Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
साळंकृत कन्यादान । करितां पृथ्वीसमान ॥१॥
परि तें न कळे या मूढा । येइल कळों भोग पुढां ॥ध्रु.॥
आचरतां कर्म । भरे पोट राहे धर्म ॥२॥
सत्या देव साहे । ऐसें करूनियां पाहें ॥३॥
अन्न मान धन । हें तों प्रारब्धा आधीन ॥४॥
तुका म्हणे सोस । दुःख आतां पुढें नास ॥५॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Giving away a well-adorned daughter in marriage is considered equal to giving away the earth itself. But this does not dawn upon the fool; he will come to understand only when he faces the consequences ahead. If one performs one's duties properly, the belly is filled and righteousness is upheld. God supports the truthful; put this to the test and see. Food, honor, and wealth are all subject to destiny. Says Tuka, after toil comes sorrow, and in the end, ruin.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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