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Abhanga 605

This abhang names the khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha register:

When the bhakta asks for cutting-end of duḥkha — and you have to recognize this register
When vṛtti is kept at feet, vasti in mānasa — and you accept this discipline
When the laḷā is nourished and brought to phaḷa — and you receive this petition

The verse

करा नारायणा । माझ्या दुःखाची खंडणा ॥१॥ वृत्ति राखा पायांपाशीं । वस्ती धरूनि मानसीं ॥ध्रु.॥ पाळोनियां लळा । आतां पाववावें फळा ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे दीनें । त्यांचा हरतिया सीण ॥३॥

Literal translation

English: Do, Nārāyaṇa — my duḥkha-khaṇḍana. Vṛtti — at feet — vastimānasa. Nourishing laḷā — bring to phaḷa. Tuka says: dīnāsiṇa — removed.

मराठी: करा नारायणा — माझ्या दुःखाची खंडणा. वृत्ति राखा पायांपाशीं — वस्ती धरूनि मानसीं. पाळोनियां लळा — आतां पाववावें फळा. तुकाराम म्हणतां — दीनें — त्यांचा हरतिया सीण.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi Meaning
करा नारायणा "do, Nārāyaṇa"
माझ्या दुःखाची खंडणा "my duḥkha-khaṇḍana"
वृत्ति राखा पायांपाशीं "vṛtti — at feet"
वस्ती धरूनि मानसीं "vastimānasa"
पाळोनियां लळा "nourishing laḷā"
आतां पाववावें फळा "now — bring to phaḷa"
दीनें त्यांचा हरतिया सीण "dīnāsiṇa — removed"

What it means

A khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha-laḷā-to-phaḷa abhang. Petition register. Three claims:

  1. करा नारायणा — माझ्या दुःखाची खंडणाdo, Nārāyaṇa — my duḥkha-khaṇḍana. The opening-petition: do, Nārāyaṇa; the khaṇḍana (cutting-end, cessation, breaking-off) of my duḥkha. Cut-my-duḥkha.

  2. वृत्ति राखा पायांपाशीं — वस्ती धरूनि मानसीं — पाळोनियां लळा — आतां पाववावें फळाvṛtti — at feet — vasti — mānasa — nourishing laḷā — bring to phaḷa. The discipline-and-fruit-petition: keep the vṛtti (mind-attitude / mental-mode) at the feet; vasti (dwelling) — dharūnī (holding) in mānasa (mental-realm); nourishing (pāḷōnīyām) the laḷā (fond-tantrum, the bhakta's-childish-affection); now — pāvavāvēm (bring) it to phaḷa (fruit). Vṛtti-at-feet, vasti-in-mānasa, nourish-the-laḷā-and-bring-to-fruit*.

  3. तुका म्हणे दीनें — त्यांचा हरतिया सीणTuka says: dīnā — siṇa — removed. The closing-dīnā-claim: Tuka says: of the dīna (lowly, humble); (He) removes the siṇa (weariness). Dīnā's-weariness-removed-by-deva. Final-petition-and-claim.

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For someone today

This abhang names the khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha register:

  1. Petition: do the khaṇḍana of my duḥkha*. Khaṇḍana duḥkha. Direct-petition for cessation of suffering. Honest-asking*.

  2. Vṛtti at feet, vasti in mānasa, nourish the laḷā, bring to fruit. Vṛtti — vasti — laḷā — phaḷa. The internal-discipline: keep mind at feet, dwell in mental-realm, nourish-childish-affection, bring-to-fruit. Internal-discipline-with-fruit-petition.

  3. The deva removes the dīnā's siṇa*. Dīnā siṇa — haratiyā. The deva's-default is to remove the lowly's-weariness. Trust-the-default*.

For today: petition the deva to cut your duḥkha; keep vṛtti at feet, vasti in mānasa, nourish the laḷā, bring to fruit; the deva removes the dīnā's-weariness — trust this default.

This abhang is Tukaram's khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha-and-laḷā-to-fruit registercombines petition with internal-discipline. Compare 0527 Viṭṭhalē-jananī-laḷē-tantrum; same laḷā-register but here with the bring-to-fruit petition. The dīnā-siṇa-haratiyā claim: the deva-removes-the-lowly's-weariness as default.

मराठी: ही ओवी khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha register नाव सांगते:

  1. Petition: माझ्या duḥkha चा khaṇḍana* करा. Khaṇḍana duḥkha. Suffering च cessation साठी direct-petition. Honest-asking*.

  2. Vṛtti पायी, vasti mānasa त, laḷā nourish, fruit ला आणा. Vṛtti — vasti — laḷā — phaḷa. Internal-discipline: mind पायी, mental-realm त dwell, childish-affection-nourish, fruit-ला-आणा. Internal-discipline-fruit-petition सोबत*.

  3. Deva dīnā चा siṇa* काढतो. Dīnā siṇa — haratiyā. Deva चा default lowly च-weariness काढायचा. Default trust करा*.

आज: Deva ला duḥkha-cut करायला petition करा; Vṛtti पायी, vasti mānasa त, laḷā nourish, fruit ला आणा; Deva dīnā चा weariness काढतो — default trust*.

Tukaram च-khaṇḍana-of-duḥkha-and-laḷā-to-fruit-registerPetition आणि internal-discipline combine. 0527 Viṭṭhalē-jananī-laḷē-tantrum compare; तीच laḷā-register पण इथे bring-to-fruit-petition. Dīnā-siṇa-haratiyā claim: देव-lowly-weariness-default.

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