Abhanga 2142

Placing your whole inner life at God's feet ends worry, and singing his name together with others benefits both the singer and the listener, loosening worldly bonds.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

Vaikuṇṭha-nāyaka-knows-interior + singing-puṇya-listening-lābha-cuts-samsāra abhang.

The opening — only-he-knows: mājhē antarīñchē tō chi jāṇē ēka — Vaikuṇṭha-nāyaka Pāṇḍuranga — my interior — only he knows — Vaikuṇṭha-nāyaka Pāṇḍuranga. Only-the-Lord knows-my-interior.

The placed-jīva: jīva bhāva tyāchē ṭhēviyēlā pāyīm — maja chintā nāhīm kavaṇē-viśīm — placed jīva-bhāva at his feet — no worry of any kind. Jīva-bhāva-placed-at-feet; no-worry-anywhere.

The kīrtana-with-saints: sukha-samārambhē santa-samāgamē — gāūm vāchē nāma Viṭhōbāchē — with sukha-celebration, santa-samāgama — sing Viṭhōbā's Name. In santa-samāgama, sing-with-tongue.

The double-benefit: gātām puṇya hōya āikatām lābha — samsāra-banda tuṭatīla — by singing, puṇya — by listening, lābha — samsāra-bonds will be cut. Singer gains-puṇya; listener gains-lābha; bonds-of-samsāra cut for-both. Classic kīrtana-benefit formula.

The closing — sold-jīva: Tukā mhaṇē jīva tayāsī vikilā — āṇīka Viṭhṭhalāviṇa nēṇē — sold the jīva to him — I know none other but Viṭhṭhala. Sold-jīva to-Lord; no-other-known.

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For someone today

For today: my interior — only he knows — Vaikuṇṭha-nāyaka Pāṇḍuranga; placed jīva-bhāva at his feet — no worry of any kind; with sukha-celebration, santa-samāgama — sing Viṭhōbā's Name; by singing, puṇya — by listening, lābha — samsāra-bonds will be cut; Tuka says — sold the jīva — I know none other but Viṭhṭhala.

Where this applies

• When you feel like no one truly understands what is going on inside you except the one you trust most
• When you hand over your worries completely and notice the anxiety start to lift
• When you join others in singing or shared practice and feel both giver and listener benefit
• When you realize you have committed your whole life to one devotion and nothing else competes for that place

Related verses

• Abhanga 2494 — Living in devotion turns an ordinary day into a festival and removes the fear of birth and
• Abhanga 4481 — Tukaram promises that sincerely calling on the Lord's name, knowingly or unknowingly, with
• Abhanga 4482 — Tukaram teaches that no ritual equals sincerely speaking the Lord's name, that self-center
• Abhanga 3867 — Anything that scatters your focus away from your one true anchor, however clever or learne