Abhanga 2098

For today: he knows the inner-bhāva — he does the remedy; no need to tell-and-ask — follow with jīva-bhāva — take the imperishable — holding patience for the fruit; without the child asking, meal — the mother calls and feeds; Tuka says — yes — some have crossed (the) mountain.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

Lord-knows-inner-bhāva + mother-feeds-without-asking + crossed-the-mountain abhang.

The opening: jāṇē antariñchā bhāva — tō chi karitō upāva — he knows the inner-bhāva — he does the remedy. The Lord knows-the-inner; performs-the-remedy without-instruction.

The dhruva: na lagēm sāngāvē māngāvē — jīvē bhāvē anusarāvē — avināśa ghyāvē — phaḷa dhīra dharōni — no need to tell-and-ask — follow with jīva-bhāva — take the imperishable — holding patience for the fruit. No-need-to-instruct; just-follow with-jīva-and-bhāva; take-the-imperishable; hold-patience for-fruit.

THE MOTHER-FEEDS image: bāḷā na māgatām bhōjana — mātā ghālī pāchārūna — without the child asking, meal — the mother calls and feeds. The mother feeds-the-child without-being-asked, calling-him-to-come. One of Tukārām's classic-images of-natural-providence.

The closing — crossed-mountain: Tukā mhaṇē tarī — ēkīm langhiyēlē girī — Tuka says: yes — some have crossed (the) mountain. Yes — some-have-crossed-the-mountain (= achieved-the-goal) by-just-following with-bhāva.

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For someone today

For today: he knows the inner-bhāva — he does the remedy; no need to tell-and-ask — follow with jīva-bhāva — take the imperishable — holding patience for the fruit; without the child asking, meal — the mother calls and feeds; Tuka says — yes — some have crossed (the) mountain.

Where this applies

• When you keep over-explaining your feelings to God or to people, hoping they will finally understand you
• When you are waiting anxiously for results and want to rush or force the outcome
• When you feel unseen or uncared for, even though care has actually been quietly arriving all along
• When you are tempted to perform devotion loudly instead of simply living it with a sincere heart

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