Name of God

Sant Tukaram 1598 (Dehu, Pune Maharashtra) – 1649 (Dehu)



He who utters the Name of God while walking
gets the merit of a sacrifice at every step
His body becomes a place of pilgrimage.
He who repeats God’s Name while working
            always finds perfect peace.
He who utters the Name of God while eating
            gets the merit of a fast
            even though he has taken his meals.
Even if one were to give in charity
            the whole world encircled by the seas
            it would not equal the merit of repeating the Name,
By the power of the Name
            one will know what cannot be known,
One will see what cannot be seen,
One will speak what cannot be spoken,
One will meet what cannot be met.
Tuka says.
            Incalculable is the gain that comes
            From repeating the Name of God.

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCADAEFGHIIJKLMNOP
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 759
Words 133
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 19

Sant Tukaram

Sant Tukaram Maharaj also referred to as Santshreshta, Jagadguru, Tukoba and Tukobaraya, was a 17th-century Hindu poet and sant of the Bhakti movement in Maharashtra, India. more…

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