Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
मंत्रयंत्र नहिं मानत साखी । प्रेमभाव नहिं अंतर राखी ॥1॥
राम कहे त्याके पगहूं लागूं । देखत कपट अमिमान दुर भागूं ॥ध्रु.॥
अधिक याती कुलहीन नहिं ज्यानु । ज्याणे नारायन सो प्राणी मानूं ॥2॥
कहे तुका जीव तन डारू वारी । राम उपासिंहु बलियारी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He cares nothing for charms or spells; he does not keep love and bhava hidden within. I bow at the feet of one who utters Rama's name. Seeing deceit and pride, I flee far away. I make no distinction of high caste or no caste. Whoever knows Narayana, that living being I honor as truly alive. Says Tuka, I would offer up jiva and body as a sacrifice for the sake of worshipping Rama, the powerful one.
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