Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 440

He who forbids his disciples to serve him,
and honours them as gods, that man’s advice
brings forth fruit; others are themselves con-
taminated by their pupils’ faults. His knowledge
of God is true; he pays no heed to the life of the
body. Tuka says, I speak the truth, let men be
angry if they will.

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