Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
बळें डाईं न पडे हरी । बुद्धि करी शाहणा तो ॥१॥
मोकळें देवा खेळों द्यावें । सम भावें सांपडावया ॥ध्रु.॥
येतो जातो वेळोवेळां । न कळे कळा सांपडती ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे धरा ठायींच्या ठायीं । मिठी जीवीं पायीं घालुनियां ॥३॥
सुतुतू - अभंग १
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Hari does not fall by force; the wise one uses his wits. Let God play freely, so that He may be caught with equal feeling. He comes and goes again and again; His arts remain hidden until the moment of capture. Says Tuka, seize Him right where He stands by throwing your arms around His feet with all your life.
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Krishna Leela
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