Abhanga 2159
For today: moksha after dying — samsāra-bond meanwhile — keep us from the fallen ones' bondage; how long should I stay carrying doubt — then what greatness of the servant; singing-songs, dancing in ānanda — where does prema break-through; Tuka says — how many dṛṣṭāntas — when you, Ananta, are everywhere.
The verse
मेल्यावरि मोक्ष संसारसंबंधें । आरालिया बधे ठेवा आम्हां ॥१॥ वागवीत संदेह राहों कोठवरी । मग काय थोरी सेवकाची ॥ध्रु.॥ गाणें गीत आम्हां नाचणें आनंदें । प्रेम कोठें भेदें अंगा येतें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे किती सांगावे दृष्टांत । नसतां तूं अनंत सानकुळ ॥३॥
Literal translation
English: Moksha after dying — samsāra-bond meanwhile — keep us from the fallen ones' bondage. How long should I stay carrying doubt — then what greatness of the servant? Singing-songs, dancing in ānanda — where does prema break through into the body? Tuka says: how many dṛṣṭāntas to tell — when you, Ananta, are everywhere.
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| मेल्यावरि मोक्ष संसारसंबंधें | "moksha after dying — samsāra-bond meanwhile" |
| आरालिया बधे ठेवा आम्हां | "keep us from the fallen ones' bondage" |
| वागवीत संदेह राहों कोठवरी | "how long should I stay carrying doubt" |
| मग काय थोरी सेवकाची | "then what greatness of the servant" |
| गाणें गीत आम्हां नाचणें आनंदें | "singing-songs — dancing in ānanda" |
| प्रेम कोठें भेदें अंगा येतें | "where does prema break-through into the body" |
| तुका म्हणे किती सांगावे दृष्टांत | "Tuka says — how many dṛṣṭāntas to tell" |
| नसतां तूं अनंत सानकुळ | "when you, Ananta, are sānakuḷa (everywhere)" |
What it means
Moksha-deferred-after-death + how-many-dṛṣṭāntas abhang.
The opening — moksha-deferred: mēlyāvari mōkṣa samsāra-sambandhē — ārāliyā badhē ṭhēvā āmhām — moksha after dying — samsāra-bond meanwhile — keep us from the fallen ones' bondage. The classic protest: if moksha-only-after-death, then we-remain-in-samsāra-bondage now; protect-us from the bondage-of-the-fallen-ones.
The doubt-and-servant's-greatness: vāgavīta sandēha rāhōm kōṭhavarī — maga kāya thōrī sēvakāchī — how long should I stay carrying doubt — then what greatness of the servant. If the servant-must-carry-doubt indefinitely, what greatness-can-the-servant-have?
The singing-and-dancing: gāṇē gīta āmhām nāchaṇē ānandē — prēma kōṭhē bhēdē angā yētē — singing-songs, dancing in ānanda — where does prema break through into the body. We sing and dance, but where does prema actually-pierce-the-body?
The closing — too-many-dṛṣṭāntas: Tukā mhaṇē kitī sāngāvē dṛṣṭānta — nasatām tūm ananta sānakuḷa — Tuka says: how many dṛṣṭāntas to tell — when you, Ananta, are everywhere. Sānakuḷa = everywhere, in every place. How-many examples-to-tell — when-you-are Ananta-everywhere.
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For someone today
For today: moksha after dying — samsāra-bond meanwhile — keep us from the fallen ones' bondage; how long should I stay carrying doubt — then what greatness of the servant; singing-songs, dancing in ānanda — where does prema break-through; Tuka says — how many dṛṣṭāntas — when you, Ananta, are everywhere.
Where this applies
- Moksha-after-dying-samsāra-bond.* Mēlyāvari-mōkṣa-samsāra-sambandhē.
- Carry-doubt-no-servant's-greatness.* Sandēha-thōrī-sēvakāchī.
- Singing-dancing-but-prema-doesn't-break-through.* Gāṇē-nāchaṇē-prēma-bhēdē-angā.
- How-many-dṛṣṭāntas-Ananta-everywhere.* Dṛṣṭānta-ananta-sānakuḷa.