Abhanga 1293
For today: inner-dhyāna is the only true pūjā; upādhi is pāpa; drop sankalpa, gōḍa comes; aviṭa-vṛtti is the sahaja sthiti.
The verse
अंतरींचें ध्यान । मुख्य या नांवें पूजन ॥१॥ उपाधि तें अवघें पाप । गोड निरसतां संकल्प ॥ध्रु.॥ आज्ञा पाळावी हा धर्म । जाणते हो जाणा वर्म ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे वृत्ति । अविट हे सहज स्थिति ॥३॥
Literal translation
The inner dhyāna — by the name of pūjana, that is mukhya. All upādhi is pāpa — when sankalpa is dropped, gōḍa (comes). Keeping (his) ājñā is dharma — jāṇatē-folk, know this varma. Tuka says: vṛtti — aviṭa — this (is) the sahaja sthiti.
मराठी: अंतरींचें ध्यान — पूजना-च्या नांवानें — हें-च मुख्य. उपाधि (बाह्य उपकरणें) — सर्व-च पाप; — गोडी येते जेव्हां संकल्प निरसतो. आज्ञा पाळणें — हाच धर्म; — जाणत्यांनो, हें वर्म जाणा. Tukā म्हणे — वृत्ति — अविट (कधीं-न-संपणारी) — हीच सहज स्थिति.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
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| अंतरींचें ध्यान | "the antarīncē (inner) dhyāna" |
| मुख्य या नांवें पूजन | "by the name (of) pūjana — that very is mukhya (chief)" |
| उपाधि तें अवघें पाप | "all upādhi (added-attribute / extra-paraphernalia) — is pāpa" |
| गोड निरसतां संकल्प | "(when) sankalpa is nirasatām (dropped / removed) — gōḍa (sweetness comes)" |
| आज्ञा पाळावी हा धर्म | "(his) ājñā should be kept — this (is) dharma" |
| जाणते हो जाणा वर्म | "jāṇatē-folk (knowers), know this varma (secret)" |
| तुका म्हणे वृत्ति | "Tuka says — vṛtti (mind-mode)" |
| अविट हे सहज स्थिति | "aviṭa (un-disgusting / steady) — this (is) sahaja sthiti" |
What it means
Inner-dhyāna-as-pūjā teaching. Three formulations:
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Antarīncē dhyāna — mukhya yā nāmvē pūjana — the inner dhyāna — that, by the name of pūjana, is the chief. The 16-or-18 upacāras of external pūjā collapse into one: the inner-meditation. (Echoes 1286 avaghyā upacārā — ēka manē chi dātārā.)
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Upādhi tē avaghē pāpa — gōḍa nirasatām sankalpa — all upādhi (added-paraphernalia, conditioning) is pāpa; when sankalpa (the formal vow / wish-formulation) is dropped, gōḍa appears. The sankalpa (the I-am-going-to-do-this-pūjā-for-this-result declaration) is itself the obstruction. Niraṣaṇa of sankalpa = sweetness arriving.
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Ājñā pāḷāvī hā dharma — jāṇatē hō jāṇā varma — keeping (his) ājñā is dharma — jāṇatē-folk, know this varma. The whole of dharma collapses into ājñā-pālana (keeping-the-master's-ājñā). The varma (secret) is for the jāṇatē alone.
The closing: vṛtti — aviṭa — sahaja sthiti — vṛtti (mind-mode) — aviṭa (un-cloying / inexhaustible) — this is the sahaja sthiti. Aviṭa means not-getting-tired-of, not-cloying — like food that doesn't pall. The sahaja sthiti (natural-state) is when the vṛtti has become aviṭa.
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For someone today
For today: inner-dhyāna is the only true pūjā; upādhi is pāpa; drop sankalpa, gōḍa comes; aviṭa-vṛtti is the sahaja sthiti.
Where this applies
- When you keep adding rituals or performance to your practice instead of simply paying attention
- When you make elaborate plans and vows about your devotion instead of just doing it
- When you're given a simple instruction and complicate it instead of just following through
- When your practice starts to feel tiring or forced instead of naturally sustaining