Abhanga 3607
Set aside the ego that keeps you feeling separate, trust that old suffering will fade, and stay ready to receive grace the moment it comes.
The verse
मागील विसर होईंल सकळ । केली तळमळ दुःखाची ते ॥१॥
दोहींचें अहिक्य घालीं गडसंदीं । स्थिरावेल बुद्धि पायांपाशीं॥ध्रु.॥
अहाच या केलों देहपरिचारें । तुमचें तें खरें वाटों नये ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे व्हावें लवकरी उदार । मी आहें सादर प्रतिग्रहासी ॥३॥
Literal translation
Past-visara-all — taḷamaḷa-of-duḥkha-made. Put-aikya-of-both-into-gaḍa-sandī — buddhi-steady-at-feet. Did-āhācha-by-deha-parichāra — your-true-shouldn't-feel-this. Tukā: become-udāra-quickly — I'm-sādara-for-pratigraha.
What it means
A 3-verse forget-the-past text. The past will be forgotten entirely; put the unity-of-both into the hidden-place; the intellect will steady at the feet; I've done body-service idly — your true-state shouldn't feel this; become generous quickly — I'm ready to receive.
For someone today
Tukārām offers comfort here: all the anguish and restlessness caused by past suffering will eventually be forgotten completely. He suggests tucking away the sense of separate selves, the ego dividing devotee and divine, into a hidden inner place, and once that's done, the mind will finally settle and steady itself at the feet of the divine. He admits his own service has sometimes felt half-hearted and slack, and hopes that this shouldn't be mistaken for how he truly feels inside. His closing request is direct and urgent: be generous quickly, because he stands ready and attentive to receive whatever grace is offered.
मराठी: तुकाराम इथे दिलासा देतात, भूतकाळातील दुःखामुळे झालेली सगळी तळमळ, अस्वस्थता कालांतराने पूर्णपणे विसरली जाईल. ते सुचवतात की भक्त आणि देव यांच्यातला वेगळेपणाचा भाव, अहंकार, मनाच्या एका लपलेल्या कोपऱ्यात दडवून टाकावा, आणि तसं झालं की बुद्धी अखेर देवाच्या चरणी स्थिर होईल. आपली सेवा कधीकधी अर्धमन:पूर्वक, ढिली झाली आहे हे ते कबूल करतात, आणि आशा व्यक्त करतात की यावरून त्यांच्या खऱ्या मनाचा चुकीचा अर्थ लावला जाऊ नये. शेवटी ते थेट आणि तातडीने विनंती करतात, लवकर उदार हो, कारण ते जे काही कृपा मिळेल ती स्वीकारायला सज्ज आणि लक्षपूर्वक उभे आहेत.
Where this applies
- When you're carrying old grief or restlessness and want to trust it will eventually fade
- When you sense that ego or a feeling of separateness is keeping your mind unsettled
- When your effort has felt half-hearted lately and you worry it doesn't reflect your true intentions
- When you're standing ready to receive help or grace and simply need it to arrive without delay