Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
नेणे गति काय कवण अधोगति । मानिली नििंश्चती तुझ्या पायीं ॥1॥
कर्म धर्म कोण नेणें हा उपाव । तुझ्या पायीं भाव ठेवियेला ॥ध्रु.॥
नेणें निरसं पाप पुण्य नेणें काय । ह्मणऊनि पाय धरिले तुझे ॥2॥
वेडा मी अविचार न कळे विचार । तुज माझा भार पांडुरंगा ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे तुज करितां नव्हे काय । माझा तो उपाय कवण तेथें ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
I do not know the nature of salvation or what downfall means. I have placed my certainty at your feet. I know neither dharma nor ritual, nor any method or device. I have simply fixed my devotion upon your feet. I do not know detachment; I do not know sin or merit. That is precisely why I have held your feet, Panduranga. I am foolish and without discernment; understanding escapes me. My burden is yours. Says Tuka, is there anything you cannot do? What remedy could I possibly have apart from you?
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Surrender and Acceptance
The conditions of spiritual receptivity and the letting go of the separate self.
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