संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2566 of 4582

Abhanga 2566

One sincere, unwavering commitment of the heart is enough to draw the divine's embrace, and once tied with your whole being, that bond cannot be undone.

When you feel you need many rituals or techniques to prove your devotion

When you are tempted to argue or explain yourself instead of simply staying steady in your commitment

When you wonder whether a bond formed purely from the heart will really last

The verse

देवासी तो पुरे एकभाव गांठी । तो चि त्याचे मिठी देइल पायीं ॥१॥ पाहोनि राहीन कवतुक निराळा । मी मज वेगळा होऊनियां ॥ध्रु.॥ कांहीं नेघें शिरीं निमित्याचा भार । न लगे उत्तर वेचावें चि ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे जीवें पडिलिया गांठी । मग नाहीं मिठी सुटों येत ॥३॥

Literal translation

For Dēva, one-bhāva-knot suffices — that itself will give him embrace at feet. Will stay watching the play apart — becoming separate from myself. Don't take pretext-burden on head — no need to spend reply. Tuka says: once the knot has fallen by jīva — then no embrace can untie.

What it means

THE ONE-BHĀVA-KNOT-ENOUGH ABHANG.

The opening: Dēvāsī tō purē ēka-bhāva gāṇṭhī — for Dēva, one-bhāva-knot suffices. For Dēva, ONE bhāva-knot (= unwavering devotional intent) is-enough — that-itself will-give-the-embrace-at-his-feet. Simplicity-of-bhakti: one-bhāva, not-many-techniques.

The closing: jīvē paḍiliyā gāṇṭhī — maga nāhīm miṭhī suṭōm yēta — once the knot has fallen by jīva — then no embrace can untie. Once tied with-all-life, the-embrace cannot-be-unrayed.

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For someone today

For today: one-bhāva-knot is enough for Dēva; once jīva-knot fallen, the embrace can't untie.

Where this applies

When you feel overwhelmed by too many spiritual techniques and just want one sincere commitment
When you are being pulled into arguments or feel you must justify yourself, and want to simply stay steady instead
When you doubt whether your devotion is enough without elaborate rituals
When you want reassurance that a bond formed with your whole heart will truly last

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