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Abhanga 647

English: By this strength — Pandharī-nāth — close — tiṣṭhata — anta unknown — place in hṛdaya.

When the varma (vital-secret) of bhakti is in our hand — and you have to recognize this register

When Pandharī-nāth trembles even-being-catur-bhuja for saints — and you accept this image

When won't release by jīva-bhāva — and you receive this final-grip

The verse

आतां येणें बळें पंढरीनाथ । जवळी राहिला तिष्ठत । पाहातां न कळे जयाचा अंत । तो चि हृदयांत घालूं आतां ॥१॥ विसरोनि आपुला देहपणभाव । नामें चि भुलविला पंढरीराव । न विचारी याती कुळ नांव । लागावया पाव संतांचे ॥२॥ बरें वर्म आलें आमुचिया हातां । हिंडावें धुंडावें न लगतां । होय अविनाश सहाकारी दाता । चतुर्भुज संता परि धाकें ॥३॥ होय आवडी सानें थोर । रूप सुंदर मनोहर । भक्तिप्रिय लोभापर । करी आदर याचकपणें ॥४॥ तें वर्म आलें आमुच्या हाता । म्हणोनि शरण निघालों संतां । तुका म्हणे पंढरीनाथा । न सोडी आतां जीवें भावें ॥५॥

Literal translation

English: By this strength — Pandharī-nāth — close — tiṣṭhata — anta unknown — place in hṛdaya. Forgetting deha-paṇa-bhāva — by nāma bhulavilā Pandharī-rāva — doesn't reckon yāti-kuḷa-nāma — saints' feet. Varma in hand — no wander-search — avināśa sahakārī dātā — catur-bhuja trembles for saints. Love-of-all — rūpa sundara — bhakti-priya lōbha-para — ādara yācaka. Varma — śaraṇa saints — Tuka says: Pandharī-nāth — won't release jīva-bhāva.

मराठी: आतां येणें बळें पंढरीनाथ — जवळी राहिला तिष्ठत — पाहातां न कळे जयाचा अंत — तो चि हृदयांत घालूं आतां. विसरोनि आपुला देहपणभाव — नामें चि भुलविला पंढरीराव — न विचारी याती कुळ नांव — लागावया पाव संतांचे. बरें वर्म आलें आमुचिया हातां — हिंडावें धुंडावें न लगतां — होय अविनाश सहाकारी दाता — चतुर्भुज संता परि धाकें. होय आवडी सानें थोर — रूप सुंदर मनोहर — भक्तिप्रिय लोभापर — करी आदर याचकपणें. तुकाराम म्हणतां — तें वर्म आलें आमुच्या हाता — म्हणोनि शरण निघालों संतां — पंढरीनाथा — न सोडी आतां जीवें भावें.

Word-by-word gloss

Marathi	Meaning
आतां येणें बळें पंढरीनाथ	"by this strength — Pandharī-nāth"
जवळी राहिला तिष्ठत	"close — tiṣṭhata"
पाहातां न कळे जयाचा अंत	"anta unknown"
तो चि हृदयांत घालूं आतां	"place in hṛdaya"
विसरोनि आपुला देहपणभाव	"forgetting deha-paṇa-bhāva"
नामें चि भुलविला पंढरीराव	"by nāma — bhulavilā Pandharī-rāva"
न विचारी याती कुळ नांव	"doesn't reckon yāti-kuḷa-nāma"
लागावया पाव संतांचे	"saints' feet"
बरें वर्म आलें आमुचिया हातां	"varma in our-hand"
हिंडावें धुंडावें न लगतां	"no wander-search"
होय अविनाश सहाकारी दाता	"avināśa sahakārī dātā"
चतुर्भुज संता परि धाकें	"catur-bhuja but trembles for saints"
होय आवडी सानें थोर	"love-small-and-large"
रूप सुंदर मनोहर	"rūpa sundara-mano-hara"
भक्तिप्रिय लोभापर	"bhakti-priya lōbha-para"
करी आदर याचकपणें	"ādara as yācaka"
शरण निघालों संतां	"śaraṇa to saints"
न सोडी आतां जीवें भावें	"won't release by jīva-bhāva"

What it means

A varma-in-our-hand-Pandharī-nāth-saint-feet abhang. Five-verse varma-acquired register. Five claims:

आतां येणें बळें पंढरीनाथ — opening-Pandharī-nāth-stands-close: by this strength, Pandharī-nāth; close, tiṣṭhata; anta unknown; place in hṛdaya. Pandharī-stands-and-waits.
विसरोनि आपुला देहपणभाव — Pandharī-deluded-by-nāma: forgets His own deha-paṇa-bhāva; deluded by nāma; doesn't-reckon-yāti-kuḷa-nāma; saints'-feet. Deva-comes-to-saints-no-jāti-bar.
बरें वर्म आलें आमुचिया हातां — varma-in-hand: varma in our-hand; no need to wander-and-search; avināśa-sahakārī-dātā; catur-bhuja trembles for saints. Varma-acquired-and-deva-trembles-for-saints.
होय आवडी सानें थोर — loves-everyone: love-of-small-and-large; rūpa-sundara-mano-hara; bhakti-priya-lōbha-para; ādara as yācaka. Universal-loving-deva.
तें वर्म आलें आमुच्या हाता — closing-saints-grip: varma in hand; śaraṇa to saints; Pandharī-nāth — won't-release-jīva-bhāva. Won't-let-go-by-jīva-bhāva.

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For someone today

This abhang names the varma-in-hand-Pandharī-nāth-saint-feet register:

Pandharī-nāth stands close, waiting; place Him in hṛdaya. Pandharī-close. Place-Him-in-heart.
By nāma alone, Pandharī-rāva is deluded; doesn't-reckon-yāti. Nāma-alone. No-jāti-bar.
Varma in our-hand; no need to wander-and-search. Varma. Direct-knowledge.
He loves all; bhakti-priya, asks-as-yācaka. Universal-love. Deva-asks-bhakta.
Won't release by jīva-bhāva. Won't-release. Final-grip.

For today: Pandharī-nāth stands close, waiting — place Him in hṛdaya; the varma is in our-hand; saints'-feet open the path; won't release by jīva-bhāva.

This abhang is Tukaram's varma-in-hand-saints-grip register. Compare 0533 kamōdinī-bhramara; same prema-sukha but here with the varma-acquired-claim.

मराठी: ही ओवी varma-in-hand-Pandharī-nāth-saint-feet register नाव सांगते:

Pandharī-nāth close stands, waiting; hṛdaya त place. Pandharī-close. Heart-place*.
Nāma-only ने Pandharī-rāva deluded; yāti* reckon नाही. Nāma-only. No-jāti-bar*.
Varma hand-त; no wander-search. Varma. Direct-knowledge*.
सर्वांना love; bhakti-priya, yācaka* म्हणून मागतो. Universal-love. Deva-asks-bhakta*.
Won't release by jīva-bhāva*. Won't-release. Final-grip*.

आज: Pandharī-nāth close stands — hṛdaya त place; Varma hand-त; saints'-feet path open; Won't-release by jīva-bhāva**.

Tukaram च-varma-in-hand-saints-grip-register. 0533 kamōdinī-bhramara compare; तीच prema-sukha पण इथे varma-acquired-claim.

Where this applies

Pandharī-nāth close. Place-in-heart.
Nāma — Pandharī-deluded.** No-jāti-bar.
Varma in hand. Direct.
Won't release. Final-grip.