Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
कलिधर्म मागें सांगितले संतीं । आचार सांडिती द्विजलोक ॥1॥
ते चि कळों आतां येतसे प्रचिती । अधर्मा टेंकती धर्म नव्हे ॥ध्रु.॥
तप व्रत करितां लागती सायास । पािळतां पिंडास गोड वाटे ॥2॥
देव ह्मणऊनी न येती देऊळा । संसारा वेगळा तरी कां नव्हे ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे मज धरितां गुमान । ऐसे कोणी जन नरका जाती ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The saints foretold the ways of the Kali age: the twice-born abandon righteous conduct. That very thing is now plain in practice. They incline toward irreligion; this is not dharma. Austerity and vows require effort, and feeding the body feels more pleasant. They call themselves religious yet do not come to the temple. If they were truly devoted, why would they not stand apart from worldly life? Says Tuka, those who carry such conceit go to naraka.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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