Original Marathi from the Tukaram Gatha
मराठी मूळ
पहावा नयनीं विठ्ठल चि एक । कांहीं तरी सार्थक संसाराचें ॥1॥
कोठें पाहों तुज कां गा लपालासि । कांहीं बोल मशीं नारायणा ॥ध्रु.॥
वाटते उदास मज दाही दिशा । तुजविण हृषीकेशा वांचोनियां ॥2॥
नको ठेवूं मज आपणा वेगळें । बहुत कळवळें तुजलागीं ॥3॥
तुका ह्मणे भेटी देइप नारायणा । घडी कंठवेना तुजविण ॥4॥
Tukaram Gatha (Marathi Wikisource)
English Translation
Let my eyes see Vitthal and Vitthal alone; let there be some meaning to this worldly life. Where shall I look for You? Why do You hide? Speak something to me, O Narayana. All ten directions feel desolate to me, living without You, O Hrishikesha. Do not keep me separate from Yourself; I long for You with great intensity. Says Tuka, grant me Your presence, O Narayana. Without You, I cannot endure even a moment.
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Longing and Separation
Cries from the dark night of the soul: remonstrances, complaints, and desperate yearning.
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