About the Book: Behold! The Word Is God : Hymns of Tukaram
Behold! The Word is God contains a selection of 51 abhangas (devotional poems)
from celebrated Bhakti poet Tukarams vast oeuvre, each Marathi abhanga followed
by two English interpretations—Shanta Gokhales and Jerry Pintos. Hailed as one
of the greatest poets in the Marathi language, Tukaram composed poems that are
packed with hidden layers of meaning. So, two independent translations of each
abhanga give readers a chance to gain a deeper understanding of the original.
The saint-poets original abhangas are included in the book alongside the
translations as Roman transliterations.
Tukarams abhangas, copied by many hands and gathered