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साधुनी बचनाग खाती तोळा तोळा । आणिकाते डोळा न पहावे ।।१।।

साधुनी भुजंग धरतील हाती । आणिके कापती देखोनिया ।।२।।

असाध्य ते साध्य करिता सायास । कारण अभ्यास तुका म्हणे ।।३।।

Not the efforts but thorough knowledge of the subject brings the result.

 

Tukram in his following abhanga shows by giving precedents that studying a subject well and acquiring the thorough knowledge of that subject is the key behind getting the desired outcome.

 

Meaning:

 

Tuka says there is a poisonous plant called Bachnag found in India. Some people confound the audience by consuming the poison obtained from it and leave them wondering. He says those who witness this very act finds it difficult even to watch this sight and close their eyes in fear.

 

In another example Tuka says some people catch hold the Cobra by his neck so adeptly that spectator quiver with fear watching this whole scene. They even feel scared at the very thought of doing it.

 

Tuka says one off course needs good efforts and continual practice to achieve this unthinkable however he says before putting in an efforts one should gather all the possible information about the subject to go about it. He says impossible becomes possible due to thorough knowledge of the subject that helps get the desired outcome.

 

2.Abhanga शुद्धबीजा पोटी । फळे रसाळ गोमटी ।।१।। मुखी अमृताची वाणी । देह देवाचे कारणी ।।२।। सर्वांग निर्मळ । चित्त जैसे गंगाजळ ।।३।। तुका म्हणे जाती । ताप दर्शने विश्रांती ।।४।।

20th July 2013.

नमस्कार ,

                आज  गाथे मधून  पुढचे  चाळीस  अभंग वाचले . त्यातील काही मनाला भावलेले  अभंग त्यांच्या इंग्लिश मधील  अनुवादासह येथे पोस्ट करीत आहे. 

1.Abhanga 

विष्णुमय जग वैष्णवांचा धर्म । भेदाभेद भ्रम अमंगळ ।।१।।

आईका जी तुम्ही भक्त भागवत । करावे ते हित सत्य करा ।।२।।

कोणाही जीवाचा न घडावा मत्सर । वर्म सर्वेश्वर पूजनाचे ।।३।।

तुका म्हणे एका देहाचे अवयव । सुख दुख जीव भोग पावे ।।४।।
 

Treating everyone equally is the best way to serve God.

 

Tukaram in his following abhanga says that the one who realises and comprehend in what lies humanity is said to have understood the true religion and he is a real human being.

 

Meaning:

 

Tuka says this entire world and every part and parcel of it is filled with God and it's very existence. He says it’s not only a huge mistake but grave offence to discriminate among its elements and creations such as human being.

 

Tuka asks people to pay heed to what religious book called Bhagwat has to offer. He asks us to understand and contemplate its teachings and use it in favour of human welfare. Tuka says everyone should be treated equally with love and honour and asks us to quit envying each other at once. He says that this is the best of all ways to serve God.

 

Tuka says the way whole body pains and becomes restless owing to small injury to one of its organs, in same way God feel anguished and offended when one tries to cause harm to any of its living and non-living elements.

2.Abhanga 

शुद्धबीजा पोटी । फळे रसाळ गोमटी ।।१।।

मुखी अमृताची वाणी । देह देवाचे कारणी ।।२।।

सर्वांग निर्मळ । चित्त जैसे गंगाजळ ।।३।।

तुका म्हणे जाती । ताप दर्शने विश्रांती ।।४।।

Sometimes a disciple too can serve a purpose of God.

 

Tukaram in his following abhanga illustrates that not only a glimpse of God but glimpse of His disciple too helps relieve beholders and alleviate their worries.

 

Meaning:

Tuka says when we sow good and superior quality seeds, it breeds a tree of high quality. He says one will relish the taste of fruits of such trees which are juicy and luscious that will help satisfy ones senses.

Similarly Tuka says one who is continually in the service of God and incessantly chant His name transform into a being with pure and guileless mind. He says even a glimpse of such disciple gives off the beholders peace of mind and soul and helps alleviate all their worries and pain.

3.Abhanga 

तीळ जाळिले तांदूळ । काम क्रोध तैसेचि खळ ।।१।।

कां रे सिणलासी वाउगा । न भजता पांडुरंगा ।।२।।

मानदंभासाठी । केली अक्षरांची आटी ।।३।।

तर करुनी तीर्थाटण । वाढविला अभिमान ।।४।।

वाटिले ते धन । केली अहंता जतन ।।५।।

तुका म्हणे चुकले वर्म । केला अवघाची अधर्म ।।६।।

 

Even a noble act in lack of right intentions contributes to unrighteousness.

 

Tukaram in his following abhanga shows that there exist kinds of people who carry out noble and commendable things unfortunately all for wrong reasons contributing to unrighteousness.

 

Meaning:

 

Tuka says people carrying out Big Yajnas(Puja) offer into it grains of Rice and Black Sesame as a token towards their sensual desire and frenzies which implies one set these things to ablaze to be reduced to ashes however mostly found these things remain intact or as it is even after carrying of number of such Pujas.

 

Tuka asks people why they have invented such long and complex methods of worshipping God under the name of rituals over simple and sober way to remember and adore Him by heart.

 

Tuka says these people study Ved and Puranas not to increase their knowledge but to boost their egos. They pay visits to holy places and go on pilgrimage just to show off and offer donations just to raise their significance in the society.

 

Tuka resents these people and their act and says that in lack of right intentions even if one carry out noble and righteous things would undeniably contribute to unrighteousness.

 

4.Abhanga 

मैत्र केला महा बळी । कामा नये अंतकाळी ।।१।।

आधी घे रे राम नाम । सामा भारी हा उत्तम ।।२।।

नाही तरी यम । दात खातो करकरा ।।३।।

धन मेळविल्या कोडी । काळ घेतल्या न सोडी ।।४।।

कामा न ये हा परिवार । सैन्य लोक बहु फार ।।५।।

तववरी तुमचे बळ । जंव आला नाही काळ ।।६।।

तुका म्हणे बापा । चुके चौरयांशीच्या खेपा ।।७।। 

Nothing can prevent death from taking its toll.

Tukaram in his following abhanga shows one's complete incapability to avert certain and inevitable death to take its toll on you.

Meaning:

Tuka says even if one makes powerful and mighty friends, their power will not help them at the time of departure. Even if one made lot of money, death will not spare them when time comes. Tuka says one would even notice that their family members and relatives would become complete helpless and incapable when death will take its toll on them. And even if one deploys military men to protect themselves, would be to no avail.

 

Tuka says death is inevitable and you can do only one thing that is to ease your death when it will appear around the corner. And that is chanting His name. Tuka says it will not only ease but will also make one free from the fear of death. However if you fail to do this, the Yama, the God of Death, will show you horrible end.

 

Tuka says further if you have fortunately been able to save yourself from some dreadful situations so far, it does not mean that you have become powerful than your fate. He says it simply means that your time to take exit hasn’t arrived yet. Hence Tuka says be wise and act sane and start chanting His name as soon as possible and help escape yourself once and for all from the unending loop of life and death.

5.Abhanga 

सुख पाहता जवापाडे । दुख पर्वताएवढे ।।१।।

धरी धरी आठवण । मानी संतांचे वचन ।।२।।

नेले रात्रीने ते अर्धे । बाळपण जराव्याध ।।३।।

तुका म्हणे पुढा । घाणा जुंतीजसी मूढा ।।४।।

Life is a paradox.

Tukaram in his following abhanga shows us life's conflicting nature and asks us to get rid of an unending loop of life and death.

Meaning:

Tuka says one always feels life's happy and jovial moments are short lived and that of sad and unpleasant moments persist.  Hence he asks if this is always the case, why not imbibe the saints teachings for the betterment and welfare of the life.

 

Tuka says human being spends half of the time from his average life span of 100 years in sleep. He says another 12 years waste in childhood, next 10-15 years get occupied in buoyant youth and the rest of the years go off in unwanted and ailing old age.

 

Tuka says with respect to above concept every human being seems to fritter away his/her efforts in achieving life's petty things. 

Tuka says if one do not understand the life's main objective and fail to strive for it, he is said to have dissipated his/her life like some reckless person and thereby gets caught up in an unending loop of life and death.

 

6.Abhanga 

युक्ताहार न लागे आणिक साधने । अल्प नारायणे दाखविले ।।१।।

कलियुगामाजी करावे कीर्तन । तेणे नारायण देईल भेटी ।।२।।

न लगे लौकिक सांडावा वेव्हार । घ्यावे वनांतर भस्म दंड ।।३।।

तुका म्हणे मज आणिक उपाव । दिसती ते वाव  नामेविण

 

Shun the conventional ways to reach God.

Tukaram in his following abhanga shows us the best way of all to reach God and asks us to refrain oneself from conventional ways of accomplishing this very thing.

Meaning:

Tuka says one neither needs to play out some tricks nor requires any prop to reach God. He says God's requirement is very little and can be fulfilled by chanting His name by heart. 

Tuka says in this era of Kaliyuga(Age of Downfall), if one incessantly chant His name, its more than enough, in fact it’s the one and only way by which one will get and feel very close to Him and help experience Him. 

 

Tuka says there is no need of leaving one's business and abandon one's home for the sake of attaining spirituality. Or even no need of living in jungle and daub the ash all over the body. He says that in fact chanting is the best way of all and carrying out others things to accomplish very purpose is not only needed but also proved to be useless.

7.Abhanga 

करावी ते पूजा मनेचि उत्तम । लौकीकाचे काम काय असे ।।१।।

कळावे तयासी कळे अंतरीचे । कारण ते साचे साचा अंगी ।।२।।

अतिशयाअंती लाभ किंवा घात । फळ देते चित्त बिजा ऐसें ।।३।।

तुका म्हणे जेणे राहे समाधान । ऐसें ते भजन पार पावी ।।४।।

Offer a prayer in a way that guarantees real satisfaction.

Tukaram in his following abhanga shows us the authentic way to offer a prayer to God ensuing real satisfaction and likes us to stick to it.

Meaning:

Tuka says when one feels like offering his prayers to God, just lovingly remember Him in the heart as it is the best way to go about it. He says the God to whom you want to convey your prayer, is fully capable of comprehending devotee's innermost entreaty.

Therefore to reach Him one does not need to put up any kind of display or exhibit rituals to show off their devotion.

Tuka says too much of anything is either good or bad. So he asks us to follow the strategy of keeping it simple. As he says devotee's genuineness in the prayer will decide the type of reward he will reap from performing Puja as the rituals and its grandness hold no significance.

Hence Tuka says always do the praying or perform Puja in a way that can bring one a real satisfaction and peace of mind. 
धन्यवाद,

अंजली 

मित्रहो,
           आजपासून चातुर्मास सुरू होतोय.दरच वर्षी मी काही नेम करून चार महिने वाचन करत असते यावर्षी तुकारामगाथा वाचायचा मानस आहे.दररोजमलाआवडलेलेकाहीतुम्हासर्वांसोबतवाटूनघ्यावेअसाविचार केलायत्यानुसाररोजकाहीतरीलिहीतजाईन. 
           आता सदगुरूतुकाराम समर्थ|
           त्यासी माझा प्रणिपात||
           ज्याने अवतार घेऊन म्रुत्युलोकात|
           दाविला भक्तीपंथ साधका ||

संत तुकाराम हे भागवत धर्माचे एक पुरोगामी विचारग्रणी होते.प्रत्येक कवी आणि लेखक यांची जडणघडण भोवतालच्या परिस्थितीनुरूप घडते Every writer is the product of his age...या सिद्धांताला अनुसरून तुकोबांच्या कार्याचे स्वरुप आणि निवेदन पध्ह्ती यात फरक पडला आहे.तुकारामांच्या विचारात विधायकता जशी आहे,तसा निषेधपरतेचाही भाग आहे.तुकोबा संत-सज्जनांचा गुण-गौरव करतात आणि दुर्जनांचे वाभाडे काढतात. असे हे दंभस्फोटाचे कार्य येरा गबाल्याचे नाही. त्यासाठी निर्भयता निर्भिदता हे दोन गुण अंगी असावे लाग्तात.तुकोबानी सत्य सांगताना कोणाचीही भीड ठेवली नाही.तीन शतके लोटली तरीही तुकारामांचे अभंग काव्य नित्त्यनूतन आणि तरुण आहे. अभिजात काव्यालास्वर्गातील अमृताचा स्पर्श झालेला असतो..one who is not seer can not produce great literature! Tukaram was a seer or a pophet. संत तुकाराम भगवंतांने पाठविलेले लोकसेवक होते.कल्पनेपेक्शा विचाराने तुकारामांचे काव्य महत्वाचे आहे..सहज बोलणे,हित उपदेश..अशा प्रकारातले ते आहे.ते एक लोक-काव्य आहे.जगत्-गुरू तुकोबा आणि त्यांची अभंग गाथा यांना त्रिवार वंदन.

आज पहिले चाळीस अभंग वाचले.
पाहीन श्रीमुख़ आवडीने||सुंदर ते ध्यान, उभे विठेवरी

सुंदर ते ध्यान, उभे विठेवरी
कर कटावरी ठेवोनिया

तुळसी हार गळा, कांसे पितांबर
आवडे निरंतर तेची रुप

मकर कुंडले तळपती श्रवणी
कंठी कौस्तुभमणी विराजीत

तुका म्हणे माझे हेची सर्व सुख
पाहीन श्रीमुख आवडीने

पुन्हा उद्या भेटूया.
..................................अंजली

मकर कुंडले तळपती श्रवणी|
पुन्हा उद्या भेटूया. कंठी कौस्तुभ मणी विराजीत|| तुका म्हणे माझे हेची सर्व सुख|

                               

We Wish How often we wish for another chance To make a fresh beginning. A chance to blot out our mistakes And change failure into winning. It does not take a special time To make a brand-new start, It only takes the deep desire To try with all our heart.

To live a little better,

To always be forgiving.
To add a little sunshine,
In a world for which we're living.

Never give up in despair
Nor think you are through,
For there's always a tomorrow,
A chance to start anew.

  With Regards,

ANJALI