Faith, fearless in God's strength
Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
आतां आह्मां भय नाहीं बा कोणाचें । बळ विठोबाचें जालें असे ॥1॥
धीर दिला आह्मां येणें पांडुरंगें । न पांगों या पांगें संसाराच्या ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माझा कैवारी हा देव । नाहीं भय भेव त्याच्या संगें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Now we fear no one, for Vithoba's strength is ours. This Panduranga has given us courage; we will not scatter in the snares of worldly life. Says Tuka, this God is my champion. In His company, there is no fear or dread.
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In Plain Words
Now we fear no one. Vithoba's strength has become ours. This Panduranga has given us courage. We will not be scattered in the snares of worldly life. Tuka says: this God is my champion. In his company there is no fear and no dread.
What it means
Tukaram is declaring a fearlessness that is not his own but borrowed from God. The ground of it is plain: Vithoba's strength has become his, so there is no one left to be afraid of. He names the danger he has escaped, the snares of worldly life that scatter a person, and says the courage Panduranga gave him holds him together against it. The close states the reason once more: with God as his champion at his side, fear and dread simply have no place.
Faith and Trust
The boldness of faith, steadfastness, and the security of trusting in God.
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