Tukaram Gatha Abhang 66 - Sansarachya taape tapalo mi Deva

 Tukaram Gatha Abhang 66

संसाराच्या तापें तापलों मी देवा | करिता या सेवा कुटुंबाची ।।१।।

म्हणवुनि तुझे आठविले पाय | ये वो माझे माय पांडुरंगे ।।२।।

बहुतां जन्मींचा जालो भारवाही | सुटिजे हें नाहीं वर्म ठावें ।।३।।

वेढियेलों चोरीं अंतर्बाह्यात्कारीं | कणव न करी कोणी माझी ।।४।।

बहु पांगविलों बहु नागविलों | बहु दीस झालो कासावीस ।।५।।

तुका म्हणे आतां धांव घाली वेगी | ब्रीदे तुझी जगीं दीनानाथा ।।६।।

 English Script

1. Sansarachya taape tapalo mi Deva, karita ya seva kutumbachee

2. Mhanavuni tuze aathavile paay, ye vo maaze may Pandurange

3. Bahutaa janmeenchaa jaalo bharvahee, sutije he nahee varma thaave

4. Vedhiyelo choree antarbahyaatkaree, kanav na karee konee mazi

5. Bahu pangavilo bahu naagavilo, bahu dees zaalo kasavees

6. Tuka mhane aata dhaav ghalee vegee, breede tuzee jagee Deenanatha.

 Translation

It is said that surrender is the best way to reach the God. If God decides to take mercy on someone, then He instantly goes to meet that distressed devotee and blesses him. Saint Tukaram had to face several severe crises in his life. He is telling the Lord in this Abhang that he is completely exhausted. He is desperately pleading Him to come to him and relieve him from the binding with the burdensome cycles of births and deaths.

 1. Oh God, I am heavily troubled by the pains of this mortal family life. I am completely exhausted while serving my family.

2. So, I have remembered Your feet. I have remembered You. Oh my Motherly Lord Panduranga! Please come to me immediately!

3. I have been carrying the heavy burden of virtuous acts (punya) and sins (papa) for many births. I do not know the secret for escaping from this cycle of births and deaths.

4. I have been surrounded internally by the thieves of the six vices and externally by the thieves in the form of my family members, relatives and friends. Nobody takes mercy on me.

(Six vices: Kama = Desire, Krodha = Anger, Lobha = Attachment, Moha = Temptation, Mada = Intoxication, excessive pride, Matsar = Jealousy).

5. I have become lame. I have been stripped off everything. I am very much anguished.

6. Tuka says, Oh God, please come to my rescue immediately. It is very well known in this world that You are The Avowed Saviour of the poor.

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