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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1184 of 4582

Abhanga 1184

For today: kahē-Tukā-sunō; hiridā-kaṭhōra — Tuka warns the hard-hearted.

When Tuka calls out — listen brothers, those whose heart is hard — and you have to recognize this register

The verse

कहे तुका तुम्हें सुनो रे भाईं । हिरिदा जिन्होका कठोर ॥१॥

Literal translation

English: Kahē Tukā sunō bhāīmhiridā kaṭhōra.

मराठी: Tukā म्हणे, ऐका रे भावांनो — ज्यांचें हृदय कठोर.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi/Hindi Meaning
कहे तुका तुम्हें सुनो रे भाईं "kahē Tukā sunō bhāīm"
हिरिदा जिन्होका कठोर "hiridā kaṭhōra"

What it means

Sākhyā 17 of 30 — Tuka's direct address. Tuka says: listen, brothers — those whose heart is kaṭhōra (hard). The warning is to the hard-hearted: bhakti requires a softened heart; a kaṭhōra-hiridā cannot receive Hari.

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For someone today

For today: kahē-Tukā-sunō; hiridā-kaṭhōra — Tuka warns the hard-hearted.

Where this applies

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