Abhanga 2022
A complete and powerful statement, like devotion outranking every supernatural power and even liberation itself, needs nothing added to it.
The verse
॥१॥
Literal translation
॥1॥ — colophon-only page.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ॥१॥ | "colophon-1 — confirms 1-abhang sub-cluster (2021 alone — all-attainments-fall-short + mokṣa-stays-behind)" |
What it means
Colophon-only page abhang. EDITORIAL ARTIFACT.
This source-page contains only the colophon ॥१॥, marking abhang 2021 as a 1-abhang sub-cluster.
Why 2021 warrants stand-alone status: it is a self-contained-and-complete statement of-Tukārām's-position: all-supernatural-attainments (gold-from-stones, kalpa-trees, amṛta-ocean, stop-Kaḷa, omniscience, siddhis, yoga-powers) fall-short of-Viṭhōbā's-feet; even mokṣa stays-behind. The Gatha's editor isolated-this masterpiece into-its-own-cluster.
This matches the pattern at 1993-1994: a powerful summative-abhang gets its-own ॥१॥ colophon-page.
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For someone today
This is an editorial-artifact. It documents the Gatha's cluster-numbering convention: single-abhang sub-clusters get colophon-only pages too.
Where this applies
- When you finish saying something true and complete and feel no urge to add more to it
- When you are tempted to chase impressive spiritual feats instead of resting in simple devotion
- When you want a reminder that devotion to God outranks even the goal of liberation itself
- When you notice that the strongest statements in your own life often need no further explanation