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गाथा 63The Moral Ideal

Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram

मराठी मूळ

चित्त समाधानें । तरी विष वाटे सोनें ॥१॥

बहु खोटा अतिशय । जाणां भले सांगों काय ॥ध्रु.॥

मनाच्या तळमळें । चंदनें ही अंग पोळे ॥२॥

तुका म्हणे दुजा । उपचार पीडा पूजा ॥३॥

Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)

English Translation

When chitta rests in contentment, even poison seems as gold. How very false is all of this, what shall I tell the good people? When chitta is in turmoil, even sandalwood scorches the body. Says Tuka, any other remedy is torment; even worship becomes affliction.

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धर्म आचार

The Moral Ideal

Purity, sincerity, truthfulness, humility, peacefulness, and service.

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