Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
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मराठी मूळ
चंदनाच्या वासें धरितील नाक । नावडे कनक न घडे हें ॥1॥
साकरेसी गोडी सारिखी सकळां । थोरां मोटएां बाळां धाकुटियां ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माझें चित्त शुद्ध होतें । तरि का निंदितें जन मज ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
If someone covers their nose at the fragrance of sandalwood, that does not make the sandalwood less than gold. This simply cannot be. The sweetness of sugar is the same for all: for the great, the old, the young, and the small. Says Tuka, if my chitta were pure, then why do people criticize me?
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