Abhanga 1372
Once the sun's light truly dwells within you, every small lamp becomes unnecessary, and simple loving closeness to that presence removes every obstacle.
The verse
रवीचा प्रकाश । तो चि निशी घडे नाश । जाल्या बहुवस । तरि त्या काय दीपिका ॥१॥ आतां हा चि वसो जीवीं । माझे अंतरी गोसावीं । होऊं येती ठावीं । काय वर्में याच्यानें ॥ध्रु.॥ सवें असतां धणी । आड येऊं न सके कोणी । न लगे विनवणी । पृथकाची करावी ॥२॥ जन्माचिया गति । येणें अवघ्या खुंटती । कारण ते प्रीति । तुका म्हणे जवळी ॥३॥
Literal translation
The ravi's prakāśa — that itself destroys niśī. Even if many (lamps) were lit — what use are dīpikās? Now let this very (Hari) dwell in (my) jīva — gōsāvī within my antar. (Then) what varmas will (still) need to be made known? When the dhaṇī is together (with me) — no one can come in the way — no separate supplication needs to be made. The gati of janmas — all are cut by this. Tuka says: the cause is prīti — close.
मराठी: रवीचा प्रकाश — तो-च निशीचा नाश घडवी — बहुवसा (खूप) झाल्या तरीं — त्या दीपिकांना काय? आतां हा-च जीवीं वसो — माझ्या अंतरीं — गोसावी. होऊं येती ठावीं — काय वर्में — याच्यानें? सवें असतां धणी — आड येऊं — कोणी सके नाहीं — पृथक विनवणी — करायला लागत नाहीं. जन्मांच्या गति — येणेंच — अवघ्या खुंटती. कारण तें — प्रीति — जवळीं — Tukā म्हणे.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| रवीचा प्रकाश तो चि निशी घडे नाश | "the ravi's (sun's) prakāśa — that itself — destroys niśī (night)" |
| जाल्या बहुवसा तरि त्या काय दीपिका | "(even if) many (lamps) became — what (use) are dīpikās?" |
| आतां हा चि वसो जीवीं | "now — let this very vasō (dwell) — in the jīva" |
| माझे अंतरी गोसावीं | "in my antar — gōsāvī (= the master)" |
| होऊं येती ठावीं काय वर्में याच्यानें | "what varma (secret-spots) — by which (varma) — will become ṭhāvī (made-known)?" |
| सवें असतां धणी | "when the dhaṇī (master) is together (with me)" |
| आड येऊं न सके कोणी | "no one (kōṇī) can come āḍa (in the way)" |
| न लगे विनवणी | "no need (na lagē) — for vinavaṇī (supplication)" |
| पृथकाची करावी | "to be made — pṛthak (separately)" |
| जन्माचिया गति येणें अवघ्या खुंटती | "the gati of janmas — by this — all are khuṇṭatī (cut by stake)" |
| कारण ते प्रीति जवळी | "the kāraṇa is — prīti — javaḷī (close)" |
What it means
Sun-rises-lamps-useless abhang. (Compare 1310's ravi-nugavē-tōm-dīpikā — until the sun rises, the lamp has its work; here the sun has risen and lamps are useless.)
The opening: ravīcā prakāśa — tō chi niśī ghaḍē nāśa — the ravi's prakāśa — that itself destroysniśī(night). The sun-rises = night-vanishes; one event, no need for separate-night-killing. Jālyā bahuvasa — tarī tyā kāya dīpikā? — (even if) many (lamps) were lit — what use aredīpikās? When the sun is up, all lamps are pointless.
The application: ātām hā chi vasō jīvīm — mājhē antarī gōsāvīm — now letthis(= the sun-prakāśa = Hari)vasō(dwell) in (my) jīva —gōsāvī(master) within my antar. With Hari-sun in the antar, no other lamp is needed.
Savē asatām dhaṇī — āḍa yē'ūm na sakē kōṇī — na lagē vinavaṇī pṛthakācī karāvī — when thedhaṇī(master) is together (with me) — no one can comeāḍa(in the way) — no separate (pṛthak) supplication needs to be made. With the master accompanying you, no one is an obstacle, and no separate prayer is needed for any separate problem.
The closing: janmāciyā gati — yēṇē avaghyā khuṇṭatī — kāraṇa tē prīti javaḷī — thegatiof janmas — by this —all are khuṇṭatī(cut by stake / staked-down) — the cause isprīti, close. The whole chain of births is staked-down by this single move (= having Hari close); the cause is prīti-javaḷī (close-prīti).
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For someone today
For today: the sun's prakāśa destroys night — many lamps are then useless; let Hari dwell in your jīva as gōsāvī; with the master close, no obstacle, no separate prayer; prīti-javaḷī cuts all gati of janmas.
Where this applies
- When you've solved a deep, root problem and realize all the little coping tricks you relied on before are no longer needed.
- When you feel like you're praying separately over every small worry instead of trusting one steady presence.
- When you sense that closeness and love, not effort or cleverness, are what actually carry you through hard times.
- When obstacles keep appearing and you long for one strong companion instead of scattered defenses.