Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
येऊनि नरदेहा विचारावें सार । धरावा पैं धीर भजनमागाअ ॥1॥
चंचळ चित्तासी ठेवूनियां ठायीं । संतांचिये पायीं लीन व्हावें ॥ध्रु.॥
नामापरतें जगीं साधन सोपें नाहीं । आवडीनें गाइप सर्वकाळ ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे धन्य वंश त्या नराचा । ऐसा निश्चयाचा मेरु जाला ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Having obtained a human body, seek out the essence. Hold firm to the path of devotion. Steady the restless mind and become humble at the feet of the saints. There is no easier spiritual practice in this world than the Name; sing it with love at all times. Says Tuka, blessed is the lineage of that person who has become as firm as Mount Meru in this resolve.
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Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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