Tukaram Aarti — Aarti Tukarama
Aarti Tukarama is the aarti for Sant Tukaram Maharaj (Dehu) within the Warkari tradition — composed by Rameshwar, sung during the daily aarti at Dehu and across the Warkari tradition.
Mantra & aarti
Composer: Rameshwar — considered a contemporary of Tukaram Maharaj; tradition links this name to the story of a scholar-devotee who came to accept Tukoba's sadguru-worthiness after seeing his abhangs preserved unharmed in the Indrayani river.
When to sing it: The daily aarti and kirtan-bhajan at Dehu, on Tukaram Beej (his sadeha vaikuntha-gaman memorial day) and Tukaram Jayanti, during the Ashadhi-Kartiki Wari palkhi processions, and at the close of daily Warkari bhajans.
Meaning (brief): O Tukaram Maharaj, you are the lord and the very abode of the true guru (sadguru); a form of pure existence-consciousness-bliss (sacchidananda), show us your feet. Just as Raghav (Ram) made stones float in the ocean, so too Tukoba's abhangs were kept safe in the waters of the Indrayani river. Weighed for comparison, even Brahman came to be measured against Tukaram — so Rameshwar placed his head at his feet.
The words and tune can vary slightly by household or sect. This text follows a traditional household Aarti Sangrah booklet.