Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
नामाचा महिमा बोलिलों उत्कर्ष । अंगा कांहीं रस न ये चि तो ॥1॥
कैसें समाधान राहे पांडुरंगा । न लगे चि अंगा आणी कांहीं ॥ध्रु.॥
लाभाचिये अंगीं सोस कवतुकें । फिक्याचें तें फिकें वेवसाव ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे करा आपुला महिमा । नका जाऊं धर्मावरि माझ्या ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
I have extolled the greatness of the Name, but no trace of that essence has entered my own being. How can there be contentment, O Panduranga, when nothing touches me within? Where there is true gain, the seeking is a delight. But a diluted effort yields only a diluted result. Says Tuka, display Your own greatness. Do not rest Your reputation upon my weak devotion.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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