Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
धिग जीणें तो बाइले आधीन । परलोक मान नाही दोन्ही ॥१॥
धिग जीणें ज्याचें लोभावरी मन । अतीतपूजन घडे चि ना ॥ध्रु.॥
धिग जीणें आळस निद्रा जया फार । अमित आहार अघोरिया ॥२॥
धिग जीणें नाहीं विवेक वैराग्य । झुरे मानालागीं साधुपणा ॥३॥
तुका म्हणे धिग ऐसे जाले लोक । निंदक वादक नरका जाती ॥४॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Shame on the life of one who is enslaved to his wife, losing both the next world and his honor. Shame on the life of one whose mind is bound by greed, who never honors a holy guest. Shame on the life of one given to excess sleep and enormous appetite. Shame on the life of one without discernment or dispassion, who craves only the reputation of being a saint. Says Tuka, shame on such people: slanderers and quarrelers, they go straight to hell.
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