Devotion, every hour auspicious
Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
अवघा तो शकुन । हृदयीं देवाचे चरण ॥1॥
येथें नसतां वियोग । लाभा उणें काय मग ॥ध्रु.॥
तुका ह्मणे हरिच्या दासां । शुभकाळ अवघ्या दिशा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The greatest of all good omens is to hold God's feet within the heart. When there is no separation from Him, what gain could possibly be lacking? Says Tuka, for the servants of Hari, every moment is auspicious, and all directions are blessed.
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In Plain Words
The greatest of all good omens is to hold God's feet in the heart. When there is no separation from Him, what gain could be missing? Tuka says: for the servants of Hari, every moment is auspicious, and all directions are blessed.
What it means
Tukaram is overturning the whole business of lucky days and favorable signs. The one true good omen, he says, is to carry God's feet within the heart. Once there is no separation from God, nothing worth gaining can be lacking, so no further sign is needed. For those who serve Hari, the conclusion follows on its own: every moment is the right moment and every direction is blessed, because the auspiciousness is in the union, not in the calendar.
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