Abhanga 3430
Ask directly for clear guidance, be willing to give up comfort for real closeness, and let honest speech be the proof of a sincere heart.
The verse
सन्मुख चि तुम्हीं सांगावी जी सेवा । ऐसे माझे देवा मनोरथ ॥१॥
निघों आम्ही कांहीं चित्तवित्त घरें । आपुल्या उदारें जीवावरी ॥ध्रु.॥
बोल परस्परें वाढवावें सुख । पाहावें श्रीमुख डोळेभरी ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे सत्य बोलतों वचन । करुनी चरण साक्ष तुझे ॥३॥
Literal translation
Facing-me, you-tell-me-the-sevā — my-manōrātha-Deva. We-go-out chitta-vitta-house — by-our-udāra at-life-cost. Mutual-bola — sukha-grows — fill-eyes-with-śrī-mukha. Tukā: true-vachana — with-feet-as-sākṣa.
What it means
A 3-verse sevā-petition. Tell me the sevā to my face; we'll abandon chitta-vitta-house for it; let me fill my eyes with your face; this is true vachana with your feet as witness.
For someone today
Tukaram's heart's wish is simple and direct: he wants God to tell him plainly, face to face, what service to do, not through hints or riddles. He's willing to walk away from his own mind, wealth, and household, giving it up generously, even at the cost of his life, for the sake of that closeness. He longs for the kind of relationship where honest talk between two people deepens joy, and where he can simply look at that beloved face until his eyes are full. He closes by swearing that his words are true, calling God's own feet as the witness to his sincerity.
मराठी: तुकाराम यांची मनापासूनची इच्छा साधी आणि थेट आहे, देवाने त्यांना समोरासमोर, स्पष्टपणे सांगावे की कोणती सेवा करायची, इशारे किंवा कोड्यांतून नाही. आपले मन, धन, घरदार सोडून द्यायला ते तयार आहेत, अगदी जीवाची किंमत मोजूनही, त्या जवळिकीसाठी. त्यांना अशा नात्याची ओढ आहे जिथे दोघांमधील प्रामाणिक बोलण्याने आनंद वाढतो, आणि जिथे ते फक्त त्या प्रिय चेहऱ्याकडे डोळे भरून पाहू शकतात. शेवटी ते शपथ घेतात की त्यांचे शब्द खरे आहेत, आणि देवाचे चरणच त्यांच्या प्रामाणिकपणाचे साक्षीदार आहेत.
Where this applies
- When you want clear, direct guidance instead of vague hints about what to do next
- When you're willing to give up comfort or security for the sake of a deeper relationship
- When honest, open conversation with someone makes your shared joy grow
- When you want to make a sincere promise and stake your integrity on it as proof