संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3310 of 4582

Abhanga 3310

After long struggle, stop the excessive complaining and simply offer a humble plea, trusting that the one who loves you already understands your pain.

When you catch yourself complaining more than actually working through the problem

When you need to ask forgiveness without over-explaining or justifying yourself

When you trust that someone who loves you already understands your pain without needing it spelled out

The verse

असो खटपट । आतां वाउगे बोभाट ॥१॥ परिसा हे विनवणी । असो मस्तक चरणीं ॥ध्रु.॥ अपराध करा । क्षमा घडले दातारा ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे वेथा । तुम्हा कळे पंढरिनाथा ॥३॥

Literal translation

Let-khaṭapaṭa-be; vāuga-bōbhāṭa. Listen-vinavaṇī; māthā-on-charaṇa. Forgive-aparādha, dātāra. Tukā: vyathā — Pāṇḍharī-nātha knows.

What it means

A short 3-verse petition. Enough-of-complaint; you-already-know.

For someone today

After all the striving and struggling, Tukaram says: enough now, no more excessive complaining about it. Instead he offers a simple, humble plea, letting his head rest at God's feet. He asks forgiveness for whatever offense he may have caused, calling God the generous giver. And he adds that he doesn't need to spell out his pain in detail, because the Lord of Pandhari already knows it.

मराठी: इतका सगळा खटाटोप आणि झगडा झाल्यावर तुकाराम म्हणतात, आता पुरे, याबद्दल आणखी तक्रार नको. त्याऐवजी ते साधी, नम्र विनवणी करतात आणि आपले मस्तक देवाच्या चरणी ठेवतात. आपल्याकडून काही अपराध घडला असेल तर क्षमा मागतात, आणि देवाला दातार म्हणतात. आपली वेथा तपशीलवार सांगायची गरज नाही, कारण पंढरीनाथाला ती आधीच माहीत आहे, असे ते म्हणतात.

Where this applies

Tukārām's enough-cry; Lord-knows-vyathā petition

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