Abhanga 3859
When you truly hand your burden to someone trustworthy, help comes the moment you call, without needing constant reminders.
The verse
मी दास तयांचा जयां चाड नाहीं । सुखदुःख दोहीं विरहित ॥१॥
राहिलासे उभा भीवरेच्या तीरीं । कट दोहीं करीं धरोनियां ॥ध्रु.॥
नवल काय तरी पाचारितां पावे । न स्मरत धांवे भक्तकाजा ॥२॥
सर्व भार माझा त्यासी आहे चिंता । तो चि माझा दाता स्वहिताचा ॥३॥
तुका म्हणे त्यासी गाईंन मी गीतीं । आणीक तें चित्तीं न धरीं कांहीं ॥४॥
Literal translation
Dās-of-those-without-greed — sukha-duḥkha-virahita. Standing-Bhīvarē-tira — kaṭa-dōhī-karī. Wonder — comes-when-called — runs-for-bhakta-kāja-without-smaraṇa. My-bhāra — his-chinta — dātā-of-svahita. Tukā: sing-in-gītī — no-other-in-chitta.
What it means
A 4-verse Bhīvarā-tira Viṭṭhal-tableau (companion to 3827). I am the dāsa of those who have no preference for sukha or duḥkha — free of both. He stands on the bank of the Bhīmā with both hands on his waist. What a wonder — he comes when called; he runs for the bhakta's work without needing reminder. My burden is on him, my welfare is his concern, he alone is my real giver. I will sing of him in songs — I hold nothing else in my mind. Bhīvarā (the Bhīmā / Chandrabhāgā) is the Pandhari river — same Viṭṭhal-tableau as 3827, here with the unique-detail comes-without-smaraṇa-for-bhakta-kāja.
For someone today
Tukaram describes himself as the servant of people who no longer chase pleasure or run from pain, people who have found peace beyond both. He pictures Vitthal standing calmly on the bank of the Bhima river, hands resting on his waist, ready and present. It amazes him that Vitthal comes the moment he is called, running to help his devotee even before being reminded to. Tukaram says he has handed his whole burden over, trusting that his real welfare is now someone else's concern, and he will spend his time simply singing about it, holding nothing else in his mind.
मराठी: तुकाराम स्वतःला अशा लोकांचा सेवक म्हणवतात जे आता सुखाच्या मागे धावत नाहीत किंवा दुःखापासून पळत नाहीत, ज्यांना दोन्हींच्या पलीकडे शांती मिळाली आहे. ते विठ्ठलाला भीमेच्या तीरावर शांतपणे उभे असलेले, दोन्ही हात कमरेवर ठेवलेले, नेहमी तयार असलेले पाहतात. हाक मारताच विठ्ठल लगेच येतो, आठवण करून द्यायच्या आधीच भक्ताच्या मदतीला धावतो, याचे त्यांना नवल वाटते. तुकाराम म्हणतात की त्यांनी आपला सगळा भार त्याच्यावर सोपवला आहे, आपले खरे हित आता दुसऱ्याची काळजी आहे असा विश्वास ठेवून, आणि ते फक्त त्याच्याबद्दल गात राहतील, मनात दुसरे काही न ठेवता.
Where this applies
- When you have finally stopped chasing pleasure or fighting pain and found a calmer middle ground
- When you are amazed that help arrives the moment you ask, without needing to remind anyone
- When you hand over a heavy worry and trust someone else to genuinely look out for you
- When you find peace in simply singing or speaking about what you love instead of worrying about everything else