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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1147 of 4582

Abhanga 1147

This abhang names the sā'ī-hamārā register — Hindi abhang.

When left dhana, settled in bana; begs ṭukā — and you have to recognize this register
When 300 salāma to mukha of Rājā-Rāma — and you accept this image
When tulasī-mālā, babhūta; Hari-guṇa — and you allow this image

The verse

छोडे धन मंदिर बन बसाया । मांगत टूका घरघर खाया ॥१॥ तीनसों हम करवों सलाम । ज्या मुखें बैठा राजाराम ॥ध्रु.॥ तुलसीमाला बभूत चर्‍हावे । हरजीके गुण निर्मल गावे ॥२॥ कहे तुका जो साई हमारा । हिरनकश्यप उन्हें मारहि डारा ॥३॥

Literal translation

English: Chōḍē dhana mandira bana basāyāmāngata ṭukā ghara-ghara khāyā. Tīna-sō salāmaRājā-Rāma mukha. Tulasī-mālā babhūtaHara-jī guṇa nirmaḷa. Tuka says: sā'ī hamārāHiraṇa-kaśyapa māra.

मराठी: धन-मंदिर सोडलें — बनीं वसलें — टुका मागत घर-घर खाद्यलें. आम्ही ३०० सलाम करूं — ज्या मुखीं Rājā-Rāma बैसला. तुलसी-माला, बभूत चढवली — Hari-जी-चे गुण निर्मळ गावले. Tuka म्हणे: जो आमचा सा'ई — Hiraṇya-kaśyapa-ला त्यानें मारिलें.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi/Hindi Meaning
छोडे धन मंदिर बन बसाया "chōḍē dhana mandira bana basāyā"
मांगत टूका घरघर खाया "māngata ṭukā ghara-ghara"
तीनसों हम करवों सलाम "tīna-sō salāma"
ज्या मुखें बैठा राजाराम "Rājā-Rāma mukha"
तुलसीमाला बभूत चर्‍हावे "tulasī-mālā babhūta"
हरजीके गुण निर्मल गावे "Hara-jī guṇa nirmaḷa"
जो साई हमारा "sā'ī hamārā"
हिरनकश्यप उन्हें मारहि डारा "Hiraṇa-kaśyapa māra"

What it means

One of Tukaram's Hindi abhangs. Four claims:

  1. छोडे-धन — मांगत-टुका. Renounced-wealth-claim.

  2. ३००-सलाम — Rājā-Rāma-मुख. Salute-the-mukha-claim.

  3. तुलसी-बभूत — Hari-गुण. Tulasī-mālā-claim.

  4. Tuka: साई-Hiraṇa-kaśyapa. Killed-Hiraṇya-kaśyapa-claim.

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For someone today

This abhang names the sā'ī-hamārā register — Hindi abhang.

For today: chōḍē dhana, bana basāyā; salāma to Rājā-Rāma's mukha; tulasī-mālā, Hari-guṇa; sā'ī killed Hiraṇya-kaśyapa.

Where this applies

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