Abhanga 3225
Share what you've genuinely learned with people who are struggling, and trust that real quality, like grace or a fine gem, shines on its own without needing to be advertised.
The verse
अनुभवाचे रस देऊं आर्त्तभूतां । सोडूं चोजवितां पुढें पोतीं ॥१॥
देवाचा प्रसाद रत्नाच्या ओवणी । शोभतील गुणीं आपुलिया ॥ध्रु.॥
आधीं भाव सार शुद्ध ते भूमिका । बीज आणि पिका चिंता नाहीं ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे ज्याचें नाम गुणवंत । तें नाहीं लागत पसरावें ॥३॥
Literal translation
Anubhava-rasa to-ārta-bhūtas; loosen-pōte when-asked. Deva's-prasāda-ratna-ovaṇī; shines-by-own-guṇa. Bhāva-sāra-is-shuddha-bhūmika; bīja-and-pikā no-chintā. Tukā: guṇavanta-Name doesn't-need-spreading.
What it means
A 3-verse generosity-and-quality text. Share-anubhava-rasa with-the-suffering; quality-Name-doesn't-need-advertising.
For someone today
Share what you've genuinely experienced and learned with people who are struggling, and give generously the moment they ask, without holding back. Real grace, like a fine gem, shines on its own merit, it doesn't need to be advertised or promoted. Tukaram says if your foundation of sincere feeling is pure to begin with, the results take care of themselves, and if a name or a person is genuinely full of quality, it doesn't need to be marketed to be recognized.
मराठी: तुम्हाला जे अनुभवातून खरंच शिकायला मिळालं आहे, ते संकटात असलेल्या लोकांसोबत वाटून घ्या, आणि त्यांनी मागताच मुक्त हाताने द्या. खरी कृपा, एखाद्या उत्तम रत्नासारखी, स्वतःच्याच गुणांनी चमकते, तिला जाहिरातीची गरज नसते. तुकाराम म्हणतात, जर तुमचा प्रामाणिक भावाचा पाया शुद्ध असेल, तर परिणाम आपोआप घडतात, आणि जो खरोखरच गुणवान आहे, त्याला ओळख मिळवण्यासाठी स्वतःला जाहीर करावं लागत नाही.
Where this applies
- Tukārām's anubhava-rasa-generosity; quality-Name-doesn't-spread