Words

Tuka Mhane (तुका म्हणे) or "Tuka Says"

आम्हां घरी धन शब्दांचीच रत्नें शब्दांचीच शस्त्रें यत्न करुं
शब्द चि आमुच्या जीवांचे जीवन शब्दें वांटूं धन जनलोकां
तुका म्हणे पाहा शब्द चि हा देव शब्द चि गौरव पूजा करुं

Translation (by Dilip Chitre, the renowned Marathi poet):

Words are the only Jewels I possess
Words are the only Clothes that I wear
Words are the only food That sustains my life
Words are the only wealth I distribute among people
Says Tuka Witness the Word He is God
I worship Him With my words

Translation (by OZYMANDIAS,a blogger):

If you open my jewel-box, you will only find words
If you raid my castle, only my words will defend me
All I need to live upon, is the magic of words
All my charity is done through my words
Behold The Word: The Word is my only God
Worship It: it is the beginning, it is the end