II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जतन करा रे जतन करा I
घालू पाहे घरावरी घाला चोरटे II
अवघेचि निजो नका अवधिये ठायीं I
वेळ अवेळ तरी सांभाळावी काही II
सिंतरिली फार खाती भोंवताले फेरे I
गेले नये हाता सेकी तळमळ उरे II
तुका म्हणे आम्ही करू आपले जतन I
न लगे काही कोणा द्यावे उघड़ा रे कान II

" It is said that this life on earth is a halting place on the journey to Self Realisation. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges earnestly to remember that you come alone in this world and will pass away alone from this world. None will help except what you do here in this life. Your deeds will chase you out and follow you just like calves follow their mothers even in the midst of a big herd.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says that life is short and there are many obstacles to get over. Hence waste no precious time but utilise every moment of this rarest of rare human birth for noblest of causes, the Self Realisation. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II