Abhanga 734
You do not need to match great practitioners; bring your honest plea, however little or much it is, and trust it will be accepted as it is.
The verse
तुझे थोर थोर । भक्त करिती विचार ॥१॥ जपतपादि साधनें । मज चिंतवेना मनें ॥ध्रु.॥ करुणावचनें । म्यां भाकावीं तुम्हां दीनें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे घेई । माझें थोडें फार ठायीं ॥३॥
Literal translation
Your thōra-thōra — bhakta — do vicāra. Japa-tapa-ādi sādhanē — my — cintavēnā — manē. Karuṇā-vacanē — I, the dīna — plead to You. Tuka says: take — my thōḍē-phāra — in its ṭhāya.
मराठी: तुझे थोर-थोर भक्त — विचार करितात. जप-तप-आदि साधनें — मज मनाने चिंतवत नाहीत. करुणा-वचनें — म्यां, दीनेणं, तुम्हांला भाकावीं. Tuka म्हणे: घे — माझं थोडं-फार — ठायीं.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| तुझे थोर थोर | "Your thōra-thōra" |
| भक्त करिती विचार | "bhakta — do vicāra" |
| जपतपादि साधनें | "japa-tapa-ādi sādhanē" |
| मज चिंतवेना मनें | "my — cintavēnā manē" |
| करुणावचनें | "karuṇā-vacanē" |
| म्यां भाकावीं तुम्हां दीनें | "I — plead — to You — dīna" |
| घेई माझें थोडें फार ठायीं | "take — my — thōḍē phāra — ṭhāyīm" |
What it means
A Your-great-bhaktas-do-vicāra-japa-tapa-mind-can't-bear-just-karuṇā-words-take-my-little-or-much abhang. Just-karuṇā-words register. Three claims:
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Your-thōra-thōra-bhakta — विचार करितात — जप-तप-आदि — मज मनाने चिंतवत नाही. Great-bhaktas-vicāra-but-mine-can't-claim. Yourthōra-thōra(great-great) bhaktas dovicāra(deep-discrimination, philosophical-reflection); japa-tapa-ādi sādhanē (japa-tapas etc. spiritual-practices);my — manas cannot cintavēnā (cannot bear-to-think-of, can't-even-consider).Great-bhaktas-do-vicāra-and-japa-tapa-but-my-mind-can't-even-consider.
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करुणा-वचनें — दीनेणं — तुम्हांला भाकावीं. Just-karuṇā-words-claim. Karuṇā-vacanē (compassion-words);I, the dīna (poor, wretched)—bhākāvī(plead, beg) to You. Only-karuṇā-words-from-dīna.
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Tuka: घे — माझं थोडं-फार — ठायीं. Take-my-little-or-much-claim. Tuka says:ghēī(take); mythōḍē phāra(little or much) — in itsṭhāya (place, however-it-is).Take-my-offering-as-it-is-little-or-much.
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For someone today
Tukaram says Your great devotees engage in deep reflection and disciplined practices like japa and tapas, but his own mind cannot even entertain such things. All he has to offer are words of compassion, the plea of a humble, lowly person. So he asks God simply to take whatever he brings, however little or much it is, just as it is.
मराठी: तुकाराम म्हणतात, तुझे थोर भक्त सखोल विचार करतात आणि जप-तप यांसारखी साधना करतात, पण माझ्या मनाला हे सारे कधी सुचतही नाही. मी फक्त करुणेचे शब्द देऊ शकतो, एका दीन माणसाची विनवणी. म्हणून तुकाराम देवाला विनंती करतात की, मी जे काही आणतो — थोडे असो वा फार — ते जसे आहे तसेच स्वीकार.
Where this applies
- Great bhaktas —vicāra. Comparison.
- Mine — onlykaruṇā-vacanē. Modest.
- Thōḍē phāra ṭhāyīm. Take-as-is.