Abhanga 3556
Deep longing for a meeting with the divine can feel like real hunger, wearing out the mind and eyes while you wait without knowing when it will be answered.
The verse
कधीं कृपा करिसी नेणें । मज दीनाचें धांवणें ॥१॥
भेटी लागीं पंढरीनाथा । जीवीं लागली तळमळ व्यथा ॥ध्रु.॥
सिणलें माझें मन । वाट पाहतां लोचन ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे लागली भूक । तुझें पहावया श्रीमुख ॥३॥
Literal translation
Kadhīm krpā karisī neṇe — when (you) do krpā, I don't know; maja dīnāñce dhāvaṇe — the rushing of (this) dīna. Bhēṭī lāgīm Paṇḍharī-nāthā — for bhēṭī, Paṇḍharī-nātha; jīvīm lāgalī taḷamaḷa vyathā — taḷamaḷa-vyathā has caught in jīva. Siṇale mājhe mana — my mana is tired; vāṭa pāhatām lōchana — eyes watch the path. Tukā mhaṇe lāgalī bhūkha — Tukā says: hunger has caught; tujhe pahāvayā Śrī-mukha — for seeing your Śrī-mukha.
What it means
A 3-verse yearning-petition. When-will-krpā-come? jīva-taḷamaḷa; mind-tired; eyes-watch-path; hunger-for-darśana of-Śrī-mukha.
For someone today
Tukārām's classic taḷamaḷa-for-darśana yearning.
Where this applies
- When you're waiting for something you desperately want and don't know when, or if, it will come
- When longing for someone or something turns into a physical ache that won't let you rest
- When you keep watching for a sign of arrival, checking the door or the road out of habit
- When you want language for a longing so strong it feels less like a wish and more like hunger