Tukaram
Tukaram · An Abhang on Devotion
A reading-note page on Tukaram’s candid devotional voice.
Why return to it: Tukaram does not hide weariness or inconsistency; that honesty is why the devotion feels trustworthy.
Source note: Traditional abhang tradition; original reading note and rendering included.
Original / noted line
Tukaram · An Abhang on Devotion
The heart comes as it is: tired, foolish, hopeful, and still calling Vitthal.
English transliteration
Transliteration
Man jaisa hai vaisa hi aata hai: thaka, bhola, aasha se bhara, Vitthal ko pukarta.
Poetic English rendering
Rendering
Do not polish the heart before bringing it. Bring it, and let the name do the polishing.