Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 55

I have shown as with a lamp what lies behind,
midway and before; you must now make an
effort for yourself. In my function as a servant I
have shown you my master’s treasure, in which
there is nothing that is not perfect. By due meas-
ures I have stilled all longing desires; through
God’s authority, such authority has come to dwell
in me. Tuka says, I sit here and send my messages
abroad over the heads of you all.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents