Abhanga 3853
A day when your whole self, eyes, voice, head, feet, and hands, feels fulfilled by reaching what you truly long for is worth calling blessed.
The verse
धन्य दिवस आजि डोळियां लाधला । आनंद देखिला धणीवरी ॥१॥
धन्य जालें मुख निवाली रसना । नाम नारायणा घोंष करूं ॥ध्रु.॥
धन्य हें मस्तक सर्वांग शोभलें । संताचीं पाउलें लागताती ॥२॥
धन्य आजि पंथें चालती पाउलें । टाळिया शोभले धन्य कर ॥३॥
धन्य तुका म्हणे आम्हांसी फावलें । पावलों पाउलें विठोबाचीं ॥४॥
Literal translation
Dhanya divasa āji ḍōḷiyām lādhalā — dhanya is today, attained by eyes; ānanda dekhilā dhaṇīvarī — saw ānanda dhaṇīvarī. Dhanya jāle mukha nivālī rasanā — dhanya mouth, cooled tongue; nāma Nārāyaṇā ghōṣa karūm — make ghōṣa of Nārāyaṇa-name. Dhanya he mastaka sarvānga śōbhale — dhanya head, all-body adorned; samtāñcīm pāulen lāgatātī — sants' feet touching. Dhanya āji pamthe chālatī pāulen — dhanya today, feet walk on path; tāḷiyā śōbhale dhanya kara — palms adorned with tāḷī, dhanya. Dhanya Tukā mhaṇe āmhāmsī phāvale — dhanya, Tukā says: granted to us; pāvalōm pāulen Viṭhōbāñcīm — we reached Viṭhōbā's feet.
What it means
A canonical dhanya-divasa (blessed-day) text — among-the-most-recited Vārkarī-texts during-Vārī (pilgrimage). The 5-fold-blessing of-the-body-parts: eyes-mouth-head-feet-palms — all-attain-bhakti-fulfillment.
For someone today
Tukaram overflows with joy, calling this a blessed day, because his eyes have finally seen what fills him with real happiness. His mouth feels blessed too, his tongue cooled from chanting the name of God out loud. He says his head is blessed for touching the feet of the saints, his feet are blessed for walking this path today, and his hands are blessed for clapping in devotion. Every single part of him, from head to feet, feels fulfilled simply because he has reached Vitthal.
मराठी: तुकाराम आनंदाने भरून जातात आणि आजचा दिवस धन्य म्हणतात, कारण त्यांच्या डोळ्यांनी अखेर खरा आनंद पाहिला. त्यांचे मुखही धन्य झाले आहे, देवाचे नाम मोठ्याने गात राहिल्याने जीभ शांत आणि तृप्त झाली आहे. संतांच्या पायांना स्पर्श झाल्याने डोके धन्य झाले आहे, आज या वाटेवर चालल्याने पाय धन्य झाले आहेत, आणि टाळ्या वाजवल्याने हातही धन्य झाले आहेत असे ते सांगतात. डोक्यापासून पायांपर्यंत शरीराचा प्रत्येक भाग केवळ विठोबापर्यंत पोहोचल्यामुळे तृप्त वाटतो आहे.
Where this applies
- Canonical Vārkarī dhanya-divasa (blessed-day) text — daily-recited
- 5-fold body-blessing pattern: eyes/mouth/head/feet/palms
- Sung-on-Vārī-pilgrimage