Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
वितीयेवढेंसें पोट । केवढा बोभाट तयाचा ॥1॥
जळो याची विटंबना । भूक जना नाचवी ॥ध्रु.॥
अभिमान सिरीं भार । जाले खर तृष्णेचे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे नरका जावें । हा चि जीवें व्यापार ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The belly is only the span of a hand, yet what a great commotion it creates. Let this humiliation burn; hunger makes the whole world dance. Pride sits heavy on the head; people have become donkeys carrying the load of craving. Says Tuka, one must go to hell; this is the only trade the soul knows.
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