Abhanga 1661
When you truly hold the Divine close, restlessness, envy, and old craving fall away, replaced by a calm, worry-free contentment.
The verse
सांपडला हातीं । तरी जाली हे निश्चिंती ॥१॥ नाहीं धांवा घेत मन । इंद्रियांचें समाधान ॥ध्रु.॥ सांडियेला हेवा । अवघा संचिताचा ठेवा ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे काम । निरसुनियां घेतों नाम ॥३॥
Literal translation
Caught in hand — therefore niścinti has come. Mind doesn't run — indriyas satisfied. Abandoned the envy — the whole deposit of samcita. Tuka says: kāma — having dispelled — take the nāma.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| सांपडला हातीं | "caught — in hand" |
| तरी जाली हे निश्चिंती | "therefore — come — this niścinti" |
| नाहीं धांवा घेत मन | "not — running — takes — mind" |
| इंद्रियांचें समाधान | "of indriyas — satisfaction" |
| सांडियेला हेवा | "abandoned — envy" |
| अवघा संचिताचा ठेवा | "all — of samcita — deposit" |
| तुका म्हणे काम | "Tuka says — kāma" |
| निरसुनियां घेतों नाम | "having dispelled — take the nāma" |
What it means
Lord-caught-mind-stops-running-take-nāma abhang.
The opening: sāmpaḍalā hātīm — tarī jālī hē niścintī — caught in hand — therefore niścinti has come. The Lord has been caught in the bhakta's hand — therefore worry-free-state has arrived. (The bhakta-as-captor; Lord-as-caught.)
The mind-still: nāhīm dhāvā ghēta mana — indriyāñcēm samādhāna — mind doesn't run — indriyas satisfied. Once the Lord is caught, the mind ceases its outward-running; the indriyas (senses) become satisfied.
The abandonments: sāṇḍiyēlā hēvā — avaghā samcitācā ṭhēvā — abandoned the envy — the whole deposit of samcita. Hēvā = envy, jealousy; abandoned-it together with the whole-samcita-deposit. Once the Lord is in-hand, both envy and accumulated-karma fall-away.
The closing: Tukā mhaṇē kāma — nirasuniyām ghētōm nāma — Tuka says: kāma — having dispelled — take the nāma. Dispelling kāma, take the nāma. The kāma-removed, nāma-taken sequence.
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For someone today
For today: the Lord has been caught in (my) hand — therefore worry-freedom has come; the mind no longer runs outward — and the senses are satisfied; I have abandoned the envy — and the whole deposit of samcita; Tuka says — having dispelled the kāma, I take the nāma.
Where this applies
- When your mind keeps chasing after more and you want it to finally rest.
- When you catch yourself comparing and envying others and want to set that weight down.
- When old grudges or old desires feel heavy and you want to let them go.
- When you want a simple practice, replacing craving with repeating the name, to calm a restless heart.