Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
नाही काष्ठाचा गुमान । गोवी भ्रमरा सुमन ॥1॥
प्रेम प्रीतीचेे बांधलें । तें न सुटे कांहीं केलें ॥ध्रु.॥
पदरीं घालीं पिळा। बाप निर्बळ साटी बाळा ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे भावें । भेणें देवा आकारावें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The bee cares nothing for dry wood; it is the flower's fragrance that captivates it. What is bound by love and affection cannot be released by any means. A weak father places his child in the lap of another for its sake. Says Tuka, with devotion, one can summon God Himself to appear.
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