Confession, service that never comes
Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
तुका ह्मणे देवा । तुमची न घडे चि सेवा ॥3॥ ॥1॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Says Tuka, O God, true service to You simply does not come to pass.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
In Plain Words
Tuka says: O God, true service to You simply never comes to pass.
What it means
This short signature line is Tukaram's confession in its barest form. He admits to God that the real service he owes never actually happens. He does not blame circumstances or make an excuse; he simply states the failure and lays it before God. The starkness is the point: he would rather name his shortfall honestly than pretend a devotion he has not lived.
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