Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
कां गा धर्म केला । असोन सत्तेचा आपुला ॥1॥
उभाउभीं पाय जोडीं । आतां फांकों नेदीं घडी ॥ध्रु.॥
नको सोडूं ठाव । आतां घेऊं नेदीं वाव ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे इच्छा । तैसा करीन सरिसा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
O God, why did You ordain dharma as law over me, when Your own authority was already total? I stand here, face to face, hands joined. Do not let me be parted from You even for a moment. Do not abandon this place; do not give me a gap, not even the room to stray. Says Tuka, whatever Your wish, I will act in exact measure with it.
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Prayers
Direct appeals to God: for protection, guidance, strength, and mercy.
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