Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आह्मी भाव जाणों देवा । न कळती तुझिया मावा । गणिकेचा कुढावा । पतना न्यावा दशरथ ॥1॥
तरी म्यां काय गा करावें । कोण्या रीती तुज पावें । न संगतां ठावें । तुह्मांविण न पडे॥ध्रु.॥
दोनी फाकलिया वाटा । ाोवी केला घटापटा । नव्हे धीर फांटा । आड रानें भरती ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे माझे डोळे । तुझे देखती हे चाळे । आतां येणें वेळे । चरण जीवें न सोडीं ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
O God, we know devotion, but we cannot fathom Your deceptions. A courtesan's longing could lead Dasharatha himself to ruin. Then what am I to do? By what means can I reach You? Without You, nothing is known or found. Two paths diverge, and confusion has created a great turmoil; my resolve falters, and dense forests block the way. Says Tuka, my eyes see all Your tricks; this time, I will not let go of Your feet with my very life.
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Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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