Abhanga 3468
Long effort finally ripens into a settled, contented mind, and that quiet satisfaction is itself the best omen.
The verse
बहुजन्में सोस केला । त्याचा जाला परिणाम ॥१॥
विठ्ठलसें नाम कंठीं । आवडी पोटीं संचितें ॥ध्रु.॥
येथुन तेथवरी आतां । न लगे चिंता करावी ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे धालें मन । हें चि दान शकुनाचें ॥३॥
Literal translation
Many-janmas-of-sōsa — pariṇāma-came. Viṭhṭhal-Name-at-kaṇṭha — āvaḍī-in-pōṭa-samchita. Here-to-there no-chintā. Tukā: mana-dhālē — dāna-of-śakuna.
What it means
A 3-verse fulfillment-text. Many lifetimes of effort have ripened; the Name is at my throat; from here onward, no worry; the mind is satisfied — this is the gift of a good omen.
For someone today
Tukaram looks back over what feels like many lifetimes of striving and says the effort has finally ripened into something real. The Name of Vitthal now sits naturally at his throat, and the longing he carried in his heart has become his stored merit. From here on, he says, there is no need to hold onto worry. He calls the simple contentment of his own mind the best good omen anyone could receive.
मराठी: तुकाराम अनेक जन्मांच्या साधनेकडे मागे वळून पाहतात आणि म्हणतात की तो सोस आता फळाला आला आहे. विठ्ठलाचे नाम आता सहजपणे कंठात आहे, आणि पोटात जपलेली आवड हेच त्यांचे संचित बनले आहे. आतापासून पुढे कसलीही चिंता करण्याची गरज नाही, असे ते सांगतात. आपल्या मनाला मिळालेले हे साधे समाधानच सर्वात मोठे शुभशकुन आहे, असे तुका म्हणतात.
Where this applies
- When years of spiritual effort finally start to feel natural instead of forced
- When you realize a long-carried worry can finally be set down
- When a quiet sense of contentment becomes proof that you are on the right path
- When something you have longed for quietly becomes part of who you are