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सन्ततुकारामः पुण्यपत्तनसमीपे देहुनामके ग्रामे निवसति स्म । सः प्रातः उत्थाय स्नानादिकं कृत्वा भोजनादिचिन्ताम् अकृत्वा वीणां करतालं च गृहीत्वा निर्जनं पर्वतं गच्छति स्म भजनं कर्तुम् । सः सर्वेषु अपि प्राणिषु स्थितः परमात्मा एव इति विचिन्त्य धान्यक्षेत्रे पक्षिणः न निवरयति । कदाचित् क्षेत्रस्वामिनः प्रेषितं धान्यराशिम् अपि ग्रामजनेभ्यः वितरति । सः आत्मवत् सर्वभूतानि अपश्यत् इति अनया कथया ज्ञायते ।
(“केन्द्रीयसंस्कृतविश्वविद्यालयस्य अष्टादशीयोजनान्तर्गततया एतासां कथानां ध्वनिप्रक्षेपणं क्रियते”)
Saint Tukaram lived in a village named Dehu near Pune. He would rise early in the morning, complete his daily rituals and without worrying about food or other worldly matters, he would take his veena and cymbals and head to a secluded mountain to engage in devotional singing and worship. Believing that the Supreme Soul resides in all living beings, he did not prevent birds from feeding in the grain fields. On occasion, he even distributed grain heaps, sent by the landowners, to the villagers.