Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
भावें गावें गीत । शुद्ध करूनियां चित्त ॥1॥
तुज व्हावा आहे देव । तरि हा सुलभ उपाव ॥ध्रु.॥
आणिकांचे कानीं । गुण दोष मना नाणीं ॥2॥
मस्तक ठेंगणा । करी संतांच्या चरणा॥3॥
वेचीं तें वचन । जेणें राहे समाधान ॥4॥
तुका ह्मणे फार । थोडा तरी पर उपकार ॥5॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Sing the divine song with devotion, purifying the mind. If you truly want God, this is the simplest path. Do not bring the faults and virtues of others into your mind through your ears. Bow your head low before the feet of the saints. Spend only those words that bring peace to the chitta. Says Tuka, render service to others, whether great or small.
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Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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