Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
अधिकार तैसा दावियेले मार्ग । चालतां हें मग कळों येतें ॥१॥
जाळूं नये नाव पावलेनि पार । मागील आधार बहुतांचा ॥२॥
तुका म्हणे रोग वैदाचे अंगीं । नाहीं करी जगीं उपकार ॥३॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The path is shown according to one's capacity; its truth becomes clear only when one walks it. One should not burn the boat after reaching the far shore, for it serves as a support for the many still crossing. Says Tuka, when the physician himself carries the disease, he does no good to the world.
We ask forgiveness for any inaccuracies in rendering Tukaram ji’s original Marathi.
उपदेश
Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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