Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
देव बासर देव बासर । असे निरंतर जेथें तेथें ॥1॥
देव खोळंबा देव खोळंबा । मज झळंबा म्हूण कोंडी ॥ध्रु.॥
देव लागट देव लागट । लाविलिया चट जीवीं जडे ॥2॥
देव बावळा देव बावळा । भावें जवळा लुडबुडी ॥3॥
देव न व्हावा देव न व्हावा। तुका ह्मणे गोवा करी कामीं ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
God is ever present, present everywhere at all times. God holds me close, confining me so I do not stray. God is clinging; once attached, He sticks fast to the heart. God is simple; with love He tumbles close to the devotee. Says Tuka, one should not wish to be God, for He entangles Himself in the work of His devotees.
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