संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2529 of 4582
Abhanga 2529
True freedom comes from staying constantly and willingly close to the one you serve, never letting a moment separate you.
When you commit to a devotional practice and want it to be unwavering.
When you feel a habit or attachment finally lose its grip once you surrender to something higher.
When you notice yourself drifting from your practice and choose to return without delay.
The verse
येणें पांगें पायांपाशीं । निश्चयेंसी राहेन ॥१॥ सांगितली करीन सेवा । सकळ देवा दास्यत्व ॥ध्रु.॥ बंधनाची तुटली बेडी । हे चि जोडी मग आम्हां ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे नव्हें क्षण । पायांविण वेगळा ॥३॥
Literal translation
With this lameness — at the feet — will stay with certainty. Will do the service told — all servant-status, Dēvā. Bondage's shackle broke — this is association for us. Tuka says: no moment — without feet's separation.
What it means
THE NO-MOMENT-AWAY-FROM-FEET ABHANG.
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For someone today
For today: no moment away from the feet.
Where this applies
- When you're ready to commit fully to a spiritual practice or path.
- When you feel bound by old habits and long to be free of them through devotion.
- When you catch yourself pulling away from prayer or practice and want to return.
- When you want service to become as natural as breathing rather than an occasional duty.