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Abhanga 2461

For today: Dēva in chitta — his association; meet Hari-people; living is good with saint-rubbing .

When you're deciding whether to keep in touch with someone whose devotion and character genuinely inspire you.

When you notice you've drifted away from good company and feel the difference it makes in your mood or outlook.

When you have a chance to spend real time with people who live sincerely, rather than just crossing paths with them.

The verse

देव वसे चित्तीं । त्याची घडावी संगती ॥१॥ ऐसें आवडतें मना । देवा पुरवावी वासना ॥ध्रु.॥ हरिजनासी भेटी । नहो अंगसंगें तुटी ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे जिणें । भलें संतसंघष्टणें ॥३॥

Literal translation

Dēva dwells in chitta — his association should happen. Such pleases mind — Dēvā fulfill desire. Meet Hari-people — no break with body-touch. Tuka says: living — good with saint-rubbing.

What it means

THE SAINT-RUBBING-IS-GOOD-LIVING ABHANG.

THE CLOSING: Tukā mhaṇē jiṇē — bhalē santa-sanghaṣṭaṇē — Tuka says: living — good with saint-rubbing. Sanghaṣṭaṇē = rubbing-together, friction, intimate-contact. Living is-good with santa-sanghaṣṭaṇē (saint-rubbing). Sant-sanga is-not-just-association but-actual-friction, the way iron-rubs-against-the-touchstone.

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For someone today

For today: Dēva in chitta — his association; meet Hari-people; living is good with saint-rubbing .

Where this applies

When you're choosing who to spend your time with and want closeness to good, God-centered people, not just casual acquaintance.
When you drift away from a community of devotees or good friends and feel that loss.
When you meet someone genuinely devoted and wonder whether to invest in staying close to them.
When you think spiritual life is a solitary thing and forget how much you're shaped by the company you keep.

Sant-sang / Sant-pūjā Bhakti