Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
स्त्रियांचा तो संग नको नारायणा । काष्ठा या पाषाणामृत्तिकेच्या ॥१॥
नाठवे हा देव न घडे भजन । लांचावलें मन आवरे ना ॥ध्रु.॥
दृष्टिमुखें मरण इंद्रियाच्या द्वारें । लावण्य तें खरें दुःखमूळ ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे जरी अग्नि जाला साधु । परी पावे बाधूं संघष्टणें ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
O Narayana, shun the company of women, who are wood, stone, and clay. In their presence one forgets God, devotion becomes impossible, and the greedy mind cannot be restrained. Through the gateways of the senses comes death by way of sight and speech; beauty is truly the root of suffering. Says Tuka, even if one has become a saint as pure as fire, mere contact can still cause harm.
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