Abhanga 3669
When things settle into place through honest effort, joy and regret both lose their grip, leaving a calm, sweet peace that outside pressure cannot shake.
The verse
पडिलिया ताळा । मग अवघा चि निर्वाळा । तेथें कोणी बळा । नाहीं येत कोणासी ॥१॥
जोडिलें तें लागें हातीं । आपआपली निश्चिंती । हर्ष आणि खंती । तेथें दोनी नासलीं ॥ध्रु.॥
सहज सरलिया कारणें । मग एकला आपण । दिसे तरी भिन्न । वचनाचा प्रसंग ॥२॥
करूनि झाडा पाडा । तुका वेगळा लिगाडा । निश्चिंतीच्या गोडा । गोष्टी म्हुण लागती ॥३॥
Literal translation
When-tāḷa-falls — all-nirvāḷa — no-one's-baḷa-comes. What's-gained-to-hand — own-niścintī — harṣa-and-khantī-both-perish. When-kāraṇa-sahaja-finished — one-alone — vachana-prasanga-different. Making-jhāḍa-pāḍa — Tukā-separate-from-ligāḍa — niścintī-gōḍa-stories-feel.
What it means
A 3-verse settled-state text. When the rhythm falls into place, all is clear; no force can be brought; what's earned comes to hand; joy and regret both perish; the cause is naturally finished, one is alone; sorting accounts, Tukā becomes separate from entanglement; the calm-stories begin to feel sweet.
For someone today
Tukaram describes the moment when things finally fall into place and everything becomes clear, a state so settled that no outside pressure can shake it anymore. What you have honestly earned simply comes to you, and in that quiet, both excessive joy and regret lose their grip and fade away. Once the underlying struggle naturally runs its course, you find yourself genuinely at peace with yourself, even if it looks different to others watching. By carefully sorting through his own affairs, Tukaram frees himself from old entanglements, and this calm, settled life begins to feel sweet rather than merely relieving.
मराठी: तुकाराम अशा क्षणाचे वर्णन करतात जेव्हा गोष्टी अखेर आपोआप जुळून येतात आणि सगळे स्पष्ट होते, इतकी स्थिर अवस्था की कोणताही बाहेरचा दबाव तिला हलवू शकत नाही. जे प्रामाणिकपणे कमावले आहे ते सहज मिळते, आणि त्या शांततेत अतिरेकी आनंद आणि खेद दोन्ही आपली पकड सोडून विरून जातात. आतला संघर्ष नैसर्गिकरीत्या संपल्यावर, इतरांना बाहेरून वेगळे दिसले तरी माणूस स्वतःशी खऱ्या अर्थाने शांत होतो. आपले हिशोब काळजीपूर्वक नीट करून तुकाराम जुन्या गुंत्यांतून मोकळे होतात, आणि हे स्थिर, शांत जीवन केवळ दिलासा नव्हे तर खरोखर गोड वाटू लागते.
Where this applies
- When things finally settle into place and confusion gives way to clarity
- When you no longer need outside approval once you know you have earned something honestly
- When neither a burst of joy nor a wave of regret can shake your calm anymore
- When sorting through your responsibilities and accounts frees you from old entanglements