Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
कामातुरा भय लाज ना विचार । शरीर असार तृणतुल्य ॥1॥
नवल हे लीळा करात्याचें लाघव । प्रारब्धें भाव दाखविले ॥ध्रु.॥
लोभालोभ एका धनाचिये ठायीं । आणिकांची सोइऩ चाड नाहीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे भूक न विचारी प्रकार । योजे तें चि सार यथाकाळें ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The one seized by lust knows no fear, no shame, no reasoning; the body becomes worthless as a blade of grass. Marvelous is this divine play, the cunning of the Creator; destiny reveals its workings through desire. In the grip of greed, one sees only wealth and cares nothing for anyone else. Says Tuka, hunger does not pause to deliberate; it seizes whatever serves the moment.
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