Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
बाळ माते लाते वरी । मारी तेणें संतोषे ॥1॥
सुख वसे चित्ता अंगीं । तें हें रंगीं मिळालें ॥ध्रु.॥
भक्षी त्याचा जीवमाग। आले भाग तो बरा ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे ॠणानुबंधें । सांगें सुदें सकळां॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
A child kicks its mother, yet she is delighted by it. Joy dwells in the heart and body; it has merged completely into the color of love. The mother feeds the child the very substance of her own life; whatever portion comes, she welcomes. Says Tuka, by the bonds of love spanning lifetimes, this happiness comes to all.
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