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Hechi Daan Dega Deva — Sant Tukaram Abhanga

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Hechi Daan Dega Deva — Sant Tukaram Abhanga

Sant Tukaram's short prayer to Vitthal: the one boon he asks is never to forget God, with the company of saints preferred to liberation or wealth.

Verses

Hechi dāna degā devā, tujhā visara na vhāvā

O Lord! Grant me this single boon alone: that I may never, ever forget You!

Verse 1

Guna gāīna āvadī, hechi mājhī sarva jodī

May I sing Your glories with boundless love; this alone is my entire treasure and the true earning of my life!

Verse 2

Nalage mukti āni sampadā, santasanga deī sadā

I desire neither spiritual liberation (Mukti) nor worldly riches; grant me only the eternal fellowship of saintly souls (Satsang)!

Verse 3

Tukā mhane garbhavāsī, sukhe ghālāve āmhāsī

Tuka says: if such sweet devotion and holy company be mine, cast me joyfully into the womb of rebirth again and again!

Verse 4

Worship Guidelines & Chanting Benefits (Phalashruti)

Auspicious Day

Daily or auspicious lunar days (Ekadashi, Purnima, Pradosham)

Best Time (Muhurta)

Brahma Muhurta (4:00 AM – 6:00 AM) or Evening Dusk (Sandhya)

Sacred Offerings

Ghee lamp (Deepa), Incense (Dhoopa), Fresh flowers & Water offering

Spiritual Benefits (Phalashruti)
  • Peace of mind, spiritual upliftment, and harmonious energy in the home

Background

Sant Tukaram (1608–1650) was a poet-saint of the Warkari tradition devoted to Lord Vitthal of Pandharpur. 'Hechi Daan Dega Deva' is among the best-loved prayers of the Warkari Sampradaya and is widely sung at the close of kirtans and bhajans. Classical philosophy often treats moksha, liberation from rebirth, as the supreme goal, but Tukaram asks only for pure loving devotion (prema bhakti) and the company of the saints. In the last stanza he says, in effect, 'Cast us joyfully into the womb of rebirth, O Lord, so long as we may keep singing Your praises among the holy.'

About this Text

Composed by: Sant Tukaram · Medieval Warkari Poet-Saint · 17th century, Maharashtra

A householder-saint of the Warkari tradition from Dehu, Maharashtra, who composed thousands of Abhangas (devotional verses) to Vitthal in plain, direct Marathi, often reflecting on his own hardships, doubts, and everyday struggles as a grain merchant.

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Bhakti over moksha

Verse 3 says 'nalage mukti ani sampada': Tukaram wants neither liberation nor wealth if it costs him the singing of God's names with fellow devotees.

A closing prayer

Just as the Pasaydan closes the Dnyaneshwari, this short abhanga is widely sung to close Warkari kirtans and gatherings, and many Warkari families know it by heart.

The joy of rebirth

Verse 4, 'Tuka mhane garbhavasi, sukhe ghalave amhasi', asks to be sent happily into rebirth, purely for the sake of divine love and the company of saints.

Text and editions

The abhanga appears in the Tukaram Gatha, whose numbering differs from edition to edition. A scan of the Gatha on archive.org gives the text as 'hechi dan dega deva, tujha visara na vhava', matching this page.

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