Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
काविळयासी नाहीं दया उपकार । कािळमा अंतर विटाळसें ॥1॥
तैसें कुधनाचें जिणें अमंगळ । घाणेरी वोंगळ वदे वाणी ॥ध्रु.॥
कडु भोंपऑयाचा उपचारें पाक । सेविल्या तिडीक कपाळासी ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे विष सांडूं नेणे साप । आदरें तें पाप त्याचे ठायीं ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Jaundice knows no gratitude or kindness; its inner darkness remains a defilement. Similarly, the life of wicked wealth is impure. Its speech is foul and filthy. No amount of preparation can make a bitter gourd palatable; one who consumes it gets only a headache. Says Tuka, a snake cannot abandon its venom; sin is inherent in its very nature.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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