Abhanga 450
Everything comes from beyond you, so stop haggling over small things, take devotion daily like medicine against your cravings, and know it's offered free to anyone ready to take their share.
The verse
अल्ला देवे अल्ला दिलावे अल्ला दारु अल्ला खलावे । अल्ला बगर नही कोये अल्ला करे सो हि होये ॥१॥ मर्द होये वो खडा फीर नामर्दकुं नहीं धीर । आपने दिलकुं करना खुसी तीन दामकी क्या खुमासी ॥ध्रु.॥ सब रसोंका किया मार । भजनगोली एक हि सार । इमान तो सब ही सखा । थोडी तो भी लेकर ज्या ॥२॥ जिन्हो पास नीत सोये । वो हि बसकर तिरोवे । सांतो पांचो मार चलावे । उतार सो पीछे खावे ॥३॥ सब ज्वानी निकल जावे । पीछे गधडा मटी खावे । गांवढाळ सो क्या लेवे । हगवनि भरी नहि धोवे ॥४॥ मेरी दारु जिन्हें खाया । दिदार दरगां सो हि पाया । तल्हे मुंढी घाल जावे । बिगारी सोवे क्या लेवे ॥५॥ बजारका बुझे भाव । वो हि पुसता आवे ठाव । फुकट बाटु कहे तुका । लेवे सोहि लें हिसखा ॥६॥
Literal translation
Allah gives, Allah enables, Allah keeps, Allah feeds — without Allah no one — Allah karē sō hī hōya. Be mard — that one stands — nāmard has no patience — make your dil khuśī — three dāms, what khumāsī? All rasās attacked — bhajan-pill only sāra — imāna all sakhā — take even a little. Whoever sleeps near nīta — stays and crosses — seven-five attacks — outflow to rear. All jvānī slips out — donkey eats earth — village-boor takes what? — loaded hagvanī not washed. Whoever ate my dāru — dīdāra-dargāh gained — went head-down — bigārī sleeps takes what? Asks bāzāra-bhāva — comes asking the place — Tuka says: free distribute — whoever takes, take hisakhā.
मराठी: अल्ला देवे अल्ला दिलावे अल्ला दारु अल्ला खलावे — अल्ला बगर नही कोये — अल्ला करे सो हि होये. मर्द होये वो खडा फीर — नामर्दकुं नहीं धीर — आपने दिलकुं करना खुसी — तीन दामकी क्या खुमासी. सब रसोंका किया मार — भजनगोली एक हि सार — इमान तो सब ही सखा — थोडी तो भी लेकर ज्या. जिन्हो पास नीत सोये — वो हि बसकर तिरोवे — सांतो पांचो मार चलावे — उतार सो पीछे खावे. सब ज्वानी निकल जावे — पीछे गधडा मटी खावे — गांवढाळ सो क्या लेवे — हगवनि भरी नहि धोवे. मेरी दारु जिन्हें खाया — दिदार दरगां सो हि पाया — तल्हे मुंढी घाल जावे — बिगारी सोवे क्या लेवे. तुकाराम म्हणतां — बजारका बुझे भाव — वो हि पुसता आवे ठाव — फुकट बाटु — लेवे सोहि लें हिसखा.
Word-by-word gloss
| Hindavi/Marathi | Meaning |
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| अल्ला देवे अल्ला दिलावे | "Allah gives — Allah enables-giving" |
| अल्ला दारु अल्ला खलावे | "Allah keeps — Allah feeds" |
| अल्ला बगर नही कोये | "without Allah, no one" |
| अल्ला करे सो हि होये | "Allah does — that happens" |
| मर्द होये वो खडा | "be mard — that one stands" |
| नामर्दकुं नहीं धीर | "nāmard — no patience" |
| आपने दिलकुं करना खुसी | "make your dil khuśī" |
| तीन दामकी क्या खुमासी | "three dāms — what khumāsī?" |
| सब रसोंका किया मार | "all rasās — attacked" |
| भजनगोली एक हि सार | "bhajan-pill — only sāra" |
| इमान तो सब ही सखा | "imāna — all sakhā" |
| थोडी तो भी लेकर ज्या | "take even a little" |
| जिन्हो पास नीत सोये | "whoever sleeps near nīta" |
| वो हि बसकर तिरोवे | "that one — stays and crosses" |
| सांतो पांचो मार चलावे | "seven-five attacks" |
| उतार सो पीछे खावे | "outflow — goes to rear" |
| सब ज्वानी निकल जावे | "all jvānī slips out" |
| पीछे गधडा मटी खावे | "behind — donkey eats earth" |
| गांवढाळ सो क्या लेवे | "village-boor — takes what?" |
| हगवनि भरी नहि धोवे | "loaded hagvanī — not washed" |
| मेरी दारु जिन्हें खाया | "whoever ate my dāru" |
| दिदार दरगां सो हि पाया | "dīdāra-dargāh — that one gained" |
| तल्हे मुंढी घाल जावे | "head-down — went" |
| बिगारी सोवे क्या लेवे | "bigārī sleeps — takes what?" |
| बजारका बुझे भाव | "asks the bāzāra bhāva" |
| वो हि पुसता आवे ठाव | "that one — comes asking the place" |
| फुकट बाटु कहे तुका | "free distribute — Tuka says" |
| लेवे सोहि लें हिसखा | "whoever takes — take hisakhā" |
What it means
The longest Hindavi-fakir Allah-distributes-everything abhang. Six claims:
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अल्ला देवे अल्ला दिलावे अल्ला दारु अल्ला खलावे — अल्ला बगर नही कोये — अल्ला करे सो हि होये — Allah gives, enables, keeps, feeds — no one without Allah — what He does, happens. The opening-tauhīd: Allah is the giver-and-enabler-and-keeper-and-feeder; no one exists without Him; Allah karē sō hī hōya.
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मर्द होये वो खडा फीर — नामर्दकुं नहीं धीर — आपने दिलकुं करना खुसी — तीन दामकी क्या खुमासी — be mard, stand — nāmard has no patience — make dil khuśī — three dāms what khumāsī. The manliness-claim: be brave (mard); the cowardly have no perseverance; make yourdil khuśī(heart-pleased); what's the haggling over three petty-coins? Don't haggle the trivial.
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सब रसोंका किया मार — भजनगोली एक हि सार — इमान तो सब ही सखा — थोडी तो भी लेकर ज्या — all rasās attacked — bhajan-pill only sāra — imāna all sakhā — take little. The bhajan-pill claim: all sense-rasas attack you; thebhajan-pill(the bhakti-medicine) is the onlysāra(essence); imāna (faith) is the universal-companion;take even a little.Bhajan-as-medicine; faith-as-companion.
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जिन्हो पास नीत सोये — वो हि बसकर तिरोवे — सांतो पांचो मार चलावे — उतार सो पीछे खावे — सब ज्वानी निकल जावे — पीछे गधडा मटी खावे — गांवढाळ सो क्या लेवे — हगवनि भरी नहि धोवे — whoever sleeps near nīta — crosses — sense-attacks — youth slips — donkey eats earth — village-boor — loaded hagvanī unwashed. The contrast-image: whoever stays-near-the-rule (nīta) crosses; sense-attacks (seven-five) flow out behind; all youth slips out; the donkey eats earth — the village-boor (= the worldly-fool) takes nothing; he doesn't even wash off the loaded-excrement of his own life. Brutal-contrast between bhakta-crosser and worldly-fool.
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मेरी दारु जिन्हें खाया — दिदार दरगां सो हि पाया — तल्हे मुंढी घाल जावे — बिगारी सोवे क्या लेवे — whoever ate my dāru — dīdāra-dargāh gained — head-down went — bigārī sleeps takes what? The fakir's-medicine claim: whoever ate mydāru(= the spiritual-intoxicant of bhakti / zikr) — gained thedīdāra-dargāh(the Vision at the Holy-Court); went head-down (= prostrated); thebigārī(forced-laborer / one bound to compulsion) — sleeps and takes nothing. Drink-the-bhakti-medicine and gain the dīdāra.
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बजारका बुझे भाव — वो हि पुसता आवे ठाव — फुकट बाटु कहे तुका — लेवे सोहि लें हिसखा — asks bāzāra-bhāva — that one comes asking the place — Tuka says: free distribute — whoever takes, take share. The closing-distribution claim: whoever asks thebāzāramarket-rate; that one comes asking the place (where it's distributed); Tuka says: freebāṭu(distribute); whoever takes, take one'shisakhā(share). Free-distribution; come and take.
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For someone today
This abhang reminds you that everything you have, including the ability to act at all, ultimately comes from beyond yourself, so stop haggling over small things and keep your heart glad instead of bargaining like a miser. The pull of your senses attacks you constantly, and devotion, taken like medicine in small regular doses, is the one real remedy, with faith itself as your steady companion. Someone who stays close to discipline gets through safely, while someone who chases every craving ends up dragged through the mess of his own undisciplined life without ever cleaning it up. Drink deeply of real devotion and you gain a genuine glimpse of the sacred, and Tukaram closes by saying this gift is handed out free to anyone ready to take their share.
मराठी: हा अभंग आठवण करून देतो की तुमच्याकडे जे काही आहे, अगदी काही करण्याची क्षमताही, ती शेवटी तुमच्यापलीकडून येते, त्यामुळे लहानसहान गोष्टींसाठी हुज्जत घालू नका आणि कंजूषासारखे घासाघीस करण्याऐवजी मन आनंदी ठेवा. तुमच्या इंद्रियांची ओढ सतत तुमच्यावर हल्ला करते, आणि थोड्या थोड्या नियमित मात्रेत घेतलेली भक्ती हेच खरे औषध आहे, श्रद्धा तुमची स्थिर सोबती बनते. जो शिस्तीच्या जवळ राहतो तो सुरक्षित पार करतो, तर जो प्रत्येक वासनेच्या मागे धावतो तो स्वतःच्याच अस्ताव्यस्त आयुष्याच्या घाणीत ओढला जातो आणि ती कधी साफ करत नाही. खरी भक्ती मनापासून प्यायलात तर पवित्राची खरी झलक मिळते, आणि तुकाराम शेवटी सांगतात की ही देणगी विनामूल्य वाटली जाते, जो तयार असेल तो आपला वाटा घेऊ शकतो.
Where this applies
- Allah dēvē-dilāvē-dāru-khalāvē. Pervasive-action.
- No haggling three dāms. Anti-pettiness.
- Bhajan-pill is sāra. Medicine for sense-rasas.
- Nīta near sleeping crosses. Rule-proximity.
- Eat dāru; dīdāra-dargāh. Bhakti-Sufi medicine.
- Free distribute; take share. Open-invitation.