Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
द्रव्याचिया कोटी । नये गांडीची लंगोटी ॥1॥
अंती बोळवणेसाटीं । पांडुरंग धरा कंठीं ॥ध्रु.॥
लोभाची लोभिकें । यांचें सन्निधान फिकें ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे हितें । जग नव्हो पडो रितें॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Millions in wealth cannot buy even a loincloth for the afterlife. At the hour of departure, hold Panduranga close to your throat. The possessions of the greedy have a feeble presence in their final hour. Says Tuka, let good counsel keep the world from perishing in emptiness.
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Appeals and Exhortations
Direct calls to action: wake up, seek God, do not waste this human birth.
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