Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
कोणा पुण्यें यांचा होइऩन सेवक । जींहीं द्वंदादिक दुराविलें ॥1॥
ऐसें वर्म मज दावीं नारायणा । अंतरीं च खुणा प्रकटोनि ॥ध्रु.॥
बहु अवघड असे संतभेटी । तरि जगजेठी करुणा केली ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे मग नयें वृत्तीवरी । सुखाचे शेजारीं पहुडइऩन ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
By what merit might I become the servant of those who have overcome all duality? O Narayana, reveal this secret to me, making the mark within manifest. The meeting with a true saint is exceedingly rare; yet, O Lord of the universe, You have shown compassion. Says Tuka, after that, I shall no longer be swept by the vrittis; I will recline at ease in the lap of bliss.
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