The Name, the one assurance
Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
सर्वसुखा अधिकारी । मुखें उच्चारी हरिनाम ॥1॥
सर्वांगें तो सवाौत्तम । मुखीं नाम हरीचें ॥ध्रु.॥
ऐशी उभारिली बाहे। वेदीं पाहें पुराणीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे येथें कांही । संदेह नाहीं भरवसा॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He who utters Hari's Name with his mouth is entitled to all happiness. He who has Hari's Name on his lips is supreme among all. The Vedas and Puranas raise their arms and declare this truth. Says Tuka, in this matter there is not the slightest doubt; you may be fully assured.
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In Plain Words
Whoever says Hari's Name with his mouth has a claim to every joy. With Hari's Name on his lips, he is best of all, through and through. The Vedas and the Puranas raise their arms and tell it so. Tuka says: in this there is no doubt at all. You can rest sure of it.
What it means
Tukaram makes the spoken Name the whole qualification for blessedness. The one who utters Hari's Name is entitled to all happiness and counts as supreme, no other credential required. He calls the Vedas and Puranas as witnesses, picturing them raising their arms to proclaim the same thing. The closing line removes any hedging: there is no doubt here, and the listener can rest fully assured. The teaching levels the field, since the Name is open to anyone who will speak it.
The Power of the Name
The supremacy of nama-smarana: God's name as the highest practice.
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