Abhanga 3236
This is a short, raw prayer of longing. Tukaram admits that his heart aches constantly and that he wants nothing more than to be united with the Lord's feet, but instead of trying to explain that pain in careful detail, he simply hands it over: let my worry be your worry. He trusts that Vitthal already understands what is happening inside him, even the parts words cannot capture. It is permission to stop performing your grief and just place it before someone who already knows it.
The verse
आर्त माझ्या बहु पोटीं । व्हावीं भेटी पायांशी ॥१॥
यासी तुम्ही कृपावंता । माझी चिंता असों द्या ॥ ।ध्रु.॥
तळमळ करी चित्त । अखंडित वियोगें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे पंढरिनाथा । जाणें वेथा अंतरिंची ॥३॥
Literal translation
Ārta-in-my-belly; should-be-bheṭī to-feet. Krpāvanta, keep-my-chintā. Chitta-trembles in-akhaṇḍita-viyōga. Tukā: Pāṇḍharī-nātha — knows-inner-vyathā.
What it means
A short 3-verse petition. You-know-my-inner-anguish — let-my-chintā-be-yours.
For someone today
This is a short, raw prayer of longing. Tukaram admits that his heart aches constantly and that he wants nothing more than to be united with the Lord's feet, but instead of trying to explain that pain in careful detail, he simply hands it over: let my worry be your worry. He trusts that Vitthal already understands what is happening inside him, even the parts words cannot capture. It is permission to stop performing your grief and just place it before someone who already knows it.
मराठी: ही एक छोटी, प्रामाणिक आर्त प्रार्थना आहे. तुकाराम सांगतात की त्यांच्या मनात सतत वेदना आहे आणि त्यांना फक्त देवाच्या पायांशी भेट हवी आहे, पण ती वेदना शब्दांत मांडण्याऐवजी ते थेट म्हणतात - माझी चिंता तुझी होऊ दे. देवाला सगळं आधीच माहीत आहे, अगदी जे शब्दांत सांगता येत नाही तेसुद्धा, यावर त्यांचा पूर्ण विश्वास आहे. त्यामुळे दुःख शब्दांत सिद्ध करत बसण्याची गरज नाही; ज्याला आधीच समजतं त्याच्यासमोर ते फक्त ठेवायचं असतं.
Where this applies
- When you're in emotional pain and don't know how to put it into words
- When you feel unheard and want to hand your worry over to someone else
- When you're separated from someone you love and it aches constantly
- When you're tired of explaining your pain and just want someone to already understand it