संत साहित्य
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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 1922 of 4582

Abhanga 1922

For today: fitting speech — none has been heard by ear; now with bhāva-truly — I have fallen at Viṭhobā's feet; don't know what's fitting — to make samādhāna in chitta; Tuka says — the petition — petitioned, hold in chitta.

When you'd petition with bhāva-fallen-at-feet — vāṇī-aikijē-na; bhāvē-sācā-pāyā-paḍilōm; ucita-na-samādhāna; vinantī-dharā-chittī

The verse

समर्पक वाणी । नाहीं ऐकिजेसी कानीं ॥१॥ आतां भावें करूनि साचा । पायां पडिलों विठोबाच्या ॥ध्रु.॥ न कळे उचित । करूं समाधान चित्ती ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे विनंती । विनविली धरा चित्ती ॥३॥

Literal translation

English: Fitting speech — none has been heard by ear. Now with bhāva-truly — I have fallen at Viṭhobā's feet. Don't know what's fitting — to make samādhāna in chitta. Tuka says: the petition — petitioned, hold in chitta.

Word-by-word gloss
Marathi Meaning
समर्पक वाणी "fitting speech"
नाहीं ऐकिजेसी कानीं "none has been heard by ear"
आतां भावें करूनि साचा "now — with bhāva-truly"
पायां पडिलों विठोबाच्या "I have fallen at Viṭhobā's feet"
न कळे उचित "don't know what's fitting"
करूं समाधान चित्ती "to make samādhāna in chitta"
तुका म्हणे विनंती "Tuka says — the petition"
विनविली धरा चित्ती "petitioned — hold in chitta"

What it means

Fallen-at-Viṭhobā's-feet-with-bhāva + petition-hold-in-chitta abhang. Letter-sent-with-saints cluster.

The opening: samarpaka vāṇī — nāhīm aikijēsī kānīfitting speech — none heard. No-elegant-speech here.

The bhakta's-action: ātām bhāvē karūni sācā — pāyā paḍilōm Viṭhōbācyānow with bhāva-truly — I have fallen at Viṭhobā's feet. Action-of-bhakti: fall-at-the-feet with-bhāva.

The fitting-don't-know: na kaḷē ucita — karūm samādhāna chittīdon't know what's fitting — to make samādhāna in chitta. The bhakta-doesn't-know-the-proper-method.

The closing: Tukā mhaṇē vinantī — vinavilī dharā chittīTuka says: the petition — petitioned, hold in chitta. The petition-is-made; hold-it-in-(your)-chitta.

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For someone today

For today: fitting speech — none has been heard by ear; now with bhāva-truly — I have fallen at Viṭhobā's feet; don't know what's fitting — to make samādhāna in chitta; Tuka says — the petition — petitioned, hold in chitta.

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