II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सरळ ही नामे उच्चारावी सदा I
हरि वा गोविंदा वा रामकृष्णा II
पुण्य पर्वकाळ तीर्थेही सकळ I
कथा सिंधुजळ न्हाऊं येती II
अवघेचि लाभ बैसलिया घरा I
येती भाव धरा एके ठायीं II
शेळ्या मेंढ्या गाई सेवा घेती म्हैसी I
कामधेनू तैसी नव्हे एक II
तुका म्हणे सुखे पाविजे अनंता I
हे वर्म जाणतां त्रिवेणीचा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man has through ages endeavored to call GOD by myriad of names such as Hari, Govinda, Ramkrishna and clothed Him with epithets just for the sake of expression. He says, going to pilgrimages, acts of charity, fasts, penances do not come up to the merit of Hari Naam, for the One who bathes in the ocean of Hari Naam longingly gets it on his journey within without going anywhere.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, performances of rites and rituals is like tending the ordinary cattle. However Hari Naam is like the Sacred Wish Fulfilling Cow Kamdhenu, which transcends all acts of piety and charity.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is no other means of GOD Realisation except the practice of Hari Naam, the noblest of all virtues."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II