संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3259 of 4582
Abhanga 3259
Stop wearing yourself out defending against every fault-finder; let the noise burn away, protect only what is truly your own, and free your mind from needing to justify itself.
When you are tired of explaining or defending yourself to people who are flawed themselves.
When you need to decide what is truly worth protecting and let the rest go.
When you finally stop feeling the need to justify your choices to anyone.
The verse
अवघा च अन्यायी । तेथें एकल्याचें काईं ॥१॥
आतां अवघें एकवेळें । जळोनि सरो तें निराळें ॥ध्रु.॥
काय माझें खरें । एवढें च राखों बरें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे आतां । परिहार न लगे चित्ता ॥३॥
Literal translation
All-aparādhī; what-of-one-alone? Let-all-burn-one-time, remain-nirāḷa. What-of-my-real? — just-protect-that-bara. Tukā: now-no-parihāra needed-for-chitta.
What it means
A short 3-verse text on burning-of-faults. Let-everything-burn; protect-only-the-essential.
For someone today
Tukārām's defense-stop: no more parihāra needed.
Where this applies
- When you feel worn out constantly defending yourself against criticism from every side
- When you realize the people blaming you are just as flawed as you are
- When you are trying to figure out what really matters to you amid a pile of distractions and demands
- When you want permission to stop justifying every choice you make to others