Abhanga 3283
When grace settles genuine devotion deep in the heart, the mind finds rest and other cravings simply stop mattering.
The verse
सुखाची वसति जाली माझे जीवीं । तुमच्या गोसावी कृपादानें ॥१॥
रूप वेळावेळां आठवीं अंतरीं । बैसोनि जिव्हारीं राहिलें तें ॥ध्रु.॥
विसांवलें मन विठ्ठलें प्रपंचा । गोडावली वाचा येणें रसें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे कांहीं नाठवेसें केलें । दुसरें विठ्ठलें मज आतां ॥३॥
Literal translation
Sukha-vasti in-my-jīva, by-your-krpā-dāna. Remember-rūpa veḷā-veḷā, settled in-jivhāra. Mana-rested by-Viṭhṭhal from-prapañcha; vāchā-sweetened by-rasa. Tukā: made-me-not-remember other, Viṭhṭhal.
What it means
A 3-verse fulfillment-text. Sukha-dwelling; rūpa-settled-in-jivhāra; mana-rested-vāchā-sweetened; can't-remember-anything-else.
For someone today
Tukaram describes what it feels like when devotion finally settles deep within. By the sheer grace given to him, a genuine sense of peace and joy has taken root in his being. He finds himself remembering the Divine's form again and again, until it has settled permanently in the innermost part of his heart. Because of this, his mind has found rest from the endless pull of worldly concerns, and even his speech has grown sweeter, flavored by this experience. He says simply that Vitthal has filled him so completely that he can no longer remember caring about anything else.
मराठी: तुकाराम सांगतात की भक्ती जेव्हा खोलवर स्थिरावते तेव्हा कसे वाटते. तुझ्या निव्वळ कृपेमुळे माझ्या जीवात खरा आनंद आणि शांती वसली आहे, असे ते सांगतात. देवाचे रूप वारंवार आठवत राहिल्याने ते माझ्या अंतःकरणाच्या गाभ्यात कायमचे स्थिरावले आहे. यामुळे माझे मन संसाराच्या ओढीतून विसावले आहे आणि माझी वाणीसुद्धा या अनुभवाच्या रसाने गोड झाली आहे. विठ्ठलाने मला इतके भरून टाकले आहे की आता मला दुसऱ्या कशाची आठवणही राहिलेली नाही, असे ते साध्या शब्दांत सांगतात.
Where this applies
- Tukārām's sukha-vasti; rūpa-in-jivhāra fulfillment