Abhanga 505
Once your service is faithfully done and your mind is settled, you can let go, let even God rest, and simply go home in peace.
The verse
उठोनियां तुका गेला निजस्थळा । उरले राउळा माजी देव ॥१॥ निउल जालें सेवका स्वामींचें । आज्ञे करुनी चित्त समाधान ॥ध्रु.॥ पहुडलिया हरी अनंतशैनावरी । तेथें नाहीं उरी कांहीं काम ॥२॥ अवघी बाहेर घालूनि गेला तुका । सांगितलें लोकां निजले देव ॥३॥
Literal translation
Tuka got up — went to nija-sthaḷa — the deva remained in the rauḷa. Sēvaka's svāmī's work — done — by ājñā — citta-samādhāna. Hari pahuḍaliyā on Ananta-śayyā — no more kāma there. Tuka sent everyone out and went — told the people: deva is asleep.
मराठी: उठोनियां तुका गेला निजस्थळा — उरले राउळा माजी देव. निउल जालें सेवका स्वामींचें — आज्ञे करुनी चित्त समाधान. पहुडलिया हरी अनंतशैनावरी — तेथें नाहीं उरी कांहीं काम. अवघी बाहेर घालूनि गेला तुका — सांगितलें लोकां निजले देव.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| उठोनियां तुका गेला निजस्थळा | "Tuka got up — went to nija-sthaḷa" |
| उरले राउळा माजी देव | "the deva remained in the rauḷa" |
| निउल जालें सेवका स्वामींचें | "sēvaka's — svāmī's work — done" |
| आज्ञे करुनी चित्त समाधान | "by ājñā — citta-samādhāna" |
| पहुडलिया हरी अनंतशैनावरी | "Hari — pahuḍaliyā on Ananta-śayyā" |
| तेथें नाहीं उरी कांहीं काम | "there — no more kāma" |
| अवघी बाहेर घालूनि गेला तुका | "Tuka — sent everyone out — and went" |
| सांगितलें लोकां निजले देव | "told the people — deva is asleep" |
What it means
A bhakta-departs-deva-asleep-tells-people abhang. Continuation of the night-sequence (501-503-504-505). The Ananta-śayyā image is striking: Hari resting on the cosmic-serpent — and the bhakta has just put Him there. Four claims:
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उठोनियां तुका गेला निजस्थळा — उरले राउळा माजी देव — Tuka got up — went to nija-sthaḷa — deva remained in the rauḷa. The opening-departure: Tukauṭhōniyām(having got up) went to hisnija-sthaḷa(own-place); the devauralē(remained) in therauḷa(royal-dwelling, temple). Bhakta-and-deva-each-go-to-their-own-place.
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निउल जालें सेवका स्वामींचें — आज्ञे करुनी चित्त समाधान — sēvaka's svāmī's work done — by ājñā — citta-samādhāna. The task-done-claim: thesēvaka's (servant's) work for thesvāmī(master) has becomeniula(cleared, completed); byājñā(the master's order, instruction) — thecitta(mind) issamādhāna(settled, satisfied). Sēvaka-task-cleared-mind-settled.
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पहुडलिया हरी अनंतशैनावरी — तेथें नाहीं उरी कांहीं काम — Hari pahuḍaliyā on Ananta-śayyā — no more kāma there. The deva-resting-claim: Hari ispahuḍaliyā(laid-down, reclining) on theAnanta-śayyā(the serpent-Ananta as the cosmic-bed); there is no morekāma(work, task) remaining. Hari-resting-on-Ananta-no-more-work. The cosmic-image: the deva who supports the universe is now resting on the cosmic-serpent.
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अवघी बाहेर घालूनि गेला तुका — सांगितलें लोकां निजले देव — Tuka sent everyone out and went — told the people: deva is asleep. The closing-announcement: Tukaavaghī(everyone)bāhēra ghālūnī(sent-out) and went;told the people: nijalē dēva (the deva is asleep).Bhakta-acts-as-temple-attendant-closing-down-for-the-night. The bhakta is now functioning as the temple-keeper who shoos out the worshippers because the deva is asleep.
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For someone today
This verse closes the night sequence: Tukaram gets up and goes home, leaving God resting in the temple. He says his work as a servant is finished because he followed his master's instruction, and now his mind is settled and at peace. He pictures Hari reclining on the cosmic serpent Ananta, with nothing left to do, the great sustainer of the universe simply at rest. Then Tukaram sends everyone out and tells the people plainly that God has gone to sleep, closing the day's worship without ceremony or fuss. It shows that devotion has a natural end point; once your service is done and your heart is settled, you can let go and rest too.
मराठी: ही ओवी रात्रीच्या क्रमाची सांगता करते, तुकाराम उठून घरी जातात आणि देवाला मंदिरात विसावा देतात. ते म्हणतात की सेवकाचं काम पूर्ण झालं आहे, कारण त्यांनी स्वामींच्या आज्ञेप्रमाणे केलं, आणि आता त्यांचं मन शांत आणि समाधानी आहे. ते हरीला अनंत शेषनागावर पहुडलेला कल्पितात, तिथे आता काहीच काम उरलेलं नाही, विश्वाला सांभाळणारा तो केवळ विसावा घेत आहे. मग तुकाराम सगळ्यांना बाहेर पाठवतात आणि लोकांना सरळ सांगतात की देव झोपला आहे, कोणत्याही मोठ्या समारंभाशिवाय दिवसाची पूजा संपवतात. यातून कळतं की भक्तीलाही नैसर्गिक शेवट असतो, तुमची सेवा पूर्ण झाली आणि मन शांत झालं की तुम्हीही विसावा घेऊ शकता.
Where this applies
- Each to nija-sthaḷa. Don't cling.
- Sēvaka-task cleared byājñā. Mind-settled.
- HarionAnanta-śayyā. Cosmic-rest.
- Tell people: deva asleep. Closure-announcement.