Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 कुंकवाची ठेवाठेवी । बोडकादेवी काशाला ॥1॥
 दिवस गमा भरा पोट । कां गे नेटनेटावा ॥ध्रु.॥
 दिमाख हा कोणां दावा । लटकी जीवा चरफड ॥2॥
 तुका ह्मणे झोंडगीं हो । काुंफ्दा कां हो कोरडी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Why store vermillion when you have a shaven head, O widowed goddess? Just pass the day, fill your belly; why make such a fuss? Whom are you showing off to? This agitation of the soul is pointless. Says Tuka, just become a ragpicker; why cry dry tears?
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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