Abhanga 4147
Give your mind completely to God, refuse every distracting attachment, and trust that this total love brings heaven's joy right here, right now.
The verse
आतां वांटों नेदीं आपुलें हें मन । न सोडीं चरण विठोबाचे ॥१॥
दुजियाचा संग लागों नेदीं वारा । आपुल्या शरीरावरूनियां ॥ध्रु.॥
यावें जावें आम्हीं देवा च सांगातें । मागूनी करीत हें चि आलों ॥२॥
काय वांयां गेलों तो करूं उद्वेग । उभा पांडुरंग मागें पुढें ॥३॥
तुका म्हणे प्रेम मागतों आगळें । येथें भोगूं फळें वैकुंठींचीं ॥४॥
Literal translation
Ātām vāṇṭō nedīm āpule he mana — na sōḍīm charaṇa Viṭhōbāñce — now won't let mana go — won't leave Viṭhōbā's charaṇa. Dujiyāñcā sanga lāgō nedīm vārā — āpulyā śarīrāvarūnīyām — another's sanga, even the vārā won't touch on my body. Yāve jāve āmhīm Devā cha sāngāte — māgūnī karīta he chi ālōm — come-go with Deva only — from-behind doing this came. Kāya vāmyām gelōm tō karūm udvega — ubhā Pāṇḍuranga māge puḍhe — what vāmyām gone — why udvega — Pāṇḍuranga stands behind-and-front. Tukā mhaṇe prema māgatōm āgaḷe — yethe bhōgūm phaḷe Vaikuṇṭhīñcīm — Tukā says: ask extra prema — here we bhōga Vaikuṇṭha-phaḷe.
What it means
Tukārām's exclusive-bhakti-resolve. Mana-only-at-Viṭhōbā's-feet; another's-sanga-not-even-the-breeze allowed; Pāṇḍuranga-stands-front-and-back as escort; we ask extra-prema and enjoy Vaikuṇṭha-fruits here.
For someone today
Tukaram makes a total commitment here: his mind will not wander from Vitthal's feet, and he will not let any other attachment touch his life, not even lightly, like a passing breeze. He trusts that God walks with him wherever he goes, standing guard both behind and ahead, so there is nothing left to be anxious about. What he asks for in return is not comfort or wealth but a deeper love, and through that love he says he already tastes the joy of heaven right here on earth.
मराठी: तुकाराम इथे पूर्ण समर्पणाची शपथ घेतात: त्यांचे मन विठोबाच्या चरणांपासून ढळणार नाही आणि दुसऱ्या कोणत्याही आसक्तीला वाऱ्यासारखाही स्पर्श होऊ देणार नाहीत. देव पुढे-मागे उभा राहून सोबत करतो यावर त्यांचा पूर्ण विश्वास आहे, त्यामुळे काळजी करण्याचे कारण उरत नाही. बदल्यात ते फक्त अधिक प्रेम मागतात, आणि त्या प्रेमातच त्यांना इथेच वैकुंठाचे सुख मिळते.
Where this applies
- When your attention keeps scattering and you want to recommit fully to one true path
- When anxiety about the future creeps in and you need to trust you are not walking alone
- When you are tempted to divide your loyalty among many pursuits instead of choosing one wholeheartedly
- When you wonder whether devotion can bring real joy in daily life, not just some reward after death