Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
मोल देऊनियां सांटवावे दोष । नटाचे ते वेश पाहोनियां ॥1॥
हरिदासां मुखें हरिकथाकीर्तन । तेथें पुण्यें पुण्य विशेषता ॥ध्रु.॥
हरितील वस्त्रें गोपिकांच्या वेशें । पाप त्यासरिसें मात्रागमन ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे पाहा ऐसें जालें जन । सेवाभिHहीन रसीं गोडी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
People pay to see an actor's costumes and then treasure his faults. But when devotees sing Hari's name in kirtan, there merit multiplies upon merit. Those who steal garments and dress as gopis commit the sin of adultery along with their disguise. Says Tuka, see how people have become: devoid of true devotion, they relish only the flavor of spectacle.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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