Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
द्रव्याचिया कोटी । नये गांडीची लंगोटी ॥1॥
अंती बोळवणेसाटीं । पांडुरंग धरा कंठीं ॥ध्रु.॥
लोभाची लोभिकें । यांचें सन्निधान फिकें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे हितें । जग नव्हो पडो रितें॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Millions in wealth cannot buy even a loincloth for the afterlife. At the hour of departure, hold Panduranga close to your throat. The possessions of the greedy have a feeble presence in their final hour. Says Tuka, let good counsel keep the world from perishing in emptiness.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
उपदेश
Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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