Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
आतां गुण दोष काय विचारिसी । मी तों आहे रासी पातकांची ॥1॥
पतितपावनासवें समागम । अपुलाला धर्म चालवीजे॥ध्रु.॥
घनघायें भेटी लोखंडपरिसा । तरी अनारिसा न पालटे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माती कोण पुसे फुका । कस्तुरीच्या तुका समागमें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Why do You weigh my merits and faults now? I am a mountain of sins. When one keeps the company of the Purifier of the Fallen, let each fulfill their own nature. Even when iron strikes the philosopher's stone with great force, the stone does not change its nature. Says Tuka, who asks about the worth of clay? Through contact with musk, even clay becomes fragrant.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
Prayers
Direct appeals to God: for protection, guidance, strength, and mercy.
More in this theme →