संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3415 of 4582
Abhanga 3415
Ask honestly for what is already yours, trust that the divine protects its devotees, and know that your truest possession is your bond with God.
When you hesitate to ask for support you already have a right to.
When you wonder if you're worthy of being protected or cared for.
When you're tallying your real wealth and realize it's a relationship, not property.
The verse
माझें मज द्यावें । नाहीं करवीत नवें ॥१॥
सहस्रनामाचें रूपडें । भक्त कैवारी चोखडें ॥ध्रु.॥
साक्षीविण बोलें । तरी मज पाहिजे दंडिलें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे माल । माझा खरा तो विठ्ठल ॥३॥
Literal translation
Give-me-my-own — not-asking-new. Sahasra-nāma-form — fine-bhakta-kaivārī. If-no-sākṣī — punish-me. Tukā: my-true-māla — is-Viṭhṭhal.
What it means
A 3-verse claim-text. Give me what's already mine; the Lord-of-the-thousand-names is bhakta-protector; if I lie, punish me; my true capital is Viṭhṭhal.
For someone today
Tukārām: my-true-capital is-Viṭhṭhal.
Where this applies
- When you feel embarrassed asking for something that was already promised or owed to you
- When you doubt whether you deserve protection or care from someone you trust
- When you catch yourself exaggerating a claim instead of trusting the plain truth
- When you are counting up what you truly own in life and realize it isn't money or objects