Thou hast done well, O Vitthoba, that seeing within me a spirit of forgiveness, Thou didst cause me to be pierced with thorns. Reproaches, abuse and injustice were bestowed on me with grievous ridicule. Tuka says, Thou didst not leave me subject to anger.
Hinduism
Tukaram, Poem 117
Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents