Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 251

Through the virtue of the magnet iron stands upright and changes its nature. Such is the effect with us; Thou dost play about us within and without. The flame devours a thread, but an amulet will preserve it. Tuka says, The sandal tree raises its wood to the highest honour.

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