Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
अभिन्नव सुख तरि या विचारें । विचारावें बरें संतजनीं ॥1॥
रूपाच्या आठवें दोन्ही ही आपण । वियोगें तो क्षीण होत नाहीं ॥ध्रु.॥
पूजा तरि चित्तें कल्पा तें ब्रह्मांड । आहाच तो खंड एकदेसी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माझा अनुभव यापरि । डोइऩ पायांवरि ठेवीतसें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
There is a wondrous joy in this contemplation; let it be considered well among the holy. In the memory of His form, both states are one's own; through separation, one does not actually diminish. True worship is to conceive the entire universe within the chitta; anything partial falls short. Says Tuka, such is my experience. I place my head upon His feet.
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