Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
संतसेवेसि अंग चोरी । दृष्टी न पडो तयावरी ॥1॥
ऐसियासी व्याली रांड । जळो जळो तिचें तोंड ॥ध्रु.॥
संतचरणीं ठेवितां भाव । आपेंआप भेटे देव ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे संतसेवा । माझ्या पूर्वजांचा ठेवा ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
One who withholds oneself from serving the saints should never cross one's sight. Cursed be the mother who bore such a person. By placing devotion at the feet of the saints, God Himself comes to meet you of His own accord. Says Tuka, service to the saints is the treasure of my ancestors.
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The Saints
The character and service of true saints: softer than butter, harder than diamond.
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