Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आलिया अतीता ह्मणतसां पुढारें । आपुलें रोकडें सkव जाय ॥1॥
काय त्याचा भार घेऊनि मस्तकीं । हीनकर्मी लोकीं ह्मणावया ॥ध्रु.॥
दारीं हाका कैसें करवतें भोजन । रुची तरि अन्न कैसें देतें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे ध्वज उभारिला कर । ते शिH उदार काय जाली ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
When a guest arrives, you say 'come back later,' and your own goodness drains away on the spot. Why carry his burden on your head just to be called generous in public? How can one enjoy a meal while turning away the hungry at the door? Does food taste good under such conditions? Says Tuka, one raises a flag and holds up a hand, but has that generosity actually amounted to anything?
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The Moral Ideal
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