Abhanga 3124
A true devotee's fortune, steadiness, and feeling stay singular and unbroken, with God present in their mind in hunger and plenty alike, and God alone as their wealth.
The verse
आम्हां सोइरे हरिजन । जनीं भाग्य निकंचन ॥१॥
ज्याच्या धैर्या नाहीं भंग । भाव एकविध रंग ॥ध्रु.॥
भुके तान्हे चत्तिीं । सदा देव आठविती ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे धन । ज्याचें वत्ति नारायण ॥३॥
Literal translation
Āmhām sōire Hari-jana — to us, Hari-jana are sōire; janī bhāgya nikamchana — in the world, (their) bhāgya is nikamchana. Jyāñcyā dhairyā nāhī bhanga — whose dhairya has no bhanga; bhāva ekavidha ranga — bhāva (is) one-fold-color. Bhuke tānhe chittīm — in hunger-thirst, in chitti; sadā deva āṭhavitī — they always remember deva. Tukā mhaṇe dhana — Tukā says: dhana; jyāñce vatti Nārāyaṇa — whose vatti is Nārāyaṇa.
What it means
A short 3-verse Hari-jana-identification text by Tukārām.
The 4-mark identification of Hari-jana: 1. Bhāgya-nikamchana (single-focused-fortune) 2. Dhairya-no-bhanga (unbroken-steadiness) 3. Bhāva-eka-vidha-ranga (one-fold-color of feeling) 4. In-hunger-thirst remember-Deva
Closing: their-dhana is Nārāyaṇa-as-vatti (mode-of-being).
For someone today
Tukārām's Hari-jana-identification. To us, the Hari-jana are kinsmen; in the world, (their) fortune is single-focused. Whose steadiness has no break — feeling (is) one-fold-color. In hunger-thirst, in (their) mind, they always remember Deva. (Their) wealth — those whose mode-of-being is Nārāyaṇa. The verse offers these four marks of a true devotee of Hari.
मराठी: तुकाराम हरिजनांची, म्हणजे खऱ्या भक्तांची, ओळख सांगतात. आमच्यासाठी हरिजन हेच आप्तस्वकीय आहेत; जगात त्यांचे भाग्य एकनिष्ठ असते. ज्यांचे धैर्य कधी ढळत नाही, ज्यांची भावना एकाच रंगाची म्हणजे अभंग असते. भूक-तहानेतही ते मनात सदैव देवाची आठवण ठेवतात. तुकाराम म्हणतात, ज्यांचे सर्वस्व नारायणच आहे, तेच खरे धनवान होत. अशा प्रकारे या अभंगात खऱ्या भक्ताची चार लक्षणे सांगितली आहेत.
Where this applies
- When you notice your devotion changing color depending on your mood or circumstances
- When hunger, tiredness, or hardship makes you forget what matters most to you
- When you wonder what actually marks someone as genuinely devoted rather than just going through motions
- When you feel pulled between competing goals and want one steady focus instead