Abhanga 3090
Tukārām's Durvāsa-Bali 3. Bali says: today, Durvāsa-svāmī — do not ask Nārāyaṇa from me. I got Śrīhari with much effort; I have made (him) sit at the door to protect. Durvāsa returned from there — worry-overcome in mind, agitated. Are you (Lord) only one (bhakta's) servant? — Become compassionate. The verse permits the bhakti-tension between exclusive-claim and-equal-availability.
The verse
बळी म्हणे आजि दुर्वासया स्वामी । मागों नका तुम्ही नारायणा ॥१॥
बहुतां प्रयासीं जोडला श्रीहरी । बैसविला द्वारीं राखावया ॥ध्रु.॥
परतला दुर्वास मग हो तेथूनि । चिंतातुर मनीं उद्वेगला ॥२॥
काय तूं एकाचा आहेसी अंकित । होई कृपावंत तुका म्हणे ॥३॥
Literal translation
Baḷī mhaṇe āji Durvāsayā svāmī — Bali says: today, Durvāsa-svāmī; māgōm nakā tumhī Nārāyaṇā — don't ask Nārāyaṇa. Bahutām prayāsīm jōḍalā Śrīharī — with much prayāsa, got Śrīhari; baisavilā dvārīm rākhāvayā — made (him) sit at door to protect. Paratalā Durvāsa maga hō tethūnī — Durvāsa returned from there; chintāturā manīm udvegalā — in chintā-turā mind, agitated. Kāya tūm ekāñcā āhesī ankita — are you only one (bhakta's) ankita; hōī krpāvanta Tukā mhaṇe — become krpāvanta, Tukā says.
What it means
★ 3rd-of-7 Durvāsa-Bali narrative. Bali's refusal-to-release-Hari is-explicit. The conflict-deepens.
★ Striking-detail: Bali claims-bahutām-prayāsīm-jōḍalā-Śrīharī — I got-Śrīhari by-much-effort. This refers-to-Bali's-yajña and-Vāmana-tradition. The bhakta-claims-Hari as-his-earned-right.
Durvāsa's-thought: Are-you-only-one-bhakta's-ankita? Become-krpāvanta! The plea-from-the-other-side: Lord-should-be-available-to-all-bhaktas.
For someone today
Tukārām's Durvāsa-Bali #3. Bali says: today, Durvāsa-svāmī — do not ask Nārāyaṇa from me. I got Śrīhari with much effort; I have made (him) sit at the door to protect. Durvāsa returned from there — worry-overcome in mind, agitated. Are you (Lord) only one (bhakta's) servant? — Become compassionate. The verse permits the bhakti-tension between exclusive-claim and-equal-availability.
Where this applies
- ★ 3rd-of-7 Durvāsa-Bali narrative cluster
- Bali's claim-of-effort and-exclusive-right
- Are-you-one-bhakta's-ankita? plea