Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
नाहीं घाटावें लागत । एका सितें कळें भात ॥1॥
क्षीर निवडितें पाणी । चोंची हंसाचिये आणी ॥ध्रु.॥
आंगडें फाडुनि घोंगडें करी । अवकळा तये परी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे कण । भुसीं निवडे कैंचा सीण ॥3॥
स्वामीचें अभंगींचें नांव काढून सालोमालो आपलें नांव घालीत त्यावर अभंग ॥ 8 ॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
There is nothing to prepare; a single grain shows the quality of the rice. The swan sifts milk from water with its beak alone. Tearing a fine cloth to make a coarse blanket brings only ruin. Says Tuka, the grain separates from the chaff without any toil.
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