Abhanga 2952
Let your mind become fully absorbed in seeing the divine, and trust that this closeness, not worldly pleasure, is what makes your life truly worthwhile.
The verse
माझ्या मना लागो चाळा । पहावया विठ्ठला डोळां॥१॥
आणीक नाही चाड । न लगे संसार हा गोड ॥ध्रु.॥
तरि च फळ जन्मा आलों । सरता पांडुरंगीं जालों ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे देवा । देई चरणांची सेवा ॥३॥
Literal translation
Mājhyā manā lāgō chāḷā — let my mind havechāḷā(engagement, fascination); pahāvayā Viṭhṭhalā ḍōḷām — to see Viṭhṭhal in (my) eye. Āṇīka nāhī chāḍa — there is no otherchāḍa(craving); na lage samsāra hā gōḍa — this samsāra is notgōḍa(sweet) to me. Tari cha phaḷa janmā ālōm — only-then (is there)phaḷa(fruit) of (my) coming tojanma; saratā Pāṇḍurangī jālōm — (I) becamesaratā(qualified, admitted) at Pāṇḍurangī. Tukā says: Devā — Deva; deī charaṇāñcī sevā — give (me)sevāof (your) feet.
What it means
A short canonical mind-engaged-with-Viṭṭhal-eye-darśana yearning verse. Mājhyā manā lāgō chāḷā — pahāvayā Viṭhṭhalā ḍōḷām — let my mind have engagement — to see Viṭṭhal in (my) eye. The opening-yearning: let-my-mind-be-engaged in seeing-Viṭṭhal-in-the-eye.
Āṇīka nāhī chāḍa — na lage samsāra hā gōḍa — no other craving — samsāra not sweet. The exclusive-yearning.
Tari cha phaḷa janmā ālōm — saratā Pāṇḍurangī jālōm — only-then fruit-of-birth — became saratā at Pāṇḍurangī. The fruit-of-birth-claim: birth is fruitful only-when one becomes-saratā (admitted, valid) at Pāṇḍurangī. (Pairs with 2825 saratē-karā-Pāṇḍurangī.)
The close: Tukā mhaṇe Devā — deī charaṇāñcī sevā — give sevā of feet. The final-petition.
For someone today
Tukaram longs for his mind to become completely absorbed in the simple act of gazing at Vitthal with his own eyes. He has no other craving left, and the pleasures of ordinary worldly life no longer feel sweet to him. Only in that closeness, he says, does his birth finally bear fruit — only there does he feel truly accepted and complete. So he asks the Lord for one simple gift: to be allowed to serve at his feet.
मराठी: तुकाराम इच्छा करतात की त्यांचे मन विठ्ठलाला डोळ्यांनी पाहण्यातच पूर्णपणे रमून जावे. त्यांना दुसरी कोणतीही आस उरलेली नाही, आणि सांसारिक सुख आता त्यांना गोड वाटत नाही. फक्त त्या जवळिकीतच, ते म्हणतात, आपला जन्म खरोखर सार्थक ठरतो — तिथेच आपल्याला स्वीकारल्याची व पूर्णत्वाची अनुभूती येते. म्हणून ते देवाकडे एकच साधी मागणी करतात — त्याच्या चरणांची सेवा करण्याची संधी.
Where this applies
- When you want your scattered desires to narrow into one clear, worthwhile focus
- When worldly pleasures have started to feel hollow and you're seeking something deeper
- When you want a simple, humble way to ask for closeness with the divine