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Abhanga 3462

Once truly satisfied like a child fed by a loving hand, worry falls away and life becomes a carefree dance, but until then the asking continues.

When you finally feel truly satisfied and realize you no longer need to keep asking or worrying.

When you trust someone enough to be cared for simply, without needing to manage everything yourself.

When you're honest that you'll keep pleading and insisting until you actually get what you need.

The verse

पोट धालें मग न लगे परती । जालिया निश्चिंती खेळ गोड ॥१॥ आपुलिया हातें देईं वो कवळ । विठ्ठल शीतळ जीवन वरी ॥ध्रु.॥ घराचा विसर होईंल आनंद । नाचेन मी छंदें प्रेमाचिया ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे तों च वरी करकर । मग हें उत्तर खंडईंल ॥३॥

Literal translation

Once-pōṭa-full, no-paratī; niśchintī — play-sweet. Give-kavaḷa-with-own-hand — Viṭhṭhal-cool-jīvana-on-top. Forget-house, dance-to-prema-chanda. Tukā: kara-kara-continues-until-then — uttara-breaks-off.

What it means

A 3-verse mother-feeds-baby text. When the belly is full, no return; give the mouthful with your own hand; I'll forget the house and dance to prema's rhythm; until then I'll keep asking — then this refrain will break off. Domestic-bhakti at-table.

For someone today

Tukaram pictures himself like a small child being fed by his mother, Vitthal, asking to be given each mouthful by God's own hand, with cool, refreshing water to follow. Once truly satisfied like that, there's no need to keep asking for more, the worry falls away and life itself becomes a sweet, carefree play. He says he will forget his house and everyday concerns entirely and simply dance to the rhythm of pure love. Until that full satisfaction comes, though, he admits he'll keep insistently asking, and only then will his persistent pleading finally stop.

मराठी: तुकाराम स्वतःला एका लहान मुलासारखे पाहतात, जो आई विठ्ठलाकडून हाताने घास भरवून घेत आहे, आणि नंतर थंडगार, तृप्त करणारे पाणी मागत आहे. एकदा अशी खरी तृप्ती मिळाली की पुन्हा पुन्हा मागण्याची गरज उरत नाही, काळजी दूर होते आणि आयुष्य स्वतःच एक गोड, निश्चिंत खेळ बनते. ते म्हणतात की मी माझे घर आणि रोजच्या काळज्या पूर्णपणे विसरून जाईन आणि केवळ शुद्ध प्रेमाच्या तालावर नाचेन. पण जोपर्यंत ती पूर्ण तृप्ती मिळत नाही, तोपर्यंत ते सतत हट्टाने मागतच राहतील, असे ते कबूल करतात, आणि तेव्हाच त्यांचा हा आग्रह थांबेल.

Where this applies

When you finally feel truly satisfied and realize you don't need to keep asking or worrying
When you trust someone enough to be cared for like a child, without needing to earn or manage it
When ordinary daily concerns fall away and you feel free enough to simply celebrate
When you're honest that you'll keep pleading and insisting until you actually get what you need

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