Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
मन करा रे प्रसन्न । सर्व सिद्धीचें कारण । मोक्ष अथवा बंधन । सुख समाधान इच्छा ते ॥१॥
मनें प्रतिमा स्थापिली । मनें मना पूजा केली । मनें इच्छा पुरविली । मन माउली सकळांची ॥ध्रु.॥
मन गुरू आणि शिष्य । करी आपुलें चि दास्य । प्रसन्न आपआपणास । गति अथवा अधोगति ॥२॥
साधक वाचक पंडित । श्रोते वक्ते ऐका मात । नाहीं नाहीं आनुदैवत । तुका म्हणे दुसरें ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Make the mind serene, for it is the cause of all attainment. Whether it be liberation or bondage, happiness or contentment, all depends on the mind's desire. The mind installs the deity, the mind worships the mind, the mind fulfills its own wishes; the mind is the mother of all. The mind is both guru and disciple, serving itself; when pleased with itself, it leads upward, and when displeased, it leads downward. Says Tuka, hear this, O seekers, scholars, listeners, and speakers: there is no other deity besides the mind.
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