Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आपुलिया लाजा । धांवे भHांचिया काजा ॥1॥
नाम धरिलें दिनानाथ । सत्य करावया व्रत ॥ध्रु.॥
आघात निवारी। छाया पीतांबरें करी ॥2॥
उभा कर कटीं । तुका ह्मणे याजसाटीं ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Setting aside his own dignity, he runs to serve the needs of his devotees. He bears the name Dinanath, Lord of the humble, to make that vow a reality. He wards off every blow and shields his own with the canopy of his pitambara. Says Tuka, he stands with hands upon his waist for precisely this reason.
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