Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
स्वगाअचे अमर इिच्छताति देवा । मृत्युलोकीं व्हावा जन्म आह्मां ॥1॥
नारायणनामें होऊं जिवनमुH । किर्त्तनीं अनंत गाऊं गीती ॥ध्रु.॥
वैकुंठींचे जन सदा चिंतिताति । कइं येथें येती हरिचे दास ॥2॥
यमधर्म वाट पाहे निरंतर । जोडोनियां कर तिष्ठतसे ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे पावावया पैल पार । नामंत्र सार भाविकासि॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
The immortals of heaven desire, O God, to take birth in the mortal world. Through Narayana's Name we shall become liberated while alive, singing the songs of the Infinite in kirtan. The beings of Vaikuntha constantly wonder when the servants of Hari will come among them. Yama himself waits ceaselessly, standing with folded hands. Says Tuka, for crossing to the far shore, the mantra of the Name is the essence for the faithful.
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The Power of the Name
The supremacy of nama-smarana: God's name as the highest practice.
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