Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 368

What can a feeble man know about right or wrong? He who is mighty has hidden himself from me. I cry aloud at the door and no one hears me; the house is empty; there is no one at home. If a chance guest comes and you speak kindly to him, do you waste your words? Tuka says, O holy Hari, such kindness becomes you well.

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