II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सर्व सुख अधिकारी I
मुखे उच्चारी हरिनाम I
सर्वांगे तो सर्वोत्तम I
मुखी नाम हरीचे II
ऐशी उभविली बाहे I
वेदी पाहे पुराणी II
तुका म्हणे येथे कांही I
संदेह नाही भरंवसा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the fountainhead of perpetual happiness manifests within the One who sings of Hari Naam day and night.
He says, sleeping or awake, sitting or standing, the One who remains ever at his post within is the blessed most.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, doubt not what the Vedic Scriptures are propounding since time immemorial, for all creation and all modes of worship remain incomplete without the saving Grace of Hari Naam."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देव होइजेत देवाचे संगती I
पतन पंगती जगाचिया II
दोहींकडे दोन्ही वाहातील वाटा I
करितील सांठा आपुलाला II
दाखविले परी नाही वर्जिजेता I
आला तो तो चित्ता भाग भरा II
तुका म्हणे अंगी आवडीचे बळ I
उपदेश मूळ बीजपात्र II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we are free to choose, but we are not free from the consequence of our choice, for Godliness comes to the One who puts GOD first while the downfall is inevitable for those who rely more on the world.
In other words, when we make people the basis of our confidence, we experience rejection and disappointment again and again. But when GOD becomes the ultimate source of our confidence, we are never let down.
He says, One moves higher or cast into the depths depending upon the fruits of good or evil which he brings with him from his past lives.
He says, though the faith will grow not by chance, but by choice, the True Longing for GOD speaks for itself and needs no counsel."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आता येणेविण नाही आम्हां चाड I
कोण बडबड करी वायां II
सुख तेचि दुःख पुण्यपांप खरे I
हे तो आम्हां बरे कळों आले II
तुका म्हणे वाचा वाहिली अनंता I
बोलायचे आतां काम नाही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, seeking GOD through His Name Worship is moving beyond the world of duality of good or bad, happiness or sorrow to the magic of Oneness. He says, the happiness is like a mirage in the desert, which the thirsty dreams to be water and strives after it, until when he comes near and finds it to be no more than an illusion, for our thoughts create our sufferings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when we wake up to the Truth, there is nothing to fight against."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

लंकेमाजी घरे किती ती आइका I
सांगतसे संख्या जैसी तैसी II
पांच लक्ष घरे पाषाणांची जेथे I
सात लक्ष तेथे विटबंदी II
कोटी घरे जेथे कांशा आणि तांब्याची I
शुद्ध कांचनाची सप्त कोटी II
तुका म्हणे ज्याची संपदा एवढी I
सांगाते कवडी गेली नाही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, King Ravana ruled Lanka, the city of immense wealth and riches, created by celestial architect Vishwakarma and was home of Kuber, the treasurer of the Gods. It had five lack houses made of stone, seven lack houses made of brick, a crore houses made of bronze, copper and seven crore houses made of pure gold. However none of these worldly riches he could take with him when he died.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man comes in the world empty handed and dies empty handed, all the possessions is just an illusion, That Which Is Not."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय लवणकणिकेविण I
एके क्षीण सागर II
मां हे येवढी अडचणी I
नारायणी मजविण II
कुबेर आटाहासे जोडी I
काय कवडीकारणे II
तुका म्हणे काचमणी I
कोण गणी भांडारी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man is incomplete without GOD but GOD needs no man to be perfect.
Illustrating this with beautiful analogies he says, just like one grain of salt less makes no difference to the swell of ocean, the man is but a mote of dust floating  in the infinitude of the immense universe.
He says, just like the worldly riches are trifling to the vast riches of Lord Kuber or a precipus stone is inconsequential to the One who has in his possession countless of them, GOD without man is still GOD, but Man without GOD is NOTHING."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जन विजन झाले आम्हां I
विठ्ठलनामाप्रमाणे II
पाहे तिकडे मायबाप I
विठ्ठल आहे रखुमाई II
वन पट्टण एकभाव I
अवघा ठाव सरता झाला II
आठव नाही सुखदुःखा I
नाचे तुका कौतुके II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about his becoming One with the totality of experience, an experience of feeling closeness and unity to all that surrounds, just like GOD Name Vitthal that encompasses the world entire.
He says, behind all the multiplicity of this manifold universe, the homogeneous Oneness persists in all its splendour. And therefore he says, One pointed devotion to GOD is a journey from suffering to joy, from two-ness to the Eternal Oneness or a journey from seeing the world of duality all around to seeing Godliness everywhere."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

द्रव्य घेऊनियां कथा जरी करी I
तरी भंगो हरी देह माझा II
माझी कथा करा ऐसे म्हणे कोणा I
तरी नारायण जिव्हा जडो II
साह्य तूं झालासी काय उणे तुपे I
आणीक भूतांपे काय मागों II
तुका म्हणे सर्व सिद्धी तुझे पायी I
तूं माझा गोसावी पांडुरंगा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O'GOD, let me not live to see the day when I will take money for narrating Your story.
O'GOD Narayan, please make me speechless if I will ever ask others to praise me.
He says, I don't have to worry about "What will I eat" or "What will I drink" or "What will I wear for clothing", for GOD Panduranga is my provider. He is the source of life and He sustains it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सुखे खावे अन्न I
त्याचे करावे चिंतन II
त्याचे दिले त्यासी I
पावे फळ आपणासी II
आहे हा आधार I
नाम त्याचे विश्वंभर II
नाही रिता ठाव I
तुका म्हणे पसरी भाव II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when every morsel of food is accompanied by the Name Worship of GOD, it reaches Him, for food is GOD's Love made edible.
He says, it is GOD's Grace that our food was ready even before we made our entry into this world.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is no place in the universe devoid of GOD. One sees countless opportunities to worship Him, feeling His presence everywhere and in all beings, who sees this universe as a temple of GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बोलविसी तैसे आणी अनुभवां I
नाही तरी देवा विटंबना II
मिठेवरी काय करावे मिष्टान्न I
शव जीवेविण श्रुंगारीले II
संपादणीविण विटविले सोंग I
गुणेविण चांग रुपहीन II
कन्यापुत्रेविण मंगळदायके I
वेचिले हे फिके द्रव्य तरी II
तुका म्हणे तैसी होते मज परी I
न देखे अंतरी प्रेमभाव II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, if what we do does not flow out of a heart of love, a heart that does those things because it genuinely desires to do those things, then it is ultimately worthless to GOD.
He says, devotion without it's genuine desire is like an embellished corpse or as futile as wedding of dolls, no matter how extravagantly it is carried out or eating sweet but without the need to balance it for the salty food eaten earler.
He says, just like a pretence not accompanied by attributes remains a facade, One needs to be virtuous from within to be called One.
O'GOD, says Sant Tukaram Maharaj, save me from the irony of doing the Name Worship of GOD, yet devoid of its experience."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पूर आला आनंदाचा I
लाटा उसळती प्रेमाच्या II
बांधू विठ्ठल सांगडी I
पोहूनि जाऊं पैल थडी II
अवघे जन गडी I
घाला उडी भाईनो II
हे तो नाहो सर्वकाळ I
अमुप आनंदाचे जळ II
तुका म्हणे थोरा पुण्ये I
ओघ आला पंथे येणे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, waves of loving devotion for GOD toss themselves in the outpouring of happiness emanated by His Name Worship.
He says, the ocean of worldly appearance stands crossed when One remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD. In other words only GOD Name Vitthal can take us across the ocean of repeated sufferings to the "Other Shore" of Everlasting  Supreme Bliss.
He says, all animals have intelligence but the sense of discrimination makes man different. And therefore he says, waste not the moments of this rare human birth, for only here One can consciously pursue the Name Worship of GOD for his journey of GOD Realisation
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the longing for devotion in the present birth goes back countless lifetimes and therefore do the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible, for the Momentum builds Success."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जेणे घडे नारायणी अंतराय I
होत बाप माय वर्जावी ती II
येर प्रिया पुत्र धना कोण लेखा I
करिती ती दुःखा पात्र शत्रू II
प्रल्हादे जनक बिभीषणे बंधू I
राज्य माता निंदू भरते केली II
तुका म्हणे सर्व धर्म हरिचे पाय I
आणिक उपाय दुःखमूळ II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though honouring parents is a lifelong endeavor, One must turn his back on them if what they ask him to do distracts him from seeking GOD Narayan.
He says, beware of the loved ones and the material wealth, for all these attachments are transient and loss is inevitable.
About the oddity of deserting parents for GOD Narayan, Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the history is replete with examples. The Great Devotee Pralhad  endured the torture meted out by his tyrant father but ardently pursued his quest for GOD Narayan.
Bibhishana, the younger brother of King Ravana, who spent all his time meditating on the Name of GOD, deserted Ravana and joined hands with Supreme GOD Shri Ram to free Sita from the bondage.
Bharata, the younger brother of Supreme GOD Shri Ram having condemned his mother Kaikeyi for sowing the seeds of discord, placed His footwear on the Royal Seat of Ayodhya, thus laying clear the fact that Supreme GOD Shri Ram was the de facto ruler of Ayodhya.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, all the religions unfold the path to GOD but the greatest is His Feet becoming fully manifest within or in other words doing the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible, the panacea of all the sufferings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नव्हे आराणूक संवसारा हाती I
सर्व काळ चित्ती हाचि धंदा II
देवधर्म सांदी पडिले सकळ I
विषयी गोंधळ गाजीतसे II
रात्री दिस न पुरे  कुटुंबाचे समाधान I
दुर्लभ दर्शन ईश्वराचे II
तुका म्हणे आत्महत्यारे घातकी I
थोर होते चुकी नारायणी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, solace betrays the man  caught in the vicious cycle of desires, fulfilled and unfulfilled, who toils day and night to cater to the needs of his loved ones, but unknowingly becomes distant from GOD Narayan who is not a necessity for him just like his worldly desires are.
Wake up O'Man from the slumber of  ignorance before it is too late says Sant Tukaram Maharaj, for the sole purpose of this rare human birth is not chasing the frivolous material pursuits but GOD Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

स्मशान ते भूमि प्रेतरुप जन I
सेवाभक्तीहीन ग्रामवासी II
भरतील पोट श्रानाचिया परी I
वस्ती दिली घरी यमदूतां II
अपूज्य लिंग तेथे अतित नेघे थारा I
ऐसी वस्ती चोरां कंटकांची II
तुका म्हणे नाही ठावी स्थिती मती I
यमाची निश्चिती कुळवाडी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the village where live the atheist, who lack the belief in the existence of GOD is nothing but a crematory ground and the inhabitants but the living dead. He says, living a dog's life with the sole purpose summed up with only one word "Survival" is accepting the inevitability of the repeated sufferings without doing any conscious effort to become free from its bondage.
He says, a traveller finds no place to rest and recoup in a village devoid of temple where live the Godless.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, those who do not understand that the true purpose of this rare human birth is GOD Realisation are nothing but a bonded labour, enslaved forever to Yama, the GOD of Death."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देव तीर्थी येर दिसे जया ओस I
तोचि तया दोष जाणतिया II
तया बरे फावे देवा चुकवितां I
संचिताची सत्ता अंतराय II
शुद्धाशुद्ध ठाव पापपुण्य बीज I
पावविल दुजे फळभोग II
तुका म्हणे विश्वंभरा ऐसे वर्म I
चुकलिया धर्म अवघे मिथ्या II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, to say that the Omnipresent GOD dwells only at the Pilgrimages and not anywhere else is the greatest of the ignorance, In a way this excuse makes the worship of GOD a matter of convinience, thereby drifting us away from GOD.
He says, good or bad, right or wrong are but the offsprings of this ignorance, the root cause of all sufferings, for there is nothing either good or bad but our duality oriented thinking makes it so.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the names of religions may differ but inherent in all of them lies the Eternal Truth,"GOD is here, there and everywhere, within this, that, and everything."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एकचिया धाट्या टोके I
एका फिके उपचार II
ऐसी सवे गोवळिया I
भाव तया पढीवंता II
एकाचे ते उच्छिष्ट खाय I
एका जाय ठकवूनि II
तुका म्हणे बहू सोपे I
बहू रूपे अनंत II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of Bhava or Ecstatic Emotion in devotion. He says, the intense feeling that "Yes, GOD Is", is Supreme in devotion. And therefore more than the elaborate ritualistic offerings of any kind, even a morsel of food, but offered with a loving devotion by a devotee, is more precious to GOD Krishna, who adores it most.
He says, GOD fools all those who forbid the offering of partially eaten food to Him and eats the half eaten food of His devotee.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Supreme Indweller of Infinite Manifestations dwells not in the outward conformity to religious rituals, but rather in the longing with which the devotee seeks Him."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सोनियाचे ताट क्षिरीने भरले I
भक्षावया दिले श्वानालागी II
मुक्ताफळहार खरासी घातला I
कस्तुरी सुकराला चोजविली II
वेदपारायण बधिरा सांगे ज्ञान I
तयासी ते खुण काय जाणे II
तुका म्हणे ज्याचे तोचि एक जाणे I
भक्तीचे महिमान साधू जाणे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One must be aware of what he is doing just like a seeker on his self quest knows the importance of devotion. However not to do so is just like feeding milk to a dog in a gold plate or adorning a donkey with necklace of pearls or smearing musk on the swine or words of Wisdom of Vedic Scriptures falling on deaf ears."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नव्हे आराणूक परि मनी वाहे I
होईल त्या साहे पांडुरंग II
पंढरीसी जावे उद्वेग मानसी I
धरिल्या पावसी संदेह नाही I
नसो बळ देह असो पराधीन I
परि हे चिंतन टाको नको II
तुका म्हणे देह पडो या चिंतने I
पुढे लाग येणे याजसाठी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no matter how restless the mind is, for GOD aids the One who seeks Him with True Longing.
He says, an urge to go to Pandharpur, the Supreme Abode of GOD Panduranga is nothing but Longing for Belonging.
He says, the Name Worship of GOD must continue unfailingly regardless of whether the vigour is lost or One becomes dependent.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, greatest is doing the Name Worship of GOD in the final moments of this rare human birth, the finest way to GOD Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आइत्याची राशी I
आली पाकसिद्धीपाशी II
आता सांडोनी भोजन I
भिके जावे वेडेपण II
उसंतीली वाट I
मागे परतावे फुकट II
तुका म्हणे वाणी I
वेंचो बैसोन ठाकणी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like foolishness it is to go begging for food despite being offered bellyful or futile it is to retrace back the path you have already covered, so is to miss the opportunity to pursue the Name Worship of GOD incessantly in this rare human birth.
He says, sit at one place and seek GOD with loving devotion, for nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in His Name."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

गति हे उत्तम व्हावया उपाव I
आहे धरा पाव विठोबाचे II
विठोबाचे पायी राहिलियां भावे I
न लगे कोठे जावे वनांतरा II
तरती दुबळी विठोबाच्या नावे I
संचित ज्या सवे नाही शुद्ध II
शुद्ध तरे याचे काय ते नवल I
म्हणतां विठ्ठल वेळोवेळां II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, meditate day and night GOD Name Vithoba and embrace His feet in your heart, for it is the only way to get the next birth conducive to your journey of GOD Realisation.
He says, let your mind remain absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba and you will get the merit of myriad of pilgrimages.
He says, it does not matter whether One who does the Name Worship of GOD is born with very little virtue from his past lives or carries loads of it, for GOD Name Vithoba recited with love makes no distinction, it Liberates."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रिकामिक देहा होय नव्हे मना I
चिंतिचिये घाणा जुंपिजेसी II
शेवटी हे गळां  लाऊनियां दोरी I
सांभाळीये करी वासनेच्या II
वासनेचा संग होय  अंतकाळी I
तरी तपोबळी जन्म धरी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the mind never sleeps, though the body can be idle, for the constant churning of the mind is like a bull walking round and round in the endeavor to extract oil.
He says, where our thoughts are, there we shall have to go, for we are always following our thoughts and the time of death will be no exception. The thoughts of attachment at the time of death is the leash with which our mind walks us through the repeated sufferings.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no matter how piously and righteously One has lived his life, it is his final thought at the moment of death that decides his next birth. And therefore he says, practice the Name Worship of GOD every moment because death will not come by appointment.

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नारायण जे विसरले संवसारी I
तयांसी अघोरी वास सत्य II
सत्य मानूनियां संतांच्या वचना I
जा रे नारायणा शरण तुम्ही II
तुम्ही नका मानूं कोणाचा विश्वास I
पुत्र पत्नी आस धन वित्त II
धन वित्त लोभ माया मोहपाश I
मांडियेलें फांसे यमदूती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is no end to the repeated sufferings for the One who forgets the true purpose of this rare human birth, the GOD Realisation. And therefore submit to GOD Narayan he says and become His right in earnest.
He says, do not depend much on anyone except GOD Narayan, for even your own shadow betrays you in the darkness.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, craving the material wealth and attachment to the worldly relations are but the dice rolled in the gamble of life. The true test of mettle is to play it but not to get tricked by it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ऐका ऐका भाविक जन I
व्हाल कोण कोण ते II
तार्किकांचा टाका संग I
पांडुरंग स्मरा हो II
नका शोधू मतांतरे I
नुमगे खरे बुडाल II
कलीमध्ये दास तुका I
जातो लोकां सांगत II

"This composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj is his discourse to the seekers of GOD just before he left for his Supreme Abode. He earnestly implores all to do the Name Worship of GOD Panduranga as much as possible and be away from those who merely discuss rather than experience.
He says, the precious moments of this rare human birth are not to get lost in the labyrinth of different ways of seeking GOD, but rather to seek Him in His Name, the crowning fruition of all endeavors."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

शरीर अविद्येचा बांधा I
शरीर अवगुणांचा रांधा I
शरीरी वसे बहुत बाधा I
नाही गुण सुधा एक शरीरी II
शरीर सकळ शुद्ध I
शरीरी निधींचाही निध I
शरीरे तुटे भवबंध I
वसे मध्यभागी देव शरीरा II
शरीरा सुख नेदाचा भोग I
न द्यावे दुःख न करी त्याग I
शरीर वोखटे ना चांग I
तुका म्हणे वेग करी हरिभजनी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, our body is the mix of all undesirables bound together by ignorance, yet it is pristine, for in it dwells GOD and only through it we can break free from the shackles of ignorance.
And therefore Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, pleasure it not or let it suffer, for the body is neither good nor bad. All that matters is how we utilize it for the Name Worship of GOD, the true purpose of this rare human birth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

शरीर दुःखाचे कोठार I
शरीर रोगाचे भांडार I
शरीर दुर्गंधाची थार I
नाही अपवित्र शरीरा ऐसे II
शरीर उत्तम चांगले I
शरीर सुखाचे घोसुले I
शरीरे साध्य होय केले I
शरीरे साधले परब्रम्ह II

"Elucidating the great paradox of human body, Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the body is the root cause of all sufferings and the home to all diseases. Despite that nothing seems to reek more unpleasantly than this filth, it is a treasure house of True Happiness, for GOD Realisation is possible only in this rare human birth."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जंव हे सकळ सिद्ध आहे I
हात चालावया पाय I
तंव तू आपुले स्वहित पाहे I
तीर्थयात्रे जावे चूको नको II
जंव काळ असे दुरी ठेला I
तंव तूं हरिगुण गाये आईक वहिला I
मन भाव धरूनि भला I
न वंचे त्याला चूको नको II
मग तेथे न चाले काही I
सत्ता संपदा राहील ठायींच्या ठायी I
पुढे संचित जाईल ग्वाही I
तुका म्हणे तेही यमआज्ञा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, go to a pilgrimage, the outer manifestation of inner journey, while there is a mental and physical fitness, for tomorrow it just might not be there.
He says, we only have this moment, the next may betray us. We have to make most of the One Time Offer of this rare human birth and do the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible, for today we are here, tomorrow we may not be.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, all the riches and clout do no good on the day when the death knocks on the door. None comes along after death, except the sum total of the conscious doings, a constant companion to eternity."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पशू काय पापपुण्य जाणती I
उत्तम मध्यम भोगिती I
काही एक उपजतां मरती I
बहिरी अंध होती पांगुळ मुकी II
नरदेह निधान लागले हाती I
उत्तम सार उत्तम गति I
होईन देवचि म्हणती ते होती I
तरी कां चित्तीं न धरावे II
क्षण एक मन स्थिर करुनि I
सावध होई डोळे उघडोनी I
पाहे वेद बोलिले पुराणी I
तुका विनवणी करीतसे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the countless animals die as soon as they are born and many become deaf, blind and disabled. They have instinctive intelligence limited to secure the requirements of hunger, thirst and self protection, but lack the ability to reflect and therefore are unable to discriminate between what is right to do and what is wrong and harmful. This reflective thought is the sole quality that makes this rare human birth unique in the whole creation.
He says, wake up O' Mind from the slumber of ignorance and make most of this precious human birth you have, for only here you can seek GOD Realisation, the crowning fruition of all endeavors.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, still your mind O' Man, for only then you can hear the Eternal Truth that the Vedic Scriptures are propounding since time immemorial, the Truth that Liberates."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बैसो आता मनी I
आले तैसेचि वदनी II
मग अवघेचि गोड I
पुरे सकळही कोड II
बाहेरील भाव I
तैसा अंतरीही वाव II
तुका म्हणे मणी I
शोभा दाविली कोंदणी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about trueness of feelings, for what appears outside must emanate from deep within.
He says, it is like the Name Worship of GOD happening in tandem with Wisdom and Renunciation.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant  Tukaram Maharaj says, if Heartful Devotion is a Diamond then equally precious is it's setting of the Wisdom and Renunciation, for together their brilliance is unparalleled."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अवघाची आकार ग्रासियेला काळे I
एक ते निराळे हरिचे नाम II
धरुनि राहिलो अविनाश कंठी I
जीवन हे पोटी साठविले II
शरीरसंपत्ति मृगजळभान I
जाईल नासोन खरे नव्हे II
तुका म्हणे आता उपाधिच्या नावे I
आणियेला देवे वीट मज II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the glory of the Holy Ram Nam. He says,
In the beginning was the Ram Nam and it was with God and it was God. It was in the beginning with God. All things were made by Him, and without Him was not anything made that was made. In Him is the life and life is the light of man and the light of Wisdom shines in the darkness of ignorance so that the illusion of "I am the body " crumbles forever.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, he in whom the Holy Ram Nam becomes personified is the Self Realised Soul for whom it can be said that the Holy Ram Nam was made flesh and dwelt among us. On the other hand, One who has not been able during his lifetime to establish love for the Divine Name, at the time of death quits the body like a defeated gambler who leaves gambling den with empty hands.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Holy Ram Nam assures salvation to all, whether good or bad, learned or unlettered. As sun and fire gives warmth and light to all, so is the Holy Ram Nam, which cannot fail to produce its effect regardless of the condition in which it is recited."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बहु जाचलो संसारी I
वसे गर्भी मातेच्या उदरी I
लक्ष चौऱ्यांशी योनिद्वारी I
झालो भिकारी याचक II
जिणे पराधीन आणिकां हाती I
दृढ पाशी बांधलो संचिती I
प्रारब्ध क्रियमाण सांगाती I
भोवंडीती सत्ता आपुलिया II
न भरे पोट नाही विसांवा I
नाही नेम एक ठाव गांवा I
नाही सत्ता न फिरे ऐसी देवा I
लाही जीवा खापरी तडफडी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the tossing and turning of his restless mind, just like popping of hot jowar seeds, caught in the tussle  between what he wants to be and what he actually is.
He says, just like a beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold under him the whole time, yet was unaware of it, he has become the One, on his countless journeys from womb to tomb, in quest of the True Happiness, unaware that it is within him.
He says, bound to others by Karmic Debt, the vicious Karmic Cycle seems to be unending.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the journey through the countless species gives neither contentment not  solace, for it is just like a man's wanderings from place to place, who knows not how long he will stay at a particular place.
He says, just like man knows not how to put a stop to his wanderings, he aspires GOD Realisation so that his repeated sufferings will cease forever."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

विषयओढी भुलले जीव I
आता यांची कोण करील कीव I
नुपजे नारायणी भाव I
पावोनी ठाव नरदेह II
कोण सुखे धरले संसारी I
पडोनी काळाच आहारी I
माप या लागले शरीरी I
जाळीयावरी सळे वोढीति II
बापुडी होतील शेवटी I
आयुष्यासवे झालिया तुटी I
भोगीले मागे पुढे ही कोटी I
होईल भेटी जन्माशी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the countless who have gone astray in their chase of frivolous material pursuits and who have forgotten the very purpose of their rare human birth, the GOD Realisation.
He says, from the moment One is born, the countdown to death has begun. Time is free, but it is priceless. One cannot own it, but he can surely use it just like by making this rare human birth worthwhile by doing the Name Worship of GOD incessantly.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is not that we are given short life but we make it short by being wasteful of it. And in the end when this realisation dawns, it's too late, for no one, not even the mightiest is spared from the clutches of death."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जुंतीले घाणा बांधोनि डोळे I
मागे जोडी आर तेणेही पोळे I
चालिलो किती ते न कळे I
दुःखे आरंबळे भूक तान II
एवढे जयाचे निमित्त I
प्रारब्ध क्रियमाण संचित I
ते हे देव मानुनि अनित्य I
न करिती कां नित्य नामस्मरण II
तुका म्हणे न वेचता मोल I
तो हा यासी महाग विठ्ठल I
वेचितां फुकाचेचि बोल I
केवढे खोल अभागिया II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, wake up from the slumber of ignorance and do the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible, for the endless cycle of deaths and rebirths due to man's Karmic Debt is just like round and round goes a blindfolded bull, driving an oil mill. The Bull aches with weariness carrying the burden of yoke and is harshly poked when slowed down.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One needs to spend nothing to utter GOD Name Vitthal, yet it is so difficult for the One who knows not what his rare human birth is for."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नर नारी बाळे अवघा नारायण I
ऐसे माझे मन करी देवा II
न यो काम क्रोध द्वेष निंदा द्वंद्व I
अवघा गोविंद निःसंदेह II
असावे म्यां सदा विषयी विरक्त I
काया वाचा चित्त तुझे पायी I
करोनियां साह्य पुरवी मनोरथ व्हावे कृपावंत तुका म्हणे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O'GOD, do something so that all the fellow beings will appear as GOD Narayan to me.
He says, save me from being looted by Lust, Anger, Envy, Reproach and the Sense of Two-ness and let me find You amidst all thoughts and actions, in every moment and everywhere, even in the midst of all unfavourable and trying circumstances.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like One cannot eat the cake and have it, he aspires to be free from the desire of senses to seek GOD Realisation and dwell at His Feet with wholehearted devotion.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O' GOD, only You can make my wishes come true, for even a broken tree can bear fruit with Your Grace."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II