Abhanga 511
Tukaram pictures himself standing by the plate with it washed and ready, waiting for whatever is left after God's meal. He doesn't ask for something fresh or special; the leftovers are enough for him. That willingness to wait, and to want only closeness to God rather than any particular gift, is what settles his mind and makes it firm. You don't need the best portion or the first turn to feel whole; simply staying near, patient and content with what remains, can steady your heart more than getting exactly what you wanted.
The verse
पाहें प्रसादाची वाट । द्यावें धोवोनियां ताट ॥१॥ शेष घेउनि जाईन । तुमचें जालिया भोजन ॥ध्रु.॥ जालों एकसवा । तुम्हां आडुनियां देवा ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे चित्त । करूनि राहिलों निश्चित ॥३॥
Literal translation
I wait the prasāda-vāṭa — give the washed tāṭa. I'll take the śēṣa and go — when Your bhōjana is done. I have become ēka-savā — clinging to You, deva. Tuka says: making citta — I have remained niścita.
मराठी: पाहें प्रसादाची वाट — द्यावें धोवोनियां ताट. शेष घेउनि जाईन — तुमचें जालिया भोजन. जालों एकसवा — तुम्हां आडुनियां देवा. तुकाराम म्हणतां — चित्त करूनि राहिलों निश्चित.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| पाहें प्रसादाची वाट | "I wait — prasāda-vāṭa" |
| द्यावें धोवोनियां ताट | "give — washed tāṭa" |
| शेष घेउनि जाईन | "śēṣa — taking — I will go" |
| तुमचें जालिया भोजन | "Your bhōjana — done" |
| जालों एकसवा | "I have become ēka-savā" |
| तुम्हां आडुनियां देवा | "clinging to You, deva" |
| तुका म्हणे चित्त करूनि राहिलों निश्चित | "Tuka — making citta — remained niścita" |
What it means
A waiting-for-prasāda-leftovers-firm-citta abhang. Continuation of the deva-asleep / post-meal cluster. Four claims:
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पाहें प्रसादाची वाट — द्यावें धोवोनियां ताट — I wait the prasāda-vāṭa — give the washed tāṭa. The opening-claim: I wait theprasāda-vāṭa(the portion-or-path of prasāda); give thedhōvōniyām tāṭa(the washed plate). The bhakta waits for the prasāda from the deva's meal. Wait-by-the-plate.
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शेष घेउनि जाईन — तुमचें जालिया भोजन — I will take śēṣa and go — when Your bhōjana is done. The leftovers-stance: I will take theśēṣa(leftovers, what-remains-after-the-meal) and go; when Yourbhōjanaisjāliyā(completed). Leftovers-suffice. Don't-need-anything-fresh. (Connects to 0503's ucchiṣṭa-bhōjana claim.)
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जालों एकसवा — तुम्हां आडुनियां देवा — I have become ēka-savā — clinging to You, deva. The single-side-clinging-claim: I have becomeēka-savā(one-side-attached, single-attached, exclusive); clinging (āḍunīyām) to You, deva. Exclusive-clinging-stance.
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तुका म्हणे चित्त — करूनि राहिलों निश्चित — Tuka says: making citta — I have remained niścita. The closing-firm-stance: Tuka says: making (= focusing)citta; I have remainedniścita(firm, settled, certain). Citta-made-firm-by-waiting. The-firm-citta-of-the-prasāda-waiter.
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For someone today
Tukaram pictures himself standing by the plate with it washed and ready, waiting for whatever is left after God's meal. He doesn't ask for something fresh or special; the leftovers are enough for him. That willingness to wait, and to want only closeness to God rather than any particular gift, is what settles his mind and makes it firm. You don't need the best portion or the first turn to feel whole; simply staying near, patient and content with what remains, can steady your heart more than getting exactly what you wanted.
मराठी: तुकाराम स्वतःला ताट धुऊन तयार ठेवून देवाच्या जेवणानंतर जे उरेल त्याची वाट पाहताना दाखवतात. त्यांना काही नवीन किंवा खास हवं नसतं; उरलेलं प्रसाद त्यांना पुरेसं आहे. अशी वाट पाहण्याची तयारी आणि देवाच्या जवळ राहण्याची फक्त एकच ओढ, हीच त्यांचं मन स्थिर आणि निश्चित करते. तुम्हाला सर्वोत्तम वाटा किंवा पहिला नंबर हवा असण्याची गरज नाही; फक्त जवळ राहणं आणि जे मिळेल त्यात समाधानी राहणं, हेच अपेक्षेपेक्षा जास्त मन शांत करू शकतं.
Where this applies
- Wait by plate. Don't-go-away.
- Leftovers suffice. No fresh-demand.
- Ēka-savā clinging. Exclusive.
- Citta niścita. Firm-by-waiting.