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Abhanga 434

When the entire deva is in jana and vana, vāsanā-place wiped — and you have to recognize this register

When making Vāsudeva-jōḍī is the practice — and you accept this acquaintance-rule

When no coming-going; became Vāsudeva-residing — and you receive this final-state

The verse

रामकृष्ण गीती गात । टाळ चिपळ्या वाजवीत । छंदें आपुलिया नाचत । नीज घेऊनि फिरत गा ॥१॥ जनीं वनीं हा अवघा देव । वासनेचा हा पुसावा ठाव । मग वोळगती वासुदेव । ऐसा मनीं वसूं द्यावा भाव गा ॥ध्रु.॥ निज दासाची थोर आवडी । वासुदेवासि लागली गोडी । मुखीं नाम उच्चारी घडोघडीं । ऐसी करा हे वासुदेवजोडी गा ॥२॥ अवघा सारूनि सेवट जाला । प्रयत्न न चले कांहीं केला । जागा होई सांडुनि झोपेला । दान देई वासुदेवालागा ॥३॥ तुका म्हणे रे धन्य त्याचें जिणें । जींहीं घातलें वासुदेवा दान । त्याला न लगे येणें जाणें । जालें वासुदेवीं राहणे गा ॥४॥ ॥६॥

Literal translation

English: Singing Rāma-Krishna-gītī — playing ṭāḷa-ciplyā — dancing in own chand — sleep-take-and-turn. In jana and vana — the entire deva — wipe vāsanā-place — then Vāsudeva will favor — let this bhāva dwell in mana. Great āvaḍī of nija-dāsa — gōḍī to Vāsudeva — uccāra Name every-moment — make Vāsudeva-jōḍī. All-completed śēvaṭa — prayatna doesn't avail — wake leaving sleep — give dāna to Vāsudeva. Tuka says: dhanya their jiṇē — those who gave dāna at Vāsudeva — no yēṇē-jāṇē — became Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē. (Closes the 6 Vāsudeva abhangs.)

मराठी: रामकृष्ण गीती गात — टाळ चिपळ्या वाजवीत — छंदें आपुलिया नाचत — नीज घेऊनि फिरत. जनीं वनीं हा अवघा देव — वासनेचा हा पुसावा ठाव — मग वोळगती वासुदेव — ऐसा मनीं वसूं द्यावा भाव. निज दासाची थोर आवडी — वासुदेवासि लागली गोडी — मुखीं नाम उच्चारी घडोघडीं — ऐसी करा हे वासुदेवजोडी. अवघा सारूनि सेवट जाला — प्रयत्न न चले कांहीं केला — जागा होई सांडुनि झोपेला — दान देई वासुदेवालागा. तुकाराम म्हणतां — धन्य त्याचें जिणें — जींहीं घातलें वासुदेवा दान — त्याला न लगे येणें जाणें — जालें वासुदेवीं राहणे. (६ Vāsudeva abhangs ची समाप्ती.)

Word-by-word gloss

Marathi	Meaning
रामकृष्ण गीती गात	"Rāma-Krishna-gītī — singing"
टाळ चिपळ्या वाजवीत	"ṭāḷa-ciplyā — playing"
छंदें आपुलिया नाचत	"in own chand — dancing"
नीज घेऊनि फिरत	"sleep-take-and-turn"
जनीं वनीं हा अवघा देव	"in jana and vana — the entire deva"
वासनेचा हा पुसावा ठाव	"vāsanā-place — wipe"
मग वोळगती वासुदेव	"then Vāsudeva will favor"
ऐसा मनीं वसूं द्यावा भाव	"let this bhāva dwell in mana"
निज दासाची थोर आवडी	"great āvaḍī of nija-dāsa"
वासुदेवासि लागली गोडी	"gōḍī to Vāsudeva"
मुखीं नाम उच्चारी घडोघडीं	"uccāra Name in mouth — every-moment"
ऐसी करा हे वासुदेवजोडी	"make Vāsudeva-jōḍī"
अवघा सारूनि सेवट जाला	"all-completed — śēvaṭa came"
प्रयत्न न चले कांहीं केला	"prayatna doesn't avail"
जागा होई सांडुनि झोपेला	"wake — leaving sleep"
दान देई वासुदेवालागा	"give dāna to Vāsudeva"
धन्य त्याचें जिणें	"dhanya — their jiṇē"
जींहीं घातलें वासुदेवा दान	"those who placed dāna at Vāsudeva"
त्याला न लगे येणें जाणें	"no yēṇē-jāṇē for them"
जालें वासुदेवीं राहणे	"became Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē"
॥६॥	"(closing 6 Vāsudeva abhangs)"

What it means

The closing of the Vāsudeva cluster (cf. ॥६॥ marker). Five claims:

रामकृष्ण गीती गात — टाळ चिपळ्या वाजवीत — छंदें आपुलिया नाचत — नीज घेऊनि फिरत — singing Rāma-Krishna-gītī — playing ṭāḷa-ciplyā — dancing in own chand — sleep-take-and-turn. The opening-form: the Vāsudeva-singer sings Rāma-Krishna-gītī; plays cymbals; dances in his own rhythm; takes rest and turns back. The full form-of-the-Vāsudeva*.
जनीं वनीं हा अवघा देव — वासनेचा हा पुसावा ठाव — मग वोळगती वासुदेव — ऐसा मनीं वसूं द्यावा भाव — in jana and vana, entire deva — wipe vāsanā-place — then Vāsudeva will favor — let this bhāva dwell in mana. The condition-claim: the entire deva is in jana and vana (people-and-forest); wipe out the vāsanā-place (the place where desires settle); then Vāsudeva will vōḷagati (favor / be-pleased); let this bhāva dwell in mana. Vāsanā-wipe; Vāsudeva-favor.
निज दासाची थोर आवडी — वासुदेवासि लागली गोडी — मुखीं नाम उच्चारी घडोघडीं — ऐसी करा हे वासुदेवजोडी — great āvaḍī of nija-dāsa — gōḍī to Vāsudeva — uccāra Name every-moment — make Vāsudeva-jōḍī. The practice-instruction: great āvaḍī (preference) for nija-dāsa (one's own servant-state); gōḍī (sweetness) toward Vāsudeva; every-moment uccāra the Name; make Vāsudeva-jōḍī (Vāsudeva-acquaintance / Vāsudeva-pair). The Vāsudeva-jōḍī is the practice-aim*.
अवघा सारूनि सेवट जाला — प्रयत्न न चले कांहीं केला — जागा होई सांडुनि झोपेला — दान देई वासुदेवालागा — all-completed śēvaṭa — prayatna doesn't avail — wake, leaving sleep — give dāna to Vāsudeva. The end-coming claim: all-things-completed — the śēvaṭa (end) has come; prayatna (effort) doesn't avail any more; wake, leaving sleep; give dāna to Vāsudeva. At the end, only Vāsudeva-dāna helps*.
तुका म्हणे धन्य त्याचें जिणें — जींहीं घातलें वासुदेवा दान — त्याला न लगे येणें जाणें — जालें वासुदेवीं राहणे — Tuka says: dhanya their jiṇē — those who placed dāna at Vāsudeva — no yēṇē-jāṇē — became Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē. The closing-blessing: blessed is the jiṇē (life) of those who placed dāna at Vāsudeva; for them — no yēṇē-jāṇē (coming-going, rebirth); they have jālē Vāsudevīm rāhaṇē (become Vāsudeva-residing). Final-state: Vāsudeva-residing, no rebirth.

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For someone today

This abhang names the Vāsudeva-jōḍī-dāna-becomes-Vāsudeva-residing register:

Sing Rāma-Krishna in own chand*; dance. Rāma-Krishna gītī gāta — chandē āpuliyā nācata. Find your own rhythm in singing; don't conform to others; dance in your own form*.
In jana and vana, entire deva; wipe vāsanā-place*. Janīm vanīm avaghā dēva — vāsanā-place wipe. The deva is in people and forest both; the vāsanā-place (desire-residence) must be wiped for Vāsudeva-favor*.
Make Vāsudeva-jōḍī*: every-moment Name-uccāra. Mukhīm nāma uccāri ghaḍō-ghaḍīm — Vāsudeva-jōḍī. The practice-aim: form a jōḍī (pair, acquaintance) with Vāsudeva by every-moment-Name-utterance. Continuous-Name = Vāsudeva-jōḍī*.
At the end, prayatna doesn't avail; only Vāsudeva-dāna* does. Sēvaṭa jālā — prayatna na calē — dāna dēī Vāsudevā. At the end of life, effort doesn't help; only the dāna at Vāsudeva helps. Don't postpone the dāna*.
Those who give dāna at Vāsudeva — no rebirth, become Vāsudeva-residing*. Yēṇē-jāṇē nāhīm — jālē Vāsudevīm rāhaṇē. The final-result of giving-dāna-at-Vāsudeva is no rebirth, dwelling in Vāsudeva. Final-Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē = mokṣa as residence.

For today: find your own rhythm singing the deva; the deva is in people-and-forest both — wipe vāsanā-place; make Vāsudeva-jōḍī by every-moment-Name; at the end, only dāna-at-Vāsudeva helps; give it now and become Vāsudeva-residing.

This abhang is the closing of the 6 Vāsudeva-songs. Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē (Vāsudeva-residing) is Tukaram's-distinctive end-state name — not just Vaikuṇṭha or mukti but residing-in-Vāsudeva**.

मराठी: ही ओवी Vāsudeva-jōḍī-dāna-becomes-Vāsudeva-residing register नाव सांगते:

Rāma-Krishna own chand* मध्ये गा; dance. रामकृष्ण गीती गाता — छंदें आपुलिया नाचत. Singing मध्ये तुमचं own rhythm शोधा; इतरांशी conform नका; Own form मध्ये dance करा*.
Jana आणि vana मध्ये entire deva; vāsanā-place wipe. जनीं वनीं अवघा देव — वासना-place wipe. Deva people आणि forest दोन्ही मध्ये; Vāsudeva-favor साठी vāsanā-place (desire-residence) wipe करा*.
Vāsudeva-jōḍī बनवा: every-moment Name-uccāra. मुखीं नाम उच्चारी घडोघडीं — वासुदेव-जोडी. Practice-aim: every-moment-Name-utterance ने Vāsudeva सोबत jōḍī (pair, acquaintance). Continuous-Name = Vāsudeva-jōḍī*.
शेवटी prayatna avail करत नाही; फक्त Vāsudeva-dāna*. सेवट जाला — प्रयत्न न चले — दान देई वासुदेवा. आयुष्याच्या शेवटी effort help करत नाही; फक्त Vāsudeva ला dāna helps. Dāna postpone नका*.
जे Vāsudeva ला dāna देतात — no rebirth, Vāsudeva-residing*. येणे-जाणे नाही — जालें वासुदेवीं राहणे. Vāsudeva ला dāna देण्याचं final-result no rebirth, Vāsudeva मध्ये dwelling. Final-Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē = mokṣa as residence*.

आज: Deva-singing साठी own rhythm शोधा; Deva people-and-forest दोन्हीत — vāsanā-place wipe करा; Every-moment-Name ने Vāsudeva-jōḍī बनवा; शेवटी फक्त dāna-at-Vāsudeva helps; आता द्या आणि Vāsudeva-residing व्हा.

ही ओवी 6 Vāsudeva-songs चं closing. Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē (Vāsudeva-residing) — Tukaram च distinctive end-state name — फक्त Vaikuṇṭha किंवा mukti नाही पण Vāsudeva मध्ये residing**.

Where this applies

Sing in own chand; dance. Find your rhythm.
Vāsanā-place wiped → Vāsudeva-favor. Condition.
Vāsudeva-jōḍī via every-moment Name. Practice-aim.
At end, only Vāsudeva-dāna helps. Don't postpone.
Vāsudeva-rāhaṇē — final-state. Mokṣa as residence.