Abhanga 1902

For today: now (I) watch the path of māhēra — let work's noise fall gladly; what to do — won't pass anymore — much endured for many days; house follows behind — in chitta winds blow — own (heart) yearns to see; Tuka says — even if jīva goes, let it go — that deva is held — bhāva to siddhi.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

I-watch-the-māhēra-path-even-if-jīva-goes abhang. Letter-sent-with-saints cluster.

The opening: ātām pāhōm pantha māhērācī vāṭa — kāmācā bōbhāṭa paḍō sukhē — now (I) watch the path of māhēra — let work's noise fall gladly. Bōbhāṭa = noise, complaint. I-watch-the-māhēra-path; the work-noise can-fall-gladly (= forget-the-work, watch-only-the-path-to-Pandhari).

The endurance-line: kāya karūm ātām na gamēsē jālē — bahuta sōsilē bahu disa — what to do — won't pass anymore — much endured for many days. The waiting-cannot-be-borne-anymore.

The yearning-image: ghara lāgē pāṭhī chittī ubhē vārē — āpulē tē jhurē pāhāvayā — house follows behind — in chitta winds blow — own heart yearns to see. Ghara = house, samsāra; vārē = winds; jhurē = yearns. The samsāra-house pulls-from-behind, but-the-chitta is-windswept toward-the-Lord; the heart-yearns to-see.

The closing-resolve: Tukā mhaṇē jīva gēlā tarī jāva — dharilā tō deva bhāva siddhī — Tuka says: even if jīva goes, let it go — that deva is held — bhāva to siddhi. Even-if-jīva-departs, that's fine; the-deva-has-been-held; the-bhāva will-reach-its-siddhi.

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For someone today

For today: now (I) watch the path of māhēra — let work's noise fall gladly; what to do — won't pass anymore — much endured for many days; house follows behind — in chitta winds blow — own (heart) yearns to see; Tuka says — even if jīva goes, let it go — that deva is held — bhāva to siddhi.

Where this applies

• When you feel the pull of home or of something sacred so strongly that daily chores stop mattering
• When a long separation from someone or something you love has become genuinely hard to bear
• When family or worldly obligations keep tugging you back just as your heart is trying to move forward
• When you have to decide whether to risk everything, even comfort or safety, for the sake of what you truly want

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• Abhanga 4497 — Tukaram describes a life so soaked in devotion that Krishna's presence fills every ordinar