संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2410 of 4582

Abhanga 2410

Since the Sustainer of the world lacks nothing, trust him to act on the longing you already carry, and let that trust settle your remaining worry.

When you feel an unmet longing to sense God's presence more directly

When worry lingers even though you know God provides for everyone

When you realize that simply understanding your dependence on God is itself a blessing

The verse

दर्शनाचें आर्त जीवा । बहु देवा राहिलें ॥१॥ आतां जाणसी तें करीं । विश्वंभरीं काय उणें ॥ध्रु.॥ येथें जरी उरे चिंता । कोण दाता याहूनी ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे जाणवलें । आम्हां भलें एवढेंच॥३॥

Literal translation

Much longing for darshan, Dēvā — has remained in the jīva. Now do what you know — what's lacking with Viśvambhara. If worry remains here, who is greater donor. Tuka says: known to us — only this much is good.

What it means

THE LONGING-FOR-DARSHAN + VIŚVAMBHARA-LACKS-NOTHING ABHANG.

The longing: darśanāchē ārta jīvā — bahu Dēvā rāhilē — much longing for darshan — has remained in the jīva. Much-longing-for-darshan remains-in-the-jīva.

THE LACK-NOTHING: ātām jāṇasī tē karīm — Viśvambharīm kāya uṇē — now do what you know — what's lacking with Viśvambhara. Now do-what-you-know; what's-lacking with-Viśvambhara (= the All-Sustainer lacks-nothing). The petition's-logic: since Viśvambhara has-everything, only-the-bhakta's-need-is-the-question.

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For someone today

For today: longing for darshan remains; what's lacking with Viśvambhara ; if worry remains, who's greater donor.

Where this applies

Viśvambhara-lacks-nothing. Viśvambharīm-kāya-uṇē.

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