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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2384 of 4582

Abhanga 2384

English: The king has no love for the rejected wife — yet her authority over the world.

The verse

प्रीति नाही राया वर्जिली ते कांता । परी तिची सत्ता जगावरी ॥१॥ तैसे दंभी जालों तरी तुझे भक्त । वास यमदूत न पाहाती ॥ध्रु.॥ राजयाचा पुत्र अपराधी देखा । तो काय आणिकां दंडवेल ॥२॥ बाहातरी खोडी परी देवमण कंठीं । तैसो जगजेठी म्हणे तुका ॥३॥

Literal translation

English: The king has no love for the rejected wife — yet her authority over the world. ★ Even if we became hypocrites, [we're] your bhaktas — Yama-dūta doesn't look-in ★. The king's-son, even if guilty — who can punish him. Many flaws but Dēva-mark on throat — so to Jagajēṭhī, says Tukā.

What it means

★ THE BHAKTA-PROTECTED-EVEN-IF-FLAWED ABHANG ★.

The rejected-wife-with-authority: prīti nāhī rāyā varjilī tē kāntā — parī tichī sattā jagāvarīthe king has no love for the rejected wife — yet her authority over the world. Even-when-the-king-rejects-her-love, the-queen retains-authority-over-the-realm.

★ THE PROTECTION-CLAIM ★: taisē dambhī jālōm tarī tujhē bhakta — vāsa Yama-dūta na pāhātī★ even if we became hypocrites, [we're] your bhaktas — Yama-dūta doesn't look-in ★. ★ Even-if-we-became-hypocrites (dambhī), [we're-still] your-bhaktas; Yama-dūta doesn't-look-in (= at-our-dwelling). ★ The bhakta's-paradoxical-claim: even-with-our-flaws, being-yours protects-us.

The king's-son: rājayāchā putra aparādhī dēkhā — tō kāya āṇikām daṇḍavēlathe king's-son, even if guilty — who can punish him. Even-the-king's-son when-guilty cannot-be-punished by-others (only-the-king-himself can).

The Dēva-mark: bahātarī khōḍī parī Dēva-maṇa kaṇṭhīm — taisō Jagajēṭhī mhaṇē Tukāmany flaws but Dēva-mark on throat — so to Jagajēṭhī, says Tukā. Many-flaws but-the-Dēva-mark on-throat (= bhakti-mark of-belonging).

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For someone today

For today: rejected wife still has authority; ★ even hypocrite-bhaktas are protected from Yama-dūta ★; king's-son can't be punished by others; many flaws but Dēva-mark on throat.

Where this applies

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