Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
नये ऐसें बोलों कठिण उत्तरें । सलगी लेंकुरें केली पुढें ॥1॥
अपराध कीजे घडला तो क्षमा । सिकवा उत्तमा आमुचिया॥ध्रु.॥
धरूं धावें आगी पोळलें तें नेणे । ओढिलिया होणें माते बाळा ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे फार ज्याचा जार त्यासी । प्रवीण येविशीं असा तुह्मी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
I should not speak such harsh words, for the child has taken liberties before its parent. Forgive whatever offenses have been committed and teach me the right way. A child grabs at fire without knowing it burns; when scolded, the child returns to its mother. Says Tuka, the greater the intimacy, the greater the allowance; in such matters, You are the most skilled.
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