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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1189 of 4582

Abhanga 1189

For today: Tukā-milanām; aisā-viralā-kōyē — the rare meeting is the rarest gift.

When Tuka says — meeting with such a one is the rarest of rare — and you have to recognize this register

The verse

तुका मिलनां जिन्होसुं । ऐसा विरला कोये ॥१॥

Literal translation

English: Tukā milanām jinhōsumaisā viralā kōyē.

मराठी: Tuka म्हणे — ज्याशीं मिलन — असा विरळा कोणी.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi/Hindi Meaning
तुका मिलनां जिन्होसुं "Tukā milanām jinhōsum"
ऐसा विरला कोये "aisā viralā kōyē"

What it means

Sākhyā 22 of 30 — Tuka mudra explicit. The meeting with such a one (a true Hari-bhakta) — such a viralā (rare one) is hard to find. Echo of Kabīr's aisā ko'i mile virala.

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For someone today

For today: Tukā-milanām; aisā-viralā-kōyē — the rare meeting is the rarest gift.

Where this applies

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