Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
विषयांचे लोलिंगत । ते फजीत होतील ॥1॥
न सरे येथें यातिकुळ । शुद्ध मूळबीज व्हावें ॥ध्रु.॥
शिखासूत्र सोंग वरि । दुराचारी दंड पावे ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे अभिमाना । नारायणा न सोसे॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Those who wallow in sensory pleasures will be put to shame. Caste and lineage will not avail them here; one must become pure from the root. The outward marks of sacred thread and topknot are mere appearance; the one of corrupt conduct will be punished. Says Tuka, Narayana cannot endure pride.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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