Abhanga 4054
In true gatherings of devotion, love is given freely and fully, reviving faded hearts, and the sants lift up even the poorest among them.
The verse
जाली हरिकथा रंग वोरसला । उचितासी आला पांडुरंग ॥१॥
वांटितो हें प्रेम उचिताचा दाता । घेई रे तूं आतां धणीवरि ॥ध्रु.॥
प्रेम देऊनियां अवघीं सुखीं केलीं । जें होतीं रंगलीं विटलीं तीं ॥२॥
तुकें हें दुर्बळ देखियलें संतीं । म्हणउनि पुढती आणियेलें ॥३॥
Literal translation
Hari-kathā happened — ranga spread; Pāṇḍuranga came-deservedly. He distributes prema — the worthy-giver — take it now to dhaṇī (full). Giving prema, made all sukhī — those who'd been colored-then-faded, (revived). Tukā: the sants saw this poor-one, brought (him) forward.
What it means
A 3-verse text on the Hari-kathā as prema-distribution. Tukārām claims the sants-saw-him-poor and-brought-him-forward — a humility-claim and a sant-sanga-gratitude.
For someone today
The Hari-kathā gathering revives faded hearts; the sants notice and bring forward the poor-bhakta.
Where this applies
- When you attend a gathering of devotion or community and feel your enthusiasm renewed
- When you have grown tired or faded in spirit and need something to revive your color and energy
- When love or generosity is being offered freely and you hesitate to take your full share
- When someone notices you in a low or poor moment and lifts you up to include you