Abhanga 4313
Tukaram describes receiving his sadguru's blessing and feeling his heart fill with joy at that very moment. What moves him most is that the guru already understood what was in his heart without being told, and spoke to him with real warmth and delight. That speaking is itself an act of grace, not routine instruction, and it leaves Tukaram genuinely happy in his mind. It is a picture of what it feels like to be truly seen and understood by someone you trust, and how deeply that recognition can settle a restless heart.
The verse
सद्गूने मज आशीर्वाद दिला । हरुष भरला हृदयीं माझे ॥१॥
हृदयींचा भाव कळला गुरूसी । आनंदउल्हासीं बोले मज ॥२॥
बोले मज गुरू कृपा तो करूनि । तुका म्हणे मनीं आनंदलों ॥३॥
Literal translation
Sadguru-gave-āśīrvāda — harṣa-filled-hrdaya. Hrdaya-bhāva-known-to-guru — speaks-ānanda-ullāsa. Speaks-by-krpā — Tukā-ānandi-in-mind.
What it means
A 3-verse sadguru-blessing-result text. The sadguru gave me his blessing — joy filled my heart. The feeling of my heart was known to the guru — with bliss-and-uplift he speaks to me. The guru speaks to me by doing grace — Tukā says: I have become joyful in mind. Pair with 4312 (sadguru-gave-hand-raised), 4314 (ānanda-kanda-sung).
For someone today
Tukaram describes receiving his sadguru's blessing and feeling his heart fill with joy at that very moment. What moves him most is that the guru already understood what was in his heart without being told, and spoke to him with real warmth and delight. That speaking is itself an act of grace, not routine instruction, and it leaves Tukaram genuinely happy in his mind. It is a picture of what it feels like to be truly seen and understood by someone you trust, and how deeply that recognition can settle a restless heart.
मराठी: तुकाराम महाराज सांगतात की सद्गुरूंचा आशीर्वाद मिळाला आणि त्याच क्षणी त्यांचे हृदय आनंदाने भरून गेले. त्यांना सर्वात जास्त स्पर्श करणारी गोष्ट म्हणजे गुरूंना न सांगताच त्यांच्या मनातील भाव आधीच कळला होता, आणि त्यांनी खऱ्या प्रेमाने व उल्हासाने बोलावे. हे बोलणे म्हणजे केवळ रोजची सूचना नसून ती एक कृपेची कृती आहे, आणि त्यामुळे तुकारामांचे मन खरोखर आनंदी होते. एखाद्या विश्वासू व्यक्तीने आपल्याला खरोखर समजून घेतल्याने कसे वाटते, आणि ही ओळख अस्वस्थ मनाला किती खोलवर शांत करू शकते, याचे हे चित्र आहे.
Where this applies
- When someone you trust understands what is in your heart without you having to explain it
- When a kind word from a mentor or teacher settles a restless or worried mind
- When you feel recognized and truly seen rather than just given routine advice
- When receiving someone's blessing or encouragement fills you with unexpected joy