A FASTING BEAHMAN REJECTS TtJKARAM’S FAVOUR
46. A Brahman with a desire for skill in read-ing the Puranas sat performing austerities at Alandi.
This desire was ever present in bis mind.
47. Then Dnyaneshwar said to him in a vision, ‘ Go at once to Tuka, He will give you a favour with his own hand and thereby your desire will be fulfilled.*
48. The Brahman theogbt it over and quickly want to Dehu. There he met Tuka and explained to him his heart’s desire.
49, Said he, ‘ I was performing austerities at Alakavati ( Alandi ); but Dnyandev has sent me to you.’ Hearing these words, Tuka was astonished.
50. Thought he, ‘ I do not possess a store of good deeds that I may spend on his account. Dnyandev has merely created a nuisance for me.’
51. He said to himself, ‘ This man has no learning in his luck. Therefore Dnyandev through disgust
has sent this dogged fellow to me.
52. I am ignorant. I don’t know japa (muttering God’s names), tapa (penance) and austerities. Why has Dnyandev given me this honour ?’
53. Then he gave the Brahman eleven abhangs and a cocoamit and told him, ‘ When you eat this yon
will at once gain knowledge,’
54, The Brahman’s mind was suspicious and he thought, ‘ Eating a cocoanut will not bring knowledge, and of what good to me are these abhangs written in Marathi ?’
55. With this suspicion in mind the unlucky fellow threw these away and went oflF; as if one should come across a wish-jewel, but sling it away as a mere pebble.
56. If an unlucky fellow finds a store of wealth, it appears to him as charcoal. A patient finds
dainty foods bitter.
57. A drunkard considers any bottle containing the water of the Bhagirathi ( the Ganges ) as a bottle containing wine. A poverty-stricken person will discard a grove of wish-trees.
A FAVOUR REFUSED & RECEIVED
58. In the same way, the Brahman threw away Tuka’s favour then and there. Tuka then wrote and sent this letter to Dnyanraja of Alakavati ( Aland! );
59. ‘ You have honoured an insignificant person such as I am, and have sent a fasting Brahman to me. I took your command on my head and at once gave him a favour.
60. But he doubted it and threw away the eleven abhangs and the cocoanut and walked off.’ 61. This
message which he had already planned in his mind he sent to Alandi. Then bringing Hrishikeshi ( the Lord of the heart ) into his mind, he began to repeat His names.
THE SAME FAVOUR TRANSFORMS A DULLARD
62, King Shivaji had in his service a person well versed in the Sbastras and Furanas. This person had as his servant a Brahman who was a great dullard and ignorant.
63. He once came to Tukoba and bowed down to him. The noble Vaishnava took up the same cocoanut and gave it to him.
64. He also gave him the eleven abhangs which he had already written out. The Brahman cracked the
cocoanut and ate the kernel then and there with love.
65. As he returned home he found that a Parana was being read. Among the audience wmre learned men well versed in the Verias and Shastras.
66. Tnere were other knowing and clever persons who listened to the reading. Just then the Brahman entered and addressed the reader:
67. ‘ You have not explained the words of the verse which you read just now. ’ As the learned men repeated the question all others thought that he was quite right.
68, They exclaimed, ‘ This is really a great wonder for he does not even know his a. b. c. We are at a loss to understand how he should so suddenly understand the meaning of the Puranas. ’
69. On being asked to explain, he told the whole story in detail. Said he, ‘Tuka gave me eleven
abhari'js and a cocosnut.
70. As soon as I cracked it and ate the kernel of it, I could understand Sanskrit. ’ As the
audience heard him they were wonder-struck.
71. Then the reader kindly asked him to come near him, and handing him a leaf of the hook, said, ‘Read this to us, then only shall we have clear evidence of what you say.’
72, Then in his mind bowing down to Tuka’s feet, he began to explain the meaning of the Puram, at which the learned men in the audience were wonder-struck.
73. Said they» ‘ The doings of Vishnu’s hhaktas are wonderful. They can make possible the impossible. With undivided love they have made Cfta&rapam( Vishnu) their own.
74. Like an actor in a play, Bhagwant ( God ) creates a mountain out of a mustard seed. The life of His bhaktas whom He loves passes all wonder.’
http://brickinformation.blogspot.com/search/label/Bhaktavijaya
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tukaram+Dnyaneshwar
https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Tukaram+Dnyaneshwar
46. A Brahman with a desire for skill in read-ing the Puranas sat performing austerities at Alandi.
This desire was ever present in bis mind.
47. Then Dnyaneshwar said to him in a vision, ‘ Go at once to Tuka, He will give you a favour with his own hand and thereby your desire will be fulfilled.*
48. The Brahman theogbt it over and quickly want to Dehu. There he met Tuka and explained to him his heart’s desire.
49, Said he, ‘ I was performing austerities at Alakavati ( Alandi ); but Dnyandev has sent me to you.’ Hearing these words, Tuka was astonished.
50. Thought he, ‘ I do not possess a store of good deeds that I may spend on his account. Dnyandev has merely created a nuisance for me.’
51. He said to himself, ‘ This man has no learning in his luck. Therefore Dnyandev through disgust
has sent this dogged fellow to me.
52. I am ignorant. I don’t know japa (muttering God’s names), tapa (penance) and austerities. Why has Dnyandev given me this honour ?’
53. Then he gave the Brahman eleven abhangs and a cocoamit and told him, ‘ When you eat this yon
will at once gain knowledge,’
54, The Brahman’s mind was suspicious and he thought, ‘ Eating a cocoanut will not bring knowledge, and of what good to me are these abhangs written in Marathi ?’
55. With this suspicion in mind the unlucky fellow threw these away and went oflF; as if one should come across a wish-jewel, but sling it away as a mere pebble.
56. If an unlucky fellow finds a store of wealth, it appears to him as charcoal. A patient finds
dainty foods bitter.
57. A drunkard considers any bottle containing the water of the Bhagirathi ( the Ganges ) as a bottle containing wine. A poverty-stricken person will discard a grove of wish-trees.
A FAVOUR REFUSED & RECEIVED
58. In the same way, the Brahman threw away Tuka’s favour then and there. Tuka then wrote and sent this letter to Dnyanraja of Alakavati ( Aland! );
59. ‘ You have honoured an insignificant person such as I am, and have sent a fasting Brahman to me. I took your command on my head and at once gave him a favour.
60. But he doubted it and threw away the eleven abhangs and the cocoanut and walked off.’ 61. This
message which he had already planned in his mind he sent to Alandi. Then bringing Hrishikeshi ( the Lord of the heart ) into his mind, he began to repeat His names.
THE SAME FAVOUR TRANSFORMS A DULLARD
62, King Shivaji had in his service a person well versed in the Sbastras and Furanas. This person had as his servant a Brahman who was a great dullard and ignorant.
63. He once came to Tukoba and bowed down to him. The noble Vaishnava took up the same cocoanut and gave it to him.
64. He also gave him the eleven abhangs which he had already written out. The Brahman cracked the
cocoanut and ate the kernel then and there with love.
65. As he returned home he found that a Parana was being read. Among the audience wmre learned men well versed in the Verias and Shastras.
66. Tnere were other knowing and clever persons who listened to the reading. Just then the Brahman entered and addressed the reader:
67. ‘ You have not explained the words of the verse which you read just now. ’ As the learned men repeated the question all others thought that he was quite right.
68, They exclaimed, ‘ This is really a great wonder for he does not even know his a. b. c. We are at a loss to understand how he should so suddenly understand the meaning of the Puranas. ’
69. On being asked to explain, he told the whole story in detail. Said he, ‘Tuka gave me eleven
abhari'js and a cocosnut.
70. As soon as I cracked it and ate the kernel of it, I could understand Sanskrit. ’ As the
audience heard him they were wonder-struck.
71. Then the reader kindly asked him to come near him, and handing him a leaf of the hook, said, ‘Read this to us, then only shall we have clear evidence of what you say.’
72, Then in his mind bowing down to Tuka’s feet, he began to explain the meaning of the Puram, at which the learned men in the audience were wonder-struck.
73. Said they» ‘ The doings of Vishnu’s hhaktas are wonderful. They can make possible the impossible. With undivided love they have made Cfta&rapam( Vishnu) their own.
74. Like an actor in a play, Bhagwant ( God ) creates a mountain out of a mustard seed. The life of His bhaktas whom He loves passes all wonder.’
http://brickinformation.blogspot.com/search/label/Bhaktavijaya
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Tukaram+Dnyaneshwar
https://www.slideshare.net/search/slideshow?searchfrom=header&q=Tukaram+Dnyaneshwar
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