Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
आतां मागतों तें ऐक नारायणा । भावपूर्वक मनापासूनियां॥1॥
असों दे मोकळी जिव्हा जरि गाइल गुण । नाहीं तरी खिळुन टाकीं परती ॥ध्रु.॥
मातेचिया परी देखती परनारी। ठेवीं नेत्र तरी नाहीं तरि नको ॥2॥
तरी बरें कांटाळा करिती निंदास्तुतीचा । नाहीं तरि कानांचा ही देख प्रेत्न ॥3॥
सकळ इंिद्रयांचा निग्रह करूनि एक । राखवीं पृथक तोडोनि भ्रम ॥4॥
तुकयाबंधु ह्मणे ते चि वाट प्राणां । पडता नारायणा विसर तुझा॥5॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Now hear what I ask of You, O Narayana, from the depths of a sincere heart. Let my tongue remain free if it will sing Your praise; if not, then nail it shut. Let my eyes see all women other than my wife as mothers; if they cannot, then I do not need those eyes. Let my ears feel repelled by both blame and praise; if they cannot, then take the ears as well. Bring all the senses under control and keep them separate; break the delusion that binds them. Says Tukya-bandhu, the moment I forget You, O Narayana, let that be the death of my breath.
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Prayers
Direct appeals to God: for protection, guidance, strength, and mercy.
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