Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
टिळा टोपी उंच दावी । जगीं मी एक गोसावी ॥1॥
अवघा वरपंग सारा । पोटीं विषयांचा थारा ॥ध्रु.॥
मुद्रा लावितां कोरोनि । मान व्हावयासी जनीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे ऐसे किती । नरका गेले पुढें जाती ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
With tall marks on the forehead and an imposing cap he proclaims, 'In all the world, I alone am a true renunciant.' It is all surface decoration, while desire for sense-pleasures has made its home within. He brands himself with ritual seals only to gain respect among people. Says Tuka, countless such people have gone to hell, and more shall follow.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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