Abhanga 993
Even without the means or strength to act, keep carrying your longing for the divine in your mind, because that inner remembrance itself carries you forward.
The verse
नव्हे आराणूक परि मनीं वाहे । होईल त्या साहे पांडुरंग ॥१॥ पंढरीसि जावें उदेग मानसीं । धरिल्या पावसी संदेह नाहीं ॥ध्रु.॥ नसो बळ देह असो पराधीन । परि हें चिंतन टाकों नको ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे देह पडो या चिंतनें । पुढें लागे येणें याजसाटीं ॥३॥
Literal translation
No āraṇūka — mana — vāhē — Pāṇḍuranga — sāhē. Pandhari — udēga — mānasa — dharilyā — attain — no sandēha. No baḷa — dēha — parādhīna — this cintana — don't drop. Tuka says: dēha — fall — cintana — for-going-ahead — by-this.
मराठी: नव्हे आराणूक — परि मनीं वाहे — Pāṇḍuranga त्या साहे होईल. पंढरीसि जावें — मानसीं उदेग — धरिल्या पावसी — संदेह नाहीं. नसो बळ — असो देह पराधीन — परि हें चिंतन टाकों नको. Tuka म्हणे: देह पडो या चिंतनें — पुढें येणें लागे या-ज-साठीं.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| नव्हे आराणूक परि मनीं वाहे | "no āraṇūka — mana — vāhē" |
| होईल त्या साहे पांडुरंग | "Pāṇḍuranga — sāhē" |
| पंढरीसि जावें उदेग मानसीं | "Pandhari — go — udēga — mānasa" |
| धरिल्या पावसी संदेह नाहीं | "dharilyā — attain — no sandēha" |
| नसो बळ देह असो पराधीन | "no baḷa — dēha — parādhīna" |
| परि हें चिंतन टाकों नको | "this cintana — don't drop" |
| तुका म्हणे देह पडो या चिंतनें | "dēha fall — cintana" |
| पुढें लागे येणें याजसाटीं | "for-going-ahead — by-this" |
What it means
A no-āraṇūka-but-mind-carries-longing-Pāṇḍuranga-becomes-helper-go-to-Pandhari-with-eagerness-no-doubt-no-strength-body-dependent-don't-drop-cintana-let-body-fall-in-cintana-for-going-ahead abhang. Let-body-fall-in-cintana register. Four claims:
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नव्हे-आराणूक — मनीं-वाहे — Pāṇḍuranga-साहे. No-leisure-but-mind-carries-claim. There is noāraṇūka(leisure, convenience, opportunity); but themanavāhē (carries, bears) (the longing);Pāṇḍurangawill become hissāhē(helper, aide).
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पंढरी-उदेग-मानस — धरिलें-पाव-संदेह-नाहीं. Go-to-Pandhari-with-eagerness-claim. To Pandhari one should go withudēga(eagerness) inmānasa(mind); if (one)dharilyā (holds the wish), (one) pāvasī (attains);there is no sandēha.
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नसो-बळ — पराधीन-देह — चिंतन-टाकों-नको. No-strength-body-dependent-don't-drop-cintana-claim. Let there be nobaḷa(strength, force); let thedēhabeparādhīna(dependent on others); but don't drop thiscintana(contemplation, remembrance).
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Tuka: देह-पडो-चिंतनें — पुढें-येणें-या-साठीं. Let-body-fall-in-cintana-claim. Tuka says: let thedēhafall in thiscintana;(it is) for-the-going-ahead—for-this-very-thing. (The body's-falling-while-contemplating is itself themeansof thegoing-forward — i.e. spiritual progress / next-birth's-direction is set by what one was contemplating at the moment of death.)
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For someone today
Even when you have no free time or means to act, if your mind keeps carrying the longing toward the divine, that longing itself draws help, Pandurang becomes the one who assists you. Go toward Pandhari with real eagerness in your heart; if you hold onto that wish, you will reach it, without doubt. Even if your body has no strength and depends entirely on others, do not let go of this inner remembrance. Tuka says let the body fail while this contemplation continues, because what fills your mind in that final moment shapes what comes next.
मराठी: तुमच्याकडे मोकळा वेळ किंवा साधने नसली, तरी मन जर सतत त्या ओढीने भरलेले राहिले, तर तीच ओढ मदतीचे कारण बनते, पांडुरंगच तुमचा सहाय्यक होतो. मनापासून उत्कंठेने पंढरीकडे वाटचाल करा; ही इच्छा धरून ठेवलीत तर ती नक्की पूर्ण होते, यात संशय नाही. शरीरात बळ नसले, ते दुसऱ्यावर अवलंबून असले, तरी हे चिंतन सोडू नका. तुकाराम म्हणतात, हे चिंतन चालू असतानाच शरीर पडू दे, कारण शेवटच्या क्षणी मनात काय असते, त्यावरच पुढचा मार्ग ठरतो.
Where this applies
- Mind-carries. No-āraṇūka.
- Eagerness-attains. Pandhari.
- Don't-drop-cintana. No-strength.
- Body-fall-cintana. Going-ahead.