संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2534 of 4582
Abhanga 2534
When you are truly weary of worldly life, ask directly for God's embrace to face mortality; staying anchored to that support makes even ordinary living feel good again.
When you feel worn out and ready to stop chasing the same old worldly concerns.
When the fear of death or loss feels like more than you can bear alone.
When you long intensely for a closeness that seems slow to arrive.
The verse
न पाहें माघारें आतां परतोनि । संसारापासूनि विटला जीव ॥१॥ सामोरें येऊनि कवळीं दातारा । काळाचा हाकारा न साहावे ॥ध्रु.॥ सावधान चित्त होईंल आधारें । खेळतां ही बरें वाटईंल ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे कंठ दाटला या सोसें । न पवे कैसें जवळी हें ॥३॥
Literal translation
Won't look back now — jīva disgusted with samsāra. Come-from-front, embrace, Dātāra — kāla's call unbearable. Alert chitta will be on support — even playing will feel well. Tuka says: throat choked with longing — how doesn't it come near.
What it means
THE WON'T-LOOK-BACK + KĀLA'S-CALL-UNBEARABLE ABHANG.
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For someone today
For today: won't look back — jīva disgusted with samsāra.
Where this applies
- When you feel utterly done with the chase of ordinary worldly life
- When the thought of death or endings feels too heavy to face alone
- When staying mentally anchored to something larger makes daily life feel lighter
- When you're aching with longing for closeness that still hasn't arrived