Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
गुणांचे आवडी वाचेचा पसरू । पडिला विसरु इतरांचा ॥1॥
आदिमध्यअंतीं नाहीं अवसान । जीवनीं जीवन मिळोनि गेलें ॥ध्रु.॥
रामकृष्णनाममाळा हे साजिरी । ओविली गोजिरी कंठाजोगी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे तनु जालीसे शीतळ । अवघी सकळ ब्रह्मानंदें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Lost in the love of His qualities, my tongue has spread itself wide, and all else has been forgotten. From beginning through middle to end there is no pause; life has merged into life. The garland of the names Rama and Krishna is strung together, beautiful and fitting for the throat. Says Tuka, my entire body has become cool, bathed in the bliss of Brahman.
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