Leave This Chanting by Rabindranath Tagore - Poem explanation

"Leave this chanting" is a poem is the 11th poem in Rabindranath Tagore's famous collection, Gitanjali (Song Offerings). The spiritual poem argues for the attainment of God's divinity by doing our work with sincerity, probably emphasizes karmayoga. 

According to Tagore, God lives not in temples, nor is it the right way to find him through the religious customs. The essence of fulfilling our work or duties is the only path through which one can connect with the supreme being.

God is not impressed with being offered with "flowers and incense" or praying in a "holy mantle" i.e. fine clothes, or engaging in religious practices like counting beads. To receive his blessings, one has to be ready to work without complaining about any discomforts. Common people like tillers, labourers, who work with honesty receive grace from the almighty.

Tagore is clearly against religious dogmas and superficial practices to attain God. 

Explanation

The speaker addresses a listener and asks him/her to leave his praying and chanting of mantras with the count of beads.

He questions him about the need to worship the almighty in a dark, secluded corner of a temple. Instead, he says, look at the reality that god is not present there in the temple. God is present in a farmland where a farmer is tilling on the hard surface of the ground. He can be found where a road/path is being carved out by a working man who toils to break stones.

God resides where these hardworking men are labouring in their dirty clothes, whether it's scorching heat or raining cats and dogs.

The speaker encourages the listener to remove this "holy mantle", and not hesitate from rolling his sleeves and work on the dusty soil.

According to the narrator, there is no need to meditate or decorations of flowers and incense to receive God's blessings. There's no harm or loss if the devotee's clothes get tattered and stained. The only way to feel the presence of God is when one works hard.