Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
देवें देऊळ सेविलें । उदक कोरडें चि ठेविलें ॥1॥
नव्हे मत गूढ उमानें कांहीं । तूं आपणआपणापें पाहीं ॥ध्रु.॥
पाठें पूर वोसंडला । सरिता सागर तुंबोनि ठेला ॥2॥
वांजेघरीं बाळ तान्हा । एक बाळी दों कानां ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे पैस । अनुभविया ठावा गोडीरस ॥4॥
॥ लोहागांवीं कीर्तनांत मेलें मूल जीत झालें ते समयीं स्वामींनीं अभंग केले ते ॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
God Himself has taken up residence in the temple, yet the water within remains dry. This is no secret to be guessed at; look within yourself. Behind, the flood has surged and overflowed, filling the rivers and the sea. In the barren woman's home, a newborn cries, and one earring hangs from two ears. Says Tuka, this sweetness of inner taste is known only to the one who has experienced it.
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