Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
शिजल्यावरी जाळ । वांयां जायाचें तें मूळ ॥1॥
ऐसा वारावा तो श्रम । अतिशयीं नाहीं काम ॥ध्रु.॥
सांभाळावें वर्म। उचिताच्या काळें धर्म ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे कळे । ऐसें कारणाचे वेळे ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Once the cooking is done, adding more fire is pointless and wasteful. Therefore, restrain unnecessary effort; excess serves no purpose. Guard the secret of timing; do the right thing at the right moment. Says Tuka, this becomes clear at the decisive hour.
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