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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1185 of 4582

Abhanga 1185

English: Nicā jathēm kamatariṇa — sō hī sō phala khāyē.

When the low ground (humble) receives the falling fruit — and you have to recognize this register

The verse

निचा जथें कमतरिण । सो ही सो फल खाये ॥१॥

Literal translation

English: Nicā jathēm kamatariṇasō hī sō phala khāyē.

मराठी: जिथे नीच (खालचें) कमी-तर (नम्र) — तिथेंच फळ पडतें — आणि तेच खातें.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi/Hindi Meaning
निचा जथें कमतरिण "nicā jathēm kamatariṇa"
सो ही सो फल खाये "sō hī sō phala khāyē"

What it means

Sākhyā 18 of 30 — humility-rewarded image. Where the ground is low (the kamatariṇa = humblest), there the fruit falls and that one eats. Like rainwater pooling in low ground, Hari's grace pools in the humblest heart.

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For someone today

For today: nicā-jathēm-kamatariṇa; sō-hī-sō-phala — the humblest ground receives the falling fruit.

Where this applies

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