Arati, the vow fulfilled
Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
करूनि आरती । आतां ओवाळूं श्रीपती ॥१॥
आजि पुरले नवस । धन्य जाला हा दिवस ॥ध्रु.॥
पाहा वो सकळा । पुण्यवंता तुम्ही बाळा ॥२॥
तुका वाहे टाळी । होता सन्निध जवळी ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Having prepared the worship, let us now wave the lamp before the Lord. Today the vow is fulfilled; blessed is this day. Behold him, all you fortunate ones, you beloved children. Says Tuka, I clap in joyful rhythm, standing right beside him.
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In Plain Words
Having made ready the worship, let us now wave the lamp before the Lord. Today the vow is fulfilled; blessed is this day. Look at him, all of you fortunate ones, you beloved children. Tuka says: I clap in joyful rhythm, standing right beside him.
What it means
A short, glad arati sung at the moment a long-held vow comes true. The day is called blessed because what was promised and waited for has finally arrived: the sight of the Lord. The singer turns to the gathered people, calling them fortunate children, and bids them simply look at him. The whole feeling is nearness; Tuka is not describing God from a distance but clapping in rhythm right beside him, sharing the joy of the company.
Devotion to Vitthal
Poems of praise, invocation, and intimate address to Lord Vitthal at Pandharpur.
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