Abhanga 2066
For today: under the kalpa-tree — fruits come as asked; the sitting-there's bhāva — considered — speak the place; what reply to give — its return-turn comes; Tuka says — in the mind — one's own gain-or-loss.
The verse
कल्पतरूखालीं । फळें येती मागीतलीं ॥१॥ तेथें बैसल्याचा भाव । विचारूनि बोलें ठाव ॥ध्रु.॥ द्यावें तें उत्तर । येतो प्रतित्याचा फेर ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे मनीं । आपुल्या च लाभहानि ॥३॥
Literal translation
Under the kalpa-tree — fruits come as asked. The sitting-there's bhāva — considered — speak the place. What reply to give — its return-turn comes. Tuka says: in the mind — one's own gain-or-loss.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| कल्पतरूखालीं | "under kalpa-tree" |
| फळें येती मागीतलीं | "fruits come as asked" |
| तेथें बैसल्याचा भाव | "the sitting-there's bhāva" |
| विचारूनि बोलें ठाव | "considered — speak the place" |
| द्यावें तें उत्तर | "what reply to give" |
| येतो प्रतित्याचा फेर | "its return-turn comes" |
| तुका म्हणे मनीं | "Tuka says — in the mind" |
| आपुल्या च लाभहानि | "one's own gain-or-loss" |
What it means
Kalpa-tree-bhāva-determines-fruit + own-mind-determines-loss-gain abhang. OPENS new cluster on bhāva-determined-fruit.
The opening: kalpa-tarū-khālīm — phaḷē yētī māgītalīm — under kalpa-tree — fruits come as asked. The kalpa-tarū (wish-fulfilling-tree) gives whatever-is-asked.
The crucial bhāva-determination: tēthē baisalyāchā bhāva — vichārūni bōlē ṭhāva — the sitting-there's bhāva — considered — speak the place. Under-the-kalpa-tree, the bhāva-of-the-one-sitting determines-the-fruit; speak-the-place-considered. The Lord-as-kalpa-tree gives-according-to-bhāva — if you sit with-petty-thoughts, petty-fruit; if-grand-bhāva, grand-fruit.
The reply-and-return: dyāvē tē uttara — yētō prati-tyāchā phēra — what reply to give — its return-turn comes. Whatever-reply-you-give, the-return-comes-of-that-kind.
The closing — own-mind: Tukā mhaṇē manīm — āpulyā cha lābha-hāni — Tuka says: in the mind — one's own gain-or-loss. Gain-and-loss are-determined-by one's-own-mind (= under-the-kalpa-tree, your bhāva is-your-fate).
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For someone today
For today: under the kalpa-tree — fruits come as asked; the sitting-there's bhāva — considered — speak the place; what reply to give — its return-turn comes; Tuka says — in the mind — one's own gain-or-loss.
Where this applies
- When you notice you keep getting small results and realize you have been asking for small things or approaching life half-heartedly
- When you catch yourself blaming circumstances for a loss that actually traces back to your own narrow thinking
- When you want to raise your expectations and bring a more generous, open attitude to something you are hoping for
- When you sit down to pray, plan, or begin something important and want to notice what mindset you are bringing to it