Abhanga 2420
For today: don't speak rejection — chitta on the child; don't deceive; don't see the end of the bhakta's endurance .
The verse
आतां नये बोलों अव्हेराची मात । बाळावरि चित्त असों द्यावें ॥१॥ तुज कां सांगणें लागे हा प्रकार । परि हें उत्तर आवडीचें ॥ध्रु.॥ न वंचीं वो कांहीं एकही प्रकार । आपणां अंतर नका मज ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे मोहो राखावा सतंत । नये पाहों अंत पांडुरंगा ॥३॥
Literal translation
Now don't speak rejection-talk — let chitta stay on the child. Why must I tell you this — this answer is of love. Don't deceive in any way — don't keep yourself apart from me. Tuka says: keep love continuous — don't see the end, Pāṇḍurangā.
What it means
THE DON'T-TEST-BHAKTA'S-END ABHANG.
The plea: ātām nayē bōlōm avhērāchī māta — bāḷāvari chitta asōm dyāvē — now don't speak rejection-talk — let chitta stay on the child. Now don't-speak rejection-talk; let-chitta stay-on-the-child.
THE CLOSING: Tukā mhaṇē mōhō rākhāvā satanta — nayē pāhōm anta Pāṇḍurangā — keep love continuous — don't see the end, Pāṇḍurangā. Keep-love (mōhō) continuous (satanta); don't-see-the-end (anta), Pāṇḍurangā. Don't-test how-far the-bhakta-can-be-pushed.
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For someone today
For today: don't speak rejection — chitta on the child; don't deceive; don't see the end of the bhakta's endurance .
Where this applies
- When you feel a loved one has gone cold or distant and you need them to simply pay attention to you again
- When you're afraid a relationship is being tested past its breaking point and you want reassurance instead
- When you find yourself explaining feelings that should be obvious to someone who truly loves you
- When you crave steady, uninterrupted care rather than a love that comes and goes