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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 3779 of 4582

Abhanga 3779

Tukaram admits that God knows what is truly good for him better than he knows it himself. He asks not to be left chasing some pointless madness that leads nowhere and wastes his energy. Since God holds real authority and knows everything, Tukaram, calling him the king of the wise, simply asks to be taken under his care. It is a short, honest prayer of handing over judgment about your own life to someone wiser than you.

When you are unsure what choice is best and decide to trust someone wiser than yourself.
When you catch yourself chasing something pointless that is wasting your energy.
When you simply ask to be cared for instead of insisting you already know best.

The verse

जेणें होय हित । तें तूं जाणसी उचित ॥१॥ मज नको लावूं तैसें । वांयां जायें ऐसें पिसें ॥ध्रु.॥ धरितोसी सत्ता । होसी सकळ जाणता ॥२॥ चतुराच्या राया । अंगीकारावें तुकया ॥३॥

Literal translation

Jeṇem hōya hita — what is hita; te tūm jāṇasī uchita — that you know as uchita. Maja nakō lāvūm taise — do not set me on such; vāmyām jāye aise pise — a madness that goes in vain. Dharitōsī sattā — you hold sattā; hōsī sakaḷa jāṇatā — you are the all-knower. Chaturāchyā rāyā — O king of the clever; angīkārāvem tukayā — take up Tukayā.

What it means

A 3-verse compressed surrender. You-know-my-uchita-hita; don't-let-me-go-vain-mad; you-have-sattā-and-omniscience; king-of-the-chatura — take-up-Tukayā.

For someone today

Tukaram admits that God knows what is truly good for him better than he knows it himself. He asks not to be left chasing some pointless madness that leads nowhere and wastes his energy. Since God holds real authority and knows everything, Tukaram, calling him the king of the wise, simply asks to be taken under his care. It is a short, honest prayer of handing over judgment about your own life to someone wiser than you.

मराठी: तुकाराम कबूल करतात की स्वतःपेक्षा देवालाच त्यांच्यासाठी काय खरोखर चांगले आहे हे अधिक चांगले माहीत आहे. ते विनवतात की आपल्याला अशा व्यर्थ वेडाच्या मागे लावू नये जे कुठेच नेत नाही आणि शक्ती वाया घालवते. देवाकडे खरा अधिकार आहे आणि तो सर्वज्ञ आहे, म्हणून तुकाराम त्याला शहाण्यांचा राजा म्हणत केवळ स्वतःला त्याच्या आश्रयाखाली घ्यावे अशी विनंती करतात. हे स्वतःच्या आयुष्याबद्दलचा निर्णय आपल्यापेक्षा शहाण्या कोणाकडे तरी सोपवण्याची एक छोटी, प्रामाणिक प्रार्थना आहे.

Where this applies

you-know-what-is-uchita king-of-clever-ones