Abhanga 1064

English: Ēkā-ci svāmī — baḷa-mōla.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

A all-are-warriors-of-one-master-as-the-strength-so-the-value-for-each-one-has-place-at-the-master's-feet-on-a-high-place-others-different-near-and-far-low-grade-effort-low-other-place-high-faith-high-position-by-being-a-warrior-good-everywhere-the-good-has-one-place-the-cowardly-another-death-is-for-all-of-this-by-fear-disgrace-by-fearlessness-value abhang. By-bhēṇē-avakaḷā-by-abhayē-mōla register. Five claims:

1. एक-स्वामी-सकळ-पाईक — बळ-मोल. As-bala-so-mōla-claim. All are pāīkas of one svāmī; as the baḷa (strength), so the mōla (value) for each.

2. स्वामि-पद-उंच-स्थळ — निराळ-जवळ-दूर. Various-places-claim. In svāmi-pada, one has ṭhāva at *umca-sthaḷī (high-place); others nirāḷī, *javaḷī durī (near-and-far)*.

3. हीन-कमाई-हीन-ठाव — उंच-भाव-पद. Effort-determines-rank-claim. Hīna kamāī — hīna another ṭhāva; umca bhāva — all umca pada*.

4. पाईक-पणें-सर्वत्र-सरता — चांग-गांढ्या. Good-and-cowardly-different-places-claim. By pāika-paṇa, *sarva-tra-saratā (good-everywhere); the cānga (good) is one place, the *gāṇḍhyā (cowardly) has another*.

5. Tuka: मरण-सकळांस — भेणें-अवकळा — अभयें-मोल. Death-for-all-claim. Tuka says: maraṇa is for all this; by bhēṇē (fear) — avakaḷā (disgrace), by *abhayē (fearlessness) — mōla*. (Death comes for everyone — but death-with-fear is disgrace, death-with-fearlessness is value.)

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For someone today

This abhang names the by-bhēṇē-avakaḷā-by-abhayē-mōla register:

1. All warriors of one master; as bala so mōla. As-bala-so-mōla.

2. One at high-place; others near and far. Various-places.

3. Low effort low place; high bhāva high pada. Effort-determines-rank.

4. Good and cowardly different places. Different-places.

5. Death for all; by fear disgrace, by fearlessness value. Bhēṇē-or-abhayē.

For today: ēkā svāmī sakaḷa pāīka, baḷa-mōla; umca sthaḷa, nirāḷī javaḷī durī; hīna kamāī hīna ṭhāva, *umca-bhāva umca-pada; cānga one place, gāṇḍhyā another; maraṇa for all, bhēṇē avakaḷā, abhayē mōla*.

This abhang is Tukaram's by-bhēṇē-avakaḷā-by-abhayē-mōla register — one of the most-precise effort-determines-rank-and-fearlessness-determines-value statements. The bhēṇē avakaḷā abhayē mōla (by fear disgrace, by fearlessness value) is the precise bhēṇē-abhayē claim.

मराठी: ही ओवी by-bhēṇē-avakaḷā-by-abhayē-mōla register नाव सांगते:

1. बळ-मोल. As-bala-so-mōla.

2. उंच-स्थळ; निराळ-जवळ-दूर. Various-places.

3. हीन-उंच-पद. Effort-determines-rank.

4. चांग-गांढ्या. Different-places.

5. भेणें-अवकळा; अभयें-मोल. Bhēṇē-or-abhayē.

आज: Ēkā-ci svāmī sakaḷa pāīka, baḷa-mōla; Umca sthaḷa, nirāḷī javaḷī durī; *Hīna kamāī hīna ṭhāva, umca bhāva umca pada; Cānga एका, gāṇḍhyā दुसऱ्या ठायीं; Maraṇa āhē yā sakaḷām, bhēṇē avakaḷā, abhayē mōla*.

Tukaram च-by-bhēṇē-avakaḷā-by-abhayē-mōla-register — Most-precise effort-and-fearlessness-determines-rank-value statements पैकी एक. Bhēṇē avakaḷā abhayē mōla precise bhēṇē-abhayē claim.

Where this applies

• As-bala-so-mōla.* Baḷa.
• Various-places.* Nirāḷī.
• Effort-determines-rank.* Kamāī.
• Different-places.* Cānga-gāṇḍhyā.
• Bhēṇē-or-abhayē.* Maraṇa.

Related verses

• Abhanga 2448
• Abhanga 2464
• Abhanga 2477 — English: Unceasingly attached, drum-roll in courtyard — holding vaikharī in hand, bhāva sh
• Abhanga 2481