*; relationship assert करा. तुकयाचा धनी गोकुळनायक. Bhakta-deva relationship master-relation; Family-relations त्याला override करत नाहीत. Deva-master-relation assert करा*.

आज: Family-restraint तुमच्या bhakti सोबत conflict करत असेल — conflict honestly ओळखा; Long-separation longing fuel करू द्या; Deva ची gentle-speech mana धरते trust करा; Others bhakti ला जात असताना piled-on नका; Deva-master-relation assert करा.

Daughter-asserts-right-to-Krishna register: Family-restraint vs. bhakti-pull; daughter deva-master-relation assert करून जिंकते.

Where this applies

• Bhakti vs. family-restraint. Honest-conflict.
• Long-separation fuels the tuṭī. Time-deepens-longing.
• Gentle-speech holds; eyelids can't close. Continuous-darśana.
• Don't be piled-on while others go. Assert the right.
• Gokula-nāyaka is Tuka's dhanī. Deva-master-relation overrides.

Related verses

• Abhanga 4481
• Abhanga 4482
• Abhanga 4495
• Abhanga 4497