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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1031 of 4582

Abhanga 1031

A devotee does not need to renounce the world; trusting God to carry life's burdens and arrive right on time is what frees a devotee from fear and anxiety.

When bhaktas enjoy samsāra-festivities — their strength is Viṭōbā's — and you have to recognize this register
When no fear-anxiety-dread in mind — Cakra-pāṇi protects bhaktas — and you accept this image
When pāpa-puṇya can't grasp their anga — Śrīranga is everything — and you allow this image

The verse

संसारसोहळे भोगितां सकळ । भक्तां त्याचें बळ विटोबाचें ॥१॥ भय चिंता धाक न मनिती मनीं । भक्तां चक्रपाणि सांभाळीत ॥ध्रु.॥ पापपुण्य त्यांचें धरूं न शके अंग । भक्तांसी श्रीरंग सर्वभावे ॥२॥ नव्हती ते मुक्त आवडे संसार । देव भक्तां भार सर्व वाहे ॥३॥ तुका म्हणे देव भक्तां वेळाईंत । भक्त ते निश्चिंत त्याचियानें ॥४॥

Literal translation

Samsāra-sōhaḷēbhaktabala — Viṭōbā. Bhaya-cintā-dhākaCakra-pāṇi. Pāpa-puṇya — can't grasp — Śrī-rangasarva-bhāva. Not muktaāvaḍēbhāra — bears. Tuka says: vēḷā-ītaniścinta.

मराठी: संसार-सोहळे सकळ भोगितां — भक्तांचें बळ Viṭōbāचें. भय-चिंता-धाक मनी न मनिती — भक्तांस Cakra-pāṇi सांभाळीत. पाप-पुण्य त्यांचे अंग धरूं न शके — भक्तांसी Śrī-ranga सर्व-भावें. ते मुक्त नव्हती — संसार आवडे — Dēva सर्व भक्तांचा भार वाहे. Tuka म्हणे: Dēva भक्तांचा वेळा-ईत — भक्त त्याचियानें निश्चिंत.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi Meaning
संसारसोहळे भोगितां सकळ "samsāra-sōhaḷē"
भक्तां त्याचें बळ विटोबाचें "bhaktabala — Viṭōbā"
भय चिंता धाक न मनिती मनीं "bhaya-cintā-dhāka"
भक्तां चक्रपाणि सांभाळीत "Cakra-pāṇi"
पापपुण्य त्यांचें धरूं न शके अंग "pāpa-puṇya — can't grasp"
भक्तांसी श्रीरंग सर्वभावे "Śrī-rangasarva-bhāva"
नव्हती ते मुक्त आवडे संसार "not muktaāvaḍē"
देव भक्तां भार सर्व वाहे "bhāra — bears"
देव भक्तां वेळाईंत "vēḷā-īta"
भक्त ते निश्चिंत त्याचियानें "niścinta"

What it means

A bhaktas-enjoy-all-the-festivities-of-the-world-their-strength-is-Viṭōbā's-they-don't-feel-fear-anxiety-or-dread-in-mind-Cakra-pāṇi-takes-care-of-them-virtues-and-faults-cannot-grasp-their-body-Śrīranga-is-everything-for-them-they-are-not-detached-the-world-is-dear-Dēva-bears-all-their-burden-Dēva-is-the-timely-helper-of-bhaktas-they-are-anxiety-free-by-him abhang. Dēva-timely-helper-bhaktas-anxiety-free register. Five claims about the bhakta:

  1. संसार-सोहळे — Viṭōbा-बळ. Bhaktas-enjoy-samsāra-claim. Thebhaktasenjoy allsamsāra-sōhaḷē (worldly-festivities);their bala is Viṭōbācē. (The bhakta is not world-renouncing — the bhakta enjoys samsāra with Viṭōbā's strength.)

  2. भय-चिंता-धाक-न — Cakra-pāṇi-सांभाळ. Cakra-pāṇi-protects-claim. Bhaktas don't think bhaya-cintā-dhāka in (their) mana;Cakra-pāṇitakes care ofbhaktas.

  3. पाप-पुण्य-न-धरी — Śrī-ranga-सर्व. No-pāpa-puṇya-claim. Pāpa-puṇya cannot grasp their anga;Śrīrangaissarva-bhāvaforbhaktas.

  4. मुक्त-नव्हती — संसार-आवडे — Dēva-भार-वाहे. Bhakta-not-mukta-Dēva-bears-burden-claim. They are notmukta (here = detached, world-renouncing);samsāraisāvaḍē (dear);Dēva bears all the bhāra of bhaktas.

  5. Tuka: Dēva-वेळा-ईत — भक्त-निश्चिंत. Dēva-timely-helper-claim. Tuka says: Dēva is thevēḷā-īta (timely-helper, the one-who-comes-when-needed) of bhaktas; thosebhaktasareniścintaby him.

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For someone today

Tukaram says that a devotee does not have to give up ordinary life to be close to God. A devotee can fully enjoy the world's pleasures because their strength comes from Vithoba himself. Fear, worry, and dread do not take root in their mind because they trust God is looking after them. Right and wrong cannot cling to them the way it clings to others, because their whole being is turned toward the divine. They are not detached renunciates; they still love the everyday world, but God carries the weight of their burdens for them, and whenever devotees truly need help, God arrives right on time, which is why they can live without constant anxiety.

मराठी: तुकाराम म्हणतात की भक्ताला खरा आनंद मिळवण्यासाठी संसार सोडावा लागत नाही, तो संसारातील सर्व सुख उपभोगू शकतो, कारण त्याचे बळ विठोबाचे आहे. भीती, चिंता किंवा धाक त्याच्या मनात शिरत नाही, कारण देव स्वतः त्याची काळजी घेतो असा त्याला विश्वास असतो. पाप-पुण्य त्याला चिकटू शकत नाही, कारण त्याचे सर्व मन देवाकडे वळलेले असते. तो संन्यासी नाही, त्याला संसार आवडतोच, पण त्याचा सर्व भार देव स्वतः वाहतो. जेव्हा गरज असते तेव्हा देव अगदी वेळेवर धावून येतो, म्हणूनच भक्त सदैव निश्चिंत राहू शकतो.

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