Abhanga 1430
Guard your mind by refusing company and talk that unsettle it, and trust that only God truly knows what is good for you.
The verse
आणीक कोणाचा न करीं मी संग । जेणें होय भंग माझ्या चित्ता ॥१॥ विठ्ठलावांचूनि आणीक जे वाणी । नाइकें मी कानीं आपुलिया ॥ध्रु.॥ समाधानासाटीं बोलावी हे मात । परि माझें चित्त नाहीं कोठें ॥२॥ जिवाहूनि मज ते चि आवडती । आवडे ज्या चित्तीं पांडुरंग ॥३॥ तुका म्हणे माझें तो चि जाणे हित । आणिकांच्या चित्त नेदीं बोला ॥४॥
Literal translation
I will not keep any other's sanga — by which bhanga of my citta happens. Other than Viṭhṭhala — what vāṇī — I will not hear with my own ears. For samādhāna's sake — let this māta be spoken — but my citta is not (elsewhere). More than jīva — they alone are dear to me — to whose citta Pāṇḍuranga is dear. Tuka says: my hita — that one alone knows — to others' bōlā I will not give my citta.
मराठी: आणीक — कोणाचा — न — करीं — मी — संग; — जेणें — होय — भंग — माझ्या — चित्ता. विठ्ठलावांचूनि — आणीक — जे — वाणी; — नाइकें — मी — कानीं — आपुलिया. समाधानासाटीं — बोलावी — हे — मात; — परि — माझें — चित्त — नाहीं — कोठें. जिवाहूनि — मज — ते — चि — आवडती; — आवडे — ज्या — चित्तीं — पांडुरंग. Tukā म्हणे — माझें — तो — चि — जाणे — हित; — आणिकांच्या — चित्त — नेदीं — बोला.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| आणीक कोणाचा न करीं मी संग | "any other (āṇīka) — anyone's — sanga — I will not make (na karīm)" |
| जेणें होय भंग माझ्या चित्ता | "by which (jēṇē) — bhanga (= breaking) — of my citta — happens" |
| विठ्ठलावांचूनि आणीक जे वाणी | "other than (vāñcūnī) Viṭhṭhala — what vāṇī (speech)" |
| नाइकें मी कानीं आपुलिया | "I will not hear (nā'ikēm) — with my own (āpuliyā) — ears" |
| समाधानासाटीं बोलावी हे मात | "for samādhāna's sake — let be spoken — this māta (statement / talk)" |
| परि माझें चित्त नाहीं कोठें | "but (parī) — my citta — is not (nāhīm) — anywhere (kōṭhēm, else)" |
| जिवाहूनि मज ते चि आवडती | "more than the jīva — to me — they alone (tē chi) — are dear (āvaḍatī)" |
| आवडे ज्या चित्तीं पांडुरंग | "to whose (jyā) — citta — Pāṇḍuranga is dear" |
| तुका म्हणे माझें तो चि जाणे हित | "Tuka says — my hita (welfare) — that one alone (tō chi) — knows" |
| आणिकांच्या चित्त नेदीं बोला | "to others' words (bōlā) — I will not give (nēdīm) — citta" |
What it means
No-non-Hari-company-or-speech abhang. A strict-satsanga-discrimination manifesto. The opening: āṇīka kōṇācā na karīm mī sanga — jēṇē hōya bhanga mājhyā cittā — I will not keep — anyoneelse's —sanga; — by which —bhanga(= breaking) — of mycitta— happens. The reasoning is concrete: the wrong company breaks the citta. (= the bhanga-of-citta threat from earlier abhangs; cf. 1393's manā-kāncanī — keep mind on the line.)
The ear-vow: Viṭhṭhalāvāñcūnī āṇīka jē vāṇī — nā'ikēm mī kānīm āpuliyā — other than Viṭhṭhala — whatvāṇī; — I will not hear with my own ears. The ear-discrimination: no non-Viṭhṭhal-speech enters my ears. (Compare 1407's aikōm-kānīm-nā'ikōnī — hear with ears as if not-hearing; here even stronger — just don't hear.)
The conditional concession: samādhānā-sāṭīm bōlāvī hē māta — parī mājhēm citta nāhīm kōṭhēm — forsamādhāna's sake — let thismātabespoken; — but mycitta— is not — anywhere (else). I'll speak when courtesy/peace requires; but my citta isn't there. (= social-conformity outwardly, citta-discipline inwardly.)
The positive: jīvāhūnī maja tē chi āvaḍatī — āvaḍē jyā cittīm Pāṇḍuranga — more than (my)jīva(life) —they alone— are dear to me; — to whosecitta—Pāṇḍurangais dear. The bhakta's family: not blood-relations, but Pāṇḍuranga-lovers — and they're dearer than life itself.
The closing: Tukā mhaṇē mājhēm tō chi jāṇē hita — āṇikāñcyā citta nēdīm bōlā — Tuka says — myhita(welfare) —that one alone(tō chi = Hari) —knows; — to others'bōlā(words) — I will not givecitta. Only Hari knows my welfare; — no others get my mind-attention.
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For someone today
For today: no other company that breaks my mind; no non-Hari speech in my ears; speak when courtesy needs but my mind isn't there; only Pāṇḍuranga-lovers are dearer than life; only Hari knows my welfare.
Where this applies
- When you realize certain company or conversation unsettles your peace of mind and you choose to step back from it
- When you attend a social gathering out of courtesy but keep your attention centered elsewhere
- When you feel closer to people who share your devotion or values than to those who merely share your blood
- When you are tempted to let other people's opinions decide what is good for you instead of trusting your own inner compass