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Abhanga 620

English: You alone — anātha-dātā — duḥkha-mōha-cintā destroy — śaraṇa — kṛpāvanta māybāpa.

When the bhakta asks for saint-sangati and caraṇa-sevā only — and you have to recognize this register

When no other than bhakti is asked — and you accept this priority

When set the ranga-kathā and fulfill the vyathā — and you receive this final-petition

The verse

तूंचि अनाथाचा दाता । दुःख मोह नासावया चिंता । शरण आलों तुज आतां । तारीं कृपावंता मायबापा ॥१॥ संतसंगति देई चरणसेवा । जेणें तुझा विसर न पडावा । हा च भाव माझिया जीवा । पुरवीं देवा मनोरथ ॥२॥ मज भाव प्रेम देई कीर्ती । गुण नाम वर्णावया स्तुती । विघ्नां सोडवूनि हातीं । विनंती माझी परिसावी हे ॥३॥ आणीक कांहीं नाहीं मागणें । सुखसंपत्तिराज्यचाड धन । सांकडें न पडे तुज जेणें । दुजें भक्तीविण मायबापा ॥४॥ जोडोनियां कर पायीं ठेवीं माथा । तुका विनवी पंढरिनाथा । रंगीं वोडवावी रंगकथा । पुरवीं व्यथा मायबापा ॥५॥

Literal translation

English: You alone — anātha-dātā — duḥkha-mōha-cintā destroy — śaraṇa — kṛpāvanta māybāpa. Saint-sangati — caraṇa-sevā — visara doesn't fall — this bhāva — fulfill manōratha. Bhāva-prema-kīrti — guṇa-nāma stuti — vighnas release — listen vinamtī. Nothing else — sukha-sampatti-rājya-dhana — sāmkaḍē not — bhakti only. Folding hands — head at feet — Tuka — Pandharī-nātha — ranga-kathā — fulfill vyathā.

मराठी: तूंचि अनाथाचा दाता — दुःख मोह नासावया चिंता — शरण आलों तुज आतां — तारीं कृपावंता मायबापा. संतसंगति देई चरणसेवा — जेणें तुझा विसर न पडावा — हा च भाव माझिया जीवा — पुरवीं देवा मनोरथ. मज भाव प्रेम देई कीर्ती — गुण नाम वर्णावया स्तुती — विघ्नां सोडवूनि हातीं — विनंती माझी परिसावी हे. आणीक कांहीं नाहीं मागणें — सुखसंपत्तिराज्यचाड धन — सांकडें न पडे तुज जेणें — दुजें भक्तीविण मायबापा. जोडोनियां कर पायीं ठेवीं माथा — तुका विनवी पंढरिनाथा — रंगीं वोडवावी रंगकथा — पुरवीं व्यथा मायबापा.

Word-by-word gloss

Marathi	Meaning
तूंचि अनाथाचा दाता	"You alone — anātha-dātā"
दुःख मोह नासावया चिंता	"duḥkha-mōha-cintā — destroy"
शरण आलों तुज आतां	"śaraṇa — came"
तारीं कृपावंता मायबापा	"save — kṛpāvanta māybāpa"
संतसंगति देई चरणसेवा	"saint-sangati — caraṇa-sevā"
जेणें तुझा विसर न पडावा	"Your visara — doesn't fall"
हा च भाव माझिया जीवा	"this bhāva — my jīva"
पुरवीं देवा मनोरथ	"fulfill manōratha"
मज भाव प्रेम देई कीर्ती	"bhāva-prema-kīrti"
गुण नाम वर्णावया स्तुती	"guṇa-nāma stuti"
विघ्नां सोडवूनि हातीं	"vighnas — release"
विनंती माझी परिसावी हे	"listen — my vinamtī"
आणीक कांहीं नाहीं मागणें	"nothing else to ask"
सुखसंपत्तिराज्यचाड धन	"sukha-sampatti-rājya-cāḍa-dhana"
सांकडें न पडे तुज जेणें	"sāmkaḍē — not You"
दुजें भक्तीविण मायबापा	"no other than bhakti"
जोडोनियां कर पायीं ठेवीं माथा	"folding hands — head at feet"
रंगीं वोडवावी रंगकथा	"ranga-kathā — set"
पुरवीं व्यथा मायबापा	"fulfill vyathā"

What it means

A anātha-dātā-saint-sangati-caraṇa-sevā-only abhang. Five-verse minimal-petition register. Five claims:

तूंचि अनाथाचा दाता — opening: You alone are anātha-dātā; destroy duḥkha-mōha-cintā; śaraṇa-came; save me, kṛpāvanta māybāpa. Anātha-petition.
संतसंगति देई चरणसेवा — saint-sangati-petition: give saint-sangati and caraṇa-sevā; by which Your visara doesn't fall; this bhāva in my jīva; fulfill manōratha. Two-fold-only-petition.
मज भाव प्रेम देई कीर्ती — speech-petition: give bhāva, prema, kīrti; for praising guṇa-nāma stuti; release from vighnas; listen vinamtī. Speech-bhakti-petition.
आणीक कांहीं नाहीं मागणें — nothing-else-asked: nothing else to ask — sukha-sampatti-rājya-cāḍa-dhana — (nothing for which) You're put in sāmkaḍē; except bhakti, māybāpa. Bhakti-only-no-burden-on-deva.
जोडोनियां कर पायीं ठेवीं माथा — closing: folding hands, head at feet; Tuka beseeches Pandharī-nātha; set the ranga-kathā; fulfill the vyathā. Final-petition.

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For someone today

This abhang names the anātha-dātā-saint-sangati-caraṇa-sevā-only register:

You alone are anātha-dātā. Anātha-dātā. Refuge-claim.
Saint-sangati and caraṇa-sevā only. Saint-sangati — caraṇa-sevā. Two-fold-petition.
Bhāva-prema-kīrti for praising. Speech-bhakti-petition. Praise-equipment.
Nothing else asked; bhakti-only. Bhakti vīṇa nakō. Don't-burden-deva-with-other-asks.
Set ranga-kathā; fulfill vyathā. Ranga-kathā — vyathā. Final-petition.

For today: the bhakta asks for saint-sangati and caraṇa-sevā only; bhāva-prema-kīrti for praise; nothing-else asked; fulfill the vyathā.

This abhang is Tukaram's minimal-petition-bhakti-only register — contrasts with petition-for-everything. Compare 0531 won't-ask-You-much; same minimal-petition register.

मराठी: ही ओवी anātha-dātā-saint-sangati-caraṇa-sevā-only register नाव सांगते:

You-alone-anātha-dātā. Anātha-dātā. Refuge-claim*.
Saint-sangati आणि caraṇa-sevā only. Saint-sangati — caraṇa-sevā. Two-fold-petition*.
Bhāva-prema-kīrti praise साठी. Speech-bhakti-petition. Praise-equipment*.
Nothing else; bhakti-only. Bhakti vīṇa नको. देवाला-other-asks-burden नका.
Ranga-kathā set; vyathā fulfill. Ranga-kathā — vyathā. Final-petition*.

आज: Bhakta saint-sangati आणि caraṇa-sevā only मागतो; Bhāva-prema-kīrti praise साठी; nothing-else asked; vyathā fulfill.

Tukaram च-minimal-petition-bhakti-only-register — Petition-for-everything च्या-contrast. 0531 won't-ask-You-much compare; तीच minimal-petition register.

Where this applies

Anātha-dātā. Refuge.
Saint-sangati + caraṇa-sevā. Two-fold.
Nothing-else-asked. Bhakti-only.
Ranga-kathā-vyathā. Final.