Abhanga 2103
Those who take refuge in the Lord of Pandhari are truly fortunate. Saved, saved, this is the certainty carried by all who hold his name. Pandhari is the very place where devotion and liberation meet, reserved for the sincere, for those pure among the pure. And this isn't just Tuka's word, it is sung in the Puranas and spoken in the voice of the Vedas themselves.
The verse
भाग्यवंत म्हणों तयां । शरण गेले पंढरिराया ॥१॥ तरले तरले हा भरवसा । नामधारकांचा ठसा ॥ध्रु.॥ भक्तिमुक्तीचें तें स्थळ । भाविकनिर्मळ निर्मळ ॥२॥ गाइलें पुराणीं । तुका म्हणे वेदवाणी ॥३॥
Literal translation
We call them fortunate — who took refuge in Pandhari-rāya. Saved, saved — this is the certainty — the seal of Nāma-holders. It is the place of bhakti-mukti — for the devout-pure, pure-of-the-pure. Tuka says: sung in Purāṇas — in Vēda-vāṇī.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| भाग्यवंत म्हणों तयां | "we call them fortunate" |
| शरण गेले पंढरिराया | "who took refuge in Pandhari-rāya" |
| तरले तरले हा भरवसा | "saved, saved — this is the certainty" |
| नामधारकांचा ठसा | "the seal of Nāma-holders" |
| भक्तिमुक्तीचें तें स्थळ | "it is the place of bhakti-mukti" |
| भाविकनिर्मळ निर्मळ | "for the devout-pure, pure-of-the-pure" |
| गाइलें पुराणीं | "sung in Purāṇas" |
| तुका म्हणे वेदवाणी | "Tuka says — in Vēda-vāṇī" |
What it means
Pandhari-as-refuge + seal-of-Nāma-holders abhang.
The opening — fortunate-refugees: bhāgya-vanta mhaṇōm tayām — śaraṇa gēlē Pandhari-rāyā — we call them fortunate — who took refuge in Pandhari-rāya. Fortunate are-those who-took-refuge in-Pandhari-rāya.
The salvation-certainty: taralē taralē hā bharavasā — Nāma-dhārakāñchā ṭhasā — saved, saved — this is the certainty — the seal of Nāma-holders. Saved-saved (taralē-taralē, double-emphatic); the certain-seal-belongs-to Nāma-holders.
The place-of-bhakti-mukti: bhakti-muktīchē tē sthaḷa — bhāvika-nirmaḷa nirmaḷa — it is the place of bhakti-mukti — for the devout-pure, pure-of-the-pure. Pandhari is-the-place where-bhakti-and-mukti-meet; for the-devout-and-pure.
The closing — scriptural-authority: gā'ilē purāṇīm — Tukā mhaṇē Vēda-vāṇī — sung in Purāṇas — Tuka says — in Vēda-vāṇī. Sung-in Purāṇas and-in-Vēda-vāṇī.
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For someone today
Those who take refuge in the Lord of Pandhari are truly fortunate. Saved, saved, this is the certainty carried by all who hold his name. Pandhari is the very place where devotion and liberation meet, reserved for the sincere, for those pure among the pure. And this isn't just Tuka's word, it is sung in the Puranas and spoken in the voice of the Vedas themselves.
मराठी: जे पंढरीरायाला शरण जातात ते खरोखर भाग्यवंत आहेत. तरले, तरले, हीच खात्री नामधारकांच्या मुद्रेवर उमटलेली आहे. भक्ती आणि मुक्ती यांचं मिलन तेच ठिकाण आहे, जे भाविक आणि निर्मळांतल्या निर्मळ मनाच्या लोकांसाठी आहे. आणि हे केवळ तुक्याचे शब्द नाहीत, पुराणांतही गायलेलं आणि वेदवाणीतही सांगितलेलं आहे.
Where this applies
- When you feel unsure whether devotion actually leads anywhere and want reassurance that surrender works
- When you keep repeating God's name out of habit and wonder if it truly counts for anything
- When you doubt that a place like Pandharpur or an act of pilgrimage can really matter spiritually
- When you want proof beyond one poet's word that devotion is trustworthy