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Abhanga 3929

Tukaram asks God directly to take away the deep exhaustion built up from repeated cycles of struggle, rather than carrying it alone.

When you feel worn down by the same painful pattern happening again and again

When you need to admit your exhaustion honestly instead of pushing through alone

When you're ready to ask directly for relief instead of pretending you're fine

The verse

जन्म मृत्यू फार जाले माझ्या जीवा । ऐक माझा धांवा पांडुरंगा ॥१॥ सिणलों बहुत करितां येरझारा । रखुमाईच्या वरा पावें वेगीं ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे तूं गा पतितपावन । घेई माझा सीण जन्मांतर ॥३॥

Literal translation

Janma-mrtyu-many — listen-dhāvā-Pāṇḍuranga. Tired-yēra-jhāra — Rukmā'ī-husband-come-quickly. Tukā: pāvana-patita — remove-janma-antara-śīṇa.

What it means

A 3-verse weariness-of-many-births prayer. Many births and deaths have come to my soul — listen to my cry, Pāṇḍuranga. I'm utterly fatigued from going-and-coming-back; husband of Rukmā'ī, come quickly. You are the purifier of the fallen — take away my between-births fatigue. janma-antara (between-births / interval-of-rebirth) is the bhakta's term for the cumulative-exhaustion of countless lives.

For someone today

Tukaram cries out that he has lived through so many births and deaths that his soul is simply exhausted, worn down by the endless coming and going. He calls out to Pandurang, husband of Rukmini, to come quickly and hear his plea. He asks God, known as the purifier of the fallen, to take away this deep fatigue built up across lifetimes. This is a lesson in naming your exhaustion honestly and asking directly for relief, rather than pretending you can carry it forever on your own.

मराठी: तुकाराम कळवळून सांगतात की इतक्या जन्ममृत्यूंतून गेल्यामुळे त्यांचा जीव अगदी थकून गेला आहे, ये-जा करून करून शीण आला आहे. ते रुक्मिणीच्या पतीला, पांडुरंगाला, लवकर येऊन आपली हाक ऐकण्याची विनंती करतात. पतितपावन म्हणून ओळखल्या जाणाऱ्या देवाकडे ते अनेक जन्मांत साचलेला हा खोल शीण दूर करण्याची मागणी करतात. यातून हा धडा मिळतो की आपला थकवा प्रामाणिकपणे मान्य करून थेट आधार मागावा, तो एकट्याने कायम सोसण्याचे नाटक करू नये.

Where this applies

When you feel utterly worn down by repeated cycles of struggle in your life
When you're tired of going through the same painful patterns again and again
When you need to admit exhaustion honestly instead of pushing through alone
When you're asking for relief rather than pretending everything is fine

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