Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
शुद्ध दळणाचें सुख सांगों काई । मानवित सईबाई तुज ॥१॥
शुद्ध तें वळण लवकरी पावे । डोलवितां निवे अष्टांग तें ॥ध्रु.॥
शुद्ध हें जेवितां तन निवे मन । अल्प त्या इंधन बुडा लागे ॥२॥
शुद्ध त्याचा पाक सुचित चांगला । अविट तयाला नाश नाहीं ॥३॥
तुका म्हणे शुद्ध आवडे सकळां । भ्रतार वेगळा न करी जीवें ॥४॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
How shall I tell you the joy of pure grinding, dear sister? Let me satisfy you with this. Pure flour, well ground, is quickly ready; when all eight limbs turn with the quern, the whole being is cooled. When you eat what is pure, both body and mind are nourished; only a little fuel is needed for such a fire. The cooking of the pure is well seasoned and excellent; it never grows stale and knows no destruction. Says Tuka, purity is loved by all, and the Beloved never separates Himself from such a soul.
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