Abhanga 592
English: Settle ghara — deva — nirantara.
The verse
वसवावें घर । देवें बरें निरंतर ॥१॥ संग आसनीं शयनीं । घडे भोजनीं गमनीं ॥ध्रु.॥ संकल्प विकल्प । मावळोनि पुण्यपाप ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे काळ । अवघा गोविंदें सुकाळ ॥३॥
Literal translation
English: Settle ghara — deva — nirantara. Sanga — āsana-śayana — bhōjana-gamana. Samkalpa-vikalpa — māvaḷōnī — puṇya-pāpa. Tuka says: kāḷa — all — Gōvinda — sukāḷa.
मराठी: वसवावें घर — देवें बरें निरंतर. संग आसनीं शयनीं — घडे भोजनीं गमनीं. संकल्प विकल्प — मावळोनि पुण्यपाप. तुकाराम म्हणतां — काळ — अवघा गोविंदें सुकाळ.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
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| वसवावें घर | "settle ghara" |
| देवें बरें निरंतर | "deva — well — nirantara" |
| संग आसनीं शयनीं | "sanga — āsana-śayana" |
| घडे भोजनीं गमनीं | "happens — bhōjana-gamana" |
| संकल्प विकल्प | "samkalpa-vikalpa" |
| मावळोनि पुण्यपाप | "māvaḷōnī — puṇya-pāpa" |
| तुका म्हणे काळ | "kāḷa" |
| अवघा गोविंदें सुकाळ | "all — Gōvinda — sukāḷa" |
What it means
A settle-ghara-with-deva-continuously-sukāḷa abhang. Deva-pervaded-life register. Three claims:
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वसवावें घर — देवें बरें निरंतर — settle ghara — deva — nirantara. The opening-rule: settle the ghara (house, household); with the deva — well, nirantara (continuously). Settle-the-house-with-deva-continuously. Bhakti-as-the-house-furniture.
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संग आसनीं शयनीं — घडे भोजनीं गमनीं — sanga — āsana-śayana — bhōjana-gamana. The all-actions-claim: sanga (companionship with deva) in āsana (sitting), śayana (lying-down); happens (also) in bhōjana (eating), gamana (going / walking). Deva-sanga-pervades-all-four-classical-actions: sit, lie, eat, walk. Continuous-deva-sanga*.
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संकल्प विकल्प — मावळोनि पुण्यपाप — तुका म्हणे काळ — अवघा गोविंदें सुकाळ — samkalpa-vikalpa — māvaḷōnī — puṇya-pāpa — Tuka says: kāḷa — all — Gōvinda — sukāḷa. The closing-transformation-claim: samkalpa-vikalpa (intentions-and-their-divisions / opposing-thoughts); māvaḷōnī (vanish, set, dissolve); (along with) puṇya-pāpa; Tuka says: kāḷa (time); all by Gōvinda becomes sukāḷa (good-time, abundance, harvest-season). Samkalpa-vikalpa-and-puṇya-pāpa vanish; all-time becomes sukāḷa-by-Gōvinda. Bhakti-transforms-time-into-abundance.
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For someone today
This abhang names the settle-ghara-with-deva-sukāḷa register:
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Settle the ghara with the deva continuously. Vasavāvē ghara — deva nirantara. The house is the bhakti-field; settle-it-with-deva. Continuous-bhakti-foundation.
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Deva-sanga in all four actions: sit, lie, eat, walk. Āsana-śayana-bhōjana-gamana sanga. The four-classical-actions-of-life all become deva-sanga. Pervasive-bhakti.
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Samkalpa-vikalpa and puṇya-pāpa vanish. Samkalpa-vikalpa — māvaḷōnī — puṇya-pāpa. The opposing-thoughts and the merit-sin-pair both dissolve. Bhakti-dissolves-dualities.
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All time becomes sukāḷa by Gōvinda*. Kāḷa — Gōvinda — sukāḷa. Time-itself is transformed into abundance / good-season by Gōvinda. Time-as-sukāḷa*.
For today: settle the household with the deva continuously; deva-sanga is in sitting, lying, eating, walking; samkalpa-vikalpa and puṇya-pāpa vanish; all time becomes sukāḷa.
This abhang is Tukaram's deva-pervaded-life-sukāḷa register — one of the most-warm formulations of continuous-bhakti. Compare 0581 deva-pervades-three-images; same pervasion-register but here from the householder's-actions angle. The kāḷa-Gōvinda-sukāḷa claim is striking: time-itself-becomes-good-season.
मराठी: ही ओवी settle-ghara-with-deva-sukāḷa register नाव सांगते:
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Ghara देवासोबत continuously settle करा. वसवावे घर — देव निरंतर. Ghara bhakti-field; देवासोबत-settle. Continuous-bhakti-foundation*.
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Deva-sanga चारही actions मध्ये: sit, lie, eat, walk. आसन-शयन-भोजन-गमन sanga. चार-classical-actions-of-life सर्व देव-sanga होतात. Pervasive-bhakti.
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Samkalpa-vikalpa आणि puṇya-pāpa* vanish. संकल्प-विकल्प — मावळोनि — पुण्य-पाप. Opposing-thoughts आणि merit-sin-pair दोन्ही dissolve. Bhakti-dualities-dissolve*.
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All time Gōvinda ने sukāḷa*. काळ — Gōvinda — सुकाळ. Time-itself abundance / good-season-होतं Gōvinda ने. Time-as-sukāḷa*.
आज: Ghara देवासोबत continuously settle; Deva-sanga sitting, lying, eating, walking मध्ये; Samkalpa-vikalpa आणि puṇya-pāpa vanish; all time sukāḷa.
Tukaram च-deva-pervaded-life-sukāḷa-register — Continuous-bhakti च most-warm formulations पैकी एक. 0581 deva-pervades-three-images compare; तीच pervasion-register पण इथे householder's-actions angle ने. Kāḷa-Gōvinda-sukāḷa claim striking: time-itself-good-season.
Where this applies
- Settle ghara with deva. Foundation.
- Four actions all sanga. Pervasive.
- Samkalpa-vikalpa vanish. Dualities-dissolve.
- Sukāḷa by Gōvinda. Time-transformed.