Abhanga 3046
Tukārām's livelihood-ethics. Place the burden on Deva; ayāchita-vrtti is the essence. The deha is in Deva's care; the essence arrives at the right time. In trust is firmness — Viśvambhara expands. Become (this) — know only one strength. The verse permits the canonical ayāchita-vrtti livelihood-ethics — un-asked-living, trust-in-Viśvambhara.
The verse
देवावरी भार । वृत्ति अयाचित सार ॥१॥
देह देवाचे सांभाळी । सार योजे यथाकाळीं ॥ध्रु.॥
विश्वासीं निर्धार । विस्तारील विश्वंभर ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे व्हावें । बळ एक चि जाणावें ॥३॥
Literal translation
Devāvarī bhāra — place the bhāra on Deva; vrtti ayāchita sāra — ayāchita-vrtti is the sāra. Deha devāñce sāmbhāḷī — the deha is in Deva's sāmbhāḷa; sāra yōje yathākāḷīm — the sāra arrives at the right time. Viśvāsīm nirdhāra — in viśvāsa is nirdhāra; vistārila viśvambhara — Viśvambhara expands. Tukā mhaṇe hvāve — Tukā says: become (this); baḷa eka chi jāṇāve — know only one baḷa.
What it means
A canonical 3-verse livelihood-ethics text by Tukārām.
The doctrine: Place-bhāra-on-Deva; ayāchita-vrtti (unsolicited-livelihood) is-the-sāra; deha-is-in-Deva's-care, sāra-arrives-at-yathākāḷa; viśvāsa-is-nirdhāra, Viśvambhara-expands; know-only-one-strength.
★ Ayāchita-vrtti (literally un-asked livelihood) is the bhakti-ideal — take-what-comes-without-asking. The bhakta places-burden-on-Deva and-trusts that-the-sāra-will-arrive-at-the-proper-time. The mechanism: viśvāsa is the firmness; the-Viśvambhara-(all-bearer)-himself expands-the-supply.
Compare-Tukārām's 2867 (ṭhevilē-Anantē-taisē-chi-rāhāve — equanimity), 2853 (fakīra-prayer — Hari-comes-home-day-and-night), 2944-2945 (simple-life biographical-cluster).
For someone today
Tukārām's livelihood-ethics. Place the burden on Deva; ayāchita-vrtti is the essence. The deha is in Deva's care; the essence arrives at the right time. In trust is firmness — Viśvambhara expands. Become (this) — know only one strength. The verse permits the canonical ayāchita-vrtti livelihood-ethics — un-asked-living, trust-in-Viśvambhara.
Where this applies
- Tukārām's canonical ayāchita-vrtti, deva-bhāra livelihood-ethics
- Viśvāsa-is-nirdhāra; Viśvambhara-expands mechanism
- Companion to 2867, 2853, 2944-2945