Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
तरि च होय वेडी । नग्न होय धडफुडी ॥1॥
काय बोलाचें गौरव । आंत वरी दोन भाव ॥ध्रु.॥
मृगजळा न्याहािळतां। तान न वजाये सेवितां ॥2॥
न पाहे आणिकांची आस । शूर बोलिजे तयास ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे हें लक्षण । संत अळंकार लेणें॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Only then is one truly mad, when one stands naked and unbowed. What glory is there in mere words when the inside and outside hold two different feelings? Gazing at a mirage does not quench one's thirst. One who looks to no other for support is the true hero. Says Tuka, this is the mark of a saint, and these are the true ornaments.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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