II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भीस्त न पावे मालवी I
पढीया लोक रिझाय I
निचा जथे कमतारीव I
सो ही फल खाय II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a show off of the worldly knowledge may charm the audience, but GOD adores the humble, for the emptier a man lies before GOD, His Grace can flow in him to exalt and to bless."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एक भाव चित्ती I
तरी न लगे कांही युक्ती II
कळों आले जीवे I
मज माझियाची भावे II
आठवची पुरे I
सुख अवघे मोहोरे II
तुका म्हणे मन I
पूजा इच्छी नारायण II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in a desire to seek GOD One needs nothing but a gaze of faith to GOD and a conviction that 'Yes, He is'.
He says, One needs to do nothing elaborate to seek GOD, for remaining absorbed in His Name Worship is the fountainhead of  the True Happiness.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we do the ritualistic worship because we assume that it pleases GOD, but GOD Narayan adores the contemplative worship, a journey within to seek Him who dwells within."

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आपले तों काही I
येथें सांगिजेसे नाही II
परि हे वाणी वायचळे I
छंद करवित बरळे II
पंचभूतांचा हा मेळा I
देह सत्यत्वे निराळा II
तुका म्हणे भूली I
इच्या उफराट्या चाली II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our tongue has become habitual of saying 'This is my body', ' This is my house', 'This is my child', but we forget that in reality there is nothing in this world  which we can claim as ours.
He says, everything in nature is made up of five basic elements Earth, Water, Fire, Air and Space and our body is not an exception. But the body is not the soul who We truly are.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the tongue under the mesmerising spell of 'I am this body' idea speaks the language of 'Me' and 'Mine' even though it is far from the Truth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एका बीजा केला नास I
मग भोगिले कणीस II
कळे सकळां हा भाव I
लहानथोरावरी जीव II
लाभ नाही फुकासाठी I
केल्याविण जीवासाठी II
तुका म्हणे रणी I
जीव देतां लाभ दुणी II

In thIs composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a farmer sows a single corn in the soil to reap many more on the corn cob which sprouts from it. Just like the corn if One is brave enough to say goodbye, life rewards him with a new hello.
In another analogy he says, a soldier sacrifices his life on the battlefield, to get back not only the worldly praise but also an opportunity to ascend to the heaven.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, what we give out will always return, but in multifolds."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

उदंड शाहणे होत तर्कवंत I
परि या नेणवे अंत विठोबाचा II
उदंड अक्षरां करोत भरोवरी I
परि नेणवेची थोरी विठोबाची II
तुका म्हणे नाही भोळेपणाविण I
जणीव ते सिण रिते माप II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, deep in the human conscious is a pervasive need for a logical universe that makes sense. But the real universe is always one step beyond logic, the way GOD is.
He says, since time immemorial man is trying frantically to comprehend GOD through the study of Scriptures and reading them aloud, but in vain, for GOD reveals Himself only to the simple and unassuming, who rears an unwavering faith that "Yes, He Is."
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One needs to give up the sense of "I am", to seek GOD Panduranga effortlessly, for the more humble we stay, the more GOD Blesses us."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुका सुरा नहि सवदका रे I
जब कमाई न होय I
चोट साहे धनकी रे I
हिरा निबरे तोय II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a True Diamond bears the hits of a hammer, be brave, but not in words alone."

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राम कहे सो मुख भला रे I
बिनरामसे बीख I
अब न जानू मते बेरों I
जब काल लगावे सीख II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Blessed is the mouth that utters only 'RamNam' through its tongue of thought, for it imparts His Grace on the hearers.
He says, but for His praise whatever else we speak is a poison.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, beware of the two most powerful words, 'I AM', for it is better to be aware of a cruel truth than remaining absorbed in the delusion which is short lived."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अल्ला करे सो होय बाबा करतारका सिरताज I
गाऊ बछरे तिस चलावे यारी बाधो न सात II
ख्याल मेरा I
साहेबका बाबा हुवा करतार I
व्हांटे आधे चढे पीट आपे हुवा असवार II
जिकिर करो अल्लाकी बाबा सवल्यां अंदर भेस I
तुका जो नर बुझे सोहि भया दरवेस II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD can restore what is broken and change it into something amazing just like His Grace makes an extraordinary dream of an ordinary man come true, the Self Realisation. He says, a cow becoming friendly with a tiger seems to be impossible even in wildest of dreams, but when GOD steps in, miracles happen.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the realisation of his True Self dawns, when One sees and adores the presence of GOD all the time, all around him, to become One with Him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, ponder over GOD, the underlying consciousness in existence, for the Knower of this Truth becomes an Exemplar for the countless, on their Self Quest."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तरती दुबळी विठोबाच्या नांवे I
संचित ज्या सवे नाही शुद्ध II
शुद्ध तरे याचे काय ते नवल I
म्हणतां विठ्ठल वेळोवेळां II
वेळकाळ नाही कवणाचे हाती I
न कळे हे गति भविष्याची II
सायास केलियावांचूनी ते नाही I
भोगावरी काही बोलू नये II
भविष्य न सुटे भोगील्यावांचूनी I
संचित जाणोनि शुद्ध करा II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, if it is true that the beacon of the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba enlightens, no matter what wrongdoings One did in his past lives, then surely there is no doubt that the righteous is a step ahead.
He says, what we have at the most is 'now', for nobody knows what the future holds.
He says, GOD Realisation is about what conscious effort we do in this rare human birth to seek Him, rather than staying idle and passing the buck to the baggage of our Prarabdha Karma with which we are born.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though our Prarabdha Karma needs to be lived to be exhausted, it is entirely in our hands what Prarabdha Karma we will have in our future births. And hence he earnestly urges to do as much good as possible, for nothing goes in vain."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भेदाभेद नाही चिंता दुःख काही I
वैकुंठ त्या ठायी सदा वसे II
वसे तेथे देव सदा सर्वकाळ I
करिती निर्मळ नामघोष II
लाभ तयां झाला संसारा येऊनी I
भगवंत ऋणी भक्ती केला II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is the conditioned mind that says "I am worried", for GOD indwells the Blessed who prays and let GOD worry.
He says, the One absorbed in the Name Worship of
GOD is never alone, for GOD is always with him.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Truly Fortunate who live their rare human birth for nothing but seeking GOD make Him grateful to them forever."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाही भय भक्तां तराया पोटाचे I
देवासी तयाचे करणे लागे II
लागे पाठोवाटी पाहे पायांकडे I
पितांबरे खडे वाट झाडी II
डिंकोनिया काय राहिले हे लोक I
हेंचि कवतुक वाटे मज II
जयाने तारिले पाषाण सागरी I
तो घ्या रे अंतरी स्वामी माझा II

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD sustains his true devotee who casts all his burden upon Him and remains absorbed in His Name Worship. Wherever the devotee goes, GOD never leaves his side, for GOD walks beside him on the good days and carries him on the bad days.
He says, GOD sweeps away the loose stones on the path of his true devotee by the yellow cloth he wears. In other words, no matter how rough things turn out to be, GOD is with him every step of the way.
And therefore it perplexes Sant Tukaram Maharaj of what makes man to seek frivolous material pursuits than seeking the everlasting joy of the Name Worship of GOD.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj urges, not to waste even a moment of this rare human birth without contemplating GOD RAM, for His Grace made even the stones float in water."

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दुरी अंतरला नामनिंदकासी I
जैसे गोचिडासी क्षीर राहे II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a gadfly (गोचीड) remains stuck near the udder (आचळ) of cow. It sucks only the blood but not the milk to which it is so near.
Similarly distanced from GOD are those, who do not understand importance of the Name Worship of GOD in their rare human birth, for blinded by ignorance they find the worldly things to be more reliable than GOD who is most reachable."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नित्य धावे तेथे नामाचा गजर I
घोष जयजयकार आईकतां II
तांतडी ते काय हरिगुण गाय I
आणीक उपाय दुःखमूळ II
मूळ नरकाचे राज्य मदे माते I
अंतरे बहुत देव दुरी II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, except for the Name Worship of GOD, all the other means to seek Him are conditional and not without some sufferings. GOD cannot stay away from the place which resonates with His Name, chanted from the bottom of the heart.
He says, Godless is however the place which is haunted by echo of "Me, Mine", for it is the sure road to hell."

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या मनासी लागो हरिनामाचा छंद I
आवडी गोविंद गावयासी II
सीण झाला मज संसारसंभ्रमे I
सीतळ या नामे झाली काया II
या सुखा उपमा नाही द्यावयासी I
आले आकारासी निर्विकार II

Sant Tukaram Maharaj aspires to sing GOD through His Name Worship and therefore wishes his tongue of thought to be preoccupied  by the Holy 'RamNam' incessantly.
He says, the Name Worship of GOD is but the ray of hope for his soul, tired of  the  endless cycle of deaths and rebirths to exhaust his Karmic debt.
Elucidating the unparalleled happiness that emanates from the Name Worship of GOD , Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Formless GOD became Manifest only to enjoy the Supreme Joy His Name Worship brings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पांडुरंगा करूं प्रथम नमना I
दुसरे चरणां संतांचिया II
त्याच्या कृपादाने कथेचा विस्तारू I
बाबाजीसद्गुरुदास तुका II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the exposition of Harikatha which he is about to commence is by the Grace of Babaji Chaitanya, his Spiritual Master, for it is as if the Unmanifest GOD Panduranga has bestowed His Grace through him . And therefore Sant Tukaram Maharaj humbles before GOD Panduranga and his Master Babaji Chaitanya with utmost devotion."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुका प्रीत रामसुं I
तैसी मिठा राख I
पतंग जाय दिपपरे I
करे तनकी खाक II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, let our yearning for GOD RAM be like the longing of a Moth to a Flame.
He says, turning to the ardent wooing of Flame, the Moth  revels in the heat and hovers over the Flame without fear or hesitation, knowing fully well that soon it will be engulfed by the Fire and may perish.

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तुका रामसुं चित बांधा राखो I
तैसा अपनी हात I
धनु बछरा छोर जावे I
प्रेम न छुटे सात II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no matter how far away a cow goes grazing, her heart is always with her calf. Similarly we must aspire to practice the Holy 'RamNam', while performing our daily chores."

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तुका इच्छा मिठाई तो I
काहा करे जट खाक I
मथिया गोला डारदिया तो I
नहि मिले फेरन ताक II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Truly Desireless needs no trumpets and therefore doesn't needs to project himself in a particular way like smearing his body with ash and having unkempt hair.
He says, just like the butter churned out from buttermilk remains separate from it, the Truly Renunciated remains in the world but not of the world."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुका पंखि बहिर न मानू I
वोई जनावर बाग I
असंतनकुं संत न मानूं I
जे वर्मकुं दाग II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the difference between Sant and Asant, or a Godly Being who is free of false ego sense and the con artist whose very being is the false ego sense.
Illustrating with meaningful analogies he says, it is just like a bird of prey Peregrine Falcon (बहिरी ससाणा) known for its strong hunting ability is different from others of its species or just like a Tiger is no ordinary an animal,
He condemns the Spiritual Thugs, for the worst deluded are the Self deluded."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुका राम बहुत मिठा रे I
भर राखू शरीर I
तनकी करू नावरि I
उतारुं पैल तीर II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Wheel of Life rotates ceaselessly till the Karmic energy which drives it is exhausted. It is only here in this rare human birth that One can aspire to do so by assuming not he but GOD is the Doer, for it halts the constant refilling of the Karmic Storehouse, the root cause of all sufferings, which is going on since time immemorial. And therefore he says,. let my body be filled to the brim with the sweet nectar of Holy 'RamNam', for the Name and Named being no different, the body likens a boat to transcend the ocean of sufferings of birth and death forever."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

लोभीके  चित धन बैठे I
कामिनी चित काम I
माताके चित पुत बैठे I
तुकाके मन राम II

"Whatever we contemplate, we become."
Illustrating this with beautiful analogies Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, let my mind remain absorbed in the Holy "RamNam' just like a greedy eyes the riches or just like a slave of senses is ever immersed in the thoughts of sense gratification or just like a mother's heart is always with her child."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुका बस्तर बिचारा क्या करो रे I
अंतर भगवा न होय I
भीतर मेल कब मिटे रे I
मरे उपर धोय II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, often wearing of the Saffron becomes the sign, not so much of Renunciation for which it stands. And therefore simply wearing Saffron robes will not serve any purpose if our hearts are bereft of love, compassion and kindness.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, flaunting with Saffron without comprehending the meaning of True Renunciation is just like washing the body without making any effort to cleanse the inner filth of mind which is accumulating since time immemorial."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काहे रोवे आगले मरना I
गंव्हार तू भला आपना II
केले मालूम नहि पडे I
नन्हे बडे गये सो II
बाप भाई लेखा नहि I
पाछे तू हि चलनार II
काले बाल सोपत भये I
खबर पकडो तुका कहे II


"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, life is not lost by dying, but with each passing moment while we are alive, in countless uncaring ways of ignoring the true purpose of this rare human birth, the Self Quest. And therefore he says, lament not for the dead, for you may be the next.
He says, day after day countless people die. Yet the living wish to live forever, for they live life headless of this certainty, unmindful of the stark reality that it is temporal and our stay here is just for few numbered days.
He says, think about it, look at it, for your death is born with you, you cannot escape it just like so many you knew couldn't.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, its not that your black hair have turned white suddenly, for lot of water has gone under the bridge. Wake up he says, let thought of inevitable death help you make most of whatever little time is left of this precious human birth, for when there is a will, there is a way."

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II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

राम कहो जीवना फल सो ही I
हरिभजनसुं विलंब न पाई II
कवनका मंदर कवनकी झोपरी I
एक रामबिन सब हि फुकरी II
कवनकी काया कवनकी माया I
एक रामबिन सब हि जाया II
कहे तुका सबहि चलनार I
एक रामबिन नहिं वो सार II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, seeking Him is remembering Him, for the true fulfillmemt of life is remaining absorbed in the Holy "RamNam", the ultimate fruition of all endeavors.
He says, lets hurry and remember the "Timeless" most timely because life's targedy is that we get old too soon but wise too late.
He says, but for the Holy "RamNam" which is same Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, our worldly identity, our possessions and our attachments which are the progeny of "I am the body" idea are short lived because body dwindles with every passing moment.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, but for the Holy "RamNam", not everything that is counted truly counts."

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क्या कहूं नहि बुझत लोका I
लिजावे जम मारत धका II
क्या जीवनेकीं पकडी आस I
हातो लिया नहि मेरा घास II
किसे दिवाने कहता मेरा I
कछु जावे तव तूं सब ल्या न्यारा II
कहे तुका तूं भया दिवाना I
आपना विचार कर ले जाना II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, wake up from your slumber of ignorance O' deluded mind, for in this rare human birth the time slips through our hands like grain of sand, never to return again.
He says, powerless is man who even doesn't know whether the morsel he holds in his hands will ever reach his mouth. And therefore he says, boast not of living long, for man is puppet in the hands of fate and seldom sees the strings.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, fool not yourself of "I am this body" idea for neither this body nor the worldly relations will last forever.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, waste not this rare human birth for chasing frivolous material pursuits, for only here One can delve into the mystery of how different the real he is from the body with which he mistakenly identifies himself."

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कण भुसाच्या आधारे I
परि ते निवडिता बरे II
काय घोंघाणी पाघाणी I
ताकामध्ये घोटी लोणी II
सुईणीपुढे चेटा I
काय लपविसी चाटा II
तुका म्हणे ज्ञान I
दिमाकाची भनभन II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, those who lack substance usually speak the loudest and create most fuss. But they are most uncomfortable with the One who knows what they know.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like a pretension of a woman posing to be pregnant remains no secret for a doctor who examines her, the Untruth is short lived in the eyes of a True Knower.
He says, the husk or dry outer covering is an integral part of a nut. In other words the very Essence of this rare human birth is veiled by the ignorance of "I am the body" idea,  A Truly Wise however peels the husk for the sublime kernel to  reveal in its True Magnificence.
In another analogy he says, no sane man will mix the butter churned out from the butter milk into it again.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though the empty vessels make the most noise, the Truth needs no trumpets, for it speaks for itself."

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सर्व सुख आम्ही भोगू सर्व काळ I
तोडीयेलें जाळ मोहपाश II
याचसाठी सांडियेलें भरतार I
रातलो या पर पुरुषासी II
तुका म्हणे आतां गर्भ नये धरुं I
औषध जे करूं फळ नव्हे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates his journey of Self Quest in the words of a married woman who seeks carnal desire out of her wedlock.
He says, here 'married' suggests worldly attachments, "out of wedlock' suggests abandonment of pursuit of material comforts. In other words the road to True Happiness unfolds only when One crosses the threshold of worldly attachments through Renunciation.
He says, a woman becomes worriless when she takes medication to prevent pregnancy. Here "medication" suggests Wisdom of Self Realisation and "prevent pregnancy" suggests halting the endless cycle of deaths and rebirths. In other words, the repeated sufferings cease when Wisdom of Self Realisation dawns on the Rare Soul who dares to transcend the "I am the body" idea."

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विसरले कुळ आपुला आचार I
पति भावे दीर घर सोय II
सांडिला लौकिक लाज भय चिंता I
रातले अनंता चित्त माझे II
मज आतां कोणी आळवाल झणी I
तुका म्हणे कानी बहिरी झाले II

"This composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj is his yearning for GOD in the words of an unfaithful wife longing for her lover.
He says, just like she, in her illicit rendezvous, doesn't remember her Husband, the Loved Ones and their House, Sant Tukaram Maharaj in his Self Quest has no recollection of "I am the body" idea, the Sense of Duality and the Ignorance, the root cause of all sufferings.
Just like she, in her tryst doesn't care about what people will say or about the dishonour her behaviour will bring and has no fear and worry, Sant Tukaram Maharaj in his Self Quest remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD and let GOD worry.
Just like all falls to deaf ears, when she is suggested to leave the path of infidelity, Sant Tukaram Maharaj doesn't wish to hear anything about the world of attachments which he has left far behind."

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नाही विचारीत I
मेघ हगणदारी सेत II
नये पाहो त्याचा अंत I
ठेवी कारणापे चित्त II
वर्जती गंगा I
नाही उत्तम अधम जगा II
तुका म्हणे मळ I
नाही अग्निसी विटाळ II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD treats everyone alike, for He never plays favourites.
Illustrating this with beautiful analogy he says, GOD's Love Rains His kindness equally on all, just like Rain falls equally on the just and unjust.
In another analogy he says, just like the Holy River Ganga, doesn't make distinction when it comes to quenching thirst or absolving One of all his wrongdoings, GOD's Love  is the True Love, without distinction, without calculation and without procrastination.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like Fire  turns everything into ashes, good or bad, GOD's Love doesn't make distinction between who seeks Him, a pious or evil, for he who seeks Him with unconditional faith is but two empty hands held open to receive All of GOD."

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नावडावे जन नावडावे मान I
करुनि प्रमाण तूंचि होई II
सोडवूनि देहसंबंध व्यसने I
ऐसी नारायणे कृपा कीजे II
नावडावे रूप नावडावे रस I
अवघी राहो आस पायांपाशी II
तुका म्हणे आतां आपुलिया सत्ता I
करुनि अनंता ठेवा ऐसे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj implores GOD Narayan to Bless him of not doing certain things which may become hindrance on his Self Quest.
O'GOD, he says, please keep at bay "I am somebody" idea and let me not get attracted to the honour bestowed upon me by others, for only then You will become My World which is a prerequisite on the journey of Self Quest.
He says, shower me Your Grace O'GOD, for only it can save me from the phantom of ignorance of "I am the body" idea, the root cause of all sufferings.
O'GOD, Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, please save me from being  swayed by external beauty or dictated by my taste buds, for only when all my desires will take refuge at Your Feet, the treasure house of Supreme Bliss, I will be rightly on the path of Your Realisation."


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