Abhanga 664
The simple act of looking with pure devotion at what you love is itself healing, and you never need to fear its fierce side or doubt its gentle side, since both are the same presence.
The verse
ताप हें हरण श्रीमुख । हरी भवरोगा ऐसें दुःख । अवलोकितां उपजे सुख । उभें सन्मुख दृष्टीपुढें ॥१॥ न पुरे डोळियांची धणी । सखोल कृपेची च खाणी । स्तवितां न पुरे वेदवाणी । तो हा समचरणी कृपानिधी ॥ध्रु.॥ रामकृष्णध्यान वामननारसिंहीं । उग्र आणि सौम्य कांहीं च नाहीं । सांपडे भरलीये वाही । भाव शुद्ध पाहीं याचें भातुकें ॥२॥ गुणगंभीर चतुर सुजाण । शूर धीर उदार नारायण । व्यापक तरी त्रिभुवन । मनमोहनलावण्य हें ॥३॥ ठाण हें साजिरें सुंदर । अविनाश अविकार । अनंत आणि अपार । तो हा कटीं कर धरिताहे ॥४॥ जयाची वाणी सुमनमाळा । परमामृतजिव्हाळा । अनंता अंगीं अनंत कळा । तुका जवळा चरण सेवे ॥५॥
Literal translation
Tāpa-haraṇa — this śrī-mukha — removes such bhava-rōga-duḥkha — sukha arises on looking — stands sanmukha before the gaze. Eyes never sated — deep mine of kṛpā — Vēda-vāṇī insufficient — sama-caraṇa kṛpā-nidhi. Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-dhyāna in Vāmana-Nārasimha — no ugra nor saumya — caught in flowing-stream — pure-bhāva sees this bhātukē. Guṇa-gambhīra, catura, sujāṇa — śūra-dhīra-udāra Nārāyaṇa — vyāpaka of tribhuvana — mana-mōhana-lāvaṇya. This ṭhāṇa — sājirē sundara — avināśa avikāra — ananta apāra — holds kara at kaṭi. Whose vāṇī — sumana-māḷā — paramāmṛta-jivhāḷā — endless anga — endless kaḷā — Tuka — javaḷā — serves caraṇa.
मराठी: Tāpa-haraṇa — हें श्री-मुख — bhava-rōga दुःख हरतो — पाहिल्यावर सुख उपजते — दृष्टि-पुढें सन्मुख उभे. डोळियांची धणी न-पुरे — सखोल कृपेची खाणी — Vēda-वाणी न-पुरे — सम-चरणी kṛpā-निधी. Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-ध्यान Vāmana-Narasimha-त — उग्र आणि सौम्य कांहीं नाही — भरलेल्या वाहीत सांपडे — शुद्ध-भाव हें भातुकें पाहे. गुण-गंभीर, catura, sujāṇa — शूर-धीर-उदार Nārāyaṇa — त्रिभुवन व्यापक — मन-मोहन-लावण्य. हें ठाण साजिरें-सुंदर — avināśa-avikāra — अनंत-अपार — कटीं कर धरितो. जयाची वाणी सुमन-माळा — परम-अमृत-जिव्हाळा — अनंत-अंगी अनंत-कळा — Tuka जवळा चरण सेवा.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
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| ताप हें हरण श्रीमुख | "tāpa-haraṇa — śrī-mukha" |
| हरी भवरोगा ऐसें दुःख | "removes bhava-rōga — such duḥkha" |
| अवलोकितां उपजे सुख | "on looking — sukha arises" |
| उभें सन्मुख दृष्टीपुढें | "stands sanmukha — before-gaze" |
| न पुरे डोळियांची धणी | "ḍōḷiyāmcī dhaṇī — never-sated" |
| सखोल कृपेची च खाणी | "sakhōla — kṛpā-khāṇī" |
| स्तवितां न पुरे वेदवाणी | "Vēda-vāṇī — insufficient" |
| समचरणी कृपानिधी | "sama-caraṇa — kṛpā-nidhi" |
| रामकृष्णध्यान वामननारसिंहीं | "Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-dhyāna — Vāmana-Nārasimhīm" |
| उग्र आणि सौम्य कांहीं च नाहीं | "ugra and saumya — nothing-of" |
| सांपडे भरलीये वाही | "caught — flowing-stream" |
| भाव शुद्ध पाहीं याचें भातुकें | "pure-bhāva — bhātukē (child's-snack / play-snack)" |
| गुणगंभीर चतुर सुजाण | "guṇa-gambhīra — catura sujāṇa" |
| शूर धीर उदार नारायण | "śūra-dhīra-udāra Nārāyaṇa" |
| व्यापक तरी त्रिभुवन | "vyāpaka — tribhuvana" |
| मनमोहनलावण्य | "mana-mōhana-lāvaṇya" |
| ठाण हें साजिरें सुंदर | "ṭhāṇa — sājirē sundara" |
| अविनाश अविकार | "avināśa — avikāra" |
| अनंत आणि अपार | "ananta — apāra" |
| कटीं कर धरिताहे | "holds kara at kaṭi (hip)" |
| जयाची वाणी सुमनमाळा | "whose vāṇī — sumana-māḷā" |
| परमामृतजिव्हाळा | "paramāmṛta-jivhāḷā" |
| अनंता अंगीं अनंत कळा | "endless-anga — endless-kaḷā" |
| तुका जवळा चरण सेवे | "Tuka — javaḷā — caraṇa-sēvā" |
What it means
A tāpa-haraṇa-śrī-mukha-Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-Vāmana-Narasimha-no-ugra-no-saumya-kaṭīm-kara-Tuka-feet-served abhang. Praise of Pandharī-form with avatāra-list register. Five claims:
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Tāpa-haraṇa-śrī-mukha — bhava-rōga दुःख हर — सुख उपजे — सन्मुख दृष्टी-पुढें — tāpa-haraṇa śrī-mukha — bhava-rōga-duḥkha removed — sukha arises — sanmukha before-gaze. The opening-śrī-mukha-claim: thisśrī-mukha(auspicious-face) istāpa-haraṇa(heat-removing); removes theduḥkhaofbhava-rōga(the disease-of-becoming); onavalōkita (looking, beholding), sukha arises;stands sanmukha (face-to-face) before the gaze.Pandharī-face-removes-heat-and-bhava-rōga.
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डोळियांची धणी न-पुरे — कृपेची खाणी — Vēda-वाणी न-पुरे — सम-चरणी कृपा-निधी — eyes never sated — kṛpā-mine — Vēda-vāṇī insufficient — sama-caraṇa kṛpā-nidhi. The deep-kṛpā-and-eyes-never-sated-claim: eyes never reach satiation; (He is) thesakhōla(deep) mine ofkṛpāalone; Vēda-vāṇī (the Veda's words) insufficient to praise;He of sama-caraṇa (equal-feet, the standing-pose) is the kṛpā-nidhi (treasure-of-compassion).Sama-caraṇa-and-Veda-can't-finish-praising.
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Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-ध्यान Vāmana-Narasimha-त — उग्र-सौम्य नाही — भरलेल्या वाहीत — शुद्ध-भाव हें भातुकें — Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-dhyāna in Vāmana-Narasimha — no ugra-no saumya — flowing-stream — pure-bhāva this bhātukē. The avatāra-collapse-claim: Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-dhyāna (the meditation of Rāma-Kṛṣṇa) is in Vāmana-Narasimhīm (= within the Vāmana and Narasimha forms; the four are one-Pandharī);no ugra (fierce, e.g., Narasimha) nor saumya (mild, e.g., Vāmana) — both vanish;He is caught in the bharaliyē vāhī (the full-flowing-stream of bhakti);pure-bhāva sees this bhātukē (a child's-snack — a small-offered-thing of bhakti, often play-food).All-avatāras-collapse-into-Pandharī-without-fierce-or-mild-distinction; pure-bhāva-sees-the-bhātukē. (Thebhātukē image is intimate: the bhakta sees Pandharī as the child's-snack-recipient.)
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गुण-गंभीर — शूर-धीर-उदार Nārāyaṇa — त्रिभुवन व्यापक — मन-मोहन-लावण्य — guṇa-gambhīra — śūra-dhīra-udāra Nārāyaṇa — tribhuvana vyāpaka — mana-mōhana-lāvaṇya. The quality-list-claim: guṇa-gambhīra (deep-in-qualities), catura sujāṇa (clever, knowing-well);śūra-dhīra-udāra Nārāyaṇa(heroic-patient-generous-Nārāyaṇa); vyāpaka of the three-worlds;mana-mōhana-lāvaṇya(mind-charming-loveliness). Comprehensive-quality-list.
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ठाण साजिरें-सुंदर — avināśa-avikāra — ananta-apāra — कटीं कर — वाणी सुमन-माळा — paramāmṛta-jivhāḷā — अनंत-अंगी अनंत-कळा — Tuka जवळा चरण सेवा — ṭhāṇa — fine — avināśa-avikāra — ananta-apāra — kaṭīm-kara — vāṇī sumana-māḷā — paramāmṛta-jivhāḷā — endless-anga endless-kaḷā — Tuka near-by feet-served. The closing-stance-and-Tuka-feet-claim: thisṭhāṇa(stance, pose) —sājirē sundara(fine, beautiful); avināśa (indestructible), avikāra (changeless);ananta apāra(endless, shoreless); holds-hand-at-kaṭi(hip — the canonical Pandharī-pose); Hisvāṇī— flower-garland; paramāmṛta-jivhāḷā (supreme-amṛta-tongue);endless-arts in endless-body;Tuka — javaḷā(near-by) — serves thecaraṇa. Pandharī-stance-with-kara-at-kaṭi-and-Tuka-near-by-serving-feet.
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For someone today
Just looking at what you love with genuine devotion can itself begin to heal you; Tukaram says the sight of that face removes the deep ache of ordinary existence, and the eyes never tire of it. All the different forms the divine might take, fierce or gentle, ultimately come together into one, so you don't need to fear one aspect or feel that another is somehow not enough. What matters is bringing a pure, uncomplicated heart, the way a child offers a simple snack, and letting words fall short as you try to fully describe what you love.
मराठी: जे तुम्हाला खरोखर प्रिय आहे त्याकडे मनापासून पाहणंच तुम्हाला बरं करू शकतं. तुकाराम म्हणतात की त्या मुखाकडे पाहताच संसाराचं खोल दुःख दूर होतं आणि डोळे कधीच त्या दर्शनाने थकत नाहीत. ईश्वराची विविध रूपं, उग्र असोत की सौम्य, शेवटी एकाच रूपात एकत्र येतात, त्यामुळे एका रूपाची भीती बाळगण्याची किंवा दुसरं रूप अपुरं वाटण्याची गरज नाही. महत्त्वाचं आहे ते म्हणजे मूल जसं साधं खाणं अर्पण करतं तसं शुद्ध आणि निर्व्याज मन घेऊन जाणं, आणि जे प्रिय आहे त्याचं पूर्ण वर्णन करण्याचा हट्ट सोडून देणं.
Where this applies
- Tāpa-haraṇa—śrī-mukha. Looking-saves.
- Sama-caraṇa—kṛpā-nidhi. Sama-stance.
- Nougra, nosaumya. Avatāra-collapse.
- Kaṭīm-kara. Pandharī-pose.
- Tukajavaḷā. Feet-near-by.