Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
ब्राह्मण तो याती अंतेज असतां । मानावा तत्वता निश्चयेसी ॥1॥
रामकृष्णें नाम उच्चारी सरळें । आठवी सांवळें रूप मनीं ॥ध्रु.॥
शांति क्षमा दया अलंकार अंगीं । अभंग प्रसंगीं धैर्यवंत ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे गेल्या शडऊर्मी अंगें । सांडुनियां मग ब्रह्मं चि तो ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Even if one is born an outcaste by caste, he should be considered a true Brahmin in spirit and in truth. If he sincerely chants the names Rama and Krishna and holds that beautiful dark form in his mind, if peace, forgiveness, and compassion adorn his being, if he is unshakable and courageous in every situation, Says Tuka, once the six waves of bodily existence are cast aside and conquered, such a one is Brahman itself.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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