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Abhanga 3950

Tukaram says his only real work each day is singing God's name, because every moment of life is precious and best spent there.

When you decide what your one essential daily practice should be.

When you notice how you are spending your words and time and want to redirect them toward what matters.

When you think of your devotion as a close friendship rather than a duty.

The verse

आम्हां हें चि काम । वाचे गाऊं तुझें नाम ॥१॥ आयुष्य मोलाची हे घडी । धरूं पायांची आवडी ॥ध्रु.॥ अमृताची खाणी । याचे ठायीं वेचूं वाणी ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे पांडुरंगा । माझ्या जिवाच्या जिवलगा ॥३॥

Literal translation

Āmhām he chi kāma — our only work; vāche gāūm tujhe nāma — sing your nāma with vāchā. Āyuṣya mōlāñcī he ghaḍī — each ghaḍī of āyuṣya is mōlāñcī (precious); dharūm pāyāñcī āvaḍī — hold pāya's āvaḍī. Amrtāñcī khāṇī — amrta-mine; yāñce ṭhāyīm vechūm vāṇī — spend vāṇī at this spot. Tukā mhaṇe Pāṇḍurangā — Tukā says: Pāṇḍurangā; mājhyā jivāñcyā jivalagā — life-friend of my life.

What it means

A canonical 3-verse text on daily-only-work. Life is precious, the Name is the amrta-mine, spend your speech here.

For someone today

Tukārām's daily-priority: only-work is-Name-singing; each-moment-precious; spend-speech at-amrta-mine.

Where this applies

Tukārām's canonical daily-only-work text
Pāṇḍuranga as jīvāñcyā-jīvalagā address