II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

क्षमा शस्त्र जया नराचिया हाती I
दुष्ट तयाप्रति काय करी II
तृण नाही तेथे पडिला दावाग्नि I
जाय तो विझोंन आपसया II
तुका म्हणे क्षमा सर्वांचे स्वहित I
धरा अखंडित सुखरूप II

It is said that " To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. "
In this composition Sant Tukaram Maharaj talks about forgiveness as the only lethal weapon which can destroy all evil. He says, One that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven, for everyone has need to be forgiven.
Illustrating with beautiful analogy Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, just like roaring flames of inferno are short lived if there is no grass in its vicinity, forgiveness quenches the smouldering fire of enmity. In other words, the evil doer feels frustrated if his evil doings are countered by forgiveness, for no confrontation survives without response.
Summing up Sant Tukaram Maharaj says, you can give the evil doers another chance, or you can forgive, let go, and give yourself a better chance, for forgiveness is the fragrance the rose sheds on the heel that crushed it. "

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरुचरणार्पणमस्तु II