Abhanga 3949
Tukaram says that once he has given his life over in devotion, he holds back nothing, not shame, not restraint, not even his family's name.
The verse
जालों जीवासी उदार । त्यासी काय भीडभार ॥१॥
करीन आडक्या घोंगडें । उभें बाजारीं उघडें ॥ध्रु.॥
जोंजों धरिली भीड । तोंतों बहु केली चीड ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे मूळ । तुझें उच्चारीन कुळ ॥३॥
Literal translation
Jālōm jīvāsī udāra — I became udāra with jīva; tyāsī kāya bhīḍabhāra — what bhīḍa-bhāra with him. Karīna āḍakyā ghōngaḍe — I'll make aḍakyā ghōngaḍa; ubhe bāzārīm ughaḍe — standing naked in bazaar. Jōmjōm dharilī bhīḍa — the more I held bhīḍa; tōmtōm bahu kelī chīḍa — the more chīḍa it caused. Tukā mhaṇe mūḷa — Tukā says: mūḷa; tujhe uchchārīna kuḷa — I'll utter your kuḷa.
What it means
Radical-renunciation. Once jīva is given away with udāra-generosity, no-restraint remains with the Lord. Standing-naked-in-the-bazaar; restraint only causes irritation; will-publicly-utter your-lineage.
For someone today
Tukārām's radical-public-bhakti: no-shame, no-restraint, full-disclosure.
Where this applies
- Tukārām's radical-renunciation-bhakti
- Naked-in-bazaar canonical-image