Abhanga 585
English: Bhāva — deva ucita — bhāva itself — bhagavanta.
The verse
भाव देवाचें उचित । भाव तोचि भगवंत ॥१॥ धन्यधन्य शुद्ध जाती । संदेह कैंचा तेथें चित्तीं ॥ध्रु.॥ बहुत बराडी । देवजवळी आवडी ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे हें रोकडें । लाभ अधिकारी चोखडे ॥३॥
Literal translation
English: Bhāva — deva ucita — bhāva itself — bhagavanta. Dhanya-dhanya — śuddha-jāti — samdēha — citta — what? Many barāḍī — deva-near — āvaḍī. Tuka says: rōkaḍa — lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē.
मराठी: भाव देवाचें उचित — भाव तोचि भगवंत. धन्यधन्य शुद्ध जाती — संदेह कैंचा तेथें चित्तीं?. बहुत बराडी — देवजवळी आवडी. तुकाराम म्हणतां — हें रोकडें — लाभ अधिकारी चोखडे.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
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| भाव देवाचें उचित | "bhāva — deva ucita" |
| भाव तोचि भगवंत | "bhāva itself — bhagavanta" |
| धन्यधन्य शुद्ध जाती | "dhanya-dhanya — śuddha-jāti" |
| संदेह कैंचा तेथें चित्तीं | "samdēha — citta — what?" |
| बहुत बराडी | "many barāḍī" |
| देवजवळी आवडी | "deva-near — āvaḍī" |
| तुका म्हणे हें रोकडें | "rōkaḍa" |
| लाभ अधिकारी चोखडे | "lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē" |
What it means
A bhāva-is-bhagavanta-barāḍī-close-to-deva abhang. Anti-status / pure-bhāva register. Three claims:
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भाव देवाचें उचित — भाव तोचि भगवंत — bhāva — deva-ucita — bhāva itself — bhagavanta. The opening-equation-claim: bhāva is the deva's ucita (proper / fitting / appropriate-thing); bhāva itself is bhagavanta. Bhāva-is-not-just-a-means-but-the-deva-Himself. Identity-claim: bhāva ≡ bhagavanta.
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धन्यधन्य शुद्ध जाती — संदेह कैंचा तेथें चित्तीं — बहुत बराडी — देवजवळी आवडी — dhanya-dhanya — śuddha-jāti — samdēha — citta — what? — many barāḍī — deva-near — āvaḍī. The pure-jāti-and-barāḍī-claim: blessed, blessed (dhanya-dhanya) is the śuddha-jāti (pure-kind = those-with-pure-bhāva, regardless of social-jāti); what samdēha (doubt) can there be in the citta about that?; many barāḍī (humble-mendicants, poor-bhaktas) are close to the deva āvaḍī (with love). Pure-bhāva-makes-the-jāti-pure; the barāḍī (poor-mendicants) are deva-loved. Anti-status-claim: barāḍī-status-doesn't-bar-deva-closeness*.
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तुका म्हणे हें रोकडें — लाभ अधिकारी चोखडे — Tuka says: rōkaḍa — lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē. The closing-cash-and-qualification-claim: Tuka says: this is rōkaḍa (cash, real, ready); the lābha (gain) is for the adhikārī cōkhaḍē (truly-qualified, the pure-eligible). Real-gain-for-the-truly-qualified-not-merely-status.
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For someone today
This abhang names the bhāva-is-bhagavanta-barāḍī-close-to-deva register:
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Bhāva is the deva's ucita; bhāva itself is bhagavanta. Bhāva — deva-ucita — bhagavanta. Identity-claim: bhāva = bhagavanta. Recognize-the-equation*.
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Dhanya śuddha-jāti; no samdēha in citta. Dhanya-dhanya śuddha-jāti — samdēha kainca? The pure-bhāva jāti is blessed; no doubt in citta. Pure-bhāva-is-the-jāti-not-birth*.
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Many barāḍī* are deva-loved. Bahuta barāḍī — deva-jaḷaḷī āvaḍī. The poor-mendicants are close to the deva; status-doesn't-bar-closeness. Anti-status-claim*.
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The lābha is rōkaḍa* — for the truly-qualified. Rōkaḍa lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē. Real-gain is for the pure-eligible, not status-eligible. Truly-qualified-receive*.
For today: the bhāva itself is bhagavanta — no separation; pure-bhāva makes the jāti-blessed regardless of social-status; many barāḍī are deva-close; real-gain is for the truly-qualified.
This abhang is Tukaram's bhāva-is-bhagavanta-anti-status register — one of the strongest bhāva-priority statements. Compare 0573 bhāva-tārīla-pāṣāṇa; same bhāva-priority but here with the bhāva = bhagavanta identity. The barāḍī-deva-jaḷaḷī-āvaḍī claim is anti-elite: poor-mendicants are close to the deva.
मराठी: ही ओवी bhāva-is-bhagavanta-barāḍī-close-to-deva register नाव सांगते:
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Bhāva देवाचा ucita; bhāva च bhagavanta. Bhāva — देव-ucita — bhagavanta. Identity-claim: bhāva = bhagavanta. Equation-recognize*.
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Dhanya śuddha-jāti; citta त samdēha नाही. Dhanya-dhanya śuddha-jāti — samdēha kainca? Pure-bhāva jāti blessed; citta त doubt नाही. Pure-bhāva jāti, birth नाही*.
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Many barāḍī* देवप्रिय. Bahuta barāḍī — देव-जवळी आवडी. Poor-mendicants देव-close; status-closeness-bar-नाही. Anti-status-claim*.
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Lābha rōkaḍa — truly-qualified साठी. Rōkaḍa lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē. Real-gain pure-eligible साठी, status-eligible नाही. Truly-qualified-receive*.
आज: Bhāva च bhagavanta — separation नाही; pure-bhāva jāti-blessed करतं social-status-regardless; many barāḍī देव-close; Real-gain truly-qualified साठी*.
Tukaram च-bhāva-is-bhagavanta-anti-status-register — Strongest bhāva-priority statements पैकी एक. 0573 bhāva-tārīla-pāṣāṇa compare; तीच bhāva-priority पण इथे bhāva = bhagavanta identity. Barāḍī-deva-jaḷaḷī-āvaḍī claim anti-elite: poor-mendicants देव-close.
Where this applies
- Bhāva = bhagavanta. Identity.
- Śuddha-jāti — bhāva-not-birth.** Anti-jāti.
- Barāḍī deva-close. Anti-status.
- Lābha — adhikārī cōkhaḍē. Truly-qualified.