Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha · About Sant Tukaram
मराठी मूळ
वासनेच्या मुखीं अदळूनि भीतें । निर्वाहापुरतें कारण तें ॥1॥
या नांवें अंतरा आला नारायण । चित्तसमाधान खुण त्याची ॥ध्रु.॥
सर्वकाळ हा चि करणें विचार । विवेकीं सादर आत्मत्वाचे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे जों जों भजनासी वळे । अंग तों तों कळे सन्निधता ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Erect a wall before the mouth of desire; allow only what is needed for sustaining life. This is the sign that Narayana has entered within: the settling of chitta is His mark. At all times, with discernment, be attentive to the nature of the Self. Says Tuka, the more one turns toward devotion, the more one feels God's nearness.
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Renunciation
The case for letting go of worldly attachments and turning wholly to God.
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