Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
काळतोंडा सुना । भलतें चोरुनि करी जना ॥1॥
धिग त्याचें साधुपण । विटाळुनि वर्ते मन ॥ध्रु.॥
मंत्र ऐसे घोकी । वश व्हावें जेणें लोकीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे थीत । नागवला नव्हे हित॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The dark-faced wretch secretly does whatever mischief he pleases. Cursed be his saintliness; his mind acts from corruption. He memorizes mantras only to gain power over people. Says Tuka, such a one has been stripped bare, and there is no good in him.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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