Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
अति जालें उत्तम वेश्येचें लावण्य । परि ते सवासीण न ह्मणावी ॥1॥
उचित अनुचित केले ठाया ठाव । गुणां मोल वाव थोरपण ॥ध्रु.॥
शूरत्वावांचूनि शूरांमाजी ठाव । नाहीं आयुर्भाव आणिलिया ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे सोंग पोटाचे उपाय । कारण कमाइऩिवण नाहीं ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A courtesan may possess supreme beauty, yet she is never called a virtuous wife. What is proper and what is not, each has its rightful place; greatness is measured by qualities, not by show. Without true valor, no amount of outward display can earn one a place among warriors. Says Tuka, all pretense is merely a livelihood; without genuine spiritual practice, nothing avails.
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