Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
ह्मणे विठ्ठल पाषाण । त्याच्या तोंडावरि वाहाण॥1॥
नको नको दर्शन त्याचें । गलितकुष्ट भरो वाचे ॥ध्रु.॥
शािळग्रामासि ह्मणे धोंडा । कोड पडो त्याच्या तोंडा ॥2॥
भावी सद्गु मनुष्य । त्याचें खंडो का आयुष्य ॥3॥
हरिभHाच्या करी चेष्टा । त्याचे तोंडीं पडो विष्ठा ॥4॥
तुका ह्मणे किती ऐकों । कोठवरी मर्यादा राखों ॥5॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He who calls Vitthal a mere stone deserves a shoe across his face. May I never see the face of such a person; may his mouth rot with leprosy. He who calls the Shaligrama a rock, may sores cover his mouth. He who considers the true Guru a mere mortal, may his life be cut short. He who mocks the devotees of Hari, may filth fall upon his tongue. Says Tuka, how much more can I hear? How long can I endure such insults to the Lord?.
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Devotion to Vitthal
Poems of praise, invocation, and intimate address to Lord Vitthal at Pandharpur.
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