Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
गायत्री विकोन पोट जे जािळती । तया होय गति यमलोकीं ॥1॥
कन्येचा जे नर करिती विकरा । ते जाती अघोरा नरकपाता ॥ध्रु.॥
नाम गाऊनियां द्रव्य जे मागती । नेणों तयां गति कैसी होय ॥2॥
आमुचा सांगाती आहे तो श्रीहरि । न लगे दुराचारी तुका ह्मणे ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Those who sell the Gayatri mantra to fill their bellies will find their destination in Yama's realm. Those who sell their daughters for a price will fall into the worst of hells. Those who sing the Name of God and then beg for money: I cannot imagine what fate awaits them. Says Tuka, our companion is Hari Himself; there is no need for the company of the corrupt.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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