Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
संत देखोनियां स्वयें दृष्टी टाळी । आदरें न्याहाळी परस्त्रीसी ॥1॥
वीट ये कर्णासी संतवाक्यामृता । स्त्रीशब्द ऐकतां निवे कर्ण ॥ध्रु.॥
कथेमाजी निज वाटे नित्यक्षणीं । िस्त्रयेचे कीर्त्तनीं प्रेमें जागे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे तुह्मी क्रोधासी न यावें । स्वभावा करावें काय कोणीं ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
At the sight of a saint, he averts his eyes, yet he gazes adoringly at another man's wife. The nectar of saints' words grates on his ears, but when a woman speaks, his ears are soothed. He falls asleep every moment during a sacred discourse, yet at the performance of a woman, he is wide awake with passion. Says Tuka, do not be angry with such people. What can anyone do about their nature?.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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