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.
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
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 kānī — fitting speech — none heard. No-elegant-speech here.
The bhakta's-action: ātām bhāvē karūni sācā — pāyā paḍilōm Viṭhōbācyā — now 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 chittī — don'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 chittī — Tuka 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.
Where this applies
- When you don't know the right words to say but still want to express something sincere
- When you feel awkward or tongue-tied in front of someone you deeply respect
- When you're unsure of the proper way to make things right and just act from the heart instead
- When you have to trust someone else to carry your heartfelt request forward