Abhanga 2502
For today: kept as glass-servant; lion's-cub being taken by fox ; destruction for those called dāsa.
The verse
जालों तंव साचें । दास राहवणें काचें ॥१॥ हें कां मळितें उचित । तुम्ही नेणा कृपावंत ॥ध्रु.॥ सिंहाचें ते पिलें । जाय घेऊनियां कोल्हें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे नास । आम्हां म्हणविलियां दास ॥३॥
Literal translation
Became truly — but kept as glass-servant. Is this fitting — don't you know, kṛpāvanta. Lion's cub — fox takes it away. Tuka says: destruction — for those who-said dāsa.
What it means
THE LION'S-CUB-TAKEN-BY-FOX ABHANG.
THE STRIKING IMAGE: simhāchē tē pilē — jāya ghē'ūniyām kōlhē — lion's cub — fox takes it away. A lion's-cub being-taken-away by-a-fox. A vivid metaphor: the bhakta — meant-to-be the-Lord's-cub (a lion-cub) — is-being-allowed to-be-snatched by-a-fox (= worldly-trouble). The complaint: this-is-unworthy-of-the-Lord-as-lion-parent.
The glass-servant: dāsa rāhavaṇē kāchē — kept as glass-servant. Kāchē = glass, fragile. Kept-as-a-fragile-glass-servant — easily-broken, not-properly-protected.
The destruction-claim: nāsa āmhām mhaṇaviliyām dāsa — destruction — for those who-said dāsa. Those-of-us called dāsa are being-destroyed — accusation against-the-Lord's-protection.
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For someone today
For today: kept as glass-servant; lion's-cub being taken by fox ; destruction for those called dāsa.
Where this applies
- When you have been faithful and devoted to someone or something and still feel left unprotected
- When you feel small and fragile in a moment where you expected to feel safe and strong
- When you want to voice an honest protest to God or to someone you trust instead of suffering silently
- When you notice yourself, or someone vulnerable, being taken advantage of despite deserving protection