Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
नव्हे हें कवित्व टांकसाळी नाणें । घेती भले जन भले लोक ॥1॥
लागलासे झरा पूर्ण नवनीतें । सेविलियां हित फार होय ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे देवा केला बलात्कार । अंगा आलें फार महंतपण ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
This is not mere poetry; it is coin minted in the royal mint. Good and worthy people accept it gladly. A spring of pure butter has begun to flow; consuming it brings great benefit. Says Tuka, I forced myself upon God, and the mantle of a great saint descended on me of its own accord.
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Tukaram's own account of his life, struggles, awakening, and mission.
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