The verse and its meaning · Suvichar · Suvichar — Rahim, Tulsi and the Saint Poets

A Barleycorn of Happiness

Tukaram

सुख पाहतां जवापाडें । दुःख पर्वता एवढें ॥

Meaning · English

Look for happiness and you find a barleycorn of it. Sorrow is as big as a mountain.

अर्थ · हिन्दी

सुख देखो तो जौ के दाने जितना है, और दुख पहाड़ जितना बड़ा है।

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