Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
उपदेश तो भलत्या हातीं । जाला चित्तीं धरावा ॥१॥
नये जाऊं पात्रावरी । कवटी सारी नारळें ॥ध्रु.॥
स्त्री पुत्र बंदीजन । नारायण स्मरविती ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे रत्नसार । परि उपकार चिंधीचे ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Accept instruction from any hand that offers it; hold it in your chitta once it is given. One should not judge the vessel; a coconut shell can serve as well as a silver plate. Wife, son, and household servants all prompt you to remember Narayana. Says Tuka, the gem is precious, yet the credit goes to the rag that wraps it.
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