Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
आमचे गोसावी अयाचितवृत्ती । करवी शिष्याहातीं उपदेश ॥१॥
दगडाची नाव आधींच ते जड । ते काय दगड तारूं जाणे ॥१॥
तुका म्हणे वेष विटंबिला त्यांनी । सोंगसंपादणी करिती परी॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Our so-called masters live on unsolicited charity and have their disciples do the teaching on their behalf. A boat made of stone is heavy from the start; how can a stone boat carry anyone across? Says Tuka, they have disgraced the very garb of renunciation, performing only the outward show of holiness.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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