Abhanga 4345
The same divine presence pervades everything and everyone, so chasing distinctions between different gods or paths only creates a needless, distorted fault.
The verse
व्यापक हा विश्वंभर । चराचर याचेनी ॥१॥
पंढरिराव विटेवरि । त्याचींच धरीं पाउलें ॥ध्रु.॥
अवघियांचा हा चि ठाव । देवोदेवीं सकळ ॥२॥
तुका म्हणें न करीं सोस । भेदें दोष उफराटे ॥३॥
Literal translation
Vyāpaka hā Viśvambhara — charācara yācheni: vyāpaka is this Viśvambhara — the charācara (is) by him. Paṇḍhari-rāva viṭevari — tyāchīmcha dharīm pāule: Paṇḍhari-rāva on vīṭā — grasp his feet alone. Avaghiyāmchā hā chi ṭhāva — devo-devīm sakaḷa: the resort of all — across devos and devīs. Tukā mhaṇe na karīm sōsa — bhede dōṣa uphāraṭe: Tukā says: don't make sōsa — bheda creates inverted doṣa.
What it means
A compact 4-verse non-dual Paṇḍharī-focus text. The Lord pervades everything; the one Paṇḍhari-rāva on vīṭā is the resort of all devos-devīs; don't long after differences — bheda creates fault.
For someone today
Tukārām teaches: the one Lord pervades all; grasp his feet alone; bheda creates the inverted fault.
Where this applies
- When you're torn between many different paths, teachers, or practices and don't know which to follow
- When you feel pressure to compare or rank different traditions or beliefs against each other
- When you want one simple focus for devotion instead of scattering your attention everywhere
- When you catch yourself creating division where, at a deeper level, there is really unity