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संत साहित्य · Tukārām · Abhanga 4262 of 4582

Abhanga 4262

Tukaram makes a direct plea to Pandurang, husband of Rakhumai, asking simply to be heard at last. He argues that a child who has made a mistake should not be abandoned to ruin for it, a real mother and father instead work for that child's good. Then he presses the point further, since everyone already calls him God's own, any failure on his part would reflect back on God as well. It is a plea built on relationship, not merit, he asks to be helped not because he has earned it, but because he already belongs.

When you have made a mistake and worry you will be given up on instead of helped
When you need to ask for help based on a relationship rather than on what you have earned
When you are caring for someone who has failed and must choose to work for their good instead of punishing them

The verse

आतां तरी माझी परिसा वीनवती । रखुमाईंच्या पति पांडुरंगा ॥१॥ चुकलिया बाळा न मारावें जीवें । हित तें करावें मायबापीं ॥२॥ तुका म्हणे तुझा म्हणताती मज । आतां आहे लाज हे चि तुम्हां ॥३॥

Literal translation

Listen-vīnavatī — Rakhumāī's-pati-Pāṇḍurangā. Mistaken-bāḷa-shouldn't-be-killed — māyabāpa-do-hita. Tukā: I-called-yours — now-lāja-on-you.

What it means

A 3-verse mistaken-child mother-father-bhrida text. At least now listen to my plea, Rakhumāī's husband, Pāṇḍurangā. The mistaken child shouldn't be killed with life — the mother-father should do (his) welfare. Tukā says: they call me yours — now the shame is on you. The bhrida-argument: people-call-me-yours (publicly-known-association) — so if I fail, the shame belongs to you. Pair with 2842 (mother-cuts-throat extreme-abandonment), 4255 (don't-pacify-with-shard).

For someone today

Tukaram makes a direct plea to Pandurang, husband of Rakhumai, asking simply to be heard at last. He argues that a child who has made a mistake should not be abandoned to ruin for it, a real mother and father instead work for that child's good. Then he presses the point further, since everyone already calls him God's own, any failure on his part would reflect back on God as well. It is a plea built on relationship, not merit, he asks to be helped not because he has earned it, but because he already belongs.

मराठी: तुकाराम रखुमाईच्या पती पांडुरंगाला थेट विनंती करतात, फक्त एवढंच की आता तरी माझं ऐक. ते म्हणतात, चुकलेल्या मुलाला त्याच्या चुकीसाठी नाश होऊ द्यावं असं नाही, खरे आईबाप त्या मुलाचं हितच बघतात. मग ते आणखी पुढे जाऊन म्हणतात, सगळेच मला तुझा म्हणून ओळखतात, त्यामुळे माझं अपयश हे शेवटी तुझ्यावरही येऊन पडेल. ही विनंती गुणवत्तेवर नाही तर नात्यावर आधारलेली आहे, मी हे मागतो कारण मी ते कमावलं आहे म्हणून नाही, तर मी आधीच तुझा आहे म्हणून.

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