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Abhanga 3305
The verse
अधिकार तैसा करूं उपदेश । साहे ओझें त्यास तें चि द्यावें ॥१॥
मुंगीवर भार गजाचें पालाण । घालितां तें कोण कार्यसिद्धी ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे फांसे वाघुरा कुर्हाडी । प्रसंगी तों काढी पारधी तो ॥३॥
Literal translation
Adhikāra-determines-upadeśa; give-ojhē-as-can-be-borne. Elephant-saddle on-ant — what-kāryasiddhi? Tukā: noose-trap-axe, hunter-takes-out per-occasion.
What it means
★ A canonical 3-verse pedagogical-claim. Don't-give-elephant-burden-to-ant; pick-the-tool-per-occasion.
For someone today
Tukārām: teach-each-as-they-can-bear.
Where this applies
- ★ Canonical upadeśa-per-adhikāra pedagogical-text