Abhanga 2952
Mājhyā manā lāgō chāḷā — let my mind have chāḷā (engagement, fascination); pahāvayā Viṭhṭhalā ḍōḷām — to see Viṭhṭhal in (my) eye.
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 have chāḷā (engagement, fascination); pahāvayā Viṭhṭhalā ḍōḷām — to see Viṭhṭhal in (my) eye. Āṇīka nāhī chāḍa — there is no other chāḍa (craving); na lage samsāra hā gōḍa — this samsāra is not gōḍa (sweet) to me. Tari cha phaḷa janmā ālōm — only-then (is there) phaḷa (fruit) of (my) coming to janma; saratā Pāṇḍurangī jālōm — (I) became saratā (qualified, admitted) at Pāṇḍurangī. Tukā says: Devā — Deva; deī charaṇāñcī sevā — give (me) sevā of (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
A useful eye-darśana yearning prayer. Let my mind have engagement — to see Viṭṭhal in (my) eye. There is no other craving; this samsāra (is) not sweet. Only then (is there) fruit of (my) birth — became saratā (admitted) at Pāṇḍurangī. Deva — give (me) sevā of (your) feet. Three operative-claims: (1) mind-engaged-with-eye-darśana; (2) no-other-craving; samsāra-not-sweet; (3) saratā-at-Pāṇḍurangī is the only-fruit-of-birth. The petition: sevā-of-feet.
Where this applies
- The let-my-mind-have-chāḷa to see Viṭṭhal in eye yearning
- Recognizing samsāra-not-sweet; fruit-of-birth-only-at-Pāṇḍurangī
- Give-sevā-of-feet final-petition
- Pairs with 2825 (saratē-karā), 2904 (Viṭṭhal-pikalā), 2928 (feet-in-eye)