Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
लौकिकासाटीं या पसायाचा गोवा । कांहीं नाहीं देवा लागों येत ॥1॥
ठेवावा माथा तो नुचलावा पायीं । ठांयींचिये ठांयीं हालों नये ॥ध्रु.॥
डव्हिळल्या मनें वितिळलें रूप । नांवऐसें पाप उपाधीचें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे देव प्रीतीनें कवळी । ठेवील जवळी उठवूनि ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The entanglement of ritual formality for the sake of appearances is of no use to God. The head once bowed at His feet should not be lifted again; one should not stir from that place. A distracted mind distorts the divine form; the very name of worldly attachment is sin. Says Tuka, God lovingly embraces and lifts up the devotee, keeping him close.
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