Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 244

He who pleases the saints is the death of Death,
even as the child of a rich man is rich.
If you listen to him, you will hear of none but the One;
he protects you from weariness of fond desire.
He has means to set you free from any guilt you have incurred;
look not upon any other source of destruction.
Tuka says, The shade of the wishing-tree is the chief thing:
what compassion is not to be found there?

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