नाम महिमा - ९ - संत तुकाराम

नाम साराचे ही सार | शरणागत यमकिंकर ||

उत्तमाउत्तम | वाचे बोला पुरूषोत्तम ||

नाम जपता चंद्रमौळी | नामे तरला वाल्हाकोळी ||

तुका म्हणे वर्णू काय | तारक विठोबाचे पाय ||

Name of the God is the summary of the summaries of all the scriptures, even the Lord of Death surrenders before the one who takes the name of the God.

O people! Whether you are good or bad, still chant the name of the God.

Even Lord Shiva continuously chants God's name. Rishi Valmiki (Valya koli – who was a deadly dacoit) was delivered by the name of the God.

Tuka says, how much shall I explain you, the feet of the God are deliverer.

नाम महिमा - ८ - संत तुकाराम

पवित्र तो देह वाणी पुण्यवंत | जो वदे अच्युत सर्व काळ ||

तयाच्या चिंतने तरतील दोषी | जळतील रासी पातकाच्या ||

देव इच्छी रज चरणींची माती | धावत चालती मागे मागे ||

काय त्या उरले वेगळे आणीक | वैकुंठनायक जया कंठी ||

तुका म्हणे देवभक्तांचा संगम | तेथे ओघ नाम त्रिवेणीचा ||

Holy is his body and pious his talks, who always talks about God.

Bad people who even think about him, they will be delivered and loads of their impious past activities will get burnt (they will be relieved from the results of their impious activities).

Demi gods run behind him to accomplish their desire to touch the soil where he puts his feet on the ground.

What is left to achieve for such a person in whose speech God resides?

Tuka says, where there is meeting of the (rivers of) God and devotees, there comes the third flow of God's names! 

नाम महिमा - ७ - संत तुकाराम

मुखी नाम हाती मोक्ष | ऐसी साक्ष बहुतांसी ||

वैष्णवांचा माल खरा | तुरतुरा वस्तूसी ||

भस्म दंड न लगे काठी | तीर्थां आटी भ्रमण ||

तुका म्हणे आडकाठी | नाही भेटी देवाचे ||

Many have had this experience that if one always has God's names in his mouth then he has enlightenment (deliverance) in his hands.

The possessions of the Vaishnava's (devotees) are the real possessions.

One does not need bhasm, dand, kathi (signs of a Sanyasi i.e. one does not have to leave everything and become a monk) or one doesn't even have to go to holy places.

Tuka says, there are no obstacles to meet the God (if one chants the names of the God).

नाम महिमा - ६ - संत तुकाराम

नाम उच्चारिता कंठी | पुढे उभा जगजेठी ||

ऐसे धरोनिया ध्यान | मने करावे चिंतन ||

ब्रम्हादिकांच्या ध्याना नये | तो हा कीर्तनाच्या सोये ||

तुका म्हणे सार घ्यावे | मने हरिरूप पाहावे ||

When we take the name of the God, He Himself stands before us.

We have to keep this in mind and then we should meditate.

Even Bramha and other great demi Gods cannot catch hold of Him in their meditations and here He is with us if we do Kirtana (singing/chanting name/glories of God).

Tuka says, understand summary of all the philosophies and scriptures which seeing the God with your mind.

नाम महिमा - ५ - संत तुकाराम

नाम घेता उठाउठी | होय संसाराची तुटी ||

ऐसा लाभ बांधा गाठी | विठ्ठलपायी पडे मिठी ||

नामापरते साधन नाही | जे तू करिशी आणीक काही ||

हाकारोनि सांगे तुका | नाम घेता राहो नका ||

You'll be freed from the Samsara if you chant the names of the God every now and then.

You should do such nice things (pious things) that you may be able to reach His lotus feet.

If you are thinking of other ways of reaching God, there is no better way than the chanting of God's name.

Tuka is telling you from the bottom of the heart, don't live another moment without chanting the name of the God.

नाम महिमा - ४ - संत तुकाराम

करी हे चि काम | मना जपे राम राम ||

लागो हाचि छंद | मना गोविंद गोविंद ||

तुका म्हणे मना | मज भीक द्यावी दीना ||

O My mind, only do this task – chant the name of the God, Ram Ram!

Dear mind, please develop the hobby of singing/chanting Govind, Govind (names of God)

Tuka says, O my dear mind, I'm begging you, please grant my this wish.

नाम महिमा - 3 - संत तुकाराम

सेवा ते आवडी उच्चारावे नाम | भेदाभेदकाम निवारुनि ||

न लगे हालावे चालावे बाहेरी | अवघे चि घरी बैसलिया ||

देवाचीच नावे देवाचिया शिरी | सर्व अळंकारी समर्पावी ||

तुका म्हणे आहे भावे चि संतोषी | वसे नामापाशी आपुलिया ||

Service of the God is to chant the names of the God, letting go of all the dualities/differentiations and lust.

One does not have to go and roam outside to do this, he/she can do everything just sitting at home.

We just have to offer God's name with all the decorations to God as gift.

Tuka says, God is happy with our feelings only and lives wherever His names are.