Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
बहु टाळाटाळी । होतां भोवताहे कळी ॥1॥
बरें नव्हेल सेवटीं । भय असों द्यावें पोटीं ॥ध्रु.॥
मुरगाळी कान । घुसमाडील सावधान ॥2॥
अबोलणा तुका । ऐसें कोणी लेखूं नका ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
When there is too much evasion and delay, a quarrel brews all around. It will not end well; let fear remain in your chitta. He will twist your ears and throttle you, so be alert. Says Tuka, do not dismiss my silence as mere wordlessness.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
उपदेश
Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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