Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
एक शेरा अन्ना चाड । येर वाउगी बडबड ॥1॥
कां रे तृष्णा वाढविसी । बांधवूनि मोहपाशीं ॥ध्रु.॥
ओठ हात तुझा जागा। येर सिणसी वाउगा ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे श्रम । एक विसरतां राम ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
One measure of grain is all you need; everything else is empty chatter. Why do you keep increasing your craving, binding yourself in the noose of delusion? Your lips and hands are active enough; the rest is needless exertion. Says Tuka, the only real loss is forgetting Rama.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
उपदेश
Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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