Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
एक तटस्थ मानसीं । एक सहज चि आळसी ॥१॥
दोन्ही दिसती सारिखीं । वर्म जाणे तो पारखी ॥ध्रु.॥
एक ध्यानीं करिती जप । एक बैसुनि घेती झोप ॥२॥
एकां भक्ति पोटासाठीं । एकां देवासवें गांठी ॥४॥
वर्म पोटीं एका । फळें दोन म्हणे तुका ॥५॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
One sits poised as a witness within the mind; another is simply lazy. Both appear the same outwardly, but only a true discerner knows the difference. One does japa in deep meditation; another just sits and sleeps. For some, devotion is only for filling the belly; for others, there is a true bond with God. Says Tuka, the secret lies hidden in the belly of each; the fruits of the two are entirely different.
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