Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
मेलियांच्या रांडा इिच्छती लेकरूं । लाज नाहीं धरूं प्रीती कैशी ॥1॥
मागिलां पुढिलां एकी सरोबरी । काळाची पेटारी खांदा वाहे ॥ध्रु.॥
आन दिसे परी मरणें चि खरें । सांपळा उंदिरें सामाविलीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे जाली मनाची परती । निवळली ज्योती दिसों आली ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Widows who have lost their husbands still desire children; how shameless is this clinging to affection. Past and future are equally yoked; one carries the box of death upon one's shoulder. Things may appear otherwise, but death alone is real; like mice caught in a trap, all are gathered in. Says Tuka, the mind has finally turned around, and the clear light has become visible.
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