Abhanga 487
Tukaram offers a blessing to those whose hearts genuinely love God, recognizing them not by outward signs but by what fills their inner mind. He wishes them welfare, peace, and love that keeps growing ever richer. He bows to those whose true wealth is their good fortune of devotion, saying such a life deserves honor. Finally he says that among Hari's devoted servants is where every hope and longing finally finds its fulfillment, so there is no need to search anywhere else.
The verse
आशीर्वाद तया जाती । आवडी चित्तीं देवाची ॥१॥ कल्याण ती असो क्षेम । वाढे प्रेम आगळें ॥ध्रु.॥ भक्तिभाग्यगांठी धन । त्या नमन जीवासी ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे हरिचे दास । तेथें आस सकळ ॥३॥
Literal translation
Blessings — to that jāti — āvaḍī of deva in citta. Kalyāṇa — kṣema — prema grows āgaḷē. Bhakti-bhāgya-tied dhana — to that jīva — namō. Tuka says: Hari's dāsa — there — āśā of all.
मराठी: आशीर्वाद तया जाती — आवडी चित्तीं देवाची. कल्याण ती असो क्षेम — वाढे प्रेम आगळें. भक्तिभाग्यगांठी धन — त्या नमन जीवासी. तुकाराम म्हणतां — हरिचे दास — तेथें आस सकळ.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| आशीर्वाद तया जाती आवडी चित्तीं देवाची | "blessings — to that jāti — āvaḍī of deva in citta" |
| कल्याण ती असो क्षेम वाढे प्रेम आगळें | "kalyāṇa — kṣema — prema grows āgaḷē" |
| भक्तिभाग्यगांठी धन त्या नमन जीवासी | "bhakti-bhāgya-tied dhana — to that jīva — namō" |
| हरिचे दास तेथें आस सकळ | "Hari's dāsa — there — āśā of all" |
What it means
A short blessings-to-the-bhakta-jāti abhang. First of the Hari-dāsa-blessings cluster (487-490 with ॥५॥ closing at 0490). Three claims:
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आशीर्वाद तया जाती — आवडी चित्तीं देवाची — blessings to that jāti — āvaḍī of deva in citta. The opening-blessing: blessings to thatjāti(kind / type of person) — who hasāvaḍī(preference / love) ofdevaincitta. Recognition by inner-stance.
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कल्याण ती असो क्षेम — वाढे प्रेम आगळें — kalyāṇa — kṣema — prema grows āgaḷē. The blessing-content: letkalyāṇa(welfare) andkṣema(well-being) be theirs; letpremagrowāgaḷē(excellently). Welfare-and-prema-growth.
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भक्तिभाग्यगांठी धन — त्या नमन जीवासी — bhakti-bhāgya-tied dhana — to that jīva, namō. The namō-recognition: thebhakti-bhāgya-gāṭha(the knot of bhakti-fortune) tied (their) dhana; to thatjīva—namō. Wealth-tied-to-bhakti-fortune deserves namō.
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तुका म्हणे हरिचे दास — तेथें आस सकळ — Tuka says: Hari's dāsa — there, āśā of all. The closing-claim: Tuka says: atHari'sdāsa— there is the place ofāśā(hope / desire) of all. Only-the-Hari-dāsa is the place of all-asking. Compare 0459namō to Hari-dāsa, where all icchā fulfilled; sameHari-dāsa-as-fulfillment-placeclaim.
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For someone today
Tukaram offers a blessing to those whose hearts genuinely love God, recognizing them not by outward signs but by what fills their inner mind. He wishes them welfare, peace, and love that keeps growing ever richer. He bows to those whose true wealth is their good fortune of devotion, saying such a life deserves honor. Finally he says that among Hari's devoted servants is where every hope and longing finally finds its fulfillment, so there is no need to search anywhere else.
मराठी: तुकाराम त्या माणसांना आशीर्वाद देतात ज्यांच्या मनात खरोखर देवाबद्दल प्रेम आहे, आणि त्यांना बाह्य चिन्हांवरून नव्हे तर त्यांच्या अंतर्मनातील भावनेवरून ओळखतात. ते त्यांना कल्याण, क्षेम आणि सतत वाढणाऱ्या प्रेमाची शुभेच्छा देतात. ज्यांची खरी संपत्ती भक्तीचे भाग्य आहे त्यांना ते नमन करतात, कारण असे जीवन आदरास पात्र आहे. शेवटी ते सांगतात की हरीच्या भक्तांमध्येच प्रत्येक आशा आणि इच्छा शेवटी पूर्ण होते, त्यामुळे इतरत्र शोधण्याची गरज नाही.
Where this applies
- Bless by inner-āvaḍī. Not external-marks.
- Wish prema-growth specifically. Bhakti-blessing.
- Bow to bhakti-fortune wealth. Recognition.
- Hari-dāsa is the only place of āśā. Single-fulfillment-site.