Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
कीविलवाणा जाला आतां । दोष करितां न विचारी॥1॥
अभिळाषी नारी धन । झकवी जन लटिकें चि ॥ध्रु.॥
विश्वासिया करी घात । न धरी चित्ता कांटाळा ॥2॥
तुका ह्मणे नाहीं आला । वृथा गेला जन्मासी ॥3॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
He has become pitiable now, committing sins without a second thought. He lusts after women and wealth, deceiving people with lies. He betrays those who trust him and feels no revulsion in his heart. Says Tuka, he has not truly been born; his life has gone entirely to waste.
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Social Criticism
Rebuke of hypocrisy, caste pride, false teachers, greed, and religious pretence.
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