II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय तो विवाद असो भेदाभेद I

साधा परमानंद एका भावे II

निघोनि आयुष्य जाते हातोहात I

विचारी पां हित लावलाही II

तुका म्हणे भावभक्ती हे कारण I

नागवी भूषण दंभ तोचि II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, nothing will come true of the argument about duality or non duality of the Sublime Essence of the world entire, for the Supreme Bliss of Self Realisation is attained only by engaging Lord Hari with One Pointed Devotion.

He says, wake up from the slumber of ignorance as soon as possible, for you never know when your last moment here will be.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Realisation is about how intensely the devotional worship is done and not about how ostentatiously it is performed."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

धनवंत एक बहिरट अंधळे I

शुभ्र कुष्ट काळे भोग अंगी II

प्रारब्धाची गति न कळे विचित्र I

आहे हाती सूत्र विठोबाचे II

आणीक रोगांची नांवे सांगू किती I

अखंड असती जडोनिया II

तुका म्हणे नष्ट संचिताचे दान I

पावे खातां पण सुख नेदी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, wealthy who are blind or deaf or have unsightly marks on their skin is all a play of fate, for we are all marionettes with string in the hands of Lord Vithoba. 

He says, the sufferings can be from among the countless of such afflictions. 

He says, to be born rich is a fate and not being able to enjoy the riches because of the maladies is also a fate, for One may get it but may not have it."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

घालिती पव्हया I

वाटे अनाथांची दया II

तैसे का हो नये करूं I

पांडुरंगा मज तारुं II

रोगियासी काढा I

देऊनि वारिताती पीडा II

बुडत्यासाठी उडी I

घालिताती काय जोडी II

झाडिताती कांटे I

पुढे मागिलांचे वाटे II

तुका म्हणे भार I

घेती भागल्यांचा फार II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O'Lord Panduranga, why don't you make the path I am following for detachment from the material world hindrance-less  just like those kind souls who make water available to the thirsty travellers or like a doctor who relieves the patient from his suffering or those who do not hesitate to put their life at peril for saving the drowning man or like those who sweep off the thorns on the path so that those following them can walk with comfort or like those who unburden the One who is worn out of walking."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रिकामे तू राहू नको मना I

राहो क्षणक्षणाही II

वेळोवेळां पारायण I

नारायण हे करी II

भ्रमणांच्या मोडी वाटा I

 न भरे फांटा आडराने II

तुका म्हणे माझ्या जीवे I

हेचि घ्यावे धणीवरी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, be not idle O'Mind even for a moment, for let you remain absorbed in the Name Worship of Lord Narayan.

O'Mind he says, put an end to all the avenues which made you wander through the wilderness of repeated sufferings since time immemorial.

He says, I am immersed in the Name Worship of Lord Narayan to my heart's content."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मुक्तीपांग नाही विष्णुचिया दासा I

संसार तो कैसा न देखती II

बैसला गोविंद जडोनिया चित्ती I

आदि तेचि अंती अवसानी II

भोग नारायणां देऊनि निराळी I

ओवियां मंगळी तोचि गाती II

बळ बुद्धी त्यांची उपकारासाठी I

अमृत हे पोटी साठविले II

दयावंत तरी देवाचं सारिखी I

आपुली पारखी नोळखती II

तुका म्हणे त्यांचा जीव तोचि देव I

वैकुंठ तो ठाव वसती ते II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, enriched of enlightenment, the devotees of Lord Vishnu live in the world but not of the world. In absolute surrender of their Self to the Lord, they remain ever absorbed in His Name Worship so much so that His Name Govind remains engraved in their hearts. All that they experience is offered to the Lord in whose praises they sing in ecstasy.

Their strength, intellect and conscience is only for doing good to others and putting other people's needs before their own, for they hold within the sweet nectar of Name of Lord in abundance.

Kind like Lord they are, for they have affection for all without distinction.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the place they dwell is no less than the Supreme Abode of Lord, for they have become One with Him."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आवडी न पुरे सेविता न सरे I

पडियेली धुरे सवें गांठी II

न पुरे हा जन्म हे सुख सांठीता I

पुढतीही आतां हेचि मागो II

मारगाची चिंता पालखी बैसता I

नाही उसंतिता कोसपेणी II

तुका म्हणे माझी विठ्ठल माऊली I

जाणे ते लागली भूक तान II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, love for Lord Hari doesn't lessen or His Name Worship doesn't stop with His Realisation.

He says, we will ask Lord Hari to give us one more life similar to this since one lifetime is too inadequate to enjoy His Supreme Bliss.

He says, the repeated sufferings of death and rebirth do not bother us just like One riding a palanquin doesn't have to bother  about how much distance it covers.

He says, Lord Vitthal is my mother who takes care just like a mother doesn't have to be told when her child feels hungry or thirsty."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

जातीचे ते चढे प्रेम I

पक्षी स्मरे राम राम II

ते काय गुण लागतां येरां I

कागा शोभे न पिंजरा II

शिकविले ते सुजात सोसी I

मग मोल चढे त्यासी II

तुका म्हणे वेषधारी I

हिजड्या न होती त्या नारी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, only that which is inherently good quickly grasps goodness and becomes precious.

 Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, a crow cannot be taught to imitate "Ram Ram" and neither it is pleasant to look at  crow behind the bars in a cage like a parrot.

In another analogy he says, a transgender  may dress like a woman but is not a woman."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

एक पाहातसां एकाची दहने I

सावध त्या गुणे कां रे नव्हां II

मारा हांक देवा भय अट्टाहासे I

जंव काळाऐसे झाले नाही II

मरणाची तंव गाठोडी पदरी I

जिणे तोंचि वरि माप भरे II

तुका म्हणे धिग वाहाती मारग अंगा आले मग हालो नेदी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj feels perplexed when he sees people watching someone burning on the funeral pyre, yet do not wake up from their slumber of ignorance.

He says, for everyone who is born, the death is inevitable. And therefore do the Name Worship of GOD as much as possible because we do not know when our time will be up.

He condemns those who find attachment to the material world dearer than GOD Realisation, for in the end One has to depart all alone and empty handed just like he came into the world."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

सरते माझे तुझे I
तरि हे उतरते ओझे II
न लगे सांडावे मांडावे I
आहे शुद्धचि स्वभावे II
घातला तो आशा I
मोहोजाळे गळा फांसा II
सुखाचा तो मान I
नाही दुःखाचा तो शीण II
करिता नारायण I
एवढे वेचिता वचन II
तैसा मान अपमान I
लाभ हानि ते समान II
तुका म्हणे याचे I
नांव सोवळे हे साचे II

"It is said that "Like a watch, the heart needs the winding of purity, or the Supreme Indweller ceases to speak."
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Supreme Bliss of the Heart is the most miraculous stirring from the depths of existence. He says, our individual Self is the Absolute Supreme Self. However man doubts it when the the sense of duality caused by "I am the body" idea muddles his True Nature. Unless One unburdens his sense of "this is mine" or "this is yours"  consciously, there is no way out.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, man is slave of his fate. Just like seasons, the happiness and sorrow come and go. And hence One must maintain poise regardless of whether he feels elated by happiness or feels sad by sorrow, for there is nothing either good or bad, but thinking makes it so.
Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, inculcating a habit of saying that only GOD is the Doer and everything happens by His Will is a beautiful way to look at this worldly life in detached manner. This saves One from personalising the things happening around, good or bad. In a way it is a conscious suppressing of "I am the body" idea which is so vital on the journey of Self Realisation.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Purity of Heart is the transparency to Truth. Only when One's Consciousness becomes free from the distortions of attachment, the door to the Supreme Bliss ajars and One sees the glimpses of the Divine Splendour in its full glory."

II श्रीरंम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

हरिनामाचे करुनि तारू I

भवसिंधुपार उतरलो II

फावले फावले आतां I

पायी संतां विनटलो II

हरिनामाचा शस्त्र घोडा I

संसार गाडा छेदिला II

हरिनामाचे धनुष्यकांडे I

 विन्मुख तोंडे कळीकाळ II

येणेची बळे सरते आम्ही I

हरिच्या नामी लोकी तिही II

तुका म्हणे झालो साचे I

श्रीविठ्ठलाचे डिंगर II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, "Hari Naam" is the boat that took us across the ocean of repeated sufferings of death and rebirth once and for all. Reiterating again and again he says, it has happened by the merit of seeking refuge at the Feet of Sant.

He says, the battlefield of very formidable worldly attachment was conquered by the Name Worship of Lord Hari as our sword and horse.

He says, with "Hari Naam" as the bow and arrow, the repeated sufferings of death and rebirth fled off screaming.

He says, the Name Worship of Lord Hari has made us greatest among all the three realms, for we have become those of whom Lord Vitthal is very fond of."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

तक्र शिष्या मान I

दुग्ध म्हणे नारायण II

ऐशी ज्ञानाची डोंबडे I

आशा विटंबिली मुढे II

उपदेश तो जगा I

आपण सोंवळा इतका मांगा II

रसना शिश्र्नाचे अंकित I

तुका म्हणे वरदळ स्फीत II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says,   the feigned wise who keeps superior things for himself and gives inferior things to his disciples is like an outcast, for he disgraces himself by being the slave of desires. 

He says, the One who remains untouched by his talk of GOD Realisation is like an outcast who lives ostracised from society.

He says, such a slave of bodily cravings lives only for the pursuit of name and fame."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

दुडीवरी दुडी I
चाले मोकळी गुजरी II
ध्यान लागो ऐसे हरी I
तुज चरणी तैशापरी II
आवंतण्याची आस I
जैसी लागे दुर्बळास II
लोभ्या कळान्तराची आस I
बोटे मोजी दिवस मास II
तुका म्हणे पंढरीनाथा I
मजला आणिक नको व्यथा II

" In the humdrum of daily life, One has to subject himself to mundane activities which are unavoidable and time bound. Despite his obligations, it is much needed for the seeker of Supreme Self to inculcate from within a sense of detachment from worldly affairs. This is possible only when he becomes habitual to the Name Worship of Supreme Lord Shri Ram so much so that  the Holy Ram Nam emanates from him unknowingly and spontaneously even while doing his worldly duties. In other words his worldly living needs to be merged into his quest of knowing his True Self. In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates this thought. He says,
A woman is carrying on her head multiple pots of water neatly stacked one over the other. Irrespective of her free hands, she keeps a keen eye on the pots so that her balance is not lost. In the similar way Sant Tukaram Maharaj intends to keep an unwavering attention to the Name Worship of Supreme Lord Shri Ram despite being involved in doing his worldly chores.
With beautiful analogies Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like an impoverished eagerly awaits an invitation for food or a greedy moneylender remains absorbed in the thought of the interest he will earn on the money he has loaned, he earnestly implores the Divine Lord, to be intuitively absorbed in His meditation and contemplation ceaselessly.                                
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says that if we only attach ourselves with the Self within and detach from emotional attachment to worldliness then it is the most pragmatic way to Spiritual success. In other words, flying with both wings of matter and Spirit, we can soar to the vivid heights of subtlety."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नम्र जाला भूतां I

तेणे कोंडीले अनंता II

हेचि शूरत्वाचे अंग I

हारी आणिला श्रीरंग II

अवघा झाला पण I

लक्षण सकळां कारण II

तुका म्हणे पाणी I

पातळपणे तळा आणी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj  says, he has beseiged Lord Hari in his heart who is humble before His presence here, there, and everywhere, within this, that, and everything, for the triumph over GOD in this manner is the greatest of all valour.

He says, humility opens the door to GOD Realisation. Illustrating this with a beautiful analogy he says, just like water being fluid sinks deep into the ground easily, so is the humble who connects with all beings instantly and thereby to Lord Hari dwelling in them."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कथा करोनियां मोल ज्याचे घेती I

तेही दोघे जाती नरकामध्ये II

ब्रम्ह पूर्ण करा ब्रम्ह पूर्ण करा I

अखंड स्मरा रामराम II

मधुरवाणीच्या नका पडू भरी I

जाल यमपुरी भोगावया II

तुका म्हणे करी ब्रह्मांड ठेंगणे I

हात पसरी जिणे धिग त्याचे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, those who take remuneration for doing Harikatha and those who offer remuneration for doing Haikatha, both are condemned.

He says, say "Ram Ram"incessantly and you will experience the Sublime Essence of world entire.

He says, don't fall prey to the enchanting words other than "Hari Naam', for they open the door to the repeated sufferings.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, realise that this world as an illusion, That which is not. What appears is not real and what is real never appears. There is no greater futility than taking the world as real and living the life only to chase the frivolous material pursuits."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

नाईकावे कानी तयाचे ते बोल I

भक्तीविण फोल ज्ञान सांगे II

वाखाणी अद्वैत भक्तीभावेविण I

दुःख पावे सीण श्रोता वक्ता II

अहं ब्रम्ह म्हणोनि पाळतसे पिंडा I

नये बोलो भांडा तयासवे II

वेदबाह्य लंड बोले तो पाषांड I

त्याचे काळे तोंड संतांमध्ये II

तुका म्हणे खंडी देवभक्तपण I

वरिष्ठ त्याहूनि श्वपच तो II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, don't give ear to words of wisdom devoid of loving devotion to Lord Hari.

He says, a harangue on non-duality without the touch of devotion to Lord Hari is exhaustive to both the speaker as well as to the listener.

He says, do not interact with he who has false ego sense camouflaged by divinity.

He says, an atheist who denounces the Vedic Scriptures may be learned but is far from being an enlightened.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, a hypocrite who gives discourse of Supreme Reality without talking about relation between GOD and His devotee is more abhorrent than even those who eat the dog meat."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

कुशळ वक्ता नव्हे जाणीव तो श्रोता I

राहे भाव चित्ता धरूनिया II

धन्य तोचि जगी धन्य तोचि जगी I

ब्रम्ह तया अंगी वसतसे II

न धोवी तोंड न करी अंघोळी I

जपे सदाकाळी रामनाम II

जप तप ध्यान नेणें योग् युक्ती I

कृपाळू जो भूती दयावंत II

तुका म्हणे होय जाणोनि नेणता I

आवडे अनंता जीवाहुनी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, you may not be an eloquent speaker or an attentive listener but be the One who feels love for Lord Hari from deep within, for the Truly Blessed is he in whose heart dwells the Sublime Essence of the world entire.

He says, you may not perform the ablutions but if you will remain absorbed in "RamNam" then Truly Blessed you will become.

He says, the Supremely Kind Omnipresent is not fond of he who gives importance to rituals, penance and austerity in His worship but the One who is the True knower yet gives up his sense of "I know", living in the world but not of the world."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देवा ऐके हे विनंती I

मज नको रे हे मुक्ती I

तया इच्छा गति I

हेचि सुख आगळे II

या या वैष्णवांचे घरी I

प्रेमसुख इच्छा करी I

रिद्धीसिद्धी द्वारी I

कर जोडुनि तिष्ठती II

नको वैकुंठीचा वास I

असे तया सुखा नाश I

अद्भुत हा रस I

कथाकाळी नामाचा II

तुझ्या नामाचा महिमा I

तुज न कळे मेघश्यामा I

तुका म्हणे आम्हां I

जन्म गोड यासाठी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj in his entreaty to Lord Hari says, the Supreme Bliss of pursuing Loving devotion to You attracts us more than the Liberation from the repeated sufferings.

He says, we want to dwell where live the devotees of Lord Hari, for Divinity is in its ambience and where the good fortune smiles.

He says, we do not aspire Vaikuntha, the Supreme Abode, as no one can stay there permanently. Instead we prefer to remain absorbed in the sweet melody of "Hari Naam", that bestows an everlasting Supreme Bliss.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though You don't know the Greatness of Your Name O'Lord, we find the repeated sufferings of death and rebirth worth for the Supreme Bliss your Name Worship bestows upon us."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ज्याने ज्याने जैसे घ्यावे I

तैसे व्हावे कृपाळे II

सगुणनिर्गुणांचा ठाव I

विटे पाव धरियेलें II

अवघे साकरेचे अंग I

नये व्यंग निवडितां II

तुका म्हणे जे जे करी I

ते ते हरि भोगिता II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Lord Hari manifests according to how his devotee contemplates Him, for the Formless Eternal All Pervading manifests as Lord Hari standing arms akimbo on a brick.

He says, Form or Formless are but the two aspects of the same Supreme Reality, none is greater or lesser just like the grain of sugar is sweet wholly, 

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the Unmanifest manifests, no matter how One contemplates Him."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

ठेवा जाणीव गुंडून I

येथे भावचि प्रमाण II

एका अनुसरल्या काज I

अवघे जाणे पंढरीराज II

तर्क तर्कवितर्कासि I

वाव न लगे सायासी II

तुका म्हणे भावे विण I

अवघा बोलती तो सीण II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in devotion to Lord Hari paramount is not your scholarly knowledge but the feeling of intimacy in your love relationship with Him.

He says, the state of being in love with Lord Panduranga without any expectation of exchange or return is the quintessence of true devotion.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, waste not your energy on enquiring into "What" and "How" of devotion, for except the One Pointed Devotion all the other endeavors will only wear you out."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

संकल्पासी अधिष्ठान I.    

 नारायण गोमटे II   

अवघियाचे पुरे कोड I

फिटे जड देहत्व II

उभय लोकी उत्तम कीर्ती I

देव चित्ती राहिलीया II

तुका म्हणे जीव धाय I

नये हाय जवळी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, if you want to make some resolution in this rare human birth, nothing is better than GOD Realisation, the crowning fruition of all endeavors, for it is only here One's false ego sense doesn't accompany him.

He says, his glory transcends all realms who remains absorbed in the Name Worship of GOD Narayan all the time.

He says, the God Realised Soul lives in the world but not of the world."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मोले घातले रडाया I

नाही असूं आणि माया II

तैसा भक्तीवाद काय I

रंगबेगडीचा न्याय II

वेठी धरिल्या दावी भाव I

मागे पळावयाचा पाव II

काजव्याच्या ज्योती I

तुका म्हणे न लगे वाती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, Love- less devotion to Lord Hari  is like a glittering tin but without much content. 

Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, tears are how our heart speaks when our lips cannot describe our sorrow. But for the hired weeper, there are no tears because there is no suffering from deep within.

He says, devotion to Lord Hari done more as a ritual than love for Him is like work done by a Porter hired for loading and unloading of goods.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, GOD Realisation with Love-less devotion to Lord Hari is as impossible as lighing a lamp with the glow of the fireflies."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

लवण मेळवितां जळे I

काय उरले निराळे II

तैसा समरस झालो I

तुजमाजी हरपलो II

अग्निकर्पूराच्या मेळी I

काय उरली काजळी II

तुका म्हणे होती I

तुझी माझी एक ज्योती II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj elucidates with beautiful analogies his experience of merging into All Pervading Supreme with his mistaken sense of individuality dissolved.

He says, salt ceases its entity when dropped in water or the camphor consumed by the flames of fire leaves no residue.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, I have merged in You O'Lord just like two flames meet to become One."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

देव वसे चित्ती I

त्याची घडावी संगती II

ऐसे आवडते मना I

देवा पुरवावी वासना II

हरिजनांसी भेटी I

न हो अंगसंगे तुटी II

तुका म्हणे जिणे I

भले संतसंघष्टणे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, O'Lord I aspire  the company of a GOD Realised Soul.

He says, fulfill my wish O'Lord to be in the company of those who are absorbed in Your Name Worship and let there be no impediment."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रायाचे सेवक I

सेवटींचे पीडी रंक II

हा तों हिणाव कवणा I

कां हो नेणा नारायणा II

परिसेसी भेटी I

नव्हे लोहोपणा तुटी II

तुझे नाम कंठी I

तुक्या काळासवे भेटी II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, fearing the repeated sufferings despite being absorbed in Your Name Worship is very demeaning to You O' Lord Narayan just like it is humiliating for the King's men to be troubled by a pauper or an iron remaining an ordinary metal despite been touched by the Paras Stone."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

पाषाण देव पाषाण पायरी I

पूजा एकावरी पाय ठेवी II

सार तो भाव सार तो भाव I

अनुभवी देव तेचि जाले II

उदका भिन्न पालट काई I

गंगा गोड येरां चवी काय नाही II

तुका म्हणे हे भाविकांचे वर्म I

येरी धर्माधर्म विचारावे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the idol of GOD and the floor on which we stand before GOD are both made of stone, yet we worship only the idol, assuming His presence in it. In other words it is our faith that instills divinity to the stone idol of GOD. The Spiritually Wise since time immemorial realised this and became no less than Gods.

Illustrating with beautiful analogy he says, can we say that waters of river Ganges taste sweeter than the waters of other rivers?

Similarly he says, just like beauty lies in the eye of the beholder, only a true devotee experiences GOD Realisation, leaving the debate to others."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

मी तें मी तूं तें तूं I

कुंकूड हे लाडसी II

वचनाची पडो तुटी I

पोटींचे पोटी राखावे II

तेथील तेथे येथील येथे I

वेगळ्या कुंथे कोण भारे II

याचे यास त्याचे त्यास I

तुक्याने कास घातली II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, in the Supreme Reality, there is no "Me, Mine, You or Yours" as such, for the Homogeneous Oneness that encompasses the universe transcends all "two-ness".

And therefore  he says, we must refrain ourselves from even talking in these terms.

He says, there is no need to tire ourselves with the burden of duality of body and mind, for in the end while the body will disappear in the five basic elements of which it is made of, we aspire our soul to merge into the Sublime Essence of the world entire which transcends all duality."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

गोविंदावांचोनि वदे ज्याची वाणी I

हगवण घाणी पिटपिट ते II

मस्तक सांडूनि सिसफूल गुडघा I

चार तो अवघा बावळ्याचा II

अंगभूत म्हण पूजितो वाहाणा I

म्हणता शहाणा येईल कैसा II

तुका म्हणे वेश्या सांगे सुवासींणी I

इतर पूजनी भाव तैसा II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, utterance of anything other than GOD Name Govinda is like sputtering sound of diarrhea, which stinks.

He says, while the flowers that the women wear in their hair enhance their beauty, only a fool will  tie the flowers around the knee.

He says, only an idiotic will carry the footwear in hands.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, worshipping others but not GOD is like making no distinction between a prostitute and a married woman "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

वितीयेवढेसे पोट I

केवढा बोभाट तयाचा II

जळो याची विटंबना I

भूक जनां नाचवी II

अभिमाना सिरी भार I

झाले खर तृष्णेचे II

तुका म्हणे नरका जावे I

हाचि जीवे व्यापार II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, though the stomach has its limits of how much food it  can hold at a time, it is the hunger of the belly that drives the world.

He says, hunger of belly makes marionette of a man, for hungry knows no reason.

He says, the loads of "Me & Mine" has made man a beast of burden and choosing to "exist" rather than "live" for GOD realisation is no less than making way to hell or in other words making the repeated sufferings of death and rebirth inevitable."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

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 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

आता गुण दोष  काय विचारिसी I

मी तो आहे रासी पातकांची II

पतितपावनासवे समागम I

आपलाला धर्म चालविजे II

घनघाये भेटी लोखंड परिसा I

तरी अनारिसा न पालटे II

तुका म्हणे माती कोण पुसे फुका I

कस्तुरीच्या तुका समागमे II

"In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, it may be an iron hammer striking a boulder made of Paras Stone, for no matter how iron comes in contact with Paras Stone, it turns into gold.

Soil mixed with deer musk no more remains ordinary.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, the bundle of vices we, are all that we should not be, but we have You O'Lord with us, who can turn an ordinary soul into an Enlightened."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II

 II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

काय जाणो वेद I

आम्ही आगमाचे भेद II

एक रूप तुझे मनी I

धरूनि राहिलो चिंतनी II

कोठे अधिकार I

नाही रानट विचार II

तुका म्हणे दीना I

नुपेक्षावे नारायणा II

"O' Lord says Sant Tukaram Maharaj in this composition, contemplating You I meditate Your Name rather than trying to comprehend the essence of Vedic Scriptures or what the Ancient Texts are propounding since time immemorial.

Our naivety has left us convinced that we know nothing.

Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, heed us O'Lord Narayan, though we are but the slave to our senses."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II