संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 2574 of 4582

Abhanga 2574

Once real experience has shown you the truth, you are allowed to stop clinging or making excuses and simply demand honesty.

When you have been disappointed repeatedly and are ready to stop reaching for the same thing

When you feel real exhaustion or disgust after a long pattern and want permission to step back

When you decide you have enough evidence and no longer need to make excuses for someone

The verse

तुम्हां आम्हांसवें न पडावी गांठी । आलेति जगजेठी कळों आतां ॥१॥ किती म्हणों आतां वाइटा वाइट । शिवों नये वीट आल्यावरी ॥ध्रु.॥ बोलिल्याची आतां हे चि परचित । भीड भार थीत बुडवील ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे आली रोकडी प्रचिती । झांकणें तें किती कोठें देवा ॥३॥

Literal translation

Don't let the knot tie us together — known now, Jagajēṭhī. How to say to the bad — don't touch once disgust has come. Spoken-of, this is the experience — pressure-burden will sink the same. Tuka says: ready experience came — how much can you cover, Dēvā.

What it means

THE DON'T-TIE-THE-KNOT BHAKTA'S-THREAT ABHANG.

A reverse-protest — instead-of-clinging, Tukārām threatens-not-to-clutch. The bhakta's-back-and-forth with-the-Lord includes-both grip-tighter (2566) and don't-tie (2574) moods.

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For someone today

For today: don't let the knot tie us — known now.

Where this applies

When you have been let down repeatedly and finally recognize you do not need to keep trying the same thing
When you feel disgust or exhaustion after a long pattern of disappointment and want permission to stop
When you are demanding honesty instead of more vague promises, from a person, a situation, or even your own faith
When you feel you finally have enough real evidence to stop making excuses for someone or something

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