Abhanga 2987
After earlier anger, the devotee closes with a humble, respectful plea for one thing only, to live together with God with no division or hostility between them.
The verse
नये सोमसरी उपचाराची हरी । करकरेचें करीं काळें तोंड ॥१॥
मागतों इतुकें जोडुनियां कर । ठेउनियां शीर पायांवरी ॥ध्रु.॥
तुम्हां आम्हां एके ठायीं सहवास । येथें द्वैत द्वेष काय बरा ॥२॥
तुकयाबंधु म्हणे बहुतां बहुतां रीती । अनंता विनंती परिसावी हे ॥३॥
Literal translation
Nye sōmasarī upachārāñcī Harī — don't besōmasarī(half-hearted, lukewarm) about (your)upachāra(formal-services), Hari; karakarechē karī kāḷe tōṇḍa — make the face of (my)karakara(persistent-noise, complaint)kāḷē(black, disgrace it by-fulfilling). Māgatōm ituke jōḍunīyām kara — I ask this much, joining hands; ṭheunīyām śīra pāyāmvarī — placing (my) head on (your) feet. Tumhām āmhām eke ṭhāyī sahavāsa — for you and us —eke ṭhāyī sahavāsa(cohabitation in one place); yethe dvaita dveṣa kāya barā — what is good (about)dvaita-dveṣa(duality-and-aversion) here? Tukyā-bandhu mhaṇe bahutām bahutām rītī — Tukārām's-brother says: by many manyrītī(ways); Anantā vinatī parisāvī he — to Ananta, thisvinatī— please-hear.
What it means
A closing-petition verse signed by Tukyā-bandhu. The closing-verse of the lament-cluster (2977-2987). This-text settles-into a-petition for-cohabitation-in-one-place.
Verse 1: Nye sōmasarī upachārāñcī Harī — karakarechē karī kāḷe tōṇḍa — don't be half-hearted about your services, Hari — make the face of (my) persistent-noise black. The image: if you-don't-fulfill-my-petition (and-make-my-complaint-go-away by satisfaction), my-karakara's-face will-blacken-(yours) — meaning, your-name will-suffer-blame.
Dhrūpada: Māgatōm ituke jōḍunīyām kara — ṭheunīyām śīra pāyāmvarī — I ask this much joining hands — placing (my) head on (your) feet. The respectful-petition-mode.
Verse 2 (the petition): Tumhām āmhām eke ṭhāyī sahavāsa — yethe dvaita dveṣa kāya barā — for you-and-us, cohabitation-in-one-place — what good (is) dvaita-dveṣa here? The mature-request: let-us-cohabit-in-one-place — meaning: bring Tukārām back, so we may all live together with you (the Lord) in our place. Dvaita-dveṣa (duality-and-aversion) has-no-place-between-us.
Close: Tukyā-bandhu mhaṇe bahutām bahutām rītī — Anantā vinatī parisāvī he — Tukārām's-brother says: by many many ways — my request to Ananta — please hear. The closing-plea: I've-tried-many-ways; please-hear.
For someone today
After the anger and threats of the earlier verses, this closing abhang softens into a humble, respectful plea. The brother asks God not to be half-hearted, to fully answer so his complaining can finally stop, and he makes the request with joined hands and his head placed at God's feet. What he actually wants is simple, that they all live together in one place, with no division or hostility between devotee and Lord. He says he has tried many approaches by now, and asks only to be heard.
मराठी: आधीच्या अभंगांतील राग आणि धमक्यांनंतर, हा शेवटचा अभंग एका नम्र आणि आदरयुक्त विनंतीत विरघळतो. भाऊ देवाला सांगतो की अर्धवट सेवा नको, पूर्णपणे उत्तर दे म्हणजे माझी तक्रार शांत होईल, आणि तो हात जोडून, डोकं देवाच्या पायांवर ठेवून ही विनंती करतो. त्याला खरं तर एकच गोष्ट हवी आहे, आपण सगळ्यांनी एकाच ठिकाणी एकत्र राहावं, भक्त आणि देवामध्ये कोणताही भेद किंवा वैरभाव नसावा. तो म्हणतो की त्याने आतापर्यंत अनेक मार्गांनी प्रयत्न केला आहे, आणि आता फक्त ऐकून घेतलं जावं एवढीच त्याची इच्छा आहे.
Where this applies
- When you have tried anger and threats to get what you need, and you finally soften into a humble request
- When you want real closeness with someone instead of a formal, guarded distance
- When you feel a promise has been left half fulfilled and you want it carried through completely
- When you are tired of going back and forth and simply want to be heard, plainly and respectfully