Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
त्रुशाकाळें उदकें भेटी । पडे मिठी आवडीची ॥1॥
ऐसियाचा हो कां संग । जिवलग संतांचा ॥ध्रु.॥
मिष्टान्नाचा योग भुके । ह्मणतां चुके पुरेसें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माते बाळा । कळवळा भेटीचा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
When a thirsty person finds water, an embrace of love follows at once. Seek such company: the company of saints, intimate and dear to the jiva. When fine food meets true hunger, there is fullness; no need to say more. Says Tuka, like a mother meeting her child, there is a deep tenderness in that reunion.
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The Saints
The character and service of true saints: softer than butter, harder than diamond.
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