Abhanga 1607

For today: all the disguises have been assumed by this Pāṇḍuranga; that very Brahma stands on the brick at the Candrabhāgā-shore; he pervades inside-and-outside, but when sought, is not found anywhere; he is the goal of yoga, yāga, tapas, and dāna, japa; once given, he does not take back — all enjoyment is his; he sees the whole līḷā — Tuka says — he supports his dāsas.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

Closing-cosmic-Pāṇḍuranga abhang. Closes the vaikuṇṭha-gamana cluster.

The disguise-claim: dhariyēlīm sōṇgēm — yēṇē avaghīm Pāṇḍurangēm — all disguises have been assumed by this Pāṇḍuranga. Sōṇgēm = roles, disguises, masquerades (Marathi-specific). All forms / all roles / all avatāras are Pāṇḍuranga's-assumed-disguises. (= Pāṇḍuranga is the player-of-all-roles — radical pan-Vaiṣṇava-claim.)

The brick-Brahma: tēm hēm Brahma viṭē-vari — ubhēm Candra-bhāgē tirīm — that very Brahma is on the brick — standing at the Candrabhāgā-shore. The Upanishadic-Brahma is identified with the Paṇḍharpur-Viṭṭhal: that-which-the-Vedas-seek-as-Brahma stands here as Viṭṭhal on the brick at the Candrabhāgā river. (Compare 1466 and 1467's similar identifications.)

The pan-pervading: antara vyāpī bāhē — dhāṇḍōḷitām kōṭhē nōhē — pervades inside-and-outside — when sought, not-anywhere. Antara-bāhē = inside-outside; dhāṇḍōḷitām = when searched-thoroughly. The classical-paradox: fills everything yet not-locatable as-an-object.

The goal-of-austerities: yōga-yāga-tapē — jyā-kāraṇē dāna-japē — yoga, yāga, tapas — for whose-cause dāna-japa. The very same Pāṇḍuranga is the goal of all five austerities (yoga, yāga, tapas, dāna, japa).

The bhōga-claim: dilē nēdī jati — bhōga sakaḷa jyā hōtī — once given does-not-take-back — all bhōga is his. Nēdī jati = does not take back (= doesn't undo what's given). All bhōga (= experiential-enjoyment) is his.

The closing: avaghī līḷā pāhē — Tukā mhaṇē dāsām sāhē — all the līḷā he sees — Tuka says: supports the dāsas. Sāhē = bears, supports, sustains. He sees all līḷā / he is the witness of all play; he supports / sustains his dāsas.

This abhang closes the vaikuṇṭha-gamana cluster with a cosmic-Vedic-Vaiṣṇava synthesis: that-Brahma-of-the-Vedas is the Viṭṭhal-on-the-brick; he plays all roles; he is the goal of all austerities; he sustains his dāsas. The bhakta has gone to the māhera; the māhera-Lord is the cosmic-Brahma.

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For someone today

For today: all the disguises have been assumed by this Pāṇḍuranga; that very Brahma stands on the brick at the Candrabhāgā-shore; he pervades inside-and-outside, but when sought, is not found anywhere; he is the goal of yoga, yāga, tapas, and dāna, japa; once given, he does not take back — all enjoyment is his; he sees the whole līḷā — Tuka says — he supports his dāsas.

Where this applies

• All-disguises-by-Pāṇḍuranga.* Sōṇgēm-Pāṇḍuranga.
• That-Brahma-on-the-brick-at-Candrabhāgā.* Brahma-viṭē-vari-Candra-bhāgē-tirīm.
• Pervades-inside-out-not-found-anywhere.* Antara-bāhē-dhāṇḍōḷa-kōṭhē-nōhē.
• Goal-of-yoga-yāga-tapas-dāna-japa.* Yōga-yāga-tapa-dāna-japa-jyā-kāraṇa.
• Once-given-not-taken-back-all-bhōga-his.* Dilē-nēdī-jati-bhōga-jyā.
• Sees-all-līḷā-supports-dāsas.* Avaghī-līḷā-pāhē-dāsām-sāhē.

Related verses

• Abhanga 2459
• Abhanga 4482
• Abhanga 2469 — English: Naturally attaining Bhagavanta — but vikalpas distance — why don't they hold the
• Abhanga 3871