Hechi Dan Dega Deva Meaning — Line by Line

हेचि दान देगा देवा

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Meaning — Line by Line

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Verse 1#

हेचि दान देगा देवा । तुझा विसर न व्हावा ॥

Hechi Dan Dega Deva | Tujha Visar Na Vhava ||

MeaningGrant me only this gift, O Lord: that I may never forget You.

Verse 2#

गुण गाईन आवडी । हेचि माझी सर्व जोडी ॥

Gun Gain Aavadi | Hechi Majhi Sarva Jodi ||

MeaningLet me sing Your glories with love — this alone is all my gain and treasure.

Verse 3#

नलगे मुक्ति आणि संपदा । संतसंग देई सदा ॥

Nalage Mukti Aani Sampada | Santsang Dei Sada ||

MeaningI do not ask for liberation or for riches; only give me, always, the company of the saints.

Verse 4#

तुका म्हणे गर्भवासी । सुखें घालावें आम्हांसी ॥

Tuka Mhane Garbhavasi | Sukhe Ghalave Aamhansi ||

MeaningTuka says: even if I must dwell again in the womb (be reborn), place me there gladly — so long as I do not lose Your remembrance.

Word-by-Word Breakdown

हेचि दान

Hechi Dan

This very gift / this alone as a boon

देगा देवा

Dega Deva

Grant (me), O Lord

तुझा विसर

Tujha Visar

Forgetfulness of You

न व्हावा

Na Vhava

May it never happen (let me never forget You)

गुण गाईन

Gun Gain

I shall sing (Your) virtues / glories

आवडी

Aavadi

With love and delight

हेचि माझी सर्व जोडी

Hechi Majhi Sarva Jodi

This alone is all my gain / earning / treasure

नलगे

Nalage

I do not want / I have no need of

मुक्ति आणि संपदा

Mukti Aani Sampada

Liberation and wealth (worldly prosperity)

संतसंग

Santsang

The company of saints (holy fellowship)

देई सदा

Dei Sada

Give (me) always / forever

तुका म्हणे

Tuka Mhane

Tuka (Sant Tukaram) says

गर्भवासी

Garbhavasi

Dwelling in the womb (i.e. (re)birth, embodied existence)

सुखें घालावें आम्हांसी

Sukhe Ghalave Aamhansi

Place us (in it) happily / gladly (if it keeps us near You)

Origin & History

Source: Tukaram Gatha (Marathi abhang tradition of the Varkari sampradaya)

Author: Sant Tukaram

Period: 17th century CE

Among the thousands of abhangs of Sant Tukaram of Dehu, 'Hechi Dan Dega Deva' stands out as a jewel of selfless devotion. Refusing both liberation and riches, the saint asks his Lord Vitthal for a single boon — that he should never forget Him — and for the unfailing company of saints. His willingness to accept even rebirth, so long as he can go on singing the Lord's praise, has made the abhang a touchstone of the Varkari ideal of love without desire for reward.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'Hechi Dan Dega Deva' mean?▼

It means 'Grant me only this gift, O Lord'. The 'one gift' Tukaram asks for is that he may never forget the Lord — a prayer for unbroken remembrance and devotion rather than any worldly or even spiritual reward.

Who composed this abhang?▼

It was composed by Sant Tukaram (17th century), the Varkari poet-saint of Dehu, whose signature 'Tuka Mhane' (Tuka says) closes the abhang. It is part of his vast collection of devotional abhangs to Vitthal.

Why does Tukaram refuse liberation (mukti) in this prayer?▼

For the devotee of the Varkari path, loving remembrance of the Lord and the company of saints are sweeter than mukti itself. Tukaram says he would even accept rebirth gladly, if it means he can keep singing the Lord's glory in the company of the holy.

What is 'santsang' that he asks for?▼

Santsang means the company or fellowship of saints and devotees. Tukaram values it above all worldly prosperity and even liberation, because in the company of the holy the remembrance of God is kept alive and devotion grows.

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