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मराठी मूळ
चारी वेद जयासाटीं । त्याचें नाम धरा कंठीं ॥1॥
अठरा पुराणांचे पोटीं । नामाविण नाहीं गोठी ॥2॥
गीता जेणें उपदेशिली। ते ही विटेवरी माउली ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे सार धरीं । वाचे हरिनाम उच्चारीं ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The four Vedas exist for His sake. Hold His Name on your lips. At the core of all eighteen Puranas, there is no talk apart from the Name. She who taught the Gita is the same Mother who stands on the brick. Says Tuka, hold fast to this essence and utter Hari's Name with your voice.
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नाम महिमा
The Power of the Name
The supremacy of nama-smarana: God's name as the highest practice.
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