Abhanga 437
Stay awake to the divine in ordinary life, keep worship simple, don't burden yourself with excess, and give the one offering that truly matters: undivided devotion.
The verse
जग जोगी जग जोगी । जागजागे बोलती ॥१॥ जागता जगदेव । राखा कांहीं भाव ॥ध्रु.॥ अवघा क्षेत्रपाळ । पूजा सकळ ॥२॥ पूजापात्र कांहीं । फल पुष्प तोय ॥३॥ बहुतां दिसां फेरा । आला या नगरा ॥४॥ नका घेऊं भार । धर्म तो चि सार ॥५॥ तुका मागे दान । द्या जी अनन्य ॥६॥
Literal translation
Jaga-jogī jaga-jogī — at every wake they speak. The waking jaga-deva — keep some bhāva. Entire kṣetra-pāḷa — pūjā all. Pūjā-pātra — some — fala, puṣpa, tōya. Many days the phērā — came to this nagara. Don't take bhāra — dharma alone is sāra. Tuka asks dāna — give — ananya.
मराठी: जग जोगी जग जोगी — जागजागे बोलती. जागता जगदेव — राखा कांहीं भाव. अवघा क्षेत्रपाळ — पूजा सकळ. पूजापात्र कांहीं फल पुष्प तोय. बहुतां दिसां फेरा आला या नगरा. नका घेऊं भार — धर्म तो चि सार. तुकाराम म्हणतां — दान — द्या जी अनन्य.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| जग जोगी जग जोगी | "jaga-jogī, jaga-jogī" |
| जागजागे बोलती | "at every wake — they speak" |
| जागता जगदेव | "the waking jaga-deva" |
| राखा कांहीं भाव | "keep some bhāva" |
| अवघा क्षेत्रपाळ पूजा सकळ | "entire kṣetra-pāḷa — pūjā all" |
| पूजापात्र कांहीं फल पुष्प तोय | "pūjā-pātra — some — fala, puṣpa, tōya" |
| बहुतां दिसां फेरा आला या नगरा | "many days phērā — came to this nagara" |
| नका घेऊं भार धर्म तो चि सार | "don't take bhāra — dharma alone is sāra" |
| तुका मागे दान | "Tuka asks dāna" |
| द्या जी अनन्य | "give — ananya" |
What it means
A jaga-jogī-form abhang. Continuation of the folk-mendicant-singer-form, after the Vāsudeva-form (432-434). The jaga-jogī is a yogī-form mendicant (jōgī = yōgī), distinct from the Vāsudeva. Six claims:
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जग जोगी जग जोगी — जागजागे बोलती — jaga-jogī jaga-jogī — at every wake, they speak. The opening-call: thejaga-jogī(world-yogī) — at every place where someone is waking — they (the jōgīs) speak. The jōgī walks calling.
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जागता जगदेव — राखा कांहीं भाव — the waking jaga-deva — keep some bhāva. The primary-claim: thejaga-deva(world-deity) is awake; keep somebhāva(devotion-stance). Be aware of the awake-deity.
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अवघा क्षेत्रपाळ — पूजा सकळ — entire kṣetra-pāḷa — pūjā all. The universal-pūjā claim: the entirekṣetra-pāḷa(place-keeper / land-deity) — all (forms of pūjā). Pūjā in all forms is to the same place-keeper.
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पूजापात्र कांहीं फल पुष्प तोय — pūjā-pātra — some — fala, puṣpa, tōya. The minimum-pūjā items: the offering-vessel — at leastfala(fruit),puṣpa(flower),tōya(water). (The minimum-set; compare Bhagavad-gītā 9.26 patram puṣpam phalam tōyam.)
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बहुतां दिसां फेरा आला या नगरा — many days the phērā — came to this nagara. The long-circuit claim: for many days, the round — has come to this town. The mendicant-circuit reaches every town in time.
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नका घेऊं भार — धर्म तो चि सार — don't take bhāra — dharma alone is sāra. The minimum-investment-rule: don't take heavy-burden; dharma alone is the essence.
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तुका मागे दान — द्या जी अनन्य — Tuka asks dāna — give — ananya. The closing-petition: Tuka asks fordāna; give —ananya(undivided / without-second / single-pointed). The dāna asked isananya—undivided devotion, the highest-bhakti.
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For someone today
In this verse Tukaram speaks in the voice of a wandering yogi-mendicant walking through town, calling out wherever someone is waking up. His message is simple: the divine in the world is awake, so keep at least a little devotion alive in response. He says every shrine and every place-guardian is really receiving worship meant for the same one presence, so there's no need to fragment your devotion chasing different forms. The offering itself doesn't need to be grand either, a piece of fruit, a flower, some water is enough. Don't load yourself down trying to do more than that, since the heart of dharma is simplicity, not accumulation. In the end what Tuka asks for isn't money or things but undivided devotion, given wholly and without holding anything back.
मराठी: या ओवीत तुकाराम एका भटकणाऱ्या जोगड्याच्या आवाजात बोलतात, जो गावभर फिरून प्रत्येक जागृत माणसाला हाक देतो. त्याचा संदेश साधा आहे, जगातील देव जागा आहे, म्हणून तुम्हीही निदान थोडा भाव मनात ठेवा. सगळ्या क्षेत्रपाळांची, सगळ्या स्थानांची पूजा शेवटी एकाच शक्तीपर्यंत पोचते, त्यामुळे वेगवेगळ्या रूपांच्या मागे धावत भक्ती विभागून टाकू नका, असे ते सांगतात. अर्पणही मोठे असायची गरज नाही, फळ, फूल आणि थोडे पाणी पुरेसे आहे. यापेक्षा जास्त करण्याचे ओझे स्वतःवर घेऊ नका, कारण धर्माचे सार साधेपणातच आहे, संचयात नाही. शेवटी तुका जे मागतात ते धन नसून अनन्य भक्ती आहे, पूर्णपणे आणि कुठलीही कसर न ठेवता दिलेली.
Where this applies
- Jaga-jogī call at every wake. Don't ignore.
- Jaga-devaawake; keepbhāva. Response.
- All kṣetra-pāḷa — one pūjā. Don't fragment.
- Fala, puṣpa, tōya — minimum. No elaboration.
- Dharma sāra; nobhāra. Minimum-investment.
- Give ananya-dāna. Undivided-devotion.