संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3437 of 4582
Abhanga 3437
Tukārām: no-chintā, but-hold-bhaya; Nārāyaṇa-himself-protects.
When you're tempted to spiral into anxious worry instead of staying calm and respectful.
When you feel the urge to constantly explain or defend yourself to others.
When you're relying on someone trustworthy and can finally stop managing every outcome.
The verse
न करावी चिंता । भय धरावें सर्वथा ॥१॥
दासां साहे नारायण । होय रिक्षता आपण ॥ध्रु.॥
न लगे परिहार । कांहीं योजावें उत्तर ॥२॥
न धरावी शंका । नये बोलों म्हणे तुका ॥३॥
Literal translation
No-chintā — hold-bhaya. Dāsa-supported-by-Nārāyaṇa — he-rikṣatā-himself. No-parihāra-needed — no-uttara. Don't-hold-śankā — don't-speak says-Tukā.
What it means
A 3-verse refuge-confidence text. Don't worry (about consequences) — but always hold reverential bhaya; Nārāyaṇa himself protects; no remedy or reply needed; don't doubt — don't even need to speak. The chintā/bhaya distinction is theologically careful.
For someone today
Tukārām: no-chintā, but-hold-bhaya; Nārāyaṇa-himself-protects.
Where this applies
- When you're tempted to spiral into anxious worry instead of staying calmly aware and respectful
- When you feel the urge to constantly explain or defend yourself to others
- When you catch yourself second-guessing a decision you already trust was right
- When you're relying on someone trustworthy and can finally stop managing every outcome yourself