II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जन्मा आलियाचा लाभ I
पद्मनाभ दरुषन II
म्हणाऊनि लावलाहे I
पाय आहे चिंतित II
पाठीलागा येतो काळ I
तू कृपाळ माऊली II
बहू उसंतीत आलो I
तया भ्यालो स्थळासी II
कोण्या उपाये हे घडे I
भव आंगडे सुटकेचे II
तुका म्हणे तू जननी I
ये निर्वाणी विठ्ठले II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Realisation being the True Purpose of this rare human birth, he aspires to make an offering of  himself at His Feet, for when His Feet become fully manifest within, One transcends the ocean of repeated sufferings forever. His Feet are like the helmsmen to ferry us across this ocean of oceans.
He says, despite  his long and ceaseless wanderings since time immemorial, the way out of the endless sufferings seems to be unfathomable to him. And therefore he calls upon GOD, for He never disappoints a prayer from bottom of heart from the One who believes in Him and Him alone, unconditionally."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अतित्याई बुडे गंगे I
पाप लागे त्यांचे त्या II
हे तों आपुलिया गुणे I
असे जेणे योजिले II
अवचटे अग्नि जाळी I
न सांभाळी तो दुःख पावे II
जैसे तैसे दावी आरसा I
नकट्या कैचा पालटे II

"Karma has no menu. You get served what you deserve."
As man sows so shall he reap says Sant Tukaram Maharaj in this composition, for Virtues give happiness. Vice gives pain.
One can strive for Self Realisation or simply chase frivolous material pursuits, for it is all in our hands how we make use of the precious human birth we have.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Sprinkling the Sacred Waters of Holy Ganga or taking a dip in it is believed to absolve One of his wrongdoings in the past. Instead if he drowns himself in these waters, all will go in vain.
Fire says, touch me and you will burn, for it is up to us what we wish to derive, joy or suffering.
Mirror is a true friend, for when man cries, it doesn't laugh.
Be Determined, not stubborn on the Self Quest, says Sant Tukaram Maharaj, for every choice we make, the consequences are inevitable.

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पंडीत तो भला I
नित्य भजे जो विठ्ठला II
अवघे सम ब्रम्ह पाहे I
सर्वां भूती विठ्ठल आहे II
रिता नाही कोणी ठाव I
सर्वां भूती वासुदेव II
तुका म्हणे तोचि दास I
त्या देखिल्या जाती दोष II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Truly Wise is the One who remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba incessantly, for nothing grows brighter than the heart awakened to the light of love that lives within it.
He says, the Wise sees the Supreme Truth Vitthal revealed in everything, everywhere equally. In other words for him there is no place and there can be no place where GOD Vasudev is not.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Rare it is to find a Truly Wise, for only GOD's Grace can make it happen. Just like the lowly trees in the vicinity of Sandalwood become fragrant, the company of Wise brings out good from within, letting go of the undesirables."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

माझ्या इंद्रियांसी लागले भांडण I
म्हणतील कान रसना घाली II
करिती तळमळ हस्त पाद भाळ I
नेत्रांसी दुष्काळ पडिला थोर II
गुण गाय मुख आईकती कान I
आमचे कारण तैसे नव्हे II
दरुषणे फिटे नेत्रांचा तो पांग I
जेथे ज्याचा भाग घेईल ते II
तुका म्हणे ऐसे करी नारायणा I
माझी ही वासना ऐसी आहे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Senses started quarrelling with each other about their share of experiencing GOD from their own point of view.
Talking to Tongue, Ears said, Hands, Legs and Forehead are not so lucky as you, for only you are Truly Blessed to experience fulfillment through the Name Worship of GOD.
The sweet nectar of His Name is tasted by Tongue and His stories are treasured by Ears but not so fortunate are Eyes and other Senses whose longing for GOD  remains unfulfilled.
And therefore Sant Tukaram Maharaj aspires GOD Realisation, so that seeking Him in part will cease and each sense will absorb Him as a Whole in its own way, nothing more, nothing less."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुज घालोनिया पूजितो संपुटी I
परि तुझ्या पोटी चौदा भुवने II
तुज नाचूनि दावू कौतुका I
परि रूप रेखा नाही तुज II
तुजलागी आम्ही गात असो गीत I
परि तू अतीत शब्दहुनि II
तुजलागी आम्ही घातीयेल्या माळा I
परि तू वेगळा कर्तृत्वासी II
तुका म्हणे आता होऊनि परिमित I
माझे कांही हित विचारावे II

"We, with our limited worldly perspective, can only have a small understanding of GOD, the Infinite, for He is a mystery that cannot be canned or crated no matter how much we try. Despite this we envisage Him, whom our limited speech cannot describe, and our limited faculty of seeing cannot behold. This thought is elucidated by Sant Tukaram Maharaj in this composition.
O' GOD, he says, paradoxical it is to worship You as a small idol when the All pervading and All Enveloping Gargantuan You hold within the Fourteen Worlds.
We praise You by singing and dancing, but You cannot be understood in a state of separation but only by Realisation
O' GOD, he says, we sing Your glory but You dwell in the heart where praise is, for in the silence of heart GOD speaks.
He says, we wear garlands of Tulsi leaves to please GOD. We do it because we think it pleases Him who doesn't ask for anything.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj aspires to experience the transcendent glory of GOD unfolding in his very rare human birth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय मागावे कवणासी I
ज्यासी मागो तो मजपाशी II
जरी मागो पद इंद्राचे I
तरी शाश्वत नाही त्याचे II
जरी मागो ध्रुवपद I
तरी त्यासी येथील छंद II
स्वर्गभोग मागो पूर्ण I
पुण्य सारल्या मागुती येणे II
मागो जरी पद वैकुंठ I
ते तव एकदेशी करंटे II
आयुष्य मागो चिरंजीव I
जीवा मरण नाही स्वभावे II
तुका म्हणे एक मागे I
एकपणा नाही भंग II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD as Truth, has been for him a Treasure unparalleled, for the man who has GOD for his Treasure has all things in One, forever.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, futile it is to ask for the throne of GOD Indra, which is not perpetual, for even an ordinary man can attain it.
Futile it is to ask for the position of Dhruva, who is placed high in the sky by Supreme GOD Vishnu as a Pole Star, to stay fixed in that position for a complete Kalpa or period of 4.32 billion solar years.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to ask for Heavenly Abode is futile because it is lost as soon as One's accumulated virtues exhaust, which he needs to accumulate again to be back in Heaven.
He says, fruitless is to ask for the boon of immortality when it is the Eternal Truth that the soul is immortal.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, rather than aspiring to go to Vaikuntha, the Abode of Supreme  GOD Vishnu, he aspires to become One with the All Pervading Eternal that persists in all its splendour behind all the multiplicity of this manifold universe."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भक्ताविण देवा  I
कैचे रूप घडे सेवा II
शोभविले येर येरां I
सोने एके ठायी हिरा II
देवाविण भक्तां I
कोण देता निष्कामता II
तुका म्हणे बाळ I
माता जैसे स्नेहजाळ II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is the devotee that manifests the Un manifest and serves Him believing He is.
He says, just like a diamond set in the gold ring complement each other, so is devotion which is a beautiful  confluence of GOD and His devotee.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a mother loves her child selflessly,  GOD expects nothing from devotee but a true affection from deep within. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

उदासीनाचा देह ब्रम्हरूप I
नाही पुण्य पाप लागत त्या II
अनुताप अंगी अग्निचिया ज्वाळा I
नाही मृगजळा विझो येत II
दोष ऐशा नांवे देहाचा आदर I
विटाळले अंतर अहंभावे II
तुका म्हणे जाय नासोनिया खंती I
तंवचि हे चित्ती बद्धता ते II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Blessed who has given up all the external and internal wavering thoughts and illusion that "I am this body" is the Living Liberated. Since the world attained by Karma comes to an end for him, he is beyond the realm of good karma or bad karma.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a Truth is never erased by a falsehood, the fires of True Renunciation cannot be quelled by fictitious water pools of 'I', 'Me', 'Mine' which are nothing but a Mirage in desert or That Which  Is Not.
He says, in the sway of our ignorance of identifying us with our body, we are unable to apprehend the reality and tend to take the falsehood as the Truth, which becomes the root cause of all our sufferings.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Detachment from worldly attractions is a far away thing till we act like a scent crazed deer searching for musk in the bushes."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

केला कहवाड संतांच्या आधारे I
अनुभवे खरे कळों आले II
काय जीवित्वाची धरुनिया आशा I
व्हावे गर्भवासा पात्र भेणे II
अबाळीने जावे निश्चिन्तिच्या ठायां I
रांडा रोटा वायां करू नव्हे II
तुका म्हणे बळी देतां ते निधान I
भिकेसाठी कोण राज्य देतो II

"This composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj is about the wisdom dawned on him in the company of Spiritually Wise.
He says, nobody hands over an 'Extraordinary' on a silver platter, for One needs to get out of his comfort zone and do big Sacrifices to earn it. So is GOD Realisation, he says, which is not something to be pursued in the spare time while doing worldly chores, but One needs to make a conscious effort of offering the sense of "I, Me, Mine," to GOD as a Sacrifice. The Noble Sacrifice of giving up false ego sense is paramount for the Highest Reward, the GOD Realisation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, life is short. No one knows when death will knock on the door. However One cares for his body, it is going to betray in the end, for the repeated sufferings are inevitable unless One dares to renounce "I am the body" idea.
He says, wasting this rare human birth for nurturing body consciousness is like living of a prostitute who earns her living by selling her body.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a kingdom is never offered as alms, but the brave wins it by fighting fierce battles, GOD Realisation doesn't happen all of a sudden, One needs to pursue it wholeheartedly in countless lifetimes."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देव जाणता जाणता I
आपुलिया सत्ता एकाएकी II
देव चतुर देव चतुर I
जाणोनि अंतर वर्ततसे II
देव निराळा देव निराळा I
अलिप्त विटाळा तुका म्हणे II

"In the end GOD is the Knower, the Known, and the Knowledge, while we are merely part of the known."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD knows everything. He sees the things we do, and also sees the thoughts, intention and desires that make us do these things, for no plan is ever secret from Him.
He says, GOD looks deep down in the recesses of our minds, into the heart and soul of each of us. No disguise can fool Him, for He sees underneath our pretensions. Offerings are Blessed when they are given out of selfless love, for we receive according to what we offer GOD.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Supreme Reality which cannot be apprehended by mind, but by which the mind is apprehended cannot be confined within the worldly limits, for GOD can only be experienced."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

करिती तया वेवसाव आहे I
येथे व्हा रे साहे एका एक II
गातां आईकतां समानचि घडे I
लाभे लाभ जोडे विशेषता II
प्रेमाचे भरते भाते घ्यावे अंगी I
नटे टाळी रंगी शूरत्वेसी II
तुका म्हणे बहु जन्माचे खंडण I
होईल हा सीण निवारोनि II

" Little salt makes food tasty. Instead of using the Self Quest (Salt) to make our Worldly Life (food) tasty, the seeker of Self Realisation  must have the Self Quest (food) made tasty by the Worldly Life (Salt). In other words, Self Realisation is not something to be pursued in the spare time, but it must become One's goal to make his rare human birth fruitful.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Truly Blessed, who realises that the sole purpose of his precious human birth is GOD Realisation, must initiate others on this path of contemplative prayer and listen intently if someone is narrating the story of GOD. Nothing goes in vain, be it the effort of narrator or of the listener, for it sows the seeds of devotion in both from deep within.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the journey into the uncharted territory of our inner landscape is not for the faint hearted, for One needs warrior's heart on his journey of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it may take this lifetime and many more to comprehend the experience of Self Realisation, but it is the only way One can transcend the otherwise inescapable cycle of deaths and rebirths, the repeated sufferings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कुंभ अवघा एक आवा I
पाकी एकी गु फेडावा II
ऐसे भिन्न भिन्न साटे I
केले प्रारब्धाने वांटे II
हिरे दगड एक खाणी I
कैचे विजातीला पाणी II
तुका म्हणे शिरी I
एक एकाची पायरी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Prarabdha Karma is but a part of the accumulation of good and bad deeds which stands to man's credit from all his past lives. One has to live it to exhaust it, for no matter how bitter or sweet, none can avoid reaping the harvest already sown.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though we are all children of GOD, each one of us have our own destiny or Prarabdha Karma which makes us different from one another just like pots made by a potmaker, for all come out of a firing pit, but one is used for cooking and other is used to throw away the faeces.
In another analogy he says, Diamonds and stones are both found in a quarry, but One is priceless and other is price less.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we cannot change the Prarabdha with which we are born, but shaping it in our future lives is very much in our hands by making a conscious effort to remain absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD, for it is the only way to transcend the body bound  'I-ness' and hence escape the otherwise invincible Karmic Cycle."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जरि हा हो कृपा करिल नारायण I
तरी हेंचि ज्ञान ब्रम्ह होय II
कोठोनिया कांही न लगे आणावे I
न लगे कोठे जावे तरावया II
जरी देव कांही धरिल पैल चित्ती I
तरि हेंचि होती दिव्य चक्षू II
तुका म्हणे जरी देव दाविल आपणां I
तरी जीवपणा ठाव नाही II

"In this composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about what happens when GOD's Grace or His Unfailing Love manifests.
He says, it is by the Grace of GOD Narayan that One  perceives the universe as no other that the Self and therefore knows no misery in the world, for the whole universe is filled with him alone.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is by His Grace that One looks within for his Self Quest instead of seeking True Happiness outside.
He says, it is the Grace of GOD that makes One a visionary to see his rare human birth as a conduit to Self Realisation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the distinctions which we see all around us is but an illusion of duality. The distinctions disappear when the duality is transcended, and the Self is Realised. Just like the Supreme Indweller, His Grace is also within, Its up to us to remove the veil of ignorance to make His Grace shine forth in all its magnanimity."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जन्मा येऊनि कां रे निदसुरा I
जाये भेटी वरा रखुमाईच्या II
पाप ताप दैन्य जाईल सकळ I
पावसी अढळ उत्तम ते II
संतमहंत सिद्धहरिदासदाटणी I
फिटती पारणी इंद्रियांची II
तुका म्हणे तेथे नामाचा गजर I
फुकाची अपार I
लुटी घेई II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about glory of Pandharpur, the Abode of GOD Vithoba. He says, GOD Vithoba is a symbol of non attachment and therefore to keep on visiting Pandharpur is to inculcate slowly but steadily the non attachment to this material world which gives only sufferings in the end. He says, the Holy places are made of mere stones, but GOD is in Wisdom and in the pious.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, waste not this rare human birth by being lazy and ignorant of its true purpose, the Self Realisation, for the gateway to end the repeated sufferings is in Pilgrimage Pandharpur where GOD Vithoba stands hands akimbo on a brick accompanied by his consort Rakhumai.
He says, Desirelessness pervades where a large gathering of pious souls repeat GOD Name with tongue of thought and loving devotion.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, fortunate is the One who  makes a conscious effort to be in the company of Blessed whose tongues delight in the Name Worship of GOD, for the One who tastes this Divine nectar lives in perpetual peace and ecstasy."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बहुतां पुरे ऐसा वाण I
आले धन घरासी II
घ्या रे फुका मोलेविण I
नारायण न भुला II
ऐका निवळल्या मने I
बरवे काने सादर II
तुका म्हणे करुनि अंती I
निश्चिंती हे ठेवावी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Blessing is to have in abundance the priceless merchandize of GOD Name, for it is the means to seek GOD, who is above everything and beyond comprehension.
He says, while worldly riches come and go, the Riches of Ram Nam are Eternal and Everlasting which never run out. And therefore he urges us all, not to waste this rare human birth on frivolous material pursuits, but to practice the Name Worship of GOD, for the Name and Named are no different.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the only way to become Worry -less is to leave everything in GOD's Hands, for there is no better way to do it than the Name Worship of GOD Narayan, the panacea of all ills and Bestower of Supreme Bliss."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देवाच्या उद्देशे जेथें जेथे भाव I
तो तो वसे ठाव विश्वम्भारे II
लोभाचे संकल्प पळालिया वरी I
कैची तेथे उरी पापपुण्या II
शुद्ध भक्ति मन जालिया निर्मळ I
कुश्चळी विटाळ वज्रलेप II
तुका म्हणे ज्याचे तयासीच कळे I
प्रांत येतो फळे कळों मग II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD dwells in the unwavering belief that "Yes, He is."
He says, good or bad are actions born of desires. The Desires are born of Aspirations. When Aspirations cease, One becomes Doubtless or GOD Realised, for Doubt is Two-ness and GOD is realised only when Duality of Two-ness is transcended.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a tree is known by its fruits, a man by his deeds, for GOD yearns for he who yearns for Him "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अचळ न चळे ऐसे जाले मन I
धरूनि निज खुण राहिलो ते II
आवडी बैसली गुणांची अंतरी I
करूं धणीवरी सेवन ते II
एकविध भाव नव्हे अभावना I
आणिक या गुणां न मिळवे II
तुका म्हणे माझे पडिले आहारी I
ध्यान विटेवरी ठाकले ते II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like clouds come and go, but the sun remains the same, as the clouds of the Fickle Mind or false ego sense are dispelled by the breeze of the Name Worship of GOD, One's True Self shines forth in its sublime radiance.
Just like a thirsty man never asks what is the nature of water, but he is eager only to drink water, Sant Tukaram Maharaj  yearns to savour the Divine Name till he feels Truly Contented from deep within.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only One pointedness in devotion makes Miracles, for GOD Realisation is no less.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in his Supreme Bliss of GOD Realisation, "I am His" has merged into "I am Him" ,for reflected in him is GOD Vithoba standing arms akimbo on a brick resplendent in His Divine Glory."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नीचपण बरवे देवा I
न चले कोणाचाही दावा II
महापुरे झाडे जाती I
तेथे लव्हाळे राहाती II
येतां सिंधूच्या लहरी I
नम्र होतां जाती वरी II
तुका म्हणे कळ I
पाय धरिल्या न चले बळ II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about cultivating Humility, for it is that low, sweet root, from which all GODLY virtues shoot.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like a riverbed grass survives a mighty flood which shows no mercy to even giant trees or just like a good swimmer doesn't defy the big waves of ocean but lets them pass over him, it is the Humility that saves the seeker of Self Quest from distraction of worldly obstacles.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a strong man will be unable to do anything if One holds his feet firmly. Here  the feet being lowliest of limbs, holding them firmly symbolizes becoming Humble. He says, Blessed is the One who practices Humility, for Lowliness is the base of all virtue, and only he who goes the lowest can rise to the zenith of GOD Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तीर्थाचिये असे पंथे तो निर्दैव I
पाविजे तो ठाव अंतराव II
म्हणउनि भले निश्चळचि स्थळी I
मनाचिये मुळी बैसोनिया II
संकल्पारुढ ते पराधीन जिणे I
कार्यचि कारणे वाढतसे II
तुका म्हणे कामा नाही एक मुख I
जिरवितां सुख होते पोटी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, unfortunate is the One who seeks GOD at the pilgrimages, when the Self Quest is nothing but a journey within.
He says, making pilgrimages inflate One's false ego sense, thus taking him away from the very purpose for which he visits the pilgrimages, the GOD Realisation.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, except the journey within, all the ritualistic endeavors need support from others in some way or other. Wanting just leads to more wanting, and there is no end to desire.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the veritable touchstone of One's progress on the voyage of Self Discovery is his Desirelessness, for when his subtle sense of discrimination illuminates the path, all dark corners of desires vanish."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जेथे कीर्तन करावे I
तेथे अन्न न सेवावे II
बुका लावू नये भाळा I
माळ घालूं नये गळा II
तट्टावृषभासी दाणा I
तृण मागों नये जाणा II
तुका म्हणे द्रव्य घेती I
देती तेही नरका जाती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the Self Constraints an Exponent of 'Kirtan', an Art of spiritual teaching through storytelling, must practice, for Art lives on constraint and dies of freedom.
He says, Kirtan is but a contemplation on a journey within, and therefore the Exponent must purposefully avoid wearing flower garlands and marking forehead with a black powder which symbolizes him as a devotee, for they inflate One's false ego sense thereby taking him away from his Self Quest.
He says, the Exponent must avoid eating food at the place of Kirtan and must go to the place where he performs Kirtan on his own without expecting conveyance.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj condemns those who charge money for performing Kirtan and those who pay for it, for anyone who refuses to Pray Now will Pay Later."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कां रे नाठविसी कृपाळु देवासी I
पोसितो जगासी एकला तो II
बाळा दूध कोण करिते उत्पत्ती I
वाढावी श्रीपती सवे दोन्ही II
फुटती तरुवर उष्णकाळमासी I
जीवन तयांसी कोण घाली II
तेणे तुझी काय नाही केली चिंता I
राहे त्या अनंता आठवूनि II
तुका म्हणे ज्याचे नाम विश्वंभर I
त्याचे निरंतर ध्यान करी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, worry not but pray, for the world that unfolds before us is the manifestation of GOD's Will.
Illustrating with beautiful analogies he says, just like Mother's Milk is a Great Miracle, so perplexing is increase of this soul food as the baby grows,
In another analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, amazing it is when new leaves sprout in summer when there is dearth of water.
GOD has reason for allowing things to happen. We may never understand His Wisdom, but we simply have to trust His Will.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, leave everything to GOD's Hands and don't forget to pray, because GOD didn't forget to wake you up this morning."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आता न म्हणे मी माझे I
नेघे भार काही ओझे II
तूंचि तारिता मारिता I
कळों आलासी निरुता II
अवघा तूंचि जनार्दन I
संत बोलती वचन II
तुका म्हणे कांही I
माझे तिळभरी नाही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Nivrutti, the Detaching or Abstaining from the worldly matters, for it is renouncing the "Me and Mine" frame of mind, living amidst worldly life.
Not I am this body and not mine are the worldly relations says he, for the True Renunciation is giving up of "I am the doer" mindset.
Having realised the Truth propounded by Wise since time immortal, Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Supreme Bliss is He from whom emanates, and into whom merges all that unfolds in the universe.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, nothing in this world belongs to us, for we came into the world with nothing, and will leave with nothing. GOD Realisation is transcending the duality of "Me and Mine", a difficult but not impossible endeavor in this very rare human birth, the gateway to Liberation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय  राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मनोमय पूजा I
हेंचि पढीये केशीराजा II
घेतो कल्पनेचे भोग I
न मानिती बाह्य रंग II
अंतरीचे जाणे I
आदिवर्तमान खुणे II
तुका म्हणे कुडे I
कोठे सरे त्याच्या पुढे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about Contemplative Worship in which we quiet ourselves in order to open our hearts to the Divine Presence within us.
He says, GOD adores the Contemplative Worship most, for it is a time of silence, contemplation and prayer that draws us closer to GOD.
He says, the rituals and all that we offer GOD during worship is but our assumption that He likes it, but we seldom give a thought to what GOD adores the most, the giving up of "I am the doer" idea which He wants us to offer Him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the mask can fool the world but not GOD, the Knower of past, present and future. God has given us one face, it is unforgiven if we make ourself another."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एक एका साह्य करूं I
अवघे धरु सुपंथ II
कोण जाणे कैशी परी I
पुढे उरी ठेवितां II
अवघे धन्य होऊं आतां I
स्मरवितां स्मरण II
तुका म्हणे अवघी जोडी I
ते आवडी चरणांची II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the devotion to the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba is nothing but devotion to His Feet. And hence he urges his ignorant Self to learn to fall at His Feet, for they are the helmsmen to ferry us across the ocean of sufferings.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, often One sees the Self Realisation as something to be pursued in the old age, forgetting that he may not have one, And therefore he urges everyone to get together and get moving on our Self Quest 'Here and Now', for we do not know of what may unfold in the next moment.
He says, Blessed is the doer as well as the One who encourages him to do the Name Worship of GOD, for the Divine link between man and his maker realise only the Immaculately Pure Supreme."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जुंझायाच्या गोष्टी ऐकतांचि सुख I
करितां देहदुःख थोर आहे II
तैसी हरिभक्ती सुळावरील पोळी I
निवडे तो बळी विरळा शूर II
पिंड पोसिलिया विषयांचा पाईक I
वैकुंठनायक कैचा तेथे II
तुका म्हणे व्हावे देहासी उदार I
राखुमादेवीवर जोडावया II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like  things look tempting when they are far away, but the story is very different from close quarters, the True Devotion is much easier to be talked about than be lived.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, it is like listening to war stories from comfort of home, which is very different from being on the battlefield where death lurks behind every moment.
He says, rare is a True Devotee who dares to walk his talk and  brings about the transformation from within believing that Truth is inside and Self Realisation is a journey inward to connect with the Truth.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD has no place left in a heart, made home by "I am the body" idea. And hence unless One makes a conscious effort to vacate his heart and drives out this imposter,  the "I am the body" idea, the heart cannot have its true occupant, the Supreme Indweller GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भूमी अवघी शुद्ध जाणा I
अमंगळ हे वासना II
तैसे वोसपले जीव I
सांडी नसतां अंगी घाव II
जीव अवघे देव I
खोटा नागवी संदेह II
तुका म्हणे शुद्ध I
मग तुटलिया भेद II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a pure drop of rain falls from sky and becomes muddy when it touches ground. In other words the pure rain drop gets conditioned by mixing with matter, thus loosing its purity. Similarly the Soul which pulsates as "I am He" or "Pure Consciousness is I am "in mother's womb becomes conditioned as soon as it comes in contact with material nature, reiterating "I am the body" idea, thus giving rise to Duality or Material Consciousness.
He says, the greatest illusion of this world is the illusion of separation, the things that seem to be separate and different are actually one and the same,
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is verily through the  ignorance that the universe exists. In reality Supreme Consciousness alone exists. It is the Supreme Truth untainted by impurity of "I"or "Me" or "Mine", for once this Truth is realised, it shines forever without setting."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

असोत हे तुझे प्रकार सकळ I
काय खळखळ करावी हे II
आमुचे स्वहित जाणतसो आम्ही I
तुझे वर्म नामी आहे तुझ्या II
विचारितां आयुष्य जाते वायांविण I
रोज नागवण पडतसे II
राहेन मी तुझें पाय आठवूनी I
आणीक ते मनी येऊं नेदी II
तुका म्हणे येथे येसी अनायासे I
थोर तुझे पिसे कीर्तनाचे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, nothing but absorption in the 'Divine Name' is a way to GOD Realisation, for it bears fruits in abundance.
He says, GOD Realisation is about making a conscious effort to change and be that change first in this very rare human birth, else One knows not when he will get this opportunity again
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like in a crowd, the Name is enough to identify someone whose face we cannot recollect, so is the Divine Name, when uttered with utmost devotion, brings GOD along with it, for Name and Named are no different.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj wishes the Lotus Feet of GOD to become fully manifest within him and he be engaged in His meditation so long as the life breath lasts."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तया घडेल सकळ नेम I
मुखी विठोबाचे नाम II
कांही न लगे सिणावे I
आणिक वेगळ्याला भावे I
वाचे उच्चारावे I
रामकृष्णा गोविंदा II
फळ पावाल अवळीला I
भोगी वैकुंठ सोहळा II
तुका म्हणे त्याच्या नांवे I
तोंचि होइजे स्वभावे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Blessed is he who remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba. He says, all endeavors such as rosary, penances, a life of solitude in the deep recesses of the forests, deeds of charity and many more do not come up to the merit of chanting "Ram- Krishna- Govinda", the noblest of all virtues, for One who devotes himself wholeheartedly to this practice begins to unravel the mystery of Self and GOD and begins to see the All Pervading Truth both within and without.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Blessed who remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD  knows no misery in the world, for the whole universe is filled with him alone."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

वचनेंचि व्हावे आपण उदार I
होईल विश्वंभर संतुष्टचि II
सत्यसंकल्पाची फळे बीजाऐसी I
शुद्ध नाही नासी पावो येत II
वंचिलिया काय येतसे उपगा I
शरीर हे नरकाचेचि आळे II
तुका म्हणे जीव जितां थोर लावा I
पडिलिया गोवा देशधडी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, whatever we experience depends upon the yearnings of our mind or Sankalpas.The thought (Sankalpas) bears fruit  according to the seed from which it springs. In other words to harvest Self Realisation, One must cultivate Good Sankalpas or to make willful determination untouched by doubt to practice the Name Worship of GOD incessantly.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Good Sankalpas depend on how One perceives his human birth, as a means of sense gratification or as a means to strive for Self Realisation.
He earnestly urges the seeker of Self Quest to Love the Divine Name and absorb in it before the time runs out and before it is too late, else it will be a long and gruelling wait through 8.4 million species to get the next human birth again, a finest conduit to Self Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय ढोरांपुढे घालूनि मिष्टान्न I
खरासी विलेपन चंदनाचे II
नको नको देवा खळाची संगती I
रस ज्या पंगती नाही कथे II
काय सेज बाज माकडा विलास I
अळंकारा नाश करुनि टाकी II
तुका म्हणे काय पाजुनि नवनीत I
सर्पा विष थीत अमृताचे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O' GOD, let me not be in the company of those who want to spend their rare human birth on mundane existence than pursuing the journey of Self Realisation.
Illustrating this with beautiful analogies he says, keeping the company of Unwise is as futile as serving sweets to animals or smearing sandalwood paste on a donkey.
He says,  it is as pointless as giving luxuries to a monkey, for it knows neither the worth of a soft bed nor ornaments,
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like milk offered to a snake becomes poison in the end, the seeker of Self Quest must refrain from keeping the company of Unwise, for just like all looks yellow to the jaundiced eye, they know not what unique opportunity they are wasting, their rare human birth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धन्य बा या ऐशा नारी I
घरी दारी नांदती II
चोरुनिया तुजपाशी I
येती त्यांसी न काळतां II
दोन्ही ठायी समाधान I
सम कठीण बहुतचि II
तुका म्हणे जीवासाठी I
दुर्लभ भेटी ते देवा II

"This composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj is about the the Knower of Truth who are in the world but not of it.
He says, "Ra" means Moksha or Liberation and "Dha" means striving for that, together they make "Radha", the One striving for being Liberated from the repeated sufferings. The Blessed is Radha, who symbolizes all those women of Gokul who remained absorbed in GOD Krishna while doing their day to day chores.
Elucidating the thought  "the mind open to everything, but attached to nothing", Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is living amidst the worldly hubbub, but remaining unattached by it, just as a lotus flower remains untouched by the mud.
He says, Self Quest is like walking on a tight rope, a balancing act between turning inward and  focusing outward, for the Rare One who keeps balance fuels life with hope of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Blessed are those who make every moment of their rare human birth count, as an opportunity for GOD Realisation, for the Divine Grace does not let their efforts go in vain."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II