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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3309 of 4582

Abhanga 3309

Standing-on-vīṭā, bharōvarī-avoided.

Tukārām's bhēṭī-by-sattā-of-lōbha canonical-claim

The verse

आहो उभा विटेवरी । भरोवरी चुकविली ॥१॥ निवारलें जाणें येणें । कोणा कोणें रुसावे ॥ध्रु.॥ संकल्पासी वेचे बळ । भारे फळ निर्माण ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे उभयतां । भेटी सत्ता लोभाची ॥३॥

Literal translation

Standing-on-vīṭā, bharōvarī-avoided. Coming-going-cleared; who-be-angry? Samkalpa-spends-bala, fruit-made. Tukā: between-us, bhēṭī by-sattā-of-lōbha.

What it means

A 3-verse text. The Lord-on-brick-doesn't-rival; our-bhēṭī is-by-mutual-fondness.

For someone today

Tukārām: fondness-not-rivalry is-what-brings-bhēṭī.

Where this applies

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