Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
ब्रह्मYाानाची भरोवरी । पुढिला सांगे आपण न करी॥1॥
थू थू त्याच्या तोंडावरी । व्यर्थ सिणवी वैखरी ॥ध्रु.॥
कथा करी वरिवरी । प्रेम नसे चि अंतरीं ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे कवित्व करी । मान वस्तु हे आदरी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
One who forces the knowledge of Brahman upon others yet does not practice it himself deserves contempt. He tires his own tongue in vain. He narrates sacred stories only on the surface, but no love resides within. Says Tuka, he composes clever verses, but what he truly covets is honor and material gain.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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