Abhanga 3847
Keeping God simply in mind, living without luxury, and sharing humble food with fellow devotees can feel more festive than any grand celebration.
The verse
आम्हां देणें धरा सांगतों तें कानीं । चिंता पाय मनीं विठोबाचे ॥१॥
तेणें माझें चित्त होय समाधान । विलास मिष्टान्न न लगे सोनें ॥ध्रु.॥
व्रत एकादशी दारीं वृंदावन । कंठीं ल्या रे लेणें तुळसीमाळा ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे त्याचे घरींची उष्टावळी । मज ते दिवाळी दसरा सण ॥३॥
Literal translation
Āmhām deṇe dharā sāngatōm te kānīm — hold the deṇe to us — I tell by ear; chintā pāya manīm Viṭhōbāñce — Viṭhōbā's pāya — chintā in mind. Teṇe mājhe chitta hōya samādhāna — by that, my chitta becomes samādhāna; vilāsa miṣṭānna na lage sōne — don't need vilāsa, miṣṭānna, gold. Vrata ekādaśī dārīm vrndāvana — vrata-ekādaśī, vrndāvana at door; kaṇṭhīm lyā re leṇe tuḷasīmāḷā — wear in throat the leṇe (jewel) of tuḷasī-māḷā. Tukā mhaṇe tyāñce gharīmñcī uṣṭāvaḷī — Tukā says: their house's uṣṭāvaḷī; maja te divāḷī dasarā saṇa — to me, that is Divāḷī, Dasarā, the saṇa.
What it means
A canonical 3-verse Vārkarī-life-essentials catalog by Tukārām.
The 5 Vārkarī essentials: 1. Chintā of Viṭhōbā's-pāya in-mind 2. No-need-of vilāsa, miṣṭānna, gold 3. Vrata-ekādaśī (Ekādaśī-vow) 4. Vrndāvana (tuḷasī-altar) at-door 5. Tuḷasī-māḷā in-throat (as-jewel)
Closing: bhaktas'-house's-uṣṭāvaḷī (leftover-food/prasāda) is-my-Divāḷī-Dasarā-festival.
This is one of the most-concise Vārkarī-essentials-catalogs: Viṭhōbā-mind, no-luxury, ekādaśī, vrndāvana, tuḷasī-māḷā, prasāda.
Compare-Tukārām's 2881 (Ekādaśī-vrata canonical), 3050 (sants'-māgī-māti-leftovers).
For someone today
Tukārām's Vārkarī-essentials. Hold (this) — the giving to us — I tell (you) by ear: the chintā of Viṭhōbā's pāya in (the) mind. By that, my chitta becomes peaceful; (I) don't need luxury, sweets, gold. Vrata-ekādaśī, vrndāvana at (one's) door; wear in (your) throat the jewel of the tuḷasī-māḷā. Their house's leftover — to me, that is Divāḷī, Dasarā, the festival. The verse permits the canonical Vārkarī-essentials catalog.
Where this applies
- Canonical Vārkarī-life-essentials catalog
- Bhaktas'-uṣṭāvaḷī = my-Dīvāḷī-Dasarā canonical-claim
- Companion to 2881, 3050