Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 58

The eyes are brightened by the unction of
Krishna's name, so that one distinguishes the
various tribes of men. I interfered with them by
serving as a measure of communicated wisdom;
and I loved the task because I filled the measure
with Narayana. Those who work faithfully in
the household of the fortunate become fortunate
through the act of service. Tuka says, He who
earns his bread honestly finds his own place amid
the surroundings that rightly belong to him.

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