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Abhanga 1727

For today: sit still and purify the chitta — that sukha has no end-or-shore; coming, Gopāḷa will dwell within — that's the fruit of effort, when one just sits; utter "Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Hari, Mukunda, Murārī" — this mantra time-to-time; Tuka says — I will give such a divine-(experience) — if there will be one-fold bhāva.

When you're too restless to sit still and need a reason to try anyway

When you repeat a name or mantra out of habit and forget it can bring real stillness

When your attention is divided among many things and you want to make it single minded

The verse

बैसोनि निवांत शुद्ध करीं चित्त । तया सुखा अंतपार नाहीं ॥१॥ येऊनि अंतरीं राहील गोपाळ । सायासाचें फळ बैसलिया ॥ध्रु.॥ राम कृष्ण हरि मुकुंद मुरारि । मंत्र हा उच्चारीं वेळोवेळां ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे ऐसें देईंन मी दिव्य । जरी होइल भाव एकविध ॥३॥

Literal translation

Sit still — purify chitta — to that sukha, no end-or-shore. Coming, Gopāḷa will dwell within — fruit of effort (when one) sits. Rāma Kṛṣṇa Hari Mukunda Murārī — utter this mantra time-to-time. Tuka says: thus I will give the divya — if there will be ekavidha bhāva.

Word-by-word gloss

Marathi	Meaning
बैसोनि निवांत शुद्ध करीं चित्त	"sit still — purify chitta"
तया सुखा अंतपार नाहीं	"to that sukha — no end-or-shore"
येऊनि अंतरीं राहील गोपाळ	"coming — will dwell within — Gopāḷa"
सायासाचें फळ बैसलिया	"fruit of effort — (when one) sits"
राम कृष्ण हरि मुकुंद मुरारि	"Rāma Kṛṣṇa Hari Mukunda Murārī"
मंत्र हा उच्चारीं वेळोवेळां	"utter this mantra — time-to-time"
तुका म्हणे ऐसें देईंन मी दिव्य	"Tuka says — thus — I will give — divya"
जरी होइल भाव एकविध	"if there will be — bhāva — one-fold"

What it means

Sit-still-purify-chitta-Gopāḷa-comes-within + Rāma-Kṛṣṇa-mantra abhang.

The opening: baisōni nivānta śuddha karīm chitta — tayā sukhā anta-pāra nāhīm — sit still, purify chitta — to that sukha, no end-or-shore. Sitting-stillness purifying-chitta produces unlimited-sukha.

The Gopāḷa-within: yē'ūni antarīm rāhīla Gōpāḷa — sāyāsācē phaḷa baisaliyā — coming, Gopāḷa will dwell within — fruit of effort (when one) sits. The image: just by sitting-still, the fruit-of-effort comes — Gopāḷa dwells-within.

The mantra: Rāma Kṛṣṇa Hari Mukunda Murārī — mantra hā uccārīm vēḷō-vēḷām — Rāma Kṛṣṇa Hari Mukunda Murārī — utter this mantra time-to-time. The five-name mantra: Rāma, Kṛṣṇa, Hari, Mukunda, Murārī — utter time-to-time. (This is one of the traditional warkari nāma-pañcaka.)

The closing: Tukā mhaṇē aisēm dē'īna mī divya — jarī hō'īla bhāva ēka-vidha — Tuka says: thus I will give the divya — if there will be ekavidha bhāva. Divya = the divine-test / divine-(experience). Will give such a divine-(experience) — provided ekavidha (one-fold, single-pointed) bhāva exists.

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For someone today

Where this applies

When your mind is scattered and you need a reason to simply sit still instead of chasing more activity
When you're repeating a name or mantra and wonder if such a small, quiet act really matters
When you feel your devotion is split between many things and want it to become single minded
When you're searching for joy outside yourself and forget that stillness alone can bring it

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