Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 282

If a child calls his father uncle, why should he
be rebuked? If our faith be pure, however
imperfect it be, Vitthala fulfils our longings. If you
call sugar stone, does it not still taste sweet? Tuka
says, The words may be irregular, but no word will
be fruitless.

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