संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2512 of 4582
Abhanga 2512
Once you truly settle into what you already hold, the restless urge to search elsewhere fades, taking your exhaustion and entanglement with it.
When you stop restlessly searching because you have found real contentment
When you notice your tiredness lifting once your mind settles
When you recognize the thing you needed was already within reach
The verse
जाले समाधान । तुमचे धरिले चरण ॥१॥ आतां उठावेंसें मना । येत नाहीं नारायणा ॥ध्रु.॥ सुरवाडिकपणें । येथें सांपडलें केणें ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे भाग । गेला निवारला लाग ॥३॥
Literal translation
Became samādhāna — held your feet. Now mind doesn't want to rise, Nārāyaṇā. With leisureliness — found-the-merchandise here. Tuka says: exhaustion gone — entanglement removed.
What it means
THE SAMĀDHĀNA-NO-RISING ABHANG.
The contentment-stasis: uṭhāvēmsē manā yēta nāhīm — mind doesn't want to rise. Once-feet-held, the-bhakta-doesn't-want-to-get-up — restful-bhakti-state.
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For someone today
For today: samādhāna — feet held — mind doesn't want to rise.
Where this applies
- When you are restlessly searching for happiness in one more place or one more thing
- When you finally feel settled and stop wanting to chase the next fix
- When exhaustion from constant striving needs somewhere to rest
- When you realize what you were looking for was already close at hand