Abhanga 2250
The poet places complete trust in the saints as guides who look after his true good, carry him when he tires, and lead him to grace, and he vows to honor that trust.
The verse
संतांचिया पायीं माझा विश्वास । सर्वभावें दास जालों त्यांचा ॥१॥ ते चि माझें हित करिती सकळ । जेणें हा गोपाळ कृपा करी ॥ध्रु.॥ भागलिया मज वाहतील कडे । यांचियातें जोडे सर्व सुख ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे शेष घेईंन आवडी । वचन न मोडीं बोलिलों तें ॥३॥ ॥३॥
Literal translation
At the saints' feet — my faith. In every bhāva I've become their dāsa. They themselves do all my hita — by which Gopāḷa shows kṛpā. When tired, they will carry me across — by joining with them, all sukha. Tuka says: I'll take the śēṣa fondly — I won't break the word I've spoken. ॥3॥
Word-by-word gloss
| Marathi | Meaning |
|---|---|
| संतांचिया पायीं माझा विश्वास | "at the saints' feet, my faith" |
| सर्वभावें दास जालों त्यांचा | "in every bhāva I've become their dāsa" |
| ते चि माझें हित करिती सकळ | "they themselves do all my hita" |
| जेणें हा गोपाळ कृपा करी | "by which Gopāḷa shows kṛpā" |
| भागलिया मज वाहतील कडे | "when tired, they will carry me across" |
| यांचियातें जोडे सर्व सुख | "by joining with them, all sukha" |
| तुका म्हणे शेष घेईंन आवडी | "Tuka says — I'll take the śēṣa fondly" |
| वचन न मोडीं बोलिलों तें | "I won't break the word I've spoken" |
| ॥३॥ | colophon — closes the 3-abhang saints-cluster (2248-2250) |
What it means
Viśvāsa-in-saints'-feet + they-do-my-hita + I-take-the-śēṣa abhang. Closes the 3-abhang saints-cluster (2248-2250) with ॥३॥.
The opening — faith at the saints' feet: santāñchiyā pāyīm mājhā viśvāsa — sarva-bhāvē dāsa jālōm tyāñchā — at the saints' feet, my faith — in every bhāva I've become their dāsa. At the saints'-feet is-my-viśvāsa; in-every-bhāva I've-become their-dāsa.
The saints-do-my-hita: tē chi mājhē hita karitī sakaḷa — jēṇē hā Gōpāḷa kṛpā karī — they themselves do all my hita — by which Gopāḷa shows kṛpā. They themselves-do-all-my-hita, by-which Gopāḷa shows-kṛpā (= saints'-mediation triggers-Gopāḷa's-grace).
The carrying-across: bhāgaliyā maja vāhatīla kaḍē — yāñchiyātē jōḍē sarva sukha — when tired, they will carry me across — by joining with them, all sukha. Bhāgaliyā = when tired/exhausted. Vāhaṇē kaḍē = to carry across (= take to the other side, as one carries a child). When tired, they'll-carry-me-across; by-joining-with-them, all-sukha.
The śēṣa and-vow: Tukā mhaṇē śēṣa ghē'īmna āvaḍī — vachana na mōḍīm bōlilōm tē — Tuka says: I'll take the śēṣa fondly — I won't break the word I've spoken. Śēṣa = remnant-of-prasāda, leftover-(of-the-saints'-food/teaching). I'll-take-the-śēṣa fondly; I-won't-break the-word I've-spoken.
The ॥३॥ colophon closes a 3-abhang saints-cluster (2248-2250): - 2248: message-via-Pandharī-pilgrims — beseeching pilgrims to-carry-the-message - 2249: saints-as-mediators — give-the-reminder-to-Pāṇḍuranga, don't-make-me-apart-from-feet - 2250: viśvāsa-in-saints'-feet — full-surrender-to-the-saints
The cluster moves: pilgrims → saints → full-trust-in-saints. A graduated-mediation-petition.
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For someone today
For today: at saints' feet, my faith — sarva-bhāva dāsa; they do my hita — Gopāḷa shows kṛpā; when tired, they'll carry me across — joining them, all sukha; Tuka says — I'll take śēṣa fondly — won't break my word.
Where this applies
- When you place your full trust in mentors or elders who have guided you well.
- When you feel too tired to keep going alone and lean on people who've promised to help you through.
- When you find real happiness simply from being close to people you respect and trust.
- When you make a promise to stay committed to a path and choose to honor it even when it's hard.