Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
संतनिंदा ज्याचे घरीं । नव्हे घर ते यमपुरी ॥1॥
त्याच्या पापा नाहीं जोडा । संगें जना होय पीडा ॥ध्रु.॥
संतनिंदा आवडे ज्यासी । तो जिता चि नर्कवासी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे तो नष्ट। जाणा गाढव तो स्पष्ट ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A house where saints are slandered is not a home but the city of Yama. There is no match for the sin of such a person; even bystanders suffer from association. Whoever takes pleasure in slandering saints is already living in hell while still alive. Says Tuka, know plainly that such a wretch is nothing but a donkey.
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The Saints
The character and service of true saints: softer than butter, harder than diamond.
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