Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
आशा ते करविते बुद्धीचा लोप । संदेह तें पाप कैसें नव्हे ॥1॥
आपला आपण करावा विचार । प्रसन्न तें सार मन गोही ॥ध्रु.॥
नांवें रूपें अंगीं लाविला विटाळ । होतें त्या निर्मळ शुद्ध बुद्ध ॥2॥
अंधऑयानें नये देखण्याची चाली । चालों ऐसी बोली तुका बोले ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Desire is what brings about the obliteration of buddhi. How can doubt be anything other than transgression? One should examine oneself carefully; a serene and contented mind is the true essence. Through name and form, defilement has been imposed upon that which was originally spotless, pure awareness. Says Tuka, the blind cannot walk the path of those who see.
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