Abhanga 506
Good fortune has already arrived at your own door, so stop hesitating and act now, because this moment will never come again.
The verse
गर्जा जेजेकार हरि हृदयीं धरा । आळस नका करूं लाहानां सांगतों थोरां ॥१॥ ओवाळूं श्रीमुख वंदूं पाउलें शिरीं । आम्हां दैव आलें येथें घरिच्या घरीं ॥ध्रु.॥ म्हणोनि मागें पुढें कोणी न पाहावें येथें । सांडा परतें काम जाऊं हरी सांगातें ॥२॥ मग हें सुख कधीं न देखाल स्वप्नीं । उरेल हायहाय मागें होईल काहाणी ॥३॥ मग हे वेळ घटिका न ये अजरामर । कळलें असों द्या मग पडतील विचार ॥४॥ अद्धापगीं विश्वमाता लक्षुमी वसे । तो हा तुकयाबंधु म्हणे आलें अनायासें ॥५॥
Literal translation
Roar the jay-jay-kāra — hold Hari in hṛdaya — don't be lazy — telling lahānām-thōrām. Wave śrī-mukha — revere the feet on head — daiva has come at our own home. So don't look forward-back here — abandon other kāma — go with Hari. Then you won't see this sukha in svapna — only hāya-hāya remains — story behind. This ghaṭikā doesn't come back — ajarāmara — let it be known — vicāra will fall. On Adhapagī — Viśva-mātā Lakṣmī dwells. Tukyā-bamdhu says: came anāyāsē.
मराठी: गर्जा जेजेकार हरि हृदयीं धरा — आळस नका करूं लाहानां सांगतों थोरां. ओवाळूं श्रीमुख वंदूं पाउलें शिरीं — आम्हां दैव आलें येथें घरिच्या घरीं. मागें पुढें कोणी न पाहावें — सांडा परतें काम जाऊं हरी सांगातें. मग हें सुख कधीं न देखाल स्वप्नीं — उरेल हायहाय मागें होईल काहाणी. मग हे वेळ घटिका न ये अजरामर — कळलें असों द्या मग पडतील विचार. अद्धापगीं विश्वमाता लक्षुमी वसे. तुकयाबंधु म्हणतां — आलें अनायासें.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| गर्जा जेजेकार हरि हृदयीं धरा | "roar the jay-jay-kāra — hold Hari in hṛdaya" |
| आळस नका करूं लाहानां सांगतों थोरां | "don't be lazy — telling lahānām-thōrām" |
| ओवाळूं श्रीमुख वंदूं पाउलें शिरीं | "wave śrī-mukha — revere feet on head" |
| आम्हां दैव आलें येथें घरिच्या घरीं | "daiva has come — at our own home" |
| मागें पुढें कोणी न पाहावें | "don't look forward-back" |
| सांडा परतें काम जाऊं हरी सांगातें | "abandon other kāma — go with Hari" |
| मग हें सुख कधीं न देखाल स्वप्नीं | "won't see this sukha in svapna" |
| उरेल हायहाय मागें होईल काहाणी | "hāya-hāya remains — story behind" |
| मग हे वेळ घटिका न ये अजरामर | "this ghaṭikā doesn't come back — ajarāmara" |
| कळलें असों द्या मग पडतील विचार | "let it be known — vicāra will fall" |
| अद्धापगीं विश्वमाता लक्षुमी वसे | "on Adhapagī — Viśva-mātā Lakṣmī dwells" |
| आलें अनायासें | "came anāyāsē (without effort)" |
What it means
A roar-the-jaya-go-with-Hari-now abhang. Urgency-register: daiva has come at our own home; this ghaṭikā doesn't come back; act now. Six claims:
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गर्जा जेजेकार हरि हृदयीं धरा — आळस नका करूं लाहानां सांगतों थोरां — roar the jay-jay-kāra — hold Hari in hṛdaya — don't be lazy — telling lahānām-thōrām. The opening-call: roar (garjā) thejay-jay-kāra(cry-of-victory); holdHariinhṛdaya(heart); don't be lazy; I am telling thelahānām-thōrām(small-and-big = the whole community). Universal-call-no-laziness.
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ओवाळूं श्रीमुख वंदूं पाउलें शिरीं — आम्हां दैव आलें येथें घरिच्या घरीं — wave śrī-mukha — revere feet on head — daiva has come at our own home. The daiva-arrived-claim: weovāḷūm(wave-aratī) theśrī-mukha(sacred-face); wevamdūm(revere) thepaulēm(feet) on theśirīm(head); thedaiva(fortune) has come — at our own home (gharicyā gharī). Don't go-far-for-fortune; it's at our own home.
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मागें पुढें कोणी न पाहावें — सांडा परतें काम जाऊं हरी सांगातें — don't look forward-back — abandon other kāma — go with Hari. The immediate-action-claim: don't lookmāgēm-pudhē(back-and-forth, hesitating); abandon otherkāma(work, business); go withHari. No-hesitation-no-other-business-go-with-Hari.
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मग हें सुख कधीं न देखाल स्वप्नीं — उरेल हायहाय मागें होईल काहाणी — won't see this sukha in svapna — only hāya-hāya remains — story behind. The warning-of-loss: if you miss this, you won't see thissukhaeven insvapna(dream); onlyhāya-hāya(alas-alas, lamentation) remains; behind, it becomes akāhāṇī(story = a told-thing, a what-could-have-been). Miss-this-and-only-lament-remains.
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मग हे वेळ घटिका न ये अजरामर — कळलें असों द्या मग पडतील विचार — this ghaṭikā doesn't come back — ajarāmara — let it be known — vicāra will fall. The time-irreversible-claim: thisvēḷa-ghaṭikā(moment, time-instant) doesn't come back; it isajarāmara(un-aging-undying = un-renewable, the kind-that-never-comes-around); let it bekaḷalē asōm dyā(known, made-clear); then thevicāra(thoughts, deliberations) will fall (= will resolve, will come to ground). Time-is-irreversible-act-now.
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अद्धापगीं विश्वमाता लक्षुमी वसे — तो हा तुकयाबंधु म्हणे आलें अनायासें — on Adhapagī — Viśva-mātā Lakṣmī dwells — Tukyā-bamdhu says: came anāyāsē. The closing-claim: on theAdhapagī(probably theAśvattha-pagī, the foot-of-the-aśvattha-tree, or possibly theadhapagī= lower-foot) — Viśva-mātā Lakṣmī (the world-mother Lakṣmī) dwells;Tukyā-bamdhu says: cameanāyāsē(without-effort). The deepest-fortune (Lakṣmī's-presence) came without our-effort. Anāyāsē-grace.
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For someone today
Tukaram is shouting at you to stop waiting. He says good fortune has already arrived at your own doorstep, so there is no need to search elsewhere or hesitate any longer. Put down whatever else you are doing, hold Hari in your heart, and go toward this good right now, because if you let the moment pass, you will not get it back, not even in a dream, and all that will be left is regret and a story about what you almost did. This chance came to you without any effort on your part, so do not waste it by dawdling.
मराठी: तुकाराम महाराज आपल्याला थांबू नका असे ठणकावून सांगत आहेत. ते म्हणतात की सुदैव आधीच आपल्या स्वतःच्या घरी येऊन पोहोचले आहे, त्यामुळे ते शोधण्यासाठी दुसरीकडे जाण्याची किंवा संकोच करण्याची गरज नाही. हातातले काम बाजूला ठेवा, हरिला हृदयात धरा आणि याच क्षणी पुढे व्हा, कारण ही वेळ एकदा गेली की परत येत नाही, स्वप्नातसुद्धा मिळणार नाही, आणि उरेल फक्त हळहळ आणि काय करायला हवे होते याची गोष्ट. हे भाग्य आपल्या कोणत्याही प्रयत्नाशिवाय आपल्याकडे आले आहे, म्हणून टाळाटाळ करून ते गमावू नका.
Where this applies
- Roar jaya; Hari in heart. No laziness.
- Daiva at our own home. Don't go-far.
- Abandon other kāma. Go-with-Hari.
- Ghaṭikā irreversible. Anāyāsē-Lakṣmī.