संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3318 of 4582
Abhanga 3318
A devotee who keeps remembering God cannot come to ruin, a settled truth the world and the scriptures both affirm.
When you feel afraid of losing everything and need reassurance that devotion offers real protection.
When you hesitate to commit fully to a spiritual practice and want confidence that it is worth the leap.
When you have finally settled your mind on something and want that resolve to stay unshaken.
The verse
स्मरतां कां घडे नास । विष्णुदास यावरी ॥१॥
ऐसी सीमा जाली जगीं । तरी मी वेगीं अनुसरलों ॥ध्रु.॥
धरिलें तें निवडे आतां । न घडे चित्तावेगळें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे नाश नाहीं । पुराणें ही गर्जती ॥३॥
Literal translation
By-smaraṇa, how can-nāśa happen-to a Viṣṇu-dāsa? Such-sīmā has-settled-in-the-jagat — I-quickly anusaralōm. What-is-grasped now-nivaḍē; na-ghaḍē apart-from-chitta. Tukā: no-nāśa — Purāṇas-also-thunder-this.
What it means
A short 3-verse confidence-text. A Viṣṇu-dāsa cannot perish — this is the settled-law of the world; the Purāṇas thunder this.
For someone today
Tukārām's confidence: the-bhakta cannot-perish.
Where this applies
- When you are scared of failure or ruin and need reassurance that faithful devotion protects you
- When you are deciding whether to commit fully to a spiritual path and want confidence it is worth it
- When you have finally made your mind up about something and want that resolve to hold firm
- When you look for scriptural or traditional backing for trusting that devotion will not fail you