II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

करावे चिंतन I

तेचि बरे न भेटून II

बरवा अंगी राहे भाव I

तंग तोचि जाणा देव II

दर्शनाची उरी I

अवस्थाचि अंग धरी II

तुका म्हणे मन I

तेथे सकळ कारण II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the contemplation of GOD excels the desire to meet Him. No less than GOD is the man, absorbed in the contemplative prayer, whose longing perpetuates amidst the ceaseless contemplation.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when the mind becomes Godly, only His Will unfolds."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मातेविण बाळा I

आणीक न माने सोहळा II

तैसे झाले माझ्या चित्ता I

तुजविण पंढरीनाथा II

वाट पाहे मेघा बिंदू I

नेघे चातक सरिता सिंधू II

सारसांशी निशी I

ध्यान रवीच्या प्रकाशी II

जीवनाविण मत्स्य I

जैसे धेनूलागी वत्स II

पतिव्रते जीणे I

भ्रताराच्या वर्तमाने II

कृपणाचे धन I

लोभा लागी जैसे मन II

तुका म्हणे काय I

तुजविण प्राण राहे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj illustrates his Longing for GOD with beautiful allegories.

My state of mind he says has become like a baby who delights most by seeing its mother.

Elucidating with a metaphor of deep yearning he says, a Chatak Bird, a Pied Cuckoo, drinks water from no other source but the rain water only when it pours in a particular lunar constellation 'Swati'.

Chakrawak Birds fly in pairs during the day but are doomed for ever to separation during night. And therefore he says, his longing for GOD is like that of Chakrawak Birds who look for the Sun Light eagerly to meet again after the night of separation.

He says, my yearning for You O' GOD is like water is to fish or longing of a cow separated from her calf. 

He says, it is like a longing of a faithful wife for the moment when she can be together again with her husband or just like the mind of the miser who starves amidst his store, broods on his wealth, griping still for more.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, less You O'GOD, my life will be, but less vitality."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

झाले समाधान I

तुमचे धरिले चरण II

आता उठावेसे मना I

येत नाही नारायणा II

सुरवाडिकपणे I

येथे सापडले केणे II

तुका म्हणे भोग I

गेला निवारला लाग II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Bliss of Supreme Contentment has descended upon me since Your Feet became fully manifest within, and therefore now I do not wish to do anything but meditate on them all the time, Blessed I am he says,to have this fountanhead of perpetual happiness, for it is truly the harbinger of ultimate Liberation.

He says, after long and ceaseless wanderings through countless lifetimes, at last I am on the verge of becoming free from the Karmic Debt, the reason to be born again and again."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

दाता नारायण I

स्वये भोगिता आपण II

आता काय उरले वाचे I

पुढे शब्द बोलायचे II

देखती जे डोळे I

रूप आपले ते खेळे II

तुका म्हणे नाद I

जाला अवघा गोविंद II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj describes his state of becoming One with GOD Consciousness.He says, the True Giver, Enjoyer and the food itself is GOD Narayan, for He is the one who eats and also the one who feeds. And therefore no way it can be said that "I earned something and  enjoyed it, for the duality has transcended and the Supreme Oneness unfolds here, there, and everywhere, within this, that and everything.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, every word is He and the silence too, for GOD Govind alone appears to be vibrating everywhere.

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आशाबद्ध वक्ता I

धाक श्रोतीयाच्या चित्ता II

गातो तेही नाही ठावे I

तोंड वासी काही द्यावे II

झाले लोभाचे मांजर I

पोट भरे दारोदार II

वायां गेले ते भजन I

उभयतां लोभी मन II

बहिरे मुके एके ठायी I

तैसे झाले तया दोही II

माप आणि गोणी I

तुका म्हणे रिती दोन्ही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when the discourse by the orator is intentional, the listener feels the fear that the orator may expect something from him in return. The orator may not believe in what he is talking about but he presents it for a reward. This materialistic attitude of the orator he says is catlike who roams around place to place for nothing but food.

He says, vainly is the spiritual discourse when the orator and the listener do it for some material expectation. Such alliance he says is as futile as the interaction between a deaf and a mute.

Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, this fruitless interaction is like that of a measuring jug and the sack of grain, for both remain empty after the measuring jug removes the grain from the sack."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मन माझे चपळ न राहे निश्चळ I

घडी एकी पळ स्थिर नाही II

आतां तू उदास नव्हे नारायण I

धांवे मज दीना गांजियेले II

धाव घाली पुढे इंद्रियांचे ओढी I

केले तडातोडी चित्त माझे II

तुका म्हणे माझा न चले सायास I

राहिलो मी आस धरूनि तुझी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, nothing is fixed or settled, everything is a constant movement and evolution and our mind is no exception, for the mind by its nature is in a constant state of flux. No thought, no feeling, no sensation lasts for more than an instant before it is transformed into the next thought, next sensation. And therefore he calls upon GOD to take hold of the reins of his mind horse galloping wildly.

He says, no matter how much I try, i am unable to resist the temptation of mind to chase the sense pleasures, and therefore I look upon You O'GOD as my last resort, for  Your Grace never disappoints those who look upon You as their only hope." 

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

चालावा पंथ तो पाविजे त्या ठाया I

ऐकिल्या वायां वारता त्या II

ऐका जी वोजे पडतसे पायां I

भावचि ते जाया वाट नव्हे II

व्याली कुमारीचा अनुभवे अनुभव I

सांगता तो भाव येत नाही II

तुका म्हणे येथे पाहिजे आराले I

बिंबि निवळले तरि भासे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, walking the correct path leads One to his destination. He  might have heard a lot about a particular journey, but only when he experiences it, he knows.

He says, just like the labor pains are unintelligible to an unmarried girl, the True Longing is a journey that must be lived to be experienced.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like the sun shines only when the dark clouds shrouding it disperse, the journey becomes the destination only when the Longing is fired by the eagerness."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

झालो निर्भर मानसी I

म्हणउनि कळलासी II

तुझे म्हणविती त्यांस I

भय चिंता नाही आस II

चुकवितां पाश I

गर्भवास यातना II

तुझें जाणोनिया वर्म I

कंठी धरियेलें नाम II

तुका म्हणे सुखे I

विसरलो जन्म दुःखे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, perpetual happiness descended upon me O'GOD with Your Realisation and the fearlessness dawned on me, for the True Happiness is devoid of fear. 

He says, the absolute surrender is the quintessence of the true devotion, for all the virtues are manifested in the One who has surrendered himself to GOD and all his vices vanish. The Truly Surrendered prays and let GOD worry.

And therefore O'GOD says Sant Tukaram Maharaj, I do not let a moment of this rare human birth pass without Your Name Worship, for it is the true panacea of the repeated sufferings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अनुभवा आले I

माझे चित्तीचे क्षरले II

असे जवळी अंतरे I

फिरे आवडीच्या फेरें II

खादलेंचि वाटे I

खावे भेटलेंचि भेटे II

तुका म्हणे उभे I

आम्ही राखीयेलें लोभे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Hari comprehensively occupying my mind manifest as His Realisation.

He says, just like a lingering taste of the delicious food tasted in the past tempts One to taste it again and again or just like the longing to meet a loved one never wanes, so is my yearning for 'Hari Naam', for no matter how many times I repeat it, the tongue tires not.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Vithoba standing hands akimbo on a brick is but my longing of the Unmanifest personified."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बोल बोलतां वाटे सोपे I

करणी करितां टीर कांपे II

नव्हे वैराग्य सोपारे I

मज बोलतां न वाटे खरे II

विष खावे ग्रासोग्रासी I

धन्य तोचि एक सोसी II

तुका म्हणे करुनि दावी I

त्याचे पाय माझे जीवी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, talking about Renouncing the attachment to sense pleasures is easy but living it is a different ball game, for in the end, its not the talk but the walk that matters.

He says, if One proclaims abandonment of pursuit of material comforts in the interest of achieving spiritual enlightenment then it sounds untrue because the Renunciation is easier said than done.

He says, Truly Blessed is the One who endures pain and hardships of Renunciation stoically, for the True Renunciation is no less than taking a morsel of poison slowly.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, most revered is the One who lives Renunciation with courage of conviction, for only then the metal is ready for the Maker's Hand."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ऐका पंडितजन I

तुमचे वंदितो चरण II

नका करूं नरस्तुती I

माझी परिसा ही विनंती II

अन्न आच्छादन I

हे तो प्रारब्धा आधीन II

तुका म्हणे वाणी I

सुखे वेंचा नारायणी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the consequence of One's action in the past lives decide the state of his existence. And therefore he says, praise no one for your state, but GOD, for He is the True Provider.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, all we are and have we owe to GOD Narayan, and  therefore waste not a moment of this rare human birth, a boon bestowed by Him, without His Name Worship."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

उद्धत त्या जाती I

द्रव्ये रंगल्या उद्धती II

म्हणउनी बहू फार I

त्यांसी असावे अंतर II

कैचे पाठी पोट I

गोड विषासी सेवट II

तुका म्हणे सापा I

न कळे कुरवाळीले बापा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, beware of those who are too absorbed in their material wealth, for the ignorant who are ignorant of their ignorance know not that they are wilfully taking the poison, which is same inside out. It never betrays. It only kills.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, stay away from those to whom the material wealth is GOD, for the snake knows not the kindly caress,"

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पाठीलागा काळ येतसे या लागे I

मी माझे वाउगे मध्ये ऐसे II

आता आगी लागो ऐसिया वेव्हारा I

तूं माझा सोईरा पांडुरंगा II

वागविला माथां नसताची भार I

नव्हते साचार देखिले तों II

तुका म्हणे केले जवळील दुरी I

मृगजळ वरी आड आले II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the root cause of the repeated sufferings is the illusion of ' Me', 'Mine', and 'I am this body' idea. Assuming the 'Bodily Me' as the true reality is like the delusion of the ignorant mind to see water pools in the mirage.And therefore he earnestly implores GOD Panduraga to save him from this impending catastrophe.

He says, we are like a traveller illusioned by a mirage. In ignorance we accept the mirage like appearance of the 'Me' and 'Mine' as the reality while the Truth which we reject lies within us. 

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, 'I am this body' idea is but the false association of the Soul with the physical elements. It does not exist any more than the water exists in the mirage. It only exists in our imperfect vision through the lens of ignorance or assuming ' That Which Is Not'."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आता माझ्या भावा I

अंतराय नको देवा II

आले भागा ते करितो I

तुझे नाम उच्चारितो II

दृढ माझे मन I

येथे राखावे बांधोन II

तुका म्हणे वाढे I

नको फुटू देऊं फाटे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O'GOD, let my longing for You not lessen and my resolve of doing Your Name Worship not falter, for the beginners are many but few take it to the end and I want to be the finisher." 

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भले रे भाई जिन्हे किया चीज I

अछा नहि मिलत बीज II

फरीत फरित पाया सारा I

मिटत लोले धनकि नारा II

तिरथ बरत फिर पाया जोग I

नहि तलमल तुटत भवरोग II

कहे तुका मे ताको दास I

नहि सिरभार चलावे पास II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, truly blessed are those who make every moment of their rare human birth worthwhile for its true purpose, the GOD Realisation.

He says, the soul can be born as any of the 8.4 million species, one of which is the precious human form, for only here the soul's consciousness has access to the most supreme form of pleasure - the Love of GOD. It is only in this rare human birth that One can consciously overcome the longing to material wealth and lust, the root cause of all the sufferings.

He says, the True Renunciation is not the selective renouncing of things or going to pilgrimages but consciously abandoning the psychological construct called the false ego sense.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, he is a humble servant of those who lay aside the budens of 'Me', 'Mine' and 'I am this body idea', for the Wise knows that they are not even his to carry."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

शूरत्वासी मोल I

नये कामा फिके बोल II

केला न संडी कैवाड I

जीवेसाठी तो हे कोड II

धरि तो कारण I

साह्य होती नारायण II

तुका म्हणे हरि I

दासा रक्षितो निर्धारी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the courage of conviction is paramount, for the true power comes from the courage in the heart and the passion in the soul. And therefore he says, One must feel it. Be it and Live it.

He says, success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Hari helps those who help themselves."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

दया क्षमा शांती I

तेथे देवाचि वसती II

पांवे धावोनिया घरा I

राहे धरोनिया थारा II

कीर्तनाचे वाटे I

बराडीया ऐसा लोटे II

तुका म्हणे घडे I

पूजा नामे देव जोडे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a kind and forgiving heart is an abode of peace from within and therefore of GOD.

He says, GOD's longing to His Name Worship is like an empty belly's craving for food.

Summing up he says, the Name Worship of GOD lived constantly is His True Worship."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तरी सदा निर्भर दास I

चिंता आस विरहित II

अवघाच एकी ठाव I

सर्व भाव विट्ठली II

निरविले तेव्हा त्यास I

झाला वास त्यामाजी II

तुका म्हणे रूप घ्यावे I

नाही ठावे गुणदोष II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the fearlessness of the humble devotee in thrall to GOD Hari is because the desireless prays and let GOD worry. GOD Vitthal has become the seat of his longing.

He says, GOD inhabits the heart when One seeks Him with True Longing and nothing else.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, oblivious to the inconsistencies of the world are those who are absorbed in the contemplation of GOD Hari all the time."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देखोनिया तुझ्या रूपाचा आकार I

उभा कटी कर ठेवुनिया II

तेणे माझ्या चित्ता होय समाधान I

वाटते चरण न सोडावे II

सुखे गातो गीत वाजवितो टाळी I

नाचती राऊळी प्रेमसुखें II

तुका म्हणे मज तुझ्या नामाँपुढे I

तुच्छ हे बापुडे सकळही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when I behold You O'GOD Panduranga, standing hands akimbo on a brick, the contentment from within dawns on me and even the idea of letting go of Your Feet feels unbearable.

O,GOD, he says, I sing Your praises and revel in the ecstasy of Your longing, for Your Name is but 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

पंढरीसी जा रे आलेनो संसारा I

दीनाचा सोयरा पांडुरंग II

वाट पाहे उभा भेटीची आवडी I

कृपाळु तांतडी उतावीळ II

मागील परिहार पुढे नाही सीण I

जालिया दर्शन एकवेळा II

तुका म्हणे नेदी आणिकांचे हाती I

बैसला तो चित्ती निवडेना II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, go to Pandharpur, for GOD Panduranga awaits there eagerly to shower His Infinite Grace, the panacea of all the sufferings.

He says, a glance at Him not only frees One from the sins of his past but also ensures that he becomes free from the otherwise endless cycle of deaths and rebirths.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Saving Grace of GOD never forsakes those who take refuge at His Feet, for He becomes their constant companion."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

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निवडुनी दिले नवनीत I

संचित ते भोगिते II

आता पुढे भाव सार I

जीवना थार पाहावया II

पारखियाचे पडिले हाती I

चांचपती आंधळी II

तुका म्हणे सेवन घडे I

त्यासी जोडे लाभ हा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, 'Hari Naam' essence is available to all without distinction, but only the destined make most of it.

He says, GOD is what we see Him as, The firm belief that 'Yes, He is' is the true support of our existence. An inquisitive but unaware of the true worth is bound to lose the treasure of bliss due to his ignorance.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the reward is unparalleled for those who savour 'Hari Naam' with Supreme Devotion."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय करूं आन दैवते I

एकाविण पंढरीनाथे II

सरिता मिळाली सागरी I

आणिका नांवा कैची उरी II

अनेक दिपींचा प्रकाश I

सूर्य उगवतां नाश II

तुका म्हणे नेणे दुजे I

एकाविण पंढरीनाथे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a river is a separate entity only till it merges into the ocean or the light of the countless lamps have their distinctness only till the sun rises. And therefore instead of persuing devotion to many Gods, he has set his mind's eye only on GOD Panduranga in the journey from 'Me' to Him to become One with Him."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ब्रम्हज्ञान दारी येते काकुलती I

अव्हेरिले संती विष्णुदासी II

रिघे पाहे माजी बळेचि त्याचे घर I

दवडिती दूर म्हणोनिया II

तुका म्हणे येथे न चले सायास I

पडिले उदास त्यांच्या गळा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the entreaties by the Self Knowledge which comes searching for the devotees of GOD Vishnu are turned down by them, for they find it bereft of the sweetness. The more they push it away, the more it tries to intrude into their lives.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the knowledge of the True Self which is unattainable even with myriad of efforts comes looking only for the Truely Desireless."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देखीचा दिमाख शिकोनिया दावी I

हिऱ्याऐसी केवी गारगोटी II

मर्यादा ते जाणे अरे अभगिया I

देवाच्या ऐसिया सकळ मूर्ती II

काय पाडीलासी लटिक्याचे भरी I

वोवाळुनी थोरी परती सांडी II

तुका म्हणे पुढे दिसतसे घात I

करितो फजित म्हणउनि II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like a glittering flint stone is far from a diamond, no pretension is forever, for everyone's true colours will show eventually.

He says, it's high time to look beyond the falsehood of 'Me', 'Mine', for GOD throbs in His Creation.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, wake up from the slumber of ignorance before it is too late, for days are numbered for the body whom we call as 'Me'."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय सुख आहे वाऊगे बोलतां I

ध्यातां पंढरीनाथा कष्ट नाही II

सर्व काळ वाचे उच्चरितां हरि I

तया सुखा सरी पाड नाही II

रामकृष्णरंगी रसना रंगली I

अमृत उकळी नाम तुझे II

तुका म्हणे धन्य तयाचे वदन I

जया नारायण ध्यानीमनी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the futile talk enervates but not the Name Worship of GOD, for a loud mind is greater than a loud mouth.

He says, the Name of GOD ever in the tongue of thought bestows the happiness unparalleled.

He, says, when  nothing but the Name of GOD is upon the tongue, it is like,the Divine Nectar raring to spill from within into the folds of mind.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Truly Blessed is the One who remains choicelessly aware of GOD Narayan all the time."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एवढा प्रभू भावे I

तेणे संपुष्टी राहावे II

होय भक्ती केला तैसा I

पुरवी धरावी ते इच्छा II

एवढा जगदानी I

मागे तुळसीदळ पाणी II

आला नांवा रुपा I

तुका म्हणे झाला सोपा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is the intense longing of the devotee that makes the Mighty GOD dwell in the confines of heart and He becomes what his devotee sees Him as, fulfilling his wishes.

He says, the All Powerful Giver of Life wants but a basil leaf and water from his devotee.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, assuming the Name and Form, the Unmanifest became reachable."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

वरवया वरवंट I

विटे चरण सम नीट II

ते म्यां हृदयी धरिले I

तापशमन पाऊले II

सकळ तीर्था अधिष्ठान I

करी लक्ष्मी संवाहन II

तुका म्हणे अंती I

ठाव मागितला संती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Wise are propounding since time immemorial that our True Abode is the Feet of GOD Vithoba, the sublime essence of myriad of pilgrimages, which the Goddess Lakshmi treasures.

The unmoored ship of my aimless wanderings have at last found a sheet anchor in them he says, and therefore I have now come to abide in my mind the Holy Feet and meditate on them all the time, for it is the true annihilation of all troubles born of ignorance."

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 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मृत्यूलोकी आम्हां आवडती परि I

नाही एका हरिनामाविण II

विटले हे चित्त प्रपंचापासूनि I

वमन ते मनी बैसलेसे II

सोने रूपे आम्हां मृत्तिकेसमान I

माणिके पाषाण खडे तैसे I

तुका म्हणे तैशा दिसतील नारी I

रिसचियापरि आम्हांपुढे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, on Earth, the land of mortals, where every one who takes birth must die, nothing pleases me more than 'Hari Naam'.

He says, sick of the mundane existence where we end up missing most of it, is like a sick to him.

He says, the glitter of gold and silver no more allures and precious jewels are no more than mere stones.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the women who hold people spellbound appear to him as but 'sows' or female bear."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ब्रम्हरस घेई काढा I

जेणे पीडा वारेल II

पथ्य नाम विठोबाचे I

आणीक वाचे न सेवी II

भवरोगा ऐसे जाय I

आणीके काय क्षुल्लके II

तुका म्हणे नव्हे बाधा I

आणीक कदा भुतांची II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Name Worship of GOD Vithoba is the Divine potion for immortality. 

Let the tongue utter nothing but GOD Name Vithoba, for when One is in possession of the panacea of all ills, the dis-ease cease to exist.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, evil spirits can do no harm to the One who is fondly absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD, for their spell goes haywire against His Magic"

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 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

विषयी विसर पडिला निःशेष I

अंगी ब्रम्हरस ठसावला II

माझी मज झाली अनावर वाचा I

छंद या नामाचा घेतलासे II

लाभचिया सोसे पुढे चाले मन I

धनाचा कृपण लोभी जैसा II

तुका म्हणे गंगा सागरसंगमी I

अवघ्या झाल्या उर्मी एकमय II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the outpouring from within of 'Hari Naam' has now crossed the realm of my conscious thought so much so that the Name Worship of GOD is now happening instead of I am doing it.

He says, his ceaseless longing of repeating 'Hari Naam' is just like a miser whose mind constantly dwells on avarice and has an insatiable greed for riches.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like river Ganga ultimately merges into ocean to become One with it, the ripples of attachment no more surface on my mind ocean, for my mind has become attuned to GOD's presence and His calling."

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