Abhanga 4351
Whoever speaks the name of Hari becomes entitled to every joy and is made supreme by that Name, a certainty confirmed by both the Vedas and the Puranas.
The verse
सर्वसुखा अधिकारी । मुखें उच्चारी हरिनाम ॥१॥
सर्वांगें तो सर्वोत्तम । मुखीं नाम हरीचें ॥ध्रु.॥
ऐशी उभारिली बाहे। वेदीं पाहें पुराणीं ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे येथें कांही । संदेह नाहीं भरवसा ॥३॥
Literal translation
Adhikārī-of-all-sukha — mouth-Hari-Nāma. Sarvāngēm-sarvōttama — mouth-Hari-Nāma. Such-arm-raised — veda-purāṇa-witness. Tukā: no-samdēha — bharavasā.
What it means
THE canonical 3-verse Hari-Nāma-supremacy text. The one fit-to-receive all joy is he whose mouth recites Hari-Nāma. With all his body he is supreme — (when) Hari's Name is in his mouth. Such an arm is raised (in declaration) — see this in the Veda and Purāṇa. Tukā says: there is no doubt here — this is the certainty. The doctrine: Hari-Nāma-in-mouth = adhikārī-of-all-sukha (entitled-to-all-joy) + sarvāngēm-sarvōttama (supreme-in-every-limb). Tukārām invokes both veda and purāṇa as witnesses, sealing the claim with bharavasā (the certain-truth). Pair with 4356 (Name-replaces-rituals), 4195 (bhāva-over-japa-count).
For someone today
Tukaram declares that whoever speaks the name of Hari with their mouth becomes entitled to every kind of joy. He says such a person is supreme in their whole being, simply because that Name is on their lips. This is not a small or private claim, he says, it is confirmed by both the Vedas and the Puranas. So there is no room for doubt here, only certainty: repeating the divine Name genuinely changes what you are fit to receive.
मराठी: तुकाराम सांगतात, जो कोणी आपल्या मुखाने हरीचं नाम घेतो, तो सर्व सुखाचा अधिकारी बनतो. ते म्हणतात, अशी व्यक्ती आपल्या संपूर्ण अस्तित्वाने श्रेष्ठ ठरते, केवळ त्या नामामुळे जे त्याच्या ओठांवर आहे. हा काही छोटा किंवा खासगी दावा नाही, असं ते म्हणतात, वेद आणि पुराणे दोन्ही याची साक्ष देतात. त्यामुळे इथे शंकेला जागा नाही, फक्त खात्री आहे, नामस्मरण खरोखर तुम्हाला काय मिळण्यास पात्र बनवतं ते बदलून टाकतं.
Where this applies
- When you doubt whether something as simple as repeating a name could actually matter
- When you want a steady, always-available practice you can return to in hard times
- When you feel unworthy of joy and need a reminder that a simple act of devotion changes your standing
- When you are looking for confidence that a small daily practice carries real, time-tested weight