Abhanga 1024

English: Bāḷa — māta — tāna-bhūka — upāya-duḥkha.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

A baby-tells-mother-thirst-and-hunger-doesn't-know-remedy-trouble-in-same-way-rear-me-taking-load-and-all-burden-why-bring-virtues-and-faults-to-mind-all-are-offenders-of-Nārāyaṇa-service-less-poor-heap-of-sins-what-will-you-consider-whatever-moment-mind-followed-feet-firm-decision-good-happened-you-saved-many-let-my-anxiety-also-be-with-you abhang. Let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too register. The most-tender Vitthal-as-māta-with-vō-vocative. Six claims:

1. बाळ-तान-भूक — उपाय-दुःख-न-जाणे. Baby-doesn't-know-remedy-claim. The bāḷa tells the māta its tāna-bhūka (thirst-hunger); what does it know of the *upāya-duḥkha (the trouble-of-finding-remedy)? (The baby just cries — it doesn't know how hard* it is for the mother to find the milk, the medicine, the comfort.)

2. तया-परी — पाळण — ओझें-भार. Rear-me-taking-load-claim. In the same way, do my pāḷaṇa (rearing, fostering); taking the ōjhē (load) and (all the) *bhāra.

3. गुण-दोष-न-मना — Nārāyaṇा-अपराधी. All-offenders-claim. Why bring guṇa-dōṣa to mind?; all are aparādhī of Nārāyaṇa. (Don't single me out — all are guilty.)

4. सेवा-हीन-दीन — पातक-रासी — विचार-नको. No-consideration-needed-claim. Sēvā-hīna, dīna, rāsi of *pātakas; what will (you) vicāra (consider, deliberate over) now of such-a-one? (Why even consider — just save.)

5. चित्त-पायीं-अनुसरलें — हित-जालें. Mind-followed-feet-good-happened-claim. Whatever moment the chitta has anusara-d (followed-after) the pāya; that is the *nirdhāra (firm decision) — hita has happened, so*.

6. Tuka: तारिलें-बहुतां — चिंता-असों-वो. Let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too-claim. Tuka says: you have saved many; let my chinta (anxiety / care) also be (with you), vō. (The vō — a tender feminine-vocative — addresses Vitthal as māta: let my anxiety also be with you, mother.)

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For someone today

This abhang names the let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too register:

1. Baby tells mother thirst-hunger; doesn't know remedy-trouble. Baby-cries.

2. In same way, rear me — taking load and burden. Rear-me.

3. Why bring virtues-faults to mind — all are offenders. All-offenders.

4. Service-less, poor, heap of sins — what will you consider. No-consideration.

5. Mind followed feet — good happened — you saved many. Good-happened.

6. Let my anxiety be with you too. Anxiety-with-you.

For today: bāḷa — tāna-bhūka — upāya-duḥkha unknown; tayā-parī pāḷaṇa, ōjhē-bhāra; guṇa-dōṣa not to mind, all *aparādhī; sēvā-hīna, dīna, pātaka-rāsi, vicārisī kāya; anusaralē chitta, hita jālē; saved many, chinta asō dē vō.

This abhang is Tukaram's let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too register — one of the most-tender Vitthal-as-māta statements. The mājhī kāhīm chinta asō dē vō (let my anxiety also be with you, mother) is the precise anxiety-with-mother claim — and the vō particle is what makes it specifically mother-addressed***.

मराठी: ही ओवी let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too register नाव सांगते:

1. बाळ-तान-भूक. Baby-cries.

2. पाळण; ओझें. Rear-me.

3. सर्व-अपराधी. All-offenders.

4. सेवा-हीन; पातक-रासी. No-consideration.

5. चित्त-पायीं; हित. Good-happened.

6. चिंता-असों-वो. Anxiety-with-you.

आज: Bāḷa — tāna-bhūka — upāya-duḥkha काय जाणे?; Tayā-parī pāḷaṇa, ōjhē-bhāra; Guṇa-dōṣa मना न-आणी, *aparādhī; Sēvā-hīna, dīna, pātaka-rāsi, vicārisī kāya; Anusaralē chitta — hita jālē; Tārilē bahutām — chinta asō dē, vō.

Tukaram च-let-my-anxiety-be-with-you-too-register — Most-tender Vitthal-as-māta statements पैकी एक. Mājhī kāhīm chinta asō dē vō precise anxiety-with-mother claim.

Where this applies

• Baby-cries.* Tāna-bhūka.
• Rear-me.* Pāḷaṇa.
• All-offenders.* Guṇa-dōṣa.
• No-consideration.* Vicārisī.
• Good-happened.* Anusaralē-chitta.
• Anxiety-with-you.* Vō.

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