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