Abhanga 1846

For today: by feet's prasāda — I have spoken some playful-jest; forgive me, saints — (this is) not my own embodied-skill; this is not upadēśa — I have babbled the leftover (of your speech); your kṛpā's nourishment, through births, Tuka says.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

Apology-to-saints + babbled-the-leftover-of-your-speech abhang.

The opening: pāyāñcyā prasādē — kāhīm bōlilōm vinōdē — by feet's prasāda — I have spoken some playful-jest. Vinōda = playful, jocular, witty. Whatever-I've-spoken-with-jest is by-the-prasāda of-the-saints'-feet.

The apology: maja kṣamā karaṇē santī — navhē anga-bhūta yukti — forgive me, saints — (it is) not embodied-yukti. Anga-bhūta yukti = embodied-skill / native-cleverness. Don't-credit-my-words-to-my-own-skill; forgive-me.

The leftover-line: navhē hā upadēśa — tumace baḍabaḍilōm śēṣa — this is not upadēśa — I have babbled the leftover (of your speech). Śēṣa = leftover, residue; baḍabaḍilōm = I have babbled. What-I-speak is-not-formal-upadēśa; it is the leftover (= remainder, scraps) of-your-(saints')-speech, which-I-have-babbled-out.

The closing: tumace kṛpēcē pōsaṇē — janmō-janmīm Tukā mhaṇē — your kṛpā's nourishment, through births, Tuka says. Pōsaṇē = nourishment, sustenance. I am the nourishment-of-your-kṛpā, through-births.

This abhang is the bhakta's humble-apologia — pairs with 1785 (bōbaḍā uttarī... Pāṇḍuranga-speaks-through-me), 1828 (apology-for-familiarity), 1809 (apology-for-uncareful-speech). All-of-these protect-Tuka's-bold-speech by-attributing-it-to-the-Lord-or-the-saints, not-to-himself.

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For someone today

For today: by feet's prasāda — I have spoken some playful-jest; forgive me, saints — (this is) not my own embodied-skill; this is not upadēśa — I have babbled the leftover (of your speech); your kṛpā's nourishment, through births, Tuka says.

Where this applies

• When you say something wise or well-received and feel the pull to take full credit for it
• When you speak informally or jokingly about serious matters and worry you've overstepped
• When you realize your best ideas are really borrowed from teachers, mentors, or traditions you learned from
• When you want to acknowledge that your sustenance in life has come from grace, not just your own effort

Related verses

• Abhanga 2464 — For today: Pāṇḍuranga is sukha-rūpa ; no wandering, no shaving, no sādhana-pressure ; Chan
• Abhanga 2490 — The divine is most reachable through the living presence of a true saint, not through a di
• Abhanga 2494 — Living in devotion turns an ordinary day into a festival and removes the fear of birth and
• Abhanga 4481 — Tukaram promises that sincerely calling on the Lord's name, knowingly or unknowingly, with