Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
नामांचा डांगोरा फिरवीं घरोघरीं । ह्मणा हरीहरी सर्वभावें ॥1॥
नामें हरती कर्में वैकुंठींची पै विस्त । संनिध श्रीपति सदोदित ॥ध्रु.॥
नामाचा महिमा बहुतां कळला । नामें उद्धरिला अजामेळ ॥2॥
गजेंद्राची िस्थति पुराणीं बोलती । नामें चि श्रीपति पावलासे ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे घेतां मुिH आहे । नामें सर्व पाहें आकिळलें॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Proclaim the Name from door to door. Say 'Hari, Hari' with your whole being. The Name removes all karma and opens the way to Vaikuntha. Shripati is always near. The greatness of the Name has been known to many. The Name delivered even the wrongdoer Ajamila. The Puranas tell the story of Gajendra: through the Name alone, Shripati came to his rescue. Says Tuka, by taking the Name, liberation is assured. The Name holds everything within its power.
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The Power of the Name
The supremacy of nama-smarana: God's name as the highest practice.
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