Tukaram Gatha Abhanga 25 - Hira thevita airanee - हिरा ठेवितां ऐरणी

Tukaram Gatha Abhanga 25

हिरा ठेवितां ऐरणी | वांचे मारितां जो घणीँ || 1 ||

तोचि मोल यावे खरा | करणीचा होय चुरा || 2 ||

मोहरा तोचि अंगें | सुत न जळे ज्याचे संगें || 3 ||

तुका म्हणे तोचि संत | सोसी जगाचे आघात || 4 ||

English

1. Hira thevita airanee, vache maarita jo ghanee
2. Tochi mol pave kharaa, karaneecha hoy churaa
3. Moharaa tochi ange, soot n jale jyache sange
4. Tuka mhane tochi sant, sosee jagaache aaghaat

Translation

This abhanga is about saints. They have to face a lot of hardships and trials, especially severe opposition from selfish and exploitative people in the society. They detest the saints because of their ways of bringing honest, love and good culture in the society and wedding out the bad tendencies.

1. A diamond, kept in an anvil, which does not break even after getting hard blows from a hammer, is a true diamond.
2. Such diamond alone has a high worth. A fake diamond, made from glass, will immediately get crushed into powder.
3. The bead which does not allow the cotton thread (in which it is woven) to burn in the mouth of fire is only a true ' mohara' bead. (This is a property of a bead known by the name 'mohara').
4. Tuka says, only that person is a true saint who withstands severe blows from the society.

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