Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
 विठोबाचे पायीं जीव म्यां ठेविला । भिHभावें केला देव ॠणी ॥1॥
 देव माझा ॠणी आहे सहाकारी । परसपरवारि भवभय ॥ध्रु.॥
 भवभयडोहीं बुडों नेदी पाहीं । धरूनियां बाही तारी मज ॥2॥
 तारियेले दास पडिल्या संकटीं । विष केलें पोटीं अमृतमय ॥3॥
 अमृतातें सेवीतसे नामरसा । तोडियेला फांसा बंधनाचा ॥4॥
 बंधनाचा फांसा आह्मीं कांहीं नेणों । पाय तुझे जाणों पद्मनाभा ॥5॥
 पद्मनाभा नाभिकमळीं ब्रह्मादिक । त्रैलोक्यनायक ह्मणविसी ॥6॥
 ह्मणविसी देवा दासाचा अंकित । मनाचा संकेत पाहोनियां ॥7॥
 पाहोनियां दृढ निश्चय तयाचा । तो चि दास साचा जवळीक ॥8॥
 जवळीक जाली ब्रह्मीं सुखावले । मार्ग दाखविले मूढा जना ॥9॥
 मूढा जनामाजी दास तुझा मूढ । कास तुझी दृढ धरियेली ॥10॥
 धरियेले तुझे पाय रे विठ्ठला । तुका सुखी जाला तुझ्या नामें ॥11॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
I placed my life at Vithoba's feet and made God my debtor through devotion. God is my debtor and my ally, saving me from the terror of worldly existence. He does not let me drown in the well of worldly fear, but holds my arm and pulls me across. He has rescued His servants in times of distress, turning poison in their bellies into nectar. I drink the nectar of His name-juice; the noose of bondage has been cut. I know nothing of bondage's snare; I know only Your feet, O Padmanabha. From Your lotus-navel sprang Brahma; You are called the Lord of the three worlds. You call Yourself the servant of Your servants, watching the intent of their hearts. The one whose resolve is firm is the true devotee, closest to You. In that closeness, the soul rejoices in Brahman; the path has been shown to the ignorant. Says Tuka, among the ignorant, I am Your ignorant servant, and I have held fast to Your waist.
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