Abhanga 2469
English: Naturally attaining Bhagavanta — but vikalpas distance — why don't they hold the free-stock in chitta.
The verse
सहज पावतां भगवंतीं परि हीं विकल्पें परतीं । फुकाची हे चित्तीं वाठवण कां न धरिती ॥१॥ हरि व्यापक सर्वगत हें तंव मुख्यत्वें वेदांत । चिंतनासी चित्त असों द्यावें सावध ॥ध्रु.॥ विरजाहोम या चि नांवें देह नव्हे मी जाणावें । मग कां जी यावें वरी लागे संकल्पा ॥२॥ कामक्रोधे देह मळिण स्वाहाकारीं कैंचें पुण्य । मंत्रीं पूजियेला यज्ञ मनमुंडण नव्हे चि ॥३॥ अनन्यभक्तीचे उपाय ते या विठोबाचे पाय । ध्याइल तो काय जाणे चुकों मारग ॥४॥ आतां सांगे तुका एक तुम्ही चुकों नका । सांडीमांडी धोका शरण रिघतां गोमटें ॥५॥
Literal translation
English: Naturally attaining Bhagavanta — but vikalpas distance — why don't they hold the free-stock in chitta. Hari is all-pervasive, main Vedānta — let chitta be alert for contemplation. Virajā-hōma is to know "I am not the body" — why above lies sankalpa. Kāma-krōdha-stained body — what puṇya in svāhā-cries — mantra-yajña is not mind-shaving. ★★ The means of ananya-bhakti are these Viṭhoba's feet — who meditates, knows not how to err the path ★★. Tuka says: don't err — leave-and-do is danger — entering śaraṇa is good.
What it means
★★ THE ANANYA-BHAKTI-IS-VIṬHOBA'S-FEET ABHANG ★★.
The anti-ritual-critique: - Virajā-hōma (the ritual-fire that-symbolizes-leaving-the-body) is-really to-know I-am-not-the-body — but-people-add-sankalpa - Kāma-krōdha-stained body offers-no-puṇya through-svāhā-cries - Mantra-pūjā-yajña is not mana-muṇḍaṇa (mind-shaving = real-renunciation)
★★ THE CONCLUSION ★★: ananya-bhaktīchē upāya tē yā Viṭhōbāchē pāya — ★★ the means of ananya-bhakti are these Viṭhoba's feet ★★. ★★ The means of ananya-(non-other)-bhakti are simply these Viṭhoba's feet. ★★ All rituals reduce to-meditating-on-Viṭhoba's-feet.
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For someone today
For today: Hari all-pervasive (Vedānta-essence); rituals empty; ★★ ananya-bhakti is just Viṭhoba's feet ★★; entering śaraṇa is good.
Where this applies
- Ananya-bhakti-is-Viṭhoba's-feet. Ananya-bhaktīchē-upāya-Viṭhōbāchē-pāya.