Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
लाजोनियां काळें राहिलें लिखित । नेदितां ही चित्त समाधान ॥1॥
कैसें सुख वाटे वचनाचे तुटी । प्रीतिविण भेटी रुचि नेदी ॥ध्रु.॥
एकाचिये भेटी एकाचा कोंपर । मावेचा पदर कळों येतो ॥2॥
होत्या आपल्या त्या वेचूनियां शHी । पुढें जालों युिHकळाहीन ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे तुह्मी समर्थ जी देवा । दुर्बळाची सेवा कोठें पावे ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Out of shame, Fate has held back its writing; yet even without granting anything, the mind finds its peace. How can one feel joy when words are cut short? Without true love, a meeting gives no satisfaction. In one meeting, one encounters affection, and in another, a cold shoulder; the edge of pretense becomes apparent. Having spent all my available powers, I stand now devoid of skill and strategy. Says Tuka, You are almighty, O Lord; how can a weakling's service ever reach You?
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Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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