Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
गुरुचिया मुखें होइल ब्रह्मYाान । न कळे प्रेमखुण विठोबाची ॥1॥
वेदातें विचारा पुराणातें पुसा । विठोबाचा कैसा प्रेमभाव ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे सांडा जाणिवेचा शीण । विठोबाची खूण जाणती संत ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Through the Guru's mouth one may gain knowledge of Brahman, but the secret of Vitthoba's love cannot be known that way. Examine the Vedas, inquire of the Puranas: what is the nature of Vitthoba's love? Says Tuka, abandon the weariness of intellectual knowing. Only the saints truly know the secret of Vitthoba.
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