Abhanga 2144

For today: tell me which dharma is such — for me, Pāṇḍurangā; one that reaches your feet — by which this snare is untangled; give kṛpā-dāna — speak such words; Tuka says — Deva — dwell in my heart.

The verse

Literal translation

What it means

Which-dharma-reaches-your-feet + dwell-in-my-heart abhang.

The opening: kāya aisā sāngā — dharma maja Pāṇḍurangā — tell me which dharma is such — for me, Pāṇḍurangā. Pāṇḍurangā, tell-me-which-dharma.

The criterion: tujhē pāyīm pāvē aisā — jēṇē ugavē hā phāmsā — one that reaches your feet — by which this snare is untangled. The dharma that-reaches-your-feet and-untangles-the-samsāra-snare.

The kṛpā-dāna: karī kṛpā-dāna — taisē bōlavīm vachana — give kṛpā-dāna — speak such words. Give-mercy-as-dāna; speak-the-words yourself.

The closing — dwell-in-heart: Tukā mhaṇē Dēvā — mājhē hṛdaya vasavā — Deva — dwell in my heart. Dwell-in-my-heart. The simplest-answer to-the-question of-dharma: the Lord's-dwelling.

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For someone today

For today: tell me which dharma is such — for me, Pāṇḍurangā; one that reaches your feet — by which this snare is untangled; give kṛpā-dāna — speak such words; Tuka says — Deva — dwell in my heart.

Where this applies

• When you are confused about which spiritual practice or path is truly right for you
• When you feel tangled in worldly obligations and want a way out
• When you stop overthinking the rules and simply ask for grace and presence
• When you realize the answer you needed was closeness, not a checklist

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• Abhanga 4497 — Tukaram describes a life so soaked in devotion that Krishna's presence fills every ordinar