Gatha Abhang 937 - Maazee melee bahuvari - माझी मेलीं बहुवरिं । तूं कां जैसा तैसा हरी

 Gatha Abhang 937 - Maazee melee bahuvari

Marathi Text

माझी मेलीं बहुवरिं । तूं कां जैसा तैसा हरी ॥१॥

विठो कैसा वांचलासि । आतां सांग मजपाशीं ॥२॥

तुज देखताचि माझा । बाप मेला आजा पणजा ॥३॥

आम्हां लागलेंसे पाठी । बालत्व तारुण्यें काठीं ॥४॥

तुज फावलें तें मागें । कोणी नसतां वादिलागें ॥५॥

तुका म्हणे तुझ्या अंगीं । मज देखता लागलीं औघीं ॥६॥

Roman Script

1. Maazee melee bahuvari, too kaa jaisaa taisaa haree

2. Vitho kaisa vaachalaasi, aataa saang majapaashee

3. Tuja dekhataachi maaza, baap mela aaja panaja

4. Aamha laagalese paathee, baalatva taarunye kaathee

5. Tuja faavale te maage, konee nasataa vaadilaage

6. Tuka mhane tuzya angee, maja dekhata laagalee aughee.

Translation

1. Oh Lord Hari! So many of my relatives have died over the years. But You, even though You've been around for so long, are still the same.

2. What a surprise! Vithoba, tell me the secret of how You've survived until now.

3. My father, grandfather, and great-grandfather all died right before Your eyes. Three of our generations have passed away. But you remain exactly as You were.

4. Our childhood and youth have ended, and now we're leaning on the cane of old age. In this way, our three stages of life have finished, (yet not even one of Your stages has begun).

5. God, because I am Your beloved devotee, I ask You for whatever I desire. And seeing this as an opportunity when no one else is around, I sometimes argue with You and ask strange questions.

6. Tuka says, God, while you directly watch, I experience childhood and other stages, birth, and death – all these conditions affect me. But You remain the same, unchanging. Tell me the secret of this in private now.

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