Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
कुचराचे श्रवण । गुणदोषांवरि मन ॥1॥
असोनियां नसे कथे । मूर्ख अभाग्य तें तेथें ॥ध्रु.॥
निरर्थक कारणीं । कान डोळे वेची वाणी ॥2॥
पापाचे सांगाती । तोंडीं ओढाळांचे माती ॥3॥
हिताचिया नांवें । वोस पडिले देहभावें ॥4॥
फजीत करूनि सांडीं । तुका करी बोडाबोडी ॥5॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The wicked one's ears are drawn only to faults and virtues of others. Though present at the sacred story, the foolish and unfortunate one is truly absent. He wastes his ears, eyes, and speech on worthless matters. Companions of sin, their mouths are full of the filth that loose tongues scatter. In the name of welfare, they are empty, lost in body-consciousness. Says Tuka, expose them and cut them off.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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