Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
 स्वयें आपण चि रिता । रडे पुढिलांच्या हिता ॥1॥
 सेकीं हें ना तेंसें जालें । बोलणें तितुकें वांयां गेलें ॥ध्रु.॥
 सुखसागरीं नेघे वस्ती । अंगीं Yाानपणाची मस्ती ॥2॥
 तुका ह्मणे गाढव लेखा। जेथें भेटेल तेथें ठोका ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He himself is empty within, yet he weeps for the welfare of others. In the end, neither this nor that was accomplished; all his words went to waste. He will not take up residence in the ocean of bliss, yet he parades the arrogance of spiritual knowledge. Says Tuka, count him a donkey. Wherever you find him, give him a good thrashing.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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