Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 263

Teachers themselves do not understand the
secret of the Vedas: what authority do others
possess? The name of Vitthoba is easily mastered;
with one impulse it bears you over the sea of the
world. The wise know well that charms are
impracticable, likewise acts and seasons prescribed;
other men are all foolish. Tuka says, We have lost
sight of the commandments and prohibitions; this
path has been annihilated.

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