67Bth English post तुजलागीं माझा जीव जाला पिसा 
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तुजलागीं माझा जीव जाला पिसा । अवलोकिंतो दिशा पांडुरंगा ॥ १ ॥

सांडिला व्यवहार माया लोकाचार । छंद निरंतर हाचि मनीं ॥ २॥

आइकिलें कांनी तें रुप लोचन । देखावया सीण करिताती ॥ ३॥

प्राण हाविकळ होय कासाविस । जीवनाविण मत्स्य तयापरी ॥ ४॥

तुका म्हणें आता कोण तो उपाव । करूं तुझे पाव आतुडे तो ॥ ५॥

VerbatimMeaning :-

O,my lord Panduranga, I have become mad and I am searching you everywhere || 1 ||

Only one desire is left in my mind now and that is to behold your form. For this purpose I have abandoned everything ,all my worldly duties. || 2||

I have heard about your form , ( How you look, or appear) and My eyes have become tired from the effort to search and see you.

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Like a fish out of water ,who desires nothing but water; I am also desirous to see you only || 4||

Tuka says what should I do ; so that I will behold your form. ?|| 5||

Background Information for this Abhanga :-

Every disciple of God wants only to behold the God . How I will see Him is the only thought such a person has. The reason for this is the feeling of certainty the God is there and only He can make me free from all the sufferings. There not only the feeling of certainty but also there is very intense love too , in the mind of such a disciple. BhagvadgIta addresses this certainty 9in the second chapter. ( Chgapter 2- verse 16) . A real disciple has this certainty as well as love fully blossomed in his heart.

When such a disciple reaches the state described in this Abhanga then is certain that he will soon see , behold his God. If we examine Tukaram Maharaja's biography , we can see that Tukarama maharaj when He was in such a state has written this abhanga.

Meaning of the Abhanga :-

Tukaram maharaj is asking his Lord that O 'my lord Panduranga, I am searching for you in every direction like a mad person.For beholding your form, I have abandoned all my worldly duties . My mind only desires of Beholding you. I do not know how you appear, but I have heard about your appearance ( How you look etc) .( We all know that there are a number of Poems in which different poets have described the Lord. So also the Bhagavatam, Bhagavad Gita describe How the Lord is.)

Tukaram Maharaj further says that I am unable to behold you and because of this , my eyes have become tired. My condition is like a fish out of water. I want only you and nothing but you.

At the end , Tukaram Maharaj says prays to Lord. He says that O'Lord please tell me What should I do?

Teachings Of the Abhanga :-

This Abhanga enables us to examine the state of our mind. It enables us to examine whether we are really desiring to behold the Lord ? In the path of spirituality it is very important to have such a self examination. This examination only enables to change our attitude and pushes us to put forward our efforts with concentrated mind.

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