II श्रीराम जात राम जय जय राम II

तुज मागणे ते देवा I

आम्हां तुझी चरणसेवा II

आन नेघो देसी तरी I

रिद्धी सिद्धी मुक्ती चारी II

संतसंगती सर्वकाळ I

थोर प्रेमाचा सुकाळ II

तुका म्हणे नाम I

तेणें पुरे माझे काम II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, I beseech You O'Lord to be constantly in my tongue of thought, for Your Feet  engraven in heart excels the merit of Wisdom, Perfection and the Libetations of any kind.

He says, let me always remain in the company of the Wise, for the dust of their Feet offers true salvation.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Your Name O' Lord is a pure ambrosia, for a draught of it quenches all my thirst."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

भाव तैसे फळ I

न चले देवापाशी बळ II

धांवे जातीपाशी जाती I

खूण येरयेरां चित्ती II

हिरा हिरकणी I

काही आतुनी अहिरणी II

तुका म्हणे केले I

मन शुद्ध ते चांगले II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, if it is true that our desire for like minded others is hardwired, then GOD cannot be an exception, for His Realisation is no myth for those who long for Him with true yearning from deep within.

Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, an anvil screams in agony when hammer strikes. A diamond however may get stuck in the crevices of an anvil as it is struck by the hammer but breaks not. In other words, the brilliance of a diamond manifests not by a hammer but by a chunk of coal that did well under pressure. 

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it is a pure heart that can see GOD, can speak to GOD and can see His Love abound all around, for the pure heart is a spotless mirror in which images of infinite beauty are reflected."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मारगी चालतां पाऊलापाऊली I

चिंतावी माऊली पांडुरंग II

सर्व सुख लागे घेऊनिया पाठी I

आवडीचा कंठी रस ओती II

पीतांबर छाया करी लोभापर I

पाहे ते उत्तर आवडीचे II

तुका म्हणे हेचि करावे जीवन I

वाचे नारायण तहान भूक II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, let GOD Panduranga be in our tongue of thought with every breath we take and every step we make, for He bestows His yearning to he who yearns for Him. 

He says, just like Pitambar or Yellow cloth is synonymous with GOD Narayan, so is Name of the Named, for His Love knows no bounds for ithose who remani absorbed in His Name Worship.

He says, GOD seeks to discover himself in the One who pursues Him relentlessly, for truly blessed is the One who remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Narayan incessantly and rises above his hunger pangs in the pursuit of this noblest of virtues."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आणिक दुसरे मज नाही आतां I

नेमिले या चित्ता पासूनियां II

पांडुरंग ध्यानी पांडुरंग मनी I

जागृती स्वप्नी पांडुरंग II

पडिले वळण इंद्रियां सकळां I

भाव तो निराळा नाही कोणा II

तुका म्हणे नेत्री केली ओळखणं I

तटस्थ ते ध्यान विटेवरी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates a rousing of the mind to the contemplation of GOD. He says, awake, I contemplate GOD Panduranga and when asleep He is in my dreams. All my senses have become habitual of seeking Him, for in His contemplation the eyes see and yet do not see, the ears hear, and yet do not hear, the tongue speaks, and yet does not speak.

He says,  I behold the Divine grandeur of GOD Paduranga hands akimbo standing on a brick with the two gifts I open every morning, for they are my eyes."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

डोळ्यामध्ये जैसे क़णु I
अणु तेहि न साहे II
तैसे शुद्ध राखा हित I
नका चित्त बाटवू II
आपुल्याचा कळवळा I
आणिका बाळा वरि न ये Ii
तुका म्हणे बीज मुड़ा I
जैसा चाडा पिकाच्या II

"It is said that "The Wisdom tends to grow in proportion to One's awareness of One's ignorance. As our awareness grows, so we grow."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about paramount importance of awareness in Self Quest. This awareness is a key to make proper choices so that unpleasant consequences can be avoided. He says, One is free to choose, but not free from the consequence of his choice. In a way knowledge of consequences helps One to keep him on track of attaining the highest, the Self Realisation.
He says, there is an inherent sense in everyone to know what is  good for him and what is harmful to him. Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we have to make use of this deeply ingrained sense in us to make choice of the right path in our Self Quest.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, just like our instinctive reflex of protecting our eyes which happens when the irritating grain of sand sits in the corner of our eye, we must protect ourselves from all things which are detrimental to our Self Quest.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, by instinct One favours his children more than other children, It is this sense of discrimination which GOD has gifted to we humans, helps us to discriminate bewtween what is good and what is harmful to us on our journey of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, awareness of true purpose of this rare human birth is paramount over everything else and just like a farmer stores seeds for his future requirements, we must constantly think of making utmost of this precious human birth to attain Self Realisation, the crowning fruition of all endeavors."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अमृताचे सार निज तत्व बीज I

गुह्यांचे हे गुज रामनाम II

नामे असंख्यात तारिले अपार I

पुराणी हे सार प्रसिद्ध हो II

हेचि सुख आम्ही घेऊ सर्वकाळ I

करू हे निर्मळ हरिकथा II

कथाकाळी लागे सकळां समाधी I

तात्काळ हे बुद्धि दुष्ट नासे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Supreme Self alias ''Hari Naam' is the very source of everything, for everything comes into being and lives by it. He is before all things, and by Him all things consist. Nobody knows what it is, but "He is" nevertheless. "Hari Naam" is the Primal Cause-less Cause of the entire Creation.

The Vedic Scriptures speak of "Hari Naam" but have not been able to say adequately what it is.

He says, "RamNam" is the kernel and the Essence and at once both the material and efficient cause of the countless universes in which this earth is but a speck.

He says, history is replete with examples of the countless who crossed the ocean of repeated sufferings once and for all riding the boat of "Hari Naam".

And therefore Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, we will hold "Hari Naam" constantly in our tongue of thought , for it alone roasts the seeds of ignorance and takes One on his journey within."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय  जय राम II

राम हा उच्चार तरीच बैसे वाचे I

अनंत जन्मांचे पुण्य होय II

पुण्य ऐसे काय रामनामापुढे I

काय ते बापूडे यागयज्ञ II

यागयज्ञ तपे संसारदायके I

न सुटे एक नामेविण II

नामविण भवसिंधु पावे पार I

ऐसा हा विचार नाही दुजा II

जाणती हे भक्तराज महामुनी I

नाम सुखधणी अमृताची II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One gets interested in chanting 'RamNam'  only by the virtue of mountainous good deeds in past countless lifetimes. 

The constant meditation of 'RamNam' means constant companionship with the Named. His glory shines within him who cleanses the mirror of his mind with the sweet remembrance of His Name.

He says, the practice of 'RamNam' is the noblest of all virtues and it's merit far excels that achieved by doing any other ritualistic worship.

He says, only he who rides the boat of 'RamNam' transcends the sea of sufferings once and for all.

He says, except the Wise who have tasted this sweet elixir, no one knows that 'RamNam', the secret of immortality lies within his folds of mind."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सुखाचा सागरू आहे विटेवरी I

कृपादान करी तोचि एक I

एक चित्त करू विठोबाचे पायी I

तेथे उणे कांही एक आम्हां II

आम्हांसी विश्वास त्याचिया नामाचा I

म्हणउनि वाचा घोष करुं II

करू हरिकथा सुखाची समाधी I

आणिकाची बुद्धी दुष्ट नासे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the ocean of happiness standing hands akimbo on a brick showers His Grace upon those who seek Him with reasonless longing.

He says, no riches are greater than giving up all greed at the Feet of GOD Vithoba. 

He says, there is no greater contemplation than doing 'Hari Katha', for it truly roasts the seeds of ignorance thereby imparting the Supreme Bliss of unparalleled kind. 

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, waste not a moment without chanting 'Hari Naam', for it is our absolute and unconditional faith in Him that makes His Name Worship of GOD to do the miracles."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

बहुतां जन्मां अंती I
जोड़ी लागली हे हाती II
मनुष्यदेहा ऐसा ठाव I
धरी पांडुरंगी भाव II
बहु झाला फेरा I
येथे सापडला थारा II
तुका म्हणे जाणे I
ऐसे दुर्लभ ते शाहाणे II

" Among the several kinds of living beings, it is the human being who is best equipped to progress spiritually and be liberated from the excruciating trauma of being born again and again. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj emphasizes the privilege of human birth for which man must express his gratitude to his Creator for this rare favour.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, attainment of human birth is as difficult as finding  a needle in the haystack. On completion of life as a human being, to attain the human birth yet again is as difficult as it is for the burnt parts - leaves and branches - of tree to regain the original mode of the tree. If somehow the human birth is attained again, if true faith is not acquired, human birth becomes useless, like the face without vision. And even after attaining this rare true faith if One is immersed in worldly pleasures then it is like burning sandalwood paste for the sake of ash.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the rare human birth is very ephemeral and very uncertain. It is full of inherent adversity, but nevertheless an invaluable opportunity. Only in this rare human birth One can strive to become free from the bondage of repeated sufferings and it is a great fortune if One understands its unparalleled importance at the right time when he can do something constructively in the direction of ultimate goal, the Liberation "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मानियेला नाही उधार या बोला I

नाम घेतां मला युक्ती थोडी II

युक्ती थोडी मज दुर्बळाची वाचा I

प्रताप नामाचा बोलावया II

बोलतां पांगल्या श्रुती नेती नेती I

खुंटलिया युक्ती पुढे त्यांच्या II

त्याचा पुढे पार न कळेचि जातां I

पाऊले देखतां ब्रह्मदिकां II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, my praise of the Name Worship of GOD comes not from the titbits people share but from my own experience of it. It is the Greatness of His Name that makes a wisdomless man like me phrase his glory, while the most authentic, ancient religious text Shruti", or That Which Is Heard" and passed on to generations since time immemorial, also couldn't express GOD to perfection saying " He is neither this not that but is".They could only say, "from it all words fall back and also mind cannot reach it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

वादका निंदका देवाचे दर्शन I

नव्हे झाला पूर्ण षडकर्मी II

षडकर्मी हीन रामनाम कंठी I

तयासवे भेटी सत्य देवा II

देवासी आवडे भाविक जो भोळा I

शुद्ध त्या चांडाळा करुनि मानी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, no matter how adept One may be in performing the six actions needed for purification of body, he will be far from GOD Realisation if he pays no heed to what the Wise have been saying since time immemorial about the renunciation of "I am this body" idea.

He says, One who wastes not a moment without reciting the Holy "RamNam" realises GOD no matter whether he is proficient or not in the ritualistic worship.

He says, GOD yearns for the One who yearns for Him, no matter how naive he may be or how much outcast he may be, for in prayer a heart without words far excels words without a heart."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 Ii श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नागवला म्हणे देव जो आपणा I

लाभ दिला जना ठकला तो II

तोचि देव येर नव्हे ऐसे कांही I

जनार्दन ठायीं चहूं खाणी II

खाणी भरूनियां राहिलासे आंत I

बोलावया मात ठाव नाही II

ठाव नाही रिता कोणी देवाविण I

ऐसी ते सज्जनसंतवाणी II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the person who piles up counterfeit Godliness does the greatest damage to his soul, for though he deceives others while he lives, deceives himself when he dies. What good will it do to a man when he is in hell, that others think he is in heaven ?

He says, all things are rooted in GOD, but the wholeness of GOD cannot be comprehended solely by any man, And therefore it will do no good to call someone Godly, while every being is but a divinity in disguise. 

Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, His Creation comes into being through four forms of births,

1) Andaj or form of birth from egg, for example birds, fish, snakes

2) Jaraj or form of birth from the womb for example mammals

3) Utbhuj or form of birth from earth, soil or rocks, for example vegetable kingdom

4) Swedaj or form of birth which is from bodily secretions such as sweat, for example microbes, bacteria.

And therefore  there is no place devoid of GOD, for He is here, there, and everywhere, within this, that, and everything. So say the Wise since time immemorial that the All encompassing GOD Consciousness differentiates not, but we do because of our ignorance."

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

हरिबीन रहियां न जाये जिहिरा I

कवकी ठाडी देखे राहा II

क्या मेरे लाल कवन चुकी भई I

क्या मोहिपासिती बेर लगाई II

कोई सखी हरि जावे बुलावन I

बार हिं डारुं उसपर तन II

तुका प्रभू कव देखे पऊंं I

पासीं आऊं फेर न जाऊं II

"In this composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj expresses the Longing of a cowherd girl for GOD Krishna, her Beloved. 

Like a separated lover she says, my eyes have become sore by gazing at the path by which You come. My tongue has been worn away in calling Your Name and my eyes shed tears like ceaseless rain. Come at once and meet me O, My Lord as I am unable to bear this pain of separation any longer, for as the lotus dies without water, as the night is blind without the moon, so is my heart without You.

Meet me My Lord and be never separated from me, for refuge at Your Feet is truly inviting You to fill up the void in the soul, to make heart His Home."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

हा रस आनंदाचा I

घोष करा हरिनामाचा I

कोण हा दैवाचा I

भाग पावे येथील II

पुण्य पाहीजे बहुत I

जन्मांतरीचे संचित I

होईल करित I

आला अधिकारी तो II

काय पाहतां रे भाई I

हरुषे नाचा धरा घाई I

पोटभरी कांही I

घेतां तरी न ठेवा II

जे सुख दृष्टी आहे I

तेच अंतरी जो लाहे I

तुका म्हणे काय I

कळीकाळ ते बापूडे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, 'Hari Ras' comes to him whose tongue delights in His praises. GOD bestows His Name Worship only to he who lived righteous life in countless lifetimes.

He says, there is no opportune time to do the Name Worship of GOD than this moment, for the next we may not have. And therefore waste not a moment without doing the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible, for the heavenly food 'Hari Naam' alone makes One lose all the other appetites. 

He says, seeking the face of GOD in everything, everyone, all the time, and His hand in every happening is no less than GOD Realisation, for what we sow in the soil of contemplation, we reap in the harvest of our action."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

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 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाही शब्दाधीन वर्म आहे दूरी I
नव्हे तंत्री मंत्री अनुभव तो II
हर्षामर्षि अंगी आदळती लाटा I
कामक्रोधे तटा सांडियेले II
न सरे ते भक्ति विठोबाचे पायी I
उपरति नाही जेथे चित्ता II
तुका म्हणे सुख देहनिरसने I
चिंतन चिंतने तद्रुपता II

"Even though the Scriptures repeatedly remind us that everything is but One Divine Consciousness, we still live holding dear "I am the body" idea. This along with ignorance of One's True Nature is the cause of worldly sorrows. The deluded mind is the creator of subject-object relationship. It is the cause of duality. It is the deluded mind to whom happiness and sufferings exist. Every material joy is a suffering in disguise. So long as we take refuge in the worldly mind we suffer. The moment One realises his True Self, the suffering ends. The Spiritual Wisdom attained by reciting Holy Ram Nam only can remove the poisonous fangs of mind serpent so that serpent still remaining serpent, does not pose any danger to Snake Charmer.
 It is said that, "All things are only a projection of a level of Conscious Awareness and are never ' Personal '."
The very 'isness', or 'beingness' or 'amness' of all life is radiant with the ineffable love of Consciousness and existence. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about taking a leap of faith into Nonduality through incessant recital of Holy Ram Nam. 

He says, the body is not who we truly are. Existence is infinitely beyond form, because all form will pass, but life itself is Eternal and Formless. The Self awaits within every moment to be noticed and realised, it is only the ego's resistance that keeps ecstasy from being actualized.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the mark of the genuine seeker of the Truth is One who possesses the conviction and strength to pursue the surrender of attachments of ego  in order to discover the full Liberation of the Immortal Self. Not by words, not by rituals, not by chanting mantras, but only by transcending beyond "I am the body" idea, One can seek the God Consciousness.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says,  no one can stop the waves of worldly sufferings but One can surely learn to surf these inevitable waves only by practicing the Name Worship of Holy Ram Nam,  because rather than escaping our fears, stresses and sufferings, sitting nonjudgementally as a silent observer is a beautiful way to paddle through, slowly but steadily on the journey of Self Realisation. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अनुहात ध्वनि वाहे सकळां पिंडी I
राम नाही तोंडी कैसा तरे II
सकळां जीवांमाजी देव आहे खरा I
देखिल्या दूसरा विण न तरे II
ज्ञान सकळांमाजी आहे हे साच I
भक्तिविण तेच ब्रम्ह नव्हे II
काय मुद्रा कळल्या कराव्या सांगतां I
दीप न लागतां उन्मनीचा II
तुका म्हणे नका पिंडाचे पाळण I
स्वापू नारायण आतुडेना II

" सोहं " is breathing process, so it is the basis of our life. The sound which springs from the confluence of our inhalation and exhalation in each and every breath reminds us of the non duality of the Supreme Consciousness, " We are not different from God ". Thus, the non dual awareness of "I am the Universal Self " is intricately connected with our breathing. Every human performs the "सोहं" in each cycle of breathing. One who does not realise this is a blind man because he lives in the darkness of worldly illusions and he will remain forever in the grip of unending cycles of death and rebirths.
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about the paramount importance of worship of God in Form "सगुण ". He says, except for the Self Realised Soul, it is difficult or almost impossible for our intellect to grasp and understand the Eternal, all conscious and Omnipresent Divine energy expressing through "सोहं" sound. It is much easier for us to have a Divine Incarnation as a figurehead, towards whom we are able to direct our feelings. In सगुण or Form aspect, God appears in a human form making it easier for us to come closer. Incomprehensible Supreme Divine is present everywhere and meditation on sound of Holy Ram Nam is the way to realise him.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Eternal Divine cannot be found in Scriptures or in the temples. Penance, Pilgrimage, breath control takes One nowhere near Him. One can seek Him only in the Holy Ram Nam.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man, who in his ignorance has lost touch with his own Self can, by incessant recital of Holy Ram Nam, annihilate his separate, illusory and perishable identity and get absorbed in the Eternal Supreme Consciousness, to be on his way to GOD Realisation.."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ढळो नये जरी I

लाभ घरीचिया घरी II

नाही ऐसे राहे I

कांही नासिवन्त देहे II

तरणा भाग्यवंत I

नटे हरिकीर्तनात II

थडी ठाकी पैलतीर I

बाहे ठोके होय शूर II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, One must not waste even a moment of his rare human birth without the Name Worship of GOD, for the journey within is not place bound and it can be done anywhere, even sitting at home.

He says, the body with which we identify ourself is dwindling fast with each passing moment, and life may come to an abrupt end when it will be least expected.

He says, Truly Ageless and Blessed is the One who dances in the ecstasy of the Name Worship of GOD and forgets everything.

He says, it is up to us to leave no stone unturned in the quest of our True Self, for those who dare, succeed in crossing the ocean of repeated sufferings once and for all."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

झणी माझे माझे I

भार वागविसी ओझे II

यांची कां रे गेली बुद्धी I

नाही तरायची शुद्धी II

टणक धाकुली I

अवघी सरती विट्ठली II

ठसा त्रिभुवनी I

उदार हा शिरोमणी II

डगमगी तो वाया जाय I

धीर नाही गोता खाय II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, shed the ignorance that "I am the doer", for nothing is in our hands. The Supreme Creator of the three worlds has reason for allowing things to happen and everything unfolds only by His Will. Everything is within Him and He is within everything.

He says, the soul imbued within each of us is equally divine and pure and we are all special and equal in the eyes of GOD.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, when we need, GOD knows. When we ask, GOD listens. When we believe, GOD works, but there is no way out of sufferings for those who believe in them more than GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नानाहव्यासांची जोडी I

तृष्णा करी देशधडी II

चरणी ठेवा चित्त I

म्हणवा देवाचे अंकित II

छंदे नानापरी I

कळा न पविजे हरी II

जगाचा जनिता I

भुक्तीमुक्तींचाही दाता II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, happiness that supposedly arises from the indulgence in materialistic pleasure is not equal to even the minutest part of the happiness One attains when his greed is extinguished.

And therefore he says, instead of performances of rites and rituals, One must direct all the desires of senses to GOD and be His wholeheartedly, for the Supreme Giver disappoints not those who ask for His Longing rather than the worldly pleasures."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

करावा कैवाड I

नाही तरी आला नाड II

स्मरा पंढरीचा देव I

मनी धरोनिया भाव II

खचविले काळे I

उगवा लवलाहे जाळे II

गजर नामाचा I

करा लवलाहे वाचा II

घरटी चक्रफेरा I

जन्ममृत्यूचा भोंवरा II

"This composition of Sant Tukaram Maharaj is his entreaty not to waste even a moment of this rare human birth without the Name Worship of GOD, for there is no greater worship than yearning for GOD.

He says, we must not rely much on our body with which we identify ourselves, for the countdown of its downfall has begun the moment we were born.

He says, it is up to us what we make of this precious privilege to be alive every morning, to breath, for every breath we take can be either a step forward towards death or our Liberation from the repeated sufferings.

And therefore he says, honour every moment of this precious human birth chanting 'Hari Naam' as much as possible, else there is no way out of the unending cycle of deaths and rebirths in which we are trapped since time immemorial."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

उद्वेगाची धाव बैसली आसनी I

पडिले नारायणी मोटळे हे II

सकळ निश्चिन्ति झाली हा भरवसा I

नाही गर्भवासा येणे ऐसा II

आपुलिया नांवे नाही आम्हां जिणे I

अभिमान तेणे नेला देवे II

तुका म्हणे चळे एकाचिया सत्ते I

आपुले मी रितेपणे असे II

In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, having ceded the "Me" and "Mine" idea to GOD Narayan, the fear of repeated sufferings no more  concerns me anymore, for I pray and let GOD worry.

He says, there is no need to live under the pretext of "I did this" and "I did that", for GOD has taken away the notion of  "My Doership" 

He says, having realised that nothing but His Will makes my body lively, I am no more captive of the idea that "My Body is the real Me."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

दिला जीवभाव I

तेव्हां सांडीला म्यां ठाव II

आता वर्ते तुझी सत्ता I

येथे सकळ अनंता II

माझिया मरणे I

तुम्ही बैसविले ठाणे II

तुका म्हणे कांही I

मी हे माझे येथे नाही II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates his Self Realised state. He says, the moment of delieverance has come and I have become free from the bondage of My, Me and Mine which held me in its deathly grip since time immemorial.  

He says, Your Will O'GOD is now my only command, for Only You dwell within me since the false ego sense has vacated my heart.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, "This body is Me" and "All that relates with this body is Mine" ideas have at last forsaken me for good."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काळाचेही काळ I

आम्ही विठोबाचे लडिवाळ II

करू सत्ता सर्वां ठायी I

वसो निकट वास पायीं II

ऐसी कोणाची वैखरी I

वदे आमुचे समोरी II

तुका म्हणे बाण I

हाती हरिनाम तीक्ष्ण II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, being the minions of GOD Vithoba, we are no more afraid of the repeated sufferings. In other words, we have become death of the death. 

He says, sovereign power will be ours and words of dissent will be none, for we are armed with the sharp arrowheads of Hari Naam."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

शेवटची विनवणी I

संतजनी परिसावी II

विसर तो न पडावा I

माझा देवा तुम्हांसी II

पुढे फार बोलो काय I

अवघे पायां विदित II

तुका म्हणे पडीलो पायां I

करा छाया कृपेची II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj in a humble entreaty to the Wise aspires not to be buried in the oblivion of their memory as well as of GOD.

He says, take me in Your shadow of Grace, for Your Feet are the only refuge for me in the abyss of repeated sufferings."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

विठ्ठल विठ्ठल येणे छंदे I

ब्रम्हानंदे गर्जावे II

वाये टाळ टाळ्या टाळी I

होय होळी विघ्नांची II

विठ्ठल आदि अवसानी I

विठ्ठल मनी स्मरावा II

तुका म्हणे विठ्ठल वाणी I

वदा कानी ऐका II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the percussion sound of clash cymbals and clapping while chanting GOD Name Vitthal aloud makes all hurdles cower. And therefore he says, do the Name Worship of GOD Vitthal as much as possible, and let "Vitthal" not be merely a word spoken but the one that is consciously heard as well."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सत्य साच खरे I

नाम विठोबाचे बरे II

येणे तुटती बंधने I

उभयलोकी कीर्ती जेणे II

भाव ज्याचे गाठी I

त्यासी लाभ उठाउठी II

तुका म्हणे भोळा I

जिंकू जाणे कळीकाळा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, there is one thing that GOD says to every believer regardless of their circumstances, "Trust Me", for he who meditates His Name fondly and unconditionally Realises Him.

He says, Greatest is His Name, for the One who wastes not a moment without the Name Worship of GOD becomes ageless and revered like a pilgrimage. 

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, death does not  haunt the humble whose intelligence overwhems not his faith in GOD."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

अंतरीची घेता गोडी I

पाहे जोडी भावाची II

देव सोयरा देव सोयरा I

देव सोयरा दीनाचा II

आपुल्याच वैभवे I

शृंगारावे निर्मळ II

तुका म्हणे जेवी सवे I

प्रेम द्यावे प्रीतीचे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, more than anything else it is the True Longing for Him that enamours GOD most, for His Grace knows no bounds when the devotee finds Him indispensable."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कोणे तुझा सांग केला अंगिकार I

निश्चिती त्वां थोर मानियेली II

कोणे ऐसा तुज उपदेश केला I

नको या विठ्ठला शरण जाऊं II

तेव्हा तुज कोण घालील पाठिसी I

घांसील भूमीसी वदन यम II

कांरे नागवसी आयुष्य खातो काळ I

दिसेंदिस बळ क्षीण होते II

तुका म्हणे यासी सांगा कोणी तरी I

विसरला हरी मायबाप II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj wants to jolt out man from the reverie of his ignorance that there is ample time for him to do things when in reality he knows not when death will knock on his door. He wants to know what made man assume his worldly existence as certainty when in truth the only certainty is that everything is uncertain.

Wake up O' Man from the slumber of ignorance while you breath, for the only way to break the vicious cycle of repeated sufferings is absolute surrender to GOD, the quintessence of true devotion."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कल्पतरु तया नव्हती बाभुळा I
पुरविती फळा इच्छितया II
उदंड त्या गाई म्हैसी आणि शेळ्या I
परि त्या निराळ्या कामधेनु II
तुका म्हणे देव् दाखविल दृष्टी I
तयासवे भेटी थोर पुण्य II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about how rare it is to know a Spiritually Wise who is a living embodiment of Godliness, for he is the beacon of light to all who tread to walk the Spiritual Path. He says, just as everything has beauty, not everyone sees it, the Spiritually Wise sees GOD while majority remain engrossed in worshipping "I-ness" than GOD.
Illustrating this rarity he says, just like Kalpataru, a Wish Fulfilling Divine tree or Kamdhenu, the Divine Cow which bestows all needs are unique, it is a thing of  rarity to know of a Truly Spiritually Wise who initiates masses on their journey of Self Realisation without expecting anything in return.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, he who sees infinite in all things sees GOD and blessed are those who see this glory unfolding through his eyes."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II