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Abhanga 4045

Deva dharī nānā sōnge — Deva takes many sōngas; nāma śreṣṭha Pāṇḍuranga — the supreme Name (is) Pāṇḍuranga.

Tukārām's Deva-takes-many-sōngas-and-names-for-bhaktas canonical-text
Companion to 3094 (Murārī-etymology), 3080 (Vārāha)

The verse

देव धरी नाना सोंगें । नाम श्रेष्ठ पांडुरंग ॥१॥ तो हा गवळियाचे घरीं । नाम सारितो मुरारि ॥ध्रु.॥ धन्य यशोदेचें प्रारब्ध । नाचे अंगणीं गोविंद ॥२॥ ऐशा भक्तांसाटीं देवें । नाना धरियेलीं नांवें ॥३॥ होय दासांचा जो दास । तुका म्हणे विठ्ठलास ॥४॥

Literal translation

Deva dharī nānā sōngeDeva takes many sōngas; nāma śreṣṭha Pāṇḍurangathe supreme Name (is) Pāṇḍuranga. Tō hā gavaḷiyāñce gharīmhe (comes) to the gavaḷī's house; nāma sāritō Murāritakes on the Name Murāri. Dhanya Yaśōdeñce prārabdhablessed is Yaśodā's prārabdha; nāche angaṇīm GovindaGovinda dances in (her) angaṇa. Aiśā bhaktāmsāṭīm Devefor such bhaktas, Deva; nānā dhariyelīm nāve(has) taken many Names. Hōya dāsāñcā jō dāsahe becomes dāsa of dāsas; Tukā mhaṇe ViṭhṭhalāsaTukā says: Viṭhṭhala.

What it means

A 4-verse Deva-takes-many-forms text by Tukārām.

The claim: Deva takes-many-sōngas-(disguises) and-Names. Pāṇḍuranga is-supreme; (he-becomes)-Murāri at-the-cowherd's-house. Yaśodā's prārabdha-is-blessed — Govinda-dances-in-her-angaṇa. For-such-bhaktas, Deva-takes-many-names. Viṭhṭhal becomes-dāsa-of-dāsas.

★ The closing-line is canonical: Viṭṭhal becomes-dāsa-of-dāsas — the supreme-Lord-takes-the-position-of-bhakta's-servant.

For someone today

Tukārām's Deva-takes-many-names text. Deva takes many forms — the supreme Name (is) Pāṇḍuranga. He (comes) to the cowherd's house — takes on the Name Murāri. Blessed is Yaśodā's prārabdha — Govinda dances in (her) angaṇa. For such bhaktas, Deva takes many Names. He becomes the servant of servants — Viṭhṭhala. The verse permits the bhakti-doctrine: Deva-takes-many-Names-for-bhaktas; becomes-dāsa-of-dāsas.

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