Abhanga 3088
Even when the Lord seems occupied elsewhere, his loving shelter still covers every devotee, so approach him with sincere feeling rather than complaint.
The verse
पांडुरंगा तुझे काय वाणूं गुण । पवाडे हे धन्य जगीं तुझे ॥१॥
दंडिलें दुर्वासा सुरा असुरानें । तो आला गार्हाणें सांगावया ॥ध्रु.॥
बळिचिये द्वारीं तुम्ही बैसलेती । दुर्वास विनंती करी भावें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे कृपासागरा श्रीहरी । तुझी भक्तावरी प्रेमच्छाया ॥३॥
Literal translation
Pāṇḍurangā tujhe kāya vāṇūm guṇa — Pāṇḍuranga, what guṇas to praise; pavāḍe he dhanya jagīm tujhe — your pavāḍas are dhanya in the world. Daṇḍile Durvāsā surā asurāne — Durvāsa was oppressed by sura-and-asura; tō ālā gārhāṇe sāngāvayā — he came to gārhāṇe (tell-grievance). Baḷichiye dvārīm tumhī baisaletī — at Bali's door, you have remained-seated; Durvāsa vinatī karī bhāve — Durvāsa makes vinatī with bhāva. Tukā mhaṇe krpā-sāgarā Śrīharī — Tukā says: O krpā-sāgara, Śrīhari; tujhī bhaktāvarī premachhāyā — your prema-chhāyā is on the bhaktas.
What it means
Opens the 7-abhang Durvāsa-Bali-Dvārakā narrative cluster (3088-3094). The narrative continues-from-3087 (Lord guards Bali's door — not by fear but by krpā).
The premise: Durvāsa-the-sage is being-oppressed by-sura-and-asura; comes-to-Vaikuṇṭha to-complain; but-the-Lord is-stuck at-Bali's-door; Durvāsa-pleads.
For someone today
Tukārām's Durvāsa-Bali opening. Pāṇḍuranga, what guṇas of yours can I praise? — your heroic-deeds are blessed in the world. Durvāsa was oppressed by sura and asura — he came to tell (his) grievance. At Bali's door, you have remained-seated; Durvāsa makes entreaty with bhāva. O compassion-ocean Śrīhari — your love-shade is on the bhaktas. The verse permits the opening of-the-Durvāsa-Bali narrative with bhakti-confidence.
Where this applies
- Opens 7-abhang Durvāsa-Bali-Dvārakā narrative cluster
- Companion to 3087