Abhanga 4425
Liberation is not reserved for scholars; it lives close to the Name, and you can feel the proof of it directly in your own heart.
The verse
विटेवरी समचरण । तो हा रुक्मिणीरमण ॥१॥
वेदशास्त्रा माहेर । केले दासा उपकार ॥ध्रु.॥
नामापाशीं चारी मुक्ति । पहा हृदयीं प्रतीति ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे कळा । अंगीं जयाच्या सकळा ॥३॥
Literal translation
Viṭā-sama-charaṇa — Rukmiṇī-ramaṇa. Veda-śāstra-māhēra — upakāra-to-dāsa. Nāma-near-4-mukti — pratīti-in-hrdaya. Tukā: all-kaḷā — in-his-anga.
What it means
A 3-verse iconographic-Viṭṭhal text. On the brick, with equal-feet — this is the delight-of-Rukmiṇī. The mother-home of veda-śāstra — he has done good to (his) servant. Near the Name — the four muktis; see the direct-evidence in your heart. Tukā says: the arts — all are in his body. The 4-mukti-near-Nāma: sālōkya, sāmīpya, sārūpya, sāyujya — all four-types-of-liberation are immediate-by-Name. Pair with 4283 (Puṇḍalīka-praise), 4371 (Puṇḍalīka-pinned-bhūta).
For someone today
This verse paints a picture of Viṭṭhal standing calm and steady on his brick, feet planted evenly, the beloved of Rukmiṇī and the very wellspring from which the Vedas and scriptures arose. He has shown kindness to his devotee by making liberation itself available right where the Name is chanted. All four traditional kinds of liberation live close to the Name, and you don't need to search far for proof of this, you can feel it directly in your own heart. Tukārām says every art and skill worth having already lives within him.
मराठी: हा अभंग विठ्ठलाचे चित्र रेखाटतो, विटेवर समचरण उभा असलेला, रुक्मिणीचा प्रिय, आणि वेद-शास्त्रांचे मूळ उगमस्थान. त्याने आपल्या भक्तावर कृपा केली आहे, कारण जिथे नाम आहे तिथेच मुक्ती जवळ असते. चारही प्रकारच्या मुक्ती नामाजवळ वसतात, आणि त्याचा पुरावा शोधण्यासाठी दूर जाण्याची गरज नाही, तो तुमच्या हृदयातच सापडतो. तुकाराम म्हणतात की सर्व कला त्याच्याच अंगी सामावलेल्या आहेत.
Where this applies
- When you feel spiritually inadequate next to scholars who have studied scripture for years
- When you want some proof that chanting the Name actually matters, not just blind faith
- When you feel overwhelmed choosing among different paths toward freedom or liberation
- When you need a steady, calm image to anchor your devotion during quiet moments