Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
गाजराची पुंगी । तैसे नवे जाले जोगी ॥1॥
काय करोनि पठन । केली अहंता जतन ॥ध्रु.॥
अल्प असे Yाान । अंगीं ताठा अभिमान ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे लंड । त्याचें हाणोनि फोडा तोंड॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A trumpet made of a carrot: such are these newly-minted holy men. Through their reading and recitation they have only nourished their ego. Their knowledge is meager, yet their pride and arrogance are immense. Says Tuka, such rascals deserve to have their mouths struck shut.
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समाज टीका
Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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