Abhanga 2156
Real honesty before God means openly admitting that desire and anger still live in you, and bringing that unfinished report forward instead of pretending it's resolved.
The verse
मजपुढें नाहीं आणीक बोलता । ऐसें कांहीं चित्ती वाटतसें ॥१॥ याचा कांहीं तुम्हीं देखा परिहार । सर्वज्ञ उदार पांडुरंगा ॥ध्रु.॥ काम क्रोध नाहीं सांडिलें आसन । राहिले वसोन देहामध्यें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे आतां जालों उतराईं । कळों यावें पायीं निरोपिलें ॥३॥
Literal translation
No other speaker before me — something like this seems to my chitta. Do you see some remedy for this — all-knowing, generous Pāṇḍuranga? Kāma-krōdha haven't left the seat — they remain dwelling in the body. Tuka says: now I've become reported-back — should be known at the feet — I've notified.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मजपुढें नाहीं आणीक बोलता | "no other speaker before me" |
| ऐसें कांहीं चित्ती वाटतसें | "something like this seems to my chitta" |
| याचा कांहीं तुम्हीं देखा परिहार | "do you see some remedy for this" |
| सर्वज्ञ उदार पांडुरंगा | "all-knowing — generous Pāṇḍuranga" |
| काम क्रोध नाहीं सांडिलें आसन | "kāma-krōdha haven't left the seat" |
| राहिले वसोन देहामध्यें | "they remain dwelling in the body" |
| तुका म्हणे आतां जालों उतराईं | "Tuka says — now I've become reported-back" |
| कळों यावें पायीं निरोपिलें | "should be known at the feet — I've notified" |
What it means
No-other-speaker-before-me + kāma-krōdha-still-in-body abhang.
The opening — solitary-speaker: majapuḍhē nāhīm āṇīka bōlatā — aisē kāmhīm chittī vāṭatasē — no other speaker before me — something like this seems to my chitta. The bhakta-feels he-is-the-only-speaker before-the-Lord; his-chitta tells-him so.
The remedy-request: yāchā kāmhīm tumhīm dēkhā parihāra — sarvajña udāra Pāṇḍurangā — do you see some remedy for this — all-knowing, generous Pāṇḍuranga. Asking the all-knowing-and-generous Pāṇḍuranga to see-and-supply the remedy.
The kāma-krōdha-still-inside: kāma krōdha nāhīm sāṇḍilē āsana — rāhilē vasōna dēhā-madhyē — kāma-krōdha haven't-left the seat — they remain dwelling in the body. The classic Tukārām-confession: kāma (desire) and krōdha (anger) haven't-vacated their-seat; they-still-dwell in-the-body. Despite-all-the-bhakti, the inner-enemies-remain.
The closing — notification-at-feet: Tukā mhaṇē ātām jālōm utarāīm — kaḷōm yāvē pāyīm niropilē — Tuka says: now I've become reported-back — should be known at the feet — I've notified. Utarāīm = reported-back, having delivered the report. Niropilē = given notification, communicated. The bhakta-has-now-delivered-his-report at-the-Lord's-feet.
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For someone today
For today: no other speaker before me — something like this seems to my chitta; do you see some remedy — all-knowing, generous Pāṇḍuranga; kāma-krōdha haven't-left the seat — they dwell in body; Tuka says — now I've become reported-back — should be known at the feet — I've notified.
Where this applies
- When you feel like the only one being fully honest about your struggles in a room full of confident people
- When you admit that anger or craving still lives in you despite years of trying to practice discipline
- When you resist the urge to hide an unresolved flaw and instead report it honestly to someone you trust
- When you ask for real help rather than pretending your inner work is already finished