Abhanga 3743
One sincere, simple practice like repeating God's Name can carry the weight of every traditional ritual and duty combined.
The verse
हें चि माझें तप हें चि माझें दान । हें चि अनुष्ठान नाम तुझें ॥१॥
हें चि माझें तीर्थ हें चि माझें व्रत । सत्य हें सुकृत नाम तुझें ॥ध्रु.॥
हा चि माझा धर्म हें चि माझें कर्म । हा चि नित्यनेम नाम तुझें ॥२॥
हा चि माझा योग हा चि माझा यज्ञ । हें चि जपध्यान नाम तुझें ॥३॥
हें चि माझें ज्ञान श्रवण मनन । हें चि निजध्यासन नाम तुझे ॥४॥
हा चि कुळाचार हा चि कुळधर्म । हा चि नित्यनेम नाम तुझें ॥५॥
हा माझा आचार हा माझा विचार । हा माझा निर्धार नाम तुझें ॥६॥
तुका म्हणे दुजें सांगायासि नाहीं । नामेंविण कांहीं धनवित्त ॥७॥
Literal translation
V1: this very (is) my tapa, my dāna, the anuṣṭhāna — (your) Name V2 (dhrva): this very (is) my tīrtha, my vrata, true sukrta — (your) Name V3: this very (is) my dharma, my karma, nitya-nema — (your) Name V4: this very (is) my yoga, yajña, japa-dhyāna — (your) Name V5: this very (is) my jñāna, śravaṇa, manana, nija-dhyāsana — (your) Name V6: this very (is) the kuḷāchāra, kuḷa-dharma, nitya-nema — (your) Name V7: this (is) my āchāra, vichāra, nirdhāra — (your) Name V8 (closing): Tukā: nothing else to say; without Name, no dhana-vitta
What it means
A MAJOR canonical 7-verse Name-is-everything summary text by Tukārām — among-the-most-foundational Vārkarī-Name-supremacy texts.
The 7-fold Name-substitution structure: 1. Tapa-dāna-anuṣṭhāna = Name 2. Tīrtha-vrata-sukrta = Name 3. Dharma-karma-nitya-nema = Name 4. Yoga-yajña-japa-dhyāna = Name 5. Jñāna-śravaṇa-manana-nija-dhyāsana = Name 6. Kuḷāchāra-kuḷa-dharma-nitya-nema = Name 7. Āchāra-vichāra-nirdhāra = Name
Closing-summary: nothing-else-to-say; without-Name no-dhana-vitta.
This is one-of-the-most-comprehensive Name-supremacy texts in-the-Tukārām-corpus — covering-21-traditional-Hindu-practices and-substituting-the-Name for-each. Compare-2448 (Nāma-sankīrtana-sopa), 3037 (5-fold Nāme-Viṭṭhalāchiyā), 3103 (bhakti-democratization-by-alternatives).
For someone today
Tukārām's Name-is-everything summary. This very (is) my tapa; this very (is) my dāna; this very (is the) anuṣṭhāna — (your) Name. This very (is) my tīrtha; this very (is) my vrata; the true merit — (your) Name. This very (is) my dharma; this very (is) my karma; this very (is the) nitya-nema — (your) Name. This very (is) my yoga; this very (is) my yajña; this very (is the) japa-dhyāna — (your) Name. This very (is) my jñāna, śravaṇa, manana; this very (is the) nija-dhyāsana — (your) Name. This very (is the) kuḷāchāra; this very (is the) kuḷa-dharma; this very (is the) nitya-nema — (your) Name. This (is) my āchāra; this (is) my vichāra; this (is) my nirdhāra — (your) Name. Nothing else to say — without (the) Name (there is) no wealth-substance. The verse permits the canonical 7-verse Name-substitution for all traditional practices.
Where this applies
- MAJOR canonical Name-is-everything-for-me 7-verse summary
- Foundational Vārkarī-Name-supremacy daily-recited
- Companion to 2448, 3037, 3103