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Yoga / Hindu : Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama)

17th Century

About Tukaram

Timeline (1608 - 1649)

Tukaram, Tukaram poetry, Yoga / Hindu, Yoga / Hindu poetry, Vaishnava (Krishna/Rama) poetry, [TRADITION SUB2] poetry, poetry

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English version by
Harry Kottler

Original Language
Marathi

The Price?

Themes

Sexual Union

Recommended Books

	Life of Tukaram, by Justin E. Abbot
	Love Poems from God: Twelve Sacred Voices from the East and West, Translated by Daniel Ladinsky
	Poetry for the Spirit: Poems of Universal Wisdom and Beauty, Edited by Alan Jacobs
	Says Tuka: Selected Poetry of Tukaram, Translated by Dilip Chitre
	Tukaram, by Ramchandra Dattatraya Ranade

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If you treat the opposite sex with reverence
will you pay a price?
If you stop your fault-finding and covetous ways
will your earnings not suffice?

If you sit in prayer and meditation
will it cost a living wage?
If you trust the words of realized souls
will your boss forget your pay?

Is it a burden to pursue wisdom?
Do you fear the price it brings?
Tuka says,
Fools worry about the little stuff.
Don't they know? God brings everything!

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