II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
ढेकणाचे संगे हिरा जो भंगला I
कुसंगे नाडला साधु तैसा II
ओढाळाच्या संगे सात्विक नासली I
क्षण एक नाडली समागमे II
डांकाचे संगती सोने हीन झाले I
मोल ते तुटले लक्ष कोड़ी II
विषाने पक्वाने गोड कडू झाली I
कुसंगाने केली तैसी परी II
भावें तुका म्हणे सत्संग हा बरा I
कुसंग हा फेरा चौऱ्यांशीचा II
It is said that "Nothing perhaps affects man's character more than the company he keeps."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj cautions the seeker on the journey of Self Realisation to be wary of the company he keeps, for they are the reflection of who he is, or who he wants to be.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, a diamond may not fall apart if struck by a hammer but crumbles much easily if touched by the blood of a bed bug. In other words bad company corrupts good character.
He says, a morally upright woman may get swayed from her ideals if she keeps a company of an unchaste woman.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, impurities significantly reduce the purity of gold thus fetching much lesser value to it than otherwise.
He says, just like sweetness of delicacy lessens if it is mixed with poison, the mind of a good man is muddled in the company of an evil minded person.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, bad company needs to be always shunned, for that which has bad beginning will most likely have bad ending. He says, only if One follows the footsteps of a Self Realised Soul, there is a ray of hope in the otherwise gloom of endless suufferings, for a pious company and a good discourse are the very sinews of virtue."
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
ढेकणाचे संगे हिरा जो भंगला I
कुसंगे नाडला साधु तैसा II
ओढाळाच्या संगे सात्विक नासली I
क्षण एक नाडली समागमे II
डांकाचे संगती सोने हीन झाले I
मोल ते तुटले लक्ष कोड़ी II
विषाने पक्वाने गोड कडू झाली I
कुसंगाने केली तैसी परी II
भावें तुका म्हणे सत्संग हा बरा I
कुसंग हा फेरा चौऱ्यांशीचा II
It is said that "Nothing perhaps affects man's character more than the company he keeps."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj cautions the seeker on the journey of Self Realisation to be wary of the company he keeps, for they are the reflection of who he is, or who he wants to be.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, a diamond may not fall apart if struck by a hammer but crumbles much easily if touched by the blood of a bed bug. In other words bad company corrupts good character.
He says, a morally upright woman may get swayed from her ideals if she keeps a company of an unchaste woman.
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, impurities significantly reduce the purity of gold thus fetching much lesser value to it than otherwise.
He says, just like sweetness of delicacy lessens if it is mixed with poison, the mind of a good man is muddled in the company of an evil minded person.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, bad company needs to be always shunned, for that which has bad beginning will most likely have bad ending. He says, only if One follows the footsteps of a Self Realised Soul, there is a ray of hope in the otherwise gloom of endless suufferings, for a pious company and a good discourse are the very sinews of virtue."
II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II
II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II
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