Abhanga 2375
Remember God when trouble comes, and the burden gets shielded while obstacles scatter through repeating the sacred Name.
The verse
पडतां जड भारी । दासीं आठवावा हरी ॥१॥ मग तो होऊं नेदी सीण । आड घाली सुदर्शन ॥ध्रु.॥ नामाच्या चिंतनें । बारा वाटा पळती विघ्नें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे प्राण । करा देवासी अर्पण ॥३॥
Literal translation
When heavy falls — servant should remember Hari. Then he won't let exhaustion happen — places sudarśana as shield. By Name-contemplation — obstacles flee in twelve directions. Tuka says: prāṇa — offer it to Dēva.
What it means
THE SUDARŚANA-SHIELD + 12-DIRECTIONS-OBSTACLES-FLEE ABHANG.
The distress-remembrance: paḍatām jaḍa bhārī — dāsīm āṭhavāvā Hari — when heavy falls — servant should remember Hari. When-the-heavy falls, the-servant should-remember Hari.
THE SUDARŚANA-SHIELD: maga tō hōūm nēdī sīṇa — āḍa ghālī sudarśana — then he won't let exhaustion happen — places sudarśana as shield. Sudarśana = Viṣṇu's-discus. Then [Hari]-won't-let-exhaustion-happen; places sudarśana (the-discus) as-shield.
THE 12-DIRECTIONS LINE: nāmāchyā chintanē — bārā vāṭā paḷatī vighnē — by Name-contemplation — obstacles flee in twelve directions. By-Name-contemplation, obstacles flee in-twelve-directions. The Name-as-obstacle-disperser.
The prāṇa-offering: Tukā mhaṇē prāṇa — karā Dēvāsī arpaṇa — Tuka says: prāṇa — offer it to Dēva. Offer-prāṇa to-Dēva.
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For someone today
For today: in distress, remember Hari; Hari places sudarśana as shield ; by Name-contemplation, obstacles flee in twelve directions ; offer prāṇa to Dēva.
Where this applies
- When a heavy burden or crisis suddenly lands on you and you do not know where to turn
- When you feel exhausted from carrying a struggle alone and need real relief
- When repeating a simple prayer or name helps clear your mind of scattered worries
- When you are ready to hand over something you have been trying to control by yourself