Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
आसुरी स्वभाव निर्दय अंतर । मानसीं निष्ठ अतिवादी ॥१॥
याति कुळ येथें असे अप्रमाण । गुणाचें कारण असे अंगीं ॥ध्रु.॥
काळकुट पितळ सोनें शुद्ध रंग । अंगाचेंच अंग साक्ष देतें ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे बरी जातीसवें भेटी । नवनीत पोटीं सांटविलें ॥३॥
बाळपणीं हरि । खेळे मथुरेमाझारी । पायीं घागरिया सरी । कडदोरा वांकी ।
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A demonic temperament is merciless at heart, obstinate in mind, given to excessive argument. Caste and lineage count for nothing here; what matters is the quality within. Poison, brass, and pure gold each reveal their nature by their own substance. Says Tuka, a true meeting is one with genuine goodness; like butter hidden in milk, it is stored within the heart.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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