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Abhanga 3406
Tukārām's discriminator-takes-sāra; fools-carry-bhāra canonical-discrimination text
The verse
माकडा दिसती कंवटी नारळा । भोक्ता निराळा वरील सारी ॥१॥
एका रस एका तोंडीं पडे माती । आपुलाले नेती विभाग ते ॥ध्रु.॥
सुनियांसी क्षीर वाढिल्या ओकवी । भोगित्यां पोसवी धणीवरी ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे भार वागविती मूर्ख । नेतील तें सार परीक्षक ॥३॥
Literal translation
Monkey-sees-coconut-shell — eater-different-takes-inner. One-rasa, one-mouth-dust — each-takes-vibhāga. Milk-to-dog-vomits — bhōktā-sustained-to-dhaṇī. Tukā: mūrkhas-carry-bhāra — parīkṣakas-take-sāra.
What it means
A 3-verse discrimination-text with three concrete-images: monkey vs. knower (coconut outside vs. inside); same juice, one gets dust, each gets his share; milk to dog vs. discriminating bhōktā. The fool-bears-the-load, the-knower-takes-the-essence.
For someone today
Tukārām: fools-carry-the-load; discerners-take-the-essence.
Where this applies
- Tukārām's discriminator-takes-sāra canonical
- 3-image discrimination set (monkey, one-juice, dog-milk)