II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाम साराचेही सार I

शरणागत यमकिंकर II

उत्तमा उत्तम I

वाचे बोला पुरुषोत्तम II

नाम जपता चंद्रमौळी I

नामे तरला वाल्हा कोळी II

तुका म्हणे वर्णू काय I

तारक विठोबाचे पाय II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One who remains ever absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD is saved from the otherwise inevitable repeated sufferings, for 'Hari Naam' is the very essence of all that was, is and will be.

He says, while GOD Shiva meditates the Holy RamNam, this best among the most auspicious transformed a dacoit into an Enlightened Sage Valmiki.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, meditate the Feet of GOD Vithoba through His Name Worship and you will leave the path of death far behind."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

प्रेम अमृते रसना ओलावली I

मनाची राहिली वृत्ती पायी II

सकळही  तेथे वोळली मंगळे I

वृष्टी केली जळे आनंदाच्या II

सकळ इंद्रिये जाली ब्रम्हरूप I

ओतले स्वरूप माजी तया II

तुका म्हणे जेथे वसे भक्तराव I

तेथे नांदे देव संदेह नाही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no place is more auspicious than where dwell the Supreme Devotee who is in silent communion with the Absolute and whose tongue is habitual of uttering only the 'Hari Naam'.

He says, GOD is not far from where the GODLY dwells, for just like the molten metal poured in the mould takes the shape of the mould, the senses unanimously singing 'Hari Naam" have become He, for 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

एक परी बहिरे बरे I

परि ती ढोरे ग्यानगंडे II

कपाळासी लागी आगी I

अभागी कां जीतसे II

एकें परि बरे वेडे I

तर्कि कुडे जळो ते II

तुका म्हणे खातडवासी I

अमृतासी नोळखे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, being deaf and mute is better than the ignorant bellowing their wisdom.

He says, being deranged is better than those who make their own interpretation of Scriptures, GOD and the Wise.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, talking words of wisdom without substance is like living in squalor, for One who is habitual of tasting the filth knows not the divine sweetness of nectar."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पूजा समाधान I

अतिशय वाटे सीण II

हें तों जाणां तुम्ही संत I

आहे बोलिली ते नीत II

पाहिजे ते केले I

सहज प्रसंगी घडले II

तुका म्हणे माथा I

माझा पायी तुम्हां संतां II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the True Worship of GOD is enjoying the bliss of contentment all the time, irrespective of the circumstances we are subjected to, while on the other hand, chasing desires gives only sufferings.

And therefore he says, One must consciously integrate the physical, mental and spiritual aspects naturally, without any extremes, for what could be better way to do it than following the footsteps of the Wise."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आणिकांच्या कापीती माना I

निष्ठुरपणा पार नाही II

करिती बेटे उसणवारी I

यमपुरी भोगावया II

सेंदराचे दैवत केले I

नवस बोले तयासी II

तुका म्हणे नाचती पोरे I

सोडीतां येरे अंग दुखे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the unkind who mercilessly slaughter animals for earning their livelihood, for in their ignorance they forget that they are borrowing misery. Illustrating this paradox with a beaitiful analogy he says, a woman aspiring a child offers a beast of sacrifice to GOD, assuming His presence in a stone idol, for the great paradox is that while she assumes the Divine presence in merely a stone, she is ruthless to kill a living being for her personal gain.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, happiness is a stranger for those who snatch it from others for their own good, for One reaps what he sows."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आम्हां घरी धन शब्दांचीच रत्ने I

शब्दांचीच शास्त्रे यत्न करू II

शब्दची आमुच्या जीवाचे जीवन I

शब्दे वांटू धन जनलोकां II

तुका म्हणे पहा शब्दचि हा देव I

शब्देची गौरव पूजा करू II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the words of Vedic Scriptures are no less than precious stones, for all manifestation is the result of Word and without it nothing exists.

He says, in the beginning was the Word and theWord was with GOD, and the Word was GOD. the same was in the beginning with GOD. All things were made by Him  In Him is life.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is His Name Worship that makes happen the GOD Realisation, 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

लांब धांवे पाय चोरी I

भरोवरी जनाच्या II

आतां कैसे होय याचे I

सिजतां काचे राहिलें II

खाय ओकी वेळोवेळां I

कैसी कळा राहेल II

तुका म्हणे भावहीण I

त्याचा सीण पावावा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the futility of talking the talk but not walking the walk, for it is like the One who do not act in a way that agrees with the things he says. In other words only when One gives enough time for his understanding to sink in, his words make an impact.

He says, just like an untimely plucking of fruit before it ripens leaves it raw, the food eaten invigorates not if the mouthful is spewed out before it gets digested. In another analogy he says, cooking must be given enough time so that not a grain of it remains uncooked.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the devotion without the deep seated longing is as wearying as the illness getting aggravated due to the medication not being given enough time to sink in and do its wonder."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धणी न पुरे गुण गातां I

रूप दृष्टी न्याहाळीतां II

बरवा बरवा पांडुरंग I

कांती सावळी सुरंग II

सर्व मंगळाचे सार I

सुख सिद्धीचे भांडार II

तुका म्हणे सुखा I

अंतपार नाही लेखा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, everywhere I look I see Your beauty and Your loving embrace O'GOD, for my longing to praise You and to behold You never ceases. 

He says, GOD Panduranga, the all pervading dark hued Divine principle, is the very essence of all that is most auspicious and in Him dwell the magical powers that enhance the journey to His Realisation

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, His love has no limit, His Grace has no measure, and His power of has no boundary, for out of His infinite riches, GOD only gives, and gives, and gives again and again."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कावळ्याच्या गळां मुक्ताफळमाळा I

तरी काय त्याला भूषण शोभे II

गजालागी केला कस्तुरीचा लेप I

तिचे तो स्वरूप काय जाणे II

बकापुढे सांगे भावार्थवचन I

वाउगाचि सीण होय त्यासी II

तुका म्हणे तैसे अभाविक जन I

त्यांसी वायां सीण करू नये II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the words lose their voice when spoken to a Longingless devotee, for it all falls on deaf ears.

Illustrating this with beautiful analogies he says, it is as vainly as bejewelling a crow with the necklace of pearls or as futile as trying to convince a Heron to stay refrained from its instinctive predatory nature.

He says, no matter how irresistible is the aroma of musk otherwise, it makes no difference to an elephant when it is rubbed on him.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like teaching a pig to sing wastes time and instead annoys the pig, so is delivering a spiritual discourse  to the One who performs rituals meticulously but has no emotional resolve in what he is doing."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कंठी राहो नाम I

अंगी भरोनिया प्रेम II

ऐसे द्यावे काही दान I

आलो पतित शरण II

संताचिये पायी I

वेळोवेळां ठेवी डोई II

तुका म्हणे तरे I

भवसिंधू एक सरे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, bestow upon me Your Grace O'GOD so that the only word that would come out of my mouth will be Your Name and the love for Your Name Worship will be in my tongue of thought constantly.

He says, burdened by countless wrong doings and  inconsistencies, I have come to You O'GOD in full surrender. I keep the feet of Truly Wise engraved in my heart and adorn my forehead with the dust of their feet, for they are truely the helmsmen to ferry me across the sea of repeated sufferings in perpetuity."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

द्रव्याचिया मागे कळीकाळाचा लाग I

म्हणोनिया संग खोटा त्याचा II

निरयाचे मूळ घालूनिया मागे I

मांडिली प्रसंगे कथा पुढे II

आजिच्या प्रसंगे हाचि लाभ घ्यावा I

पुढील भार देवावरी घाला II

प्रारब्ध कांही न पालटे सोंसे I

तृष्णेचे हे पिसे वायांविण II

तुका म्हणे घेई राहे ऐसे धन I

सादर श्रवण करोनिया II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, futile is to waste this rare human birth chasing frivolous material pursuits, for the worldly riches become no more than dust as soon as One succumbs to death. The root cause of sufferings is our attachment to the material wealth which corrupts our process of reasoning.

He says, no matter how much One tries to keep the sufferings at bay, there is no way out, for the debts from the past lives can be exhausted only by being experienced. These are the circumstances which we are destined to experience in our present lifetime due to some of our actions in our past lives, just like an arrow shot by the Archer over which he has no control as soon as it has left his hands.

Nevertheless One thing is sure he says, that whatever situation we are in, GOD has put us there for a reason, for a lesson, and most importantly for a purpose, for we may never understand His Wisdom but we simply have to trust His Will.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, while no material riches can accompany a dying man after his last breath, the self effort on the journey of GOD Realisation do not go in vain, for these eternal riches accompany One even after his death."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कासया या लोभे केले आर्तभूत I

सांगा माझे चित्त नारायणा II

चातकाचे परी एकचि निर्धार I

लक्षभेदी तीर फिरो नेणे II

सावळे रुपडे चतुर्भुज मूर्ती I

कृष्णनाम चित्ती संकल्प हा II

तुका म्हणे करी आवडीसी ठाव I

नको माझा भाव भंगो देऊं II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O 'GOD Narayan, I don't know what makes my heart long for Your longing so eagerly, for I stand resolutely to it just like a Legendary Chatak Bird who refuses to drink water from any other source but awaits eagerly and unwaveringly to catch the rain drops falling from the sky.

He says, my resolution for Your Longing O'GOD is like the One Pointedness of an arrow shot from the bow, for as soon as it leaves for its target, there is no way back. 

He earnestly implores the dark complexioned Divine having four arms, in whose contemplation his mind remains preoccupied all the time, to shelter his longing, for  only GOD Krishna can save it from getting shattered by trials of life."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जिकडे पाहे तिकडे देव I

ऐसा भाव दे काही II

काय केलो एकदेशी I

गुणदोषी संपन्न II

पडे तेथे तुझ्या पायां I

करी वायां न वजेसे II

तुका म्हणे विषमे सारी I

ठाणे धरी जीवासी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, bestow upon me Your longing O'GOD, to see You here, there, and everywhere, within this, that and everything. 

He says, being a bundle of desires I cannot resist the urge to indulge in the sense pleasures, however the futility of it is not lost on me.

O'GOD he says, bless me to make an offering of myself at Your Feet and wherever I put my head, let me find myself at Your Feet.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, occupy my lowly heart O'GOD and own it all, for when GOD becomes the sole indweller, the tongue means what it says."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाही संतपण मिळत ते हाटी I

हिंडता कपाटी रानी वनीं II

नये मोल देतां धनाचिया राशी I

नाही ते आकाशी पाताळी ते II

तुका म्हणे मिळे जिवाचिये साठी I

नाहीं तरी गोष्टी बोलू नये II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Spiritual Awareness is not a commodity traded in a market place and neither One can get it roaming jungles or taking refuge in caves. Money can do a lot of things but it has no power in the spiritual realm just like money can at the most buy a 'good time', but it doesn't buy 'time'.

He says, One cannot attain Spiritual Wisdom by visiting a particular place, for GOD Realisation is a journey within, from 'Otherness' to merging with the 'Eternal Oneness'.

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the quieter One becomes, the more he can hear, for the Truly Wise speak loudly in Silence."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नसे तरी मनी नसो I

परी वाचे तरी वसो II

देह पडो या चिंतने I

विठ्ठलनामसंकीर्तने II

दंभस्थिती भलत्या भावे I

मज हरिजन म्हणावे II

तुका म्हणे काळे तरी I

मज सांभाळील हरी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, let GOD Name be in my tongue of thought ceaselessly, no matter whether it is accompanied by true longing or not, for nothing could be better than uttering His Name with the last breath.

He says, no matter whether the Name Worship of GOD is done egoistically or with the true yearning, for GOD stands by those who bank on Him and Him alone."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कळों येते तरि का नव्हे I

पडती गोवे भ्रमाचे II

जाणतांचि होतो घात I

परिसा मत देवा हे II

आंविसासाटी फासा मान I

पाडी धनइच्छा ते II

तुका म्हणे होणार खोटे I

कर्म मोठे बळीवन्त II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj finds it baffling and very puzzling when he sees people accepting the ignorance by choice, for its not that they are not aware of their predicament, but they lack the courage to do the needful 'Here and Now' in this fleeting and rare human birth before it is too late.

Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like a Fish lured by the bait at the end of fishing rod is unaware of the ambush by the hook, man gets trapped in the web of desires woven by himself.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the rare human birth bestowed upon us is an opportunity to rebel against the wrong or ignorance. Though Karma or Action is inevitable, it is also true that our every thought and action shape our future experiences. And therefore he says, instead of fatalism or grieving over inevitability, let's sow the Truth to reap the Wisdom, for man's self effort and the Grace of GOD go hand in hand."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सर्वकाळ वसे वैष्णवांच्या घरी I

नसे क्षणभरी स्थिर कोठे II

कोठे नका पाहो करा हरिकथा I

तेथे अवचितां सापडेल II

सांपडे हा देव भविकाचे हाती I

शाहाणे मरती तरी नाही II

नाही भली भक्ती केलियावाचूनी I

अहंता पापी नागवण II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, but with those who are absorbed in His Name Worship, GOD Narayan dwells not in any other place for even a fraction of a second. And therefore he says, search GOD at the place which resonates with His Name to realise Him. 

He says, just like man becomes what he thinks of most of the time, GOD Realisation happens only to those who contemplate Him all the time immersed in the True Longing.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is no substitute to devotion for GOD Realisation, for an unconditional devotion by itself is capable of taking the sincere seeker all the way to GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

करुनियां शुद्ध मन I

नारायण स्मरावा II

तरीच हा तरिजे सिंधू I

भवबंधु तोडोनिया II

येथे खरे शुद्ध साचे I

अंतरीचे बीज ते II

तुका म्हणे लवणकळी I

पडतां जळी ते होय II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Name Worship of GOD Narayan done with good heart is the only way not to get stuck in the morass of repeated sufferings.

He says, just like good quality seeds reap bumper harvest, GOD Realisation remains no dream if the longing is true and earnest.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like salt loses its 'Otherness' when mixed with water, One must get absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Narayan to become One with Him."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ऐसा घेई कां रे संन्यास I

करी संकल्पाचा नाश II

मग तूं राहे भलते ठायीं I

जनीं वनीं खाटे भोई II

तोही जाणिवेची कळा I

होई वृत्तीसी वेगळा II

तुका म्हणे नभा I

होई अणूचाही गाभा II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates the thought 'Living in the world, but not of the world.' He talks about not the renunciation of action but renunciation in action with the spirit of detachment and not wandering around wearing saffron robes or self inflicted pain of austerity like sleeping on floor.

He says, the True Renunciation has nothing to do with abandoning the duties of our everyday life and becoming a recluse to lead a monastic life but consciously renouncing ' I did this and I did that'.

He says, the True Renunciation is neiher selective renouncing of things under the command of worldly prudence nor cowardly way of opting out of a problem of responsibility the easier way. It is not what we have or don't have, but in essence an understanding that 'Nothing is Mine.'

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Realisation is no less than becoming like Him, the sublime essence that encompasses smaller than the smallest and larger than the largest."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जातो न येतिया वाटा I

काय निरवितो करंटा II

कैसा जालासे बेश्रम I

लाज नाही न म्हणे राम II

पाहे वैरीयाकडे I

डोळे वासुनिया रडे II

बांधुनिया यमा हाती I

दिला नाही त्याची खंती II

नाही यांपे काम I

ऐसे जाणतो अधम II

अझुन तरी मुका I

कां रे झालासी म्हणे तुका II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though all the gold in the world cannot buy a dying man one more breath, yet he forgets not of making a will of how he wants to distribute his wealth among his loved ones. He is unable to let go of attachment to his material possessions despite knowing that there is no way back from the place to which he will be soon departing to, for good. Shameless is the dying man who clings to worldly attachments even on the verge of his death but is reluctant to chant the Holy RamNam, the true panacea of all the sufferings.

He says, the ignorant of the ignorance holds on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge even at the brink of death, aware that soon after he will be left only as a memory.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, wake up O'Man from the slumber of ignorance and do the Name Worship of GOD as much possible, for your loved ones can accompany you at the most up to the crematorium but on the funeral pyre you will be all alone."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बहु जन्मांतरे फेरे I

केले ये रे सोडवी II

आळवितो करुणाकरे I

विश्वंभरे दयाळे II

वाहावतो मायापुरी I

येथे करी कुडावा II

तुका म्हणे दुजा कोण I

ऐसा सीण निवारी II

"Come to my aid O'GOD and put a stop to my aimless wanderings through countless lifetimes, says Sant Tukaram Maharaj in this composition.

O'GOD he says, draw me into deeper experiences of Your Kindness and Infinite Love, for Your Kindness which never gets deplete or soiled is the only way for me to come out of my troubled, confused state of ignorance.

Summing up he says, save me OGOD from getting drowned in the torrent of desires, for the true end to all sufferings is Your Realisation."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तुझा शरणागत I

जन्मोजन्मींचा अंकित II

आणीक कांही नेणे हेवा I

तुजवांचुनि केशवा II

हेचि माझे गाणे I

तुझे नामसंकीर्तन II

तुझ्या नामाची भूषणे I

तुका म्हणे ल्यालो लेणे II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, I have surrendered  myself to Your Will O'GOD and have been Your Humble Servant since countless lifetimes. But You I seek nothing, for Your Name Worship is the melody that mesmerizes me time and again.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, I have bejewelled myself with the Name Worship of GOD."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आम्हां आवडे नांव घेतां I

तोही पिता संतोषे II

उभयतां एकचित्त I

तरी प्रीत वाढली II

आम्ही शोभी निकटवासे I

अनारिसे न दिसे II

तुका म्हणे पांडुरंगे I

अवघी अंगे निवाली II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, nothing satisfies GOD more than His Name Worship done fondly.

He says, love has grown abound between me and GOD since all the duality has transcended and we have become One, for Love is GOD Panduranga.

He says, desirelessness has dawned with His Realisation."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

चालिले न वाटे I

गाऊनियां जाता वाटे II

बरवा वैष्णवांचा संग I

येतो सामोरा श्रीरंग II

नाही भय आड I

कांही विषमाचे जड II

तुका म्हणे भक्ती I

सुखरूप आदिअंती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, tired by walking happens not when One treads his path absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD. And therefore he says, One must follow the footsteps of the Spiritually Wise all the time, for the Realisation of GOD Shriranga then no more remains a myth. 

He says, for the One who is absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD the joy never wanes, for he has transcended the duality of fear and calamities."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

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हुंदकी पिसवी हलवितो दाढी I

माळेमणी ओढी निंदेचे तो II

त्याचे फळ पाकी यमाचे ते दंड I

घर केले कुंड कुंभपाकी II

क्रोध पोटी मांग आणिला अंतरा I

भुंकोन कुतरा जप करी II

तुका म्हणे स्नान केले मळमूत्रे I

जेविली पितरे अमंगळ II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj condemns a hypocrite who pretends to be absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD with a string of beads in his hand for counting it, but fails not talking ill of others, for he has secured his place in Kumbhipak Hell where the wicked are baked like potter's vessels or cooked like contents of cooking vessel.

He says, the Name Worship of GOD by such a humbug who holds grudges deep within appears to be no less than barking of a dog.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is no doubt a pretender and his forefathers must have bathed in faeces and must have had their bellies full of the hellish rot."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

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 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पाषाण प्रतिमा सोन्याच्या पादुका I

हे हो हाती एक समर्थाचे II

अनामिकाचे हाती समार्थाचा शिक्का I

न मानितां लोकां येईल कळों II

तुका म्हणे येथे दुराग्रह खोटा I

आपल्या अदृष्टा शरण जावे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, greater is the stone idol of GOD than the cost of the gold sandals which the idol is adorned with, for the real power lies in the Hands of GOD.

Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like One cannot disobey even a minor official of a King who carries his seal, so is the Supreme Will of GOD, for He has reason for allowing things to happen. We may never understand His Wisdom, but we simply have to trust His Will."

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स्तवूनिया नरा I

केला आयुष्याचा मातेरा II

नारायणाचिया लोपे I

घडली अवधींची पापे II

जीव ज्याचे दान I

त्याचा खंडुनिया मान II

तुका म्हणे वाणी I

आईके त्या दोष कानी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the true spoils of this rare human birth is man praising man, for praise GOD Narayan and not man, because it distances him from GOD, the Giver of all the heart's affections.

He says, no greater failing is letting the noise of the world keeping us from hearing the praises of GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

येऊनि संसारी I

मी तो एक जाणे हरी II

नेणे आणीक कांही धंदा I

नित्य ध्यातसे गोविंदा II

कामक्रोधलोभस्वार्थ I

अवघा माझा पंढरीनाथ II

तुका म्हणे एक I

धनी विठ्ठल मी सेवक II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in the world swayed by 'Bodily Me', I cast my cares only on GOD Hari, for only that anchor holds.

He says, the duality of lust, anger, greed and selfishness that plague my mind have become He, for GOD Vitthal is the True Master of my life and I am His humble servant."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मथनीचे नवनीत I

सर्वहितकारक II

दंडवत दंडा परी I

मागे उरी नुरावी II

वचनाचा तो पसरू काई I

तांतडी डोईपाशीच II

तुका म्हणे जगजेठी I

लावी कंठी उचलूनि II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, I prostrate before You O'GOD, for the total surrender is like churned out butter bereft of impurities.

He says, waste not the moment of this rare human birth blabbering, but make haste, for learning to fall at His Feet is the fruition of all endeavors.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, lift me up out of ignorance O'GOD and heal my perception that I might know the only Reality that is You."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

लौकिकासाठी या पसाऱ्याचा गोवा I
कांही नाही देवा लागो येत II
ठेवावा माथा तो नुचलावा पायी I
ठायींचिये ठायी हालो नये II
ढवळील्या मने वितूळेल रूप I
नांव ऐसे पाप उपाधीचे II
तुका म्हणे देव प्रीतीने कवळी I
ठेवील जवळी उठवूनि II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no matter what spectacle we make of His Worship, GOD adores the One who takes shelter at His Feet or in other words the One who seeks Him with One Pointed Devotion.
He says, beware of the mind conditioned by ritualistic paraphernalia, for it  sways the mind away from GOD.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD yearns for those who yearn to becoming His and  His alone."

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II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ठाव नाही बुड I

घरे वसविसी कुड II

भलते ठायी तुझा वास I

सदा एरवी उदास II

जागा ना निजेला I

होशी घाला ना भुकेला II

न पुसता भले I

तुका म्हणे तुझे बोले II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in the world congested with habitation it is impossible for me to find Your Source O'GOD, for though You are everywhere, You do not manifest often.

O'GOD he says, in deep slumber You are not and neither You are awake. Famished You are not and neither You are contented, for You connect only with the Longing from within."

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