Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
अनुभवें वदे वाणी । अंतर ध्यानीं आपुलें ॥1॥
कैंची चिका दुधचवी । जरी दावी पांढरें ॥ध्रु.॥
जातीऐसा दावी रंग। बहु जग या नावें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे खद्योत ते । ढुंगाभोंवतें आपुलिया ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
One should speak from experience; let the inner state match one's words. Lime-wash may look white, but it has not the taste of milk. The world puts on a color to match its nature and earns a reputation by that guise alone. Says Tuka, fireflies glow only around their own tails.
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अनुभव
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