Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
ब्रम्हादिक जया लाभासि ठेंगणे । बळिये आम्ही भले शरणागत ॥१॥
कामनेच्या त्यागें भजनाचा लाभ । जाला पद्मनाभ सेवाॠणी ॥ध्रु.॥
कामधेनूचिया क्षीरा पार नाहीं । इच्छेचिये वाही वरुषावे ॥२॥
बैसलिये ठायीं लागलें भरतें । त्रिपुटीवरतें भेदी ऐसें ॥३॥
हरि नाहीं आम्हां विष्णुदासां जगीं । नारायण अंगीं विसावला ॥४॥
तुका म्हणे बहु लाटे हें भोजन । नाहीं रिता कोण राहत राहों ॥५॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Even Brahma and the gods fall short of this treasure, yet we who surrender are mightier still. By renouncing desire, the gain of devotion appears, and Padmanabha becomes indebted through service. The milk of the wish-fulfilling cow has no limit; it rains at the mere stream of longing. Sitting in one place, the tide rises and pierces beyond the triputi. For us servants of Vishnu there is no separation from Hari; Narayana has come to rest within our very being. Tuka says, this feast is lavish; no one who stays can remain unfed.
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Surrender and Acceptance
The conditions of spiritual receptivity and the letting go of the separate self.
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