Abhanga 2883
With God as your true friend, the world's judgment loses its weight, so hand over your restless thoughts and let your mind rest in peace.
The verse
भय हरिजनीं । कांहीं न धरावें मनीं ॥१॥
नारायण ऐसा सखा । काय जगाचा हा लेखा ॥ध्रु.॥
चित्ती वत्ति हेवा । समर्पून राहा देवा ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे मन । असों द्यावें समाधान ॥३॥
Literal translation
Bhaya hari-janī — (any)bhaya(fear) amongHari-jana; kāmhī na dharāve manī — (one should) not hold (any) in mind. Nārāyaṇa aisā sakhā — Nārāyaṇa (is) such asakhā(friend); kāya jagāñcā hā lekhā — what is thelekhā(account, reckoning) of thisjaga(world)? Chitti vatti hevā — chitta-vatti-hevā(chitta, thought, jealousy); samarpūn rāhā Devā — surrender (them) and stay at Deva. Tukā says: mana — (the) mind; asō dyāve samādhāna — let it be atsamādhāna(peace).
What it means
A short Hari-jana-fearlessness verse. Bhaya hari-janī — kāmhī na dharāve manī — no fear among Hari-jana — don't hold (it) in mind. The opening-discipline: among-the-Hari-bhaktas, no-fear is to-be-held. (Compare 2843 brahmāṇḍa-nāyaka-ankita-kāya-yama-dūta-karitī.)
Nārāyaṇa aisā sakhā — kāya jagāñcā hā lekhā — Nārāyaṇa (is) such a sakhā — what is the world's reckoning? The reasoning: with-Nārāyaṇa-as-friend, the world's-judgment is unimportant.
Chitti vatti hevā — samarpūn rāhā Devā — the chitta-thought-jealousy — surrender, and stay at Deva. The chitta-vatti-hevā (the inner-states of mind, thought, and envy/possessiveness) should be samarpūn (offered, surrendered) — and stay at Deva.
Tukā mhaṇe mana — asō dyāve samādhāna — let the mind be at samādhāna. The closing-equanimity. (Pairs with 2867 ṭhevilē-Anantē-taisē-chi-rāhāve.)
For someone today
A canonical Hari-jana-fearlessness prayer. No fear among Hari-jana — don't hold (it) in mind. Nārāyaṇa (is) such a sakhā — what is the world's reckoning? Surrender chitta-vatti-hevā — and stay at Deva. Let the mind be at samādhāna. The verse provides a discipline for the Hari-jana community: (1) no fear among Hari-jana; (2) Nārāyaṇa as sakhā outweighs all-world-judgment; (3) surrender inner-states to Deva; (4) keep mind at samādhāna. The chitti-vatti-hevā trio is a precise inner-formation diagnostic.
Where this applies
- The canonical Hari-jana-fearlessness short prayer
- Recognizing Nārāyaṇa-as-sakhā outweighs all-world-reckoning
- Surrender-chitta-vatti-hevā-to-Deva discipline
- Pairs with 2867 (equanimity), 2843 (ankita-brahmāṇḍa-nāyaka)