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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1192 of 4582

Abhanga 1192

For today: upara-māṭi-ghasanī; kōna-barāīm — surface-cleaning is not greatness.

When only rubbing the surface dirt is no greatness — must dig deeper — and you have to recognize this register

The verse

उपर उपर माटि घसनी । उनकि कोन बराईं ॥१॥

Literal translation

English: Upara upara māṭi ghasanīun-ki kōna barāīm.

मराठी: फक्त वर-वर माती घासणें — त्यांत कुठली थोरवी?

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi/Hindi Meaning
उपर उपर माटि घसनी "upara upara māṭi ghasanī"
उनकि कोन बराईं "un-ki kōna barāīm"

What it means

Sākhyā 25 of 30 — anti-superficial-cleansing. Just rubbing surface dirt — what greatness is in that? External purity (snāna, achāra) without inner work is upara-upara (only-on-the-surface) — no barāīm (greatness) attaches.

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For someone today

For today: upara-māṭi-ghasanī; kōna-barāīm — surface-cleaning is not greatness.

Where this applies

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